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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 16, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">No. 10 Baylor Soccer Falls to No. 14 TCU 3-0</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears suffer first road loss of the season, move to 10-2-2<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, </span><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt">
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">FORT WORTH, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">No. 10 Baylor soccer (10-2-2, 5-2 Big 12) was unable to muster up a comeback against No. 14 TCU (11-2-1, 5-1-1 Big 12), falling 3-0 on Thursday night at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium.
 The loss is only the Bears’ second of the season, and the first coming on the road.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The two squads had back-and-forth possession early, until TCU scored its first goal in the 23rd minute, when Seven Castain chipped one in over Azul Alvarez. Castain added her
 second goal just four minutes later, extending the Horned Frogs’ lead to 2-0 going into the half.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">After halftime, Olivia Hess recorded Baylor’s lone shot on goal in the 49th minute but was unable to convert. About five minutes later, TCU’s Cate Sarinopoulos added the Horned
 Frogs’ third and final goal in the 54th minute.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor goalkeeper Alvarez recorded a season-high 10 saves, besting previous highs of six against Texas Tech and five last week against BYU.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">UP NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor heads back home to face Utah on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Betty Lou Mays Field, wrapping up their home regular season slate. All regular season matches offer free
 admission on the Banks of the Brazos. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">To stay up to date throughout the year on all things Baylor Soccer, follow the team on Facebook, X and Instagram: @BaylorFutbol.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">_________________________________________</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#073D1E;mso-ligatures:none">Colin Pirtle</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#073D1E;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">|
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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