Aug. 16, 2002

WACO, Texas - The Baylor soccer team will open the 2002 home season with a scrimmage against GSA 85 Phoenix Red on Sunday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field.

The GSA 85 Phoenix Red, a women's club team from Georgia, are led by head coach Ted Coburn. The squad won the national championship in the under-16 age group in 2000, and finished third in the nation among under-17 squads last season.

Admission to the exhibition will be free, as fans get their first chance to see the 2002 Bears in action. The scrimmage is a preface for the Bears, allowing the team to prepare with live action play before kicking off the regular season Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 with the Baylor Labor Day Classic.

The Bears face Louisiana-Lafayette Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. at Betty Lou Mays Field in the season opener, then square off against Mississippi State Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. in the final game of the classic.