Aug. 25, 2005
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BAYLOR vs. HOUSTON
Aug. 26, 7:00 p.m.
Betty Lou Mays Field • Waco, Texas
Live Stats: www.baylorbears.com
BAYLOR vs. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
AUG. 28, 7:00 p.m.
Betty Lou Mays Field • Waco, Texas
Live Stats: www.baylorbears.com
SOCCER HOSTS HOUSTON AND STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TO OPEN SEASON
WACO, Texas - The Baylor soccer team opens the 2005 season when the Bears host Houston on Friday, Aug. 26, at 7:00 p.m. followed by a meeting with Stephen F. Austin on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 7:00 p.m.
"We are excited to get the season underway. We are going against two quality opponents to start the season," head coach George Van Linder said. Stephen F. Austin was in the NCAA tournament two years ago and returns many of the starters from that squad. Houston has upgraded their roster with a couple of nice players and this year's team could be one of their strongest teams in school history.
We feel like this is one of our most prepared teams we have had here to open a season and we feel like we have done everything we can do to get ready to play."
The meeting with the Cougars, who finished 5-14 last season, marks the second time in school history the two teams have faced off in the regular season. Baylor owns a 1-0 edge in the series as Baylor claimed a 1-0 win over Houston on Sept. 5, 2003.
Houston returns Sarah Fisher, who led the team last year with six assists and was tied for second on the team last season with three goals scored.
On Sunday, Baylor will face Stephen F. Austin in a rare Sunday night contest. Baylor owns a 2-0 edge in the series, however, the teams have not faced each other since a 7-0 Bears victory on Oct. 30, 1996.
After finishing last season with an 11-5-3 record and claiming the Southland Conference title, the LadyJacks return four all-league selections to this year's squad and open the season with six consecutive seasons.
Tickets to each contest can be purchased through the Baylor Ticket Office at 1-800-BAYLOR-U or by calling 254-710-1000.
NOTING THIS WEEKEND
• Baylor is undefeated all-time against the Cougars and the LadyJacks, owning a 2-0 mark against Stephen F.Austin and is 1-0 all-time against Houston.
• Nicole Nelson, who is in her first season as an assistant coach with Baylor, joined the Bears after three seasons as head coach at Stephen F. Austin.
• Baylor is 6-1-2 all-time in home openers at Betty Lou Mays Field with the Bears last home opening loss coming against Arizona State on Aug. 31, 2001.
BAYLOR TO HOST BIG 12-BIG 10 CHALLENGE
On the weekend of Sept. 2-4, eight Big 12 Conference schools will participate in the first-ever Big 12-Big 10 Challenge. Baylor was chosen as one of four Big 12 Schools to host the challenge as the Bears will face Minnesota on Friday, Sept. 2, at 7:00 p.m. before meeting Northwestern on Sunday, Sept. 4, at 1:00 p.m.
Iowa State, Texas Tech and Missouri will also host a pair of Big 10 opponents that weekend while Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Texas will play on the road at participating institutions. In addition to the Golden Gophers and the Wildcats, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa and Iowa State will represent the Big 10 in the challenge.
BIG 12-BIG 10 CHALLENGE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
Oklahoma at Wisconsin, 2:00 p.m.
Texas A&M at Michigan State, 3:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Iowa, 3:00 p.m.
Texas at Michigan, 6:00 p.m.
Northwestern at Texas Tech, 7:00 p.m.
Minnesota at Baylor, 7:00 p.m.
Indiana at Missouri, 7:00 p.m.
Purdue at Iowa State, 7:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4
Texas A&M at Michigan, 11:00 a.m.
Oklahoma State at Wisconsin, 11:00 a.m.
Indiana at Iowa State, 12:30 p.m.
Northwestern at Baylor, 1:00 p.m.
Purdue at Missouri, 1:00 p.m.
Oklahoma at Iowa, 1:00 p.m.
Minnesota at Texas, Tech, 1:00 p.m.
Texas at Michigan State, 3:00 p.m.
WORKING THEIR WAY UP THE CHART
Several Bears are aiming to continue making their way up the leaderboards in the Baylor recordbook in 2005. Most notably, senior Tiffany Boshers begins the year ranked fifth in school history in career goals and career points.
Notable records:
Career Points: Tiffany Boshers (5th, 44)
Career Shots: Tiffany Boshers (6th, 153)
Career Goals: Tiffany Boshers (5th, 18)
Career Multi-Goal Games: Margaret Kaderli (t-7th, 1), Tiffany Boshers (t-7th, 1)
Career Multi-Assist Games: Tiffany Boshers (t-5th, 1), Anna Schuch (t-5th, 1)
Career Game-Winning Goals: Anna Schuch (t-8th, 2), Tiffany Boshers (t-8th, 2), Margaret Kaderli (t-8th, 2)
Career Saves: Ashley Holder (4th, 98), Kristin Weegar (9th, 10)
Career Wins: Ashley Holder (4th, 7)
BOSHERS AND VICK DuBOSE NAMED 2005 CO-CAPTAINS
Baylor seniors Tiffany Boshers and Bethany Vick DuBose have been chosen by there rest of the team as co-captains for the 2005 season. Boshers, a senior forward and midfielder, is Baylor's returning leading scorer from a year ago as she led the team with nine goals and 19 points last season. Boshers also added an assist during the 2005 season.
Entering her senior season, Boshers ranks among the greatest scorers in school history as the native of Algonquin, Ill., ranks fourth all-time in points scored with 44 and and is fifth on the all-time list with 18 career goals.
Vick DuBose enters her senior season with 42 career appearances for the Bears. For her career, Vick Dubose has tallied three goals, including one game-winner, and three assists while starting in 19 contests.
BOSHERS ENTERS YEAR WITH CONSECUTIVE GOALS STREAK
Baylor senior Tiffany Boshers finished the 2004 season on a strong note, scoring goals in the final three contests to become only the fifth player in school history to score goals in three consecutive matches. In 2003, Boshers teammate Ginny Rosario-Tull set the school record by scoring eight goals in six consecutive games from Aug. 29, 2003 to Sept. 14, 2003.
Former Baylor standout Courtney Saunders, the Bears career goals scored leader, accomplished the fear on five separate occasions, including a five-game goals scored streak from Sept. 3, 1997 to Sept. 17, 1997.
FIVE NEWCOMERS JOIN BAYLOR SQUAD
After adding 15 newcomers to the squad in 2004, Baylor welcomes only five newcomers to the 2005 edition of the Bears soccer team. Andi Fagan (Walnut, Calif.), Carolyn Lunch (Austin, Texas), Amanda McGrath (Sugar Land, Texas), Holly Meyer (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) and Mollie Smith (Dallas, Texas) join the 2005 squad after outstanding high school careers.
Fagan was a first team selection at Walnut High School while helping lead the team to three consecutive CIF-SS championships. Lynch, who comes to Baylor from McNeil High School, was a four-year letterwinner and earned all-state honors her senior season.
McGrath, who will likely start at forward in Baylor's season opener, comes to the Bears after helping lead St. Agnes Academy to three consecutive district championships and earning all-state honors after her junior and sophomore years.
Meyer, who holds her high school's school record in the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles, scored 28 goals and tallied 13 assists for Lake City while earning first-team all-state honors her senior season.
Smith joins Baylor after earning four letters in soccer at the Episcopal School of Dallas, where she played for three seasons with current Bears player Laura Brock. A two-time all-SPC selection, Smith lead her team to the Division II SPC title her senior year.
SOPHOMORES DOMINATE 2005 BAYLOR ROSTER
One glimpse at the 2005 Baylor soccer roster and it is easy to see the Bears sophomore class will play a huge role in determining the success of this year's team. Six sophomores are slated to start for Baylor in the home opener, including defender Megan Sherrell and goalie Ashley Holder.
Sherrell, who was one of five Baylor players to start and play in every game in 2005, returns after being named to the 2004 Big 12 Conference All-Newcomer Team. Holder, who led the Big 12 Conference last season in saves per game, returns to the Bears after making 98 saves from a season ago.
In addition to Sherrell and Holder, Jessica Hutton, Margret Kaderli, Shea Yates, Gentry Sharp, Rose Zapata, Pat Roscovius and Shannon Smith return for their sophomore campaigns after seeing significant playing time as freshman.
BAYLOR'S TOP SEVEN SCORERS IN 2004 RETURN FOR 2005
With a young team in 2004, it is no surprise Baylor returns many of its leading scorers from a year ago. In fact, Baylor returns its top eight point scorers from the 2004 season. After leading the team with 19 points last season, Tiffany Boshers returns for her senior season to lead the Bears.
Anna Schuch, who ranked second on the team in points and was tied for the team lead in assists, also returns after earning Big 12 Conference all-newcomer honors last season.
Jennifer Martin (2G, 5A), Margaret Kaderli (4G), Jessica Hutton (4G), Brittani Zonker (2G, 3A) and Missy McConnell (2G, 1A) round out the top seven scorers from 2004 and all return for the 2005 season.
NEXT TIME OUT
Baylor will host a pair of games as part of the Big 12-Big 10 Soccer Challenge. Baylor will host Minnesota on Friday, Sept. 2, at 7:00 p.m. before facing Northwestern on Sunday, Sept. 4 at 1:00 p.m.
