Oct. 24, 2014 Final Stats
THE RUNDOWN
LUBBOCK, Texas - Baylor soccer suffered a 1-0 loss to No. 19 Texas Tech on Friday evening at John Walker Soccer Complex. In a hard-fought match, the Bears (8-6-2, 2-3-1 Big 12) were unable to get the equalizer after the Red Raiders' (13-3-1, 3-1-1 Big 12) late second period goal.
The first half could not have been much closer as it ended with no goals. Both teams fired off five shots and had one on goal. Baylor had a 2-0 edge in corner kicks. But the second half was a different story.
Texas Tech ended up holding large edges in second period shots (11-1), shots on goal (5-1) and corners (6-0). BU's stout defense was able to hold up for most of the Red Raider second half attack, except in the 71st minute. A shot that was saved by BU goalie Michelle Kloss was not corralled and ended up finding Janine Beckie's foot for a quick strike and 1-0 lead for TTU.
From there, the Bears only had one good scoring chance. That came in the 81st minute on a shot by Justine Hovden but it was saved by TTU goalie Lauren Watson.
NOTES
*Baylor is 1-3 vs. NSCAA top 25 teams this season with a win at No. 23 BYU and losses at No. 19 Notre Dame, vs. No. 18 Kansas and at No. 19 Texas Tech, and is 2-6-4 since 2012 against NSCAA top 25 opponents. The other win came against No. 14 Georgetown to advance to the program's first-ever NCAA Sweet 16 in 2012.
*Baylor is now 6-4 all-time in games at Texas Tech. BU still leads the series 13-5-2 and is 3-3-2 vs. TTU under the Jobsons.
*Overall, Texas Tech owned advantages in shots (16-6), shots on goal (6-2) and corners (6-2).
STAT OF THE GAME
0 - The amount of corner kicks Baylor had in the second half after having two in the first half that ended in a 0-0 score.
TWEET OF THE GAME
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"When you're on the road and playing a top team, ranked team, in your conference, it's going to be a tough match. You need a little extra to beat a team like that at their place. It's not the result we wanted but we played a tough match. We have to move on and regroup and prepare for Texas, who had a nice win tonight."
-- Baylor Co-Head Coach Paul Jobson
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns to Waco for a 6 p.m. CT tilt on Sunday vs. Texas in the regular season home finale at Betty Lou Mays Field.
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