Sept. 4, 2014 WACO, Texas - Baylor soccer returns home this weekend for a pair of matches after going 1-1 in Utah with a big win over No. 23 BYU. The Bears (3-1-0) face Incarnate Word (0-4-0) Friday at 7 p.m. CT and Northwestern State (1-3-0) Sunday at 1 p.m.
Friday's match will feature free seniors posters to the first 300 fans and the seniors will be honored in a postgame ceremony. Sunday's match will feature a live audio stream on BaylorBears.com through Baylor All-Access, starting 10 minutes prior to kickoff. Both matches will feature live stats via GameTracker on BaylorBears.com, while Twitter updates can be found by following @BaylorFutbol.
MATCH INFO
Fri., Sept. 5 vs. UIW @ 7 p.m.
Betty Lou Mays Field (3,000)
Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
Sun., Sept. 7 vs. NWST @ 1 p.m.
Betty Lou Mays Field (3,000)
Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
Audio: www.BaylorBears.com
BAYLOR BEARS
2014 Record: 3-1-0
2014 Big 12 Record: 0-0-0
Co-Head Coach: Marci Jobson
Career: 95-63-30 (10th season)
BU: 72-36-21 (7th season)
INCARNATE WORD CARDINALS
2014 Record: 0-4-0
2014 Southland Record: 0-0-0
Head Coach: Anne Felts
Career: 0-4-0 (1st season)
UIW: 0-4-0 (1st season)
NORTHWESTERN STATE DEMONS
2014 Record: 1-3-0
2014 Southland Record: 0-0-0
Head Coach: George Van Linder
Career: 148-132-24 (16th season)
NWST: 14-25-2 (3rd season)
BAYLOR QUICK NOTES
* Baylor's six goals this season have been scored by five different players as only Justine Hovden has scored two while Precious Akanyirige, Natalie Huggins, Bri Campos and Ashley York have each scored one apiece.
* Baylor's opponents needed 193:37 minutes and seconds to score a goal in 2014 as Utah Valley notched the first last Friday.
* Baylor's 2-1 win at No. 23 BYU Monday was its first road win over a ranked opponent since beating No. 19 Texas A&M on Oct. 9, 1998 - a span of 22 games.
* Baylor notched its first win over a ranked opponent since topping No. 14 Georgetown on Nov. 16, 2012, to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16.
* Baylor ended BYU's seven-match unbeaten streak at home.
* Baylor knotted the series with BYU at 1-1 after dropping the first-ever meeting last season on Oct. 4, 2013, in Waco, Texas, 2-1.
* Baylor is now 14-0-0 when scoring first since 2013.
*Precious Akanyirige scored her first collegiate goal in her fourth career game, marking her first game-winner, at No. 23 BYU to earn Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.
* Michelle Kloss earned her 32nd career win, moving her within 17 of tying Dawn Greathouse (1997-00) for first all-time at Baylor.
* Northwestern State head coach George Van Linder headed Baylor from 2003-07 (31-52-9) before the Jobsons took over.
* Baylor has 28 shutouts over the last three seasons.
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