Oct. 2, 2015 Final Stats
THE RUNDOWN
AMES, Iowa - Baylor soccer fought for a 1-0 win over Iowa State Friday evening at Cyclone Sports Complex. The Bears (7-4-1, 2-0-0) used a first-half goal from
Lauren Piercy to get on top of the Cyclones (5-7-0, 0-3-0) for their seventh straight win -- longest streak since 2012 -- and first 2-0-0 start in Big 12 play since 1998.
The Bears came out aggressive by dominating possession early on, which led to a great scoring chance in the 28th minute. Amanda Hoglund dribbled the ball into the right side of the box and delivered a cross to Piercy in the middle of the box. Piercy pivoted and fired a strike to the top left corner for a 1-0 lead.
ISU battled hard in the second half and ended up leading BU in shots on goal (3-2) and corner kicks (6-4) but was turned away by goalkeeper Sara Martinson three times to preserve the Bears' third straight shutout.
NOTES
*Baylor is off to a 2-0-0 start in Big 12 play for the second time ever (1998, 3-0-0).
*Baylor leads the all-time series vs. Iowa State 14-6-2 and has won two in a row.
*Baylor has 40 shutouts over the last three seasons, five in 2015 and three in a row.
*Baylor is 27-2-1 when scoring first since 2013 and 7-0-0 in 2015.
*Baylor has won seven matches in a row for the first time since Oct. 19 - Nov. 16, 2012 (eight straight wins).
*Baylor has scored 23 goals and allowed two in its last seven matches.
*Baylor has held edges in shots and shots on goal in 10 of its 12 matches this season (Purdue tied in shots, Iowa State led in shots on goals).
*Baylor led ISU in shots (12-10) but trailed in shots on goal (3-2) and corner kicks (6-4).
*Freshman Amanda Hoglund picked up her second assist of the season.
*Freshman Lauren Piercy scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season and is now two shy of moving into the top five for most goals by a BU freshman.
*Piercy extended her goal streak to four straight games, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in program history.
*Piercy notched her team-high third game-winning goal and third in a row -- she's now tied for third in most game-winning goals by a BU freshman.
*Freshman Sarah King's six-game assist streak ended, which was two games longer than BU's longest streak in history.
*King's six-game points streak also ended, which was tied for the third-longest streak in program history.
*Sophomore Sara Martinson tallied her seventh career win, sixth in a row and fourth career shutout, third in a row.
*Martinson extended her scoreless streak to a career-best 275:04 minutes.
STAT OF THE GAME
17 - The amount of seasons between 2-0-0 starts in Big 12 play for Baylor.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"Anytime you can go on the road and get three points, you're ecstatic. It's hard to win conference games on the road. Lauren [Piercy] was fired up because she didn't get to play last weekend [due to a red card]. She did was she does. Amanda Hoglund played a great ball to her -- another freshmen connection. On the other side, the defense tonight just all-around was great, very proud of our backline posting another shutout. That was a big effort. I'm proud of the way the girls fought to get a win on the road tonight." - Head Coach Paul Jobson
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears hit the road again for another Big 12 match next weekend at Kansas with a 7 p.m. CT tilt Oct. 9.
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