Sept. 25, 2015 Final Stats
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas - Baylor soccer earned a 1-0 overtime win over Oklahoma State to begin Big 12 play Friday evening at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field. The Bears (6-4-1, 1-0-0) used a golden goal from freshman
Jackie Crowther to take down the Cowgirls (5-5-0, 1-0-0).
The Bears came out sharp in the first half, owning a 9-3 shots advantage and having several good looks either saved, just missed or off the crossbar. But the teams were scoreless at the break. In the second half, it was back and forth the whole way as each team had a good look just miss.
In the 94th minute in overtime, Sarah King lobbed a pass into the box from the left wing, McKenna Martin headed it toward the right side of the box to an open and charging Crowther for a blast to the back of the net from about 12 yards out for the golden goal.
NOTES
*Baylor is 51-16-10 at home since 2008.
*Baylor is 9-8-3 in Big 12 home openers and 4-3-1 since 2008.
*Baylor is 9-9-3 all-time against Oklahoma State and has won two in a row.
*Baylor has 39 shutouts over the last three seasons and four in 2015.
*Baylor is 26-2-1 when scoring first since 2013 and 6-0-0 in 2015.
*Baylor has won six matches in a row for the first time since Oct. 19 - Nov. 16, 2012 (eight straight wins).
*Baylor has scored 22 goals and allowed two in its last six matches.
*Baylor has held edges in shots and shots on goal in 10 of its 11 matches this season (Purdue tied in shots).
*Freshman Jackie Crowther scored her third goal and first game-winner.
*Freshman Sarah King notched her Big 12-leading ninth assist (second in the nation) -- she now ranks tied for third in assists by a BU freshman.
*Senior McKenna Martin picked up her second assist of the season and of her career.
*Sophomore Sara Martinson tallied her sixth career win, fifth in a row and third career shutout.
*Junior Ashleigh James made her first career start in her 12th career game.
STAT OF THE GAME
399 - The amount of days since Baylor's last over victory (1-0, Aug. 22, 2014, vs. Rice).
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"Overtime is always a little nerve-racking. One goal and you are done either way. We've been on the other side of that [twice this year], but couldn't be more proud of the girls. They were consistent for the entire match." - Head Coach Paul Jobson
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears hit the road for another Big 12 match next weekend at Iowa State, starting at 7 p.m. CT Oct. 2.
Baylor Bear Foundation Recap
By Hector Castelltort
On the wrong end of overtime decisions twice already this season, the Baylor soccer team (6-4-1, 1-0-0) grabbed its first overtime win in over a year, opening Big 12 play with a 1-0 vicgtory over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls (5-5-0, 0-1-0) Friday night at Betty Lou Mays Field.
Just 3 ½ minutes into the overtime period, Sarah King lobbed a pass into the box from the left wing and McKenna Martin headed it toward the right side of the box to freshman Jackie Crowther, who blasted it into the back of the net from about 12 yards out for the golden goal.
"Overtime is always a little nerve-racking. One goal, and you are done either way," said Baylor coach Paul Jobson, whose team has won six games in a row. "We've been on the other side of that (twice this year), but I couldn't be more proud of the girls, just how they were consistent for the entire match."
Demonstrating the game's physical nature, both teams committed 17 fouls and were hit with a yellow card.
Baylor had a dominating 16-5 edge in shots and 4-1 in shots on goal through 90 minutes of regulation, but the game remained scoreless until Crowther notched her third goal of the season and first game-winner.
"It was really awesome," the freshman forward said. "Every moment of the game was just the most exciting moment. Conference is just a new level, a new chapter, and we've been preparing for this all season, all pre-season, every single practice."
King now has nine assists for the season, which is tied for the fourth-best single-season mark in program history and three off the school record. She leads the Big 12 and ranks second in the nation.
In the 31st minute, King shot the ball from inside the box and hit the crossbar on one of her four shots of the night.
Junior forward Ashley York, who had a game-high five shots, said the Bears came up with the extra push they needed to win the game.
"We are warriors, and we are not going to back down from a fight, ever," York said. "(OSU) maybe underestimated us. We just came out and fought hard, and they didn't know what hit them."
Baylor's solid defense held the Cowgirls to just one shot on goal among their five shots as junior goalkeeper Sara Martinson recorded her sixth career win, fifth in a row and third career shutout.
"We got one win, and it's an important one," Jobson said. "You always want to get the first one. You always want to win at home. We will enjoy this one tonight, and tomorrow we will be on to next week."
The Bears, tied with West Virginia and TCU atop the Big 12 standings, will face Iowa State (5-5-0, 0-1-0) at 7 p.m. next Friday, Oct. 2, in Ames, Iowa. In Friday's other Big 12 openers, TCU shut out Iowa State, 5-0, WVU blanked Texas, 2-0, and Texas Tech tied Oklahoma, 0-0.
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