Sept. 6, 2015 Final Stats
THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANTONIO â '¬" Baylor soccer earned its first win of the season with a 7-1 decision over Incarnate Word Sunday afternoon at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium. The Bears (1-4-1) used a pair of goals by
Precious Akanyirige to push ahead of the Cardinals (2-4-0), and poured on five more scores to give
Paul Jobson his first win as head coach of the program.
BU's first tally came in the 14th minute as Katie Daigle served a pass into the box for a header by McKenna Martin that deflected to Akanyirige for a tap-in rebound. Akanyirige then struck again in the 23rd minute, getting a cross from Lauren Piercy in the middle of the box and firing to the left post for a 2-0 lead.
In the second half, UIW cut the deficit to one after an Emily Halal 20-yard strike for a goal from the left wing in the 48th minute. But Baylor responded rather quickly, scoring in the 52nd minute after a pass from Sarah King on the left wing led to a Julie James laser to the back of the next from the left side of the box.
King then was on the other end of a goal in the 58th minute as she took a pass from Marissa Sullivan, turned and fired a strike from the middle of the box to the right post for a 4-1 lead.
In the 74th minute, Amanda Hoglund's cross to the middle of the box was gathered by Lauren Piercy for a finish in front of the goal. About 12 minutes later in the 86th minute, Jackie Crowther corralled a loose ball in the box for a shot that found the back of the net. BU ended its scoring in the 87th minute as Hoglund had the ball in the box and beat the UIW keeper with a quick shot.
NOTES
*Paul Jobson earned his first-ever win as a Division I head coach.
*Baylor's seven goals were its most scored in a game since posting nine vs. Prairie View A&M in 2010.
*Baylor led Incarnate Word in shots (27-3), shots on goal (20-2) and corner kicks (8-0).
*Baylor is 21-2-1 when scoring first since 2013.
*Baylor leads the all-time series over Incarnate Word, 2-0-0, as the teams met for the first time last season for a 5-0 BU win in Waco, Texas.
*Sophomore Precious Akanyirige posted her first career two-goal match, marking her first two goals of the season to move her career goals total to five.
*Senior McKenna Martin notched her first career assist.
*Freshman Sarah King scored her second career goal and first career assist.
*Freshman Julie James scored her first collegiate goal.
*Junior transfer Marissa Sullivan picked up her second assist of the season.
*Senior Katie Daigle gathered her first assist of the season and seventh of her career.
*Freshman Jackie Crowther scored her first collegiate goal.
*Freshman Lauren Piercy scored her first collegiate goal and assist.
*Freshman Amanda Hoglund scored her second career goal and first assist.
*Redshirt freshman transfer Rebecca Gartner earned her first collegiate win as goalkeeper, and had one save and no goals allowed in 45 minutes of action (did not play in second half).
*Freshman Cierra Bryant made her Baylor debut and had one shot that was on goal in 32 minutes of play.
STAT OF THE GAME
7 â '¬" The amount of goals scored by Baylor â '¬" its most since 2010 â '¬" upping the Bears' season total from four goals before the game to 11 after.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"Obviously it is nice to get that first win off your back. More than anything, though, I'm just glad to see we continued to play the way we've been playing. We've told the girls that the goals will come and it's nice for them to see that come true. We were efficient with our shots and were able to take advantage of the opportunities we've been creating all season. I'm proud of their effort and focus. Once they scored to make it a 2-1 game, we put our foot down and finished strong." â '¬" Head Coach Paul Jobson
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns home next weekend to host a four-team tournament between the Bears, UTSA, Louisiana-Lafayette and Northern Illinois at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field. The action begins Friday as the BU faces NIU at 7 p.m. CT. UTSA and ULL will kick off the event at 4 p.m. Friday.
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