Box Score Oct. 13, 2017 Box Score
THE RUNDOWN MANHATTAN, Kan. ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" Baylor soccer (9-3-2, 3-2-1 Big 12) dominated in shots and completely shut down the Kansas State (6-7-1, 1-4-0 Big 12) attack, taking a 1-0 win on Friday night at K-State Soccer Stadium.
The Bears controlled the pace of the match, taking advantages in shots (25-6), shots on goal (6-4), and corners (6-5).
BU took the first half lead, cracking through in the 31st minute. Ariel Leach served in a perfect touch for Julie James, with James punching in the game-winner.
After only taking one shot in the first half, the Wildcats had their best chance of the match in the closing minutes of the second period, when K-State was awarded a penalty kick on a Baylor hand ball in the box in the 83rd minute.
BU goalkeeper Jennifer Wandt came up with the biggest play of the match, measuring up the KSU attempt and punching it away for a save on a dive to her right to protect the shutout and crush the best attempt to tie for the Wildcats.
Wandt collected her seventh solo shutout of the season, continuing to lead the Big 12 in goals-against average and earning her standing as one of the top keepers in the country.
NOTES
*The Friday night match was the first meeting between the two programs, with K-State playing in its second season since adding the soccer program and the first as a full participant in Big 12 play.
*Head coach Paul Jobson notched his 30th win as a head coach at Baylor, improving to 30-16-7 in his third season at the helm of the program.
*Julie James picked up her second goal of the season and the ninth of her career.
*Ariel Leach notched her first assist of the season and the second in her career.
TOP QUOTE
"You've got to remember that kid is a freshman. That's a big play for a young kid to make. She's been solid in the goal for us all year and that's just another big time play for her." ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" Baylor head coach Paul Jobson, on Wandt's save on the penalty kick
STAT OF THE MATCH
0.44 ÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬" the goals-against average for freshman goalkeeper Jennifer Wandt, entering the match ranked 14th in the country and first in the Big 12.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor crosses the Sunflower State to face the Kansas Jayhawks in the final out-of-state regular season road match for the Bears, playing KU on Sunday, Oct. 15, at 1 pm at Rock Chalk Park.
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