Friday, October 5
Morgantown, WV
7:00 PM ET
Baylor
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West Virginia
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No. 24 SOC Closes Regular Season Road Slate at No. 16 WVU, ISU
10/4/2018 7:41:00 PM | Soccer
Bears face Mountaineers, Cyclones in final 2018 Big 12 road contests
By Jerry Hill
Baylor Bear Insider
Since joining the Big 12 six years ago, West Virginia has been easily the most dominant soccer team in the league, winning five regular-season titles and losing just two conference games in that stretch.
So, when the 16th-ranked Mountaineers (7-2-3, 3-0-0) opened league play with three dominant shutout victories, "the only people who are surprised right now are the people that aren't in our conference," said Baylor coach Paul Jobson.
"It's hard to say they struggled. You look at their schedule, and you see they played some of the best teams in the country week-in and week-out," Jobson said of West Virginia winning just one of its first six games (1-2-3). "We knew it was coming, and we knew they were going to be a dominant team. You have to respect them, but you have to play your game and give yourself the best opportunity to get three points on the road."
Baylor (9-4-0, 2-1-0), 24th in the latest coaches' poll and No. 9 in the NCAA RPI rankings, will get that chance when the Bears face the Mountaineers at 6 p.m. CDT Friday in Morgantown. West Virginia leads the all-time series, 5-0-1, the only blemish being a 1-1 tie in the first meeting six years ago in Morgantown.
"We know we can compete," Jobson said. "We've competed really well with them over the years. We haven't gotten the result we want yet, but we're going to prepare the way we always do and go in and battle our way, hopefully, to victory."
The Bears swept a split-schedule weekend series, holding on for a 1-0 victory at home over TCU and then defeating Texas Tech, 2-0, on the road last Sunday.
"I think something we learned last weekend is to use our will more than our way," said senior forward Kennedy Brown. "It's good to establish that we know on a Sunday game, and it's at Texas Tech and we're traveling, that we can find a way to win."
Jobson said the Bears found a way to win at Tech, even when they "probably weren't at our best that day."
"Great teams find a way to win, no matter what the circumstances are," Jobson said. "So, I was proud of them for that. I think getting a victory on the road in conference gives you some momentum when you have to turn around and do it again."
While West Virginia has been shut out three times, Baylor has scored in 13 consecutive games, one off the program record and the best stretch to start a season in school history. Julie James has scored a career-best six goals, while Raegan Padgett, Camryn Wendlandt, Jackie Crowther and freshman Guiliana Cunningham have scored four apiece.
"A lot of people say, 'Oh, y'all are going to play West Virginia,' but we want to go in saying, 'They have to play Baylor,''' Padgett said. "We're a great team, in my opinion. It's just knowing that we're good and playing like how we know we can play, just putting the pieces together."
Baylor closes out its road schedule with a matchup against Iowa State (2-9-2, 0-2-1) at 1 p.m. Sunday in Ames. The Cyclones, who host 13th-ranked Texas on Friday, have lost two in a row after opening league play with a 2-2 tie at TCU.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Baylor soccer (9-4-0, 2-1-0 Big 12) will play its final two regular season road matches, facing No. 16 West Virginia (7-2-3, 3-0-0 Big 12) on Friday at 7 p.m. ET in Morgantown before crossing back into the central time zone to face Iowa State (2-9-2, 0-2-1 Big 12) on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT in Ames.
A pair of wins will give Baylor at least a share of first place in the conference standings, with WVU entering the weekend in sole possession of the No. 1 spot with a 3-0 Big 12 record.
The Mountaineers have notched wins over Texas Tech, TCU, and Kansas State, and have yet to surrender a goal in conference play.
Iowa State grinded out a 2-2 draw at TCU before suffering losses at Texas Tech and at Kansas. The Cyclones host No. 13 Texas on Friday prior to facing BU on Sunday.
Season tickets for general public, youth, single-game tickets and four-packs are now on sale. Get your tickets on BaylorBears.com/tickets or by calling 254-710-1000.
The Legacy Fund membership is an exclusive support club that enhances the Baylor Soccer program. Becoming a Legacy member allows you to get an insider look at Baylor soccer and to support the team in every aspect of the program's success. For more information on the Legacy Fund, visit baylorbears.com/bearfoundation or call 254-710-3197.
Keep up with the team all season long by following Baylor Soccer on the team's official Twitter (@BaylorFutbol), Facebook (Baylor Soccer), and Instagram (@BaylorFutbol).
MATCH INFO
Fri., Oct. 5 at WVU @ 7 p.m. ET
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Stats: WVUSports.com/stats
Video: WVUSports.com/watch
Tickets: WVUSports.com/tickets
Sun., Oct. 7 at Iowa State @ 1 p.m. CT
Cyclone Sports Complex
Stats: Cyclones.com/stats
Video: Cyclones.tv
Tickets: Cyclones.com/tickets
BAYLOR BEARS
2018 Record: 9-4-0
2018 Big 12 Record: 2-1-0
Head Coach: Paul Jobson
Career: 65-37-14 (6th season)
BU: 65-37-14 (6th season)
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS
2018 Record: 7-2-3
2018 Big 12 Record: 3-0-0
Head Coach: Nikki Izzo-Brown
Career: 345-114-52 (24th season)
WVU: 332-109-52 (23rd season)
BU vs. WVU SERIES
Series: 0-5-1
First Meeting: 10/12/12
T, 1-1 (2OT), in Morgantown
Last Meeting: 9/22/17
L, 1-2 (OT), in Waco
Last 5: 0-5-0
Jobson vs WVU: 0-5-0
IOWA STATE CYCLONES
2018 Record: 2-9-2
2018 Big 12 Record: 0-2-1
Head Coach: Tony Minatta
Career: 28-52-6 (5th season)
ISU: 28-52-6 (5th season)
BU vs. ISU SERIES
Series: 15-7-2
First Meeting: 10/27/96
W, 2-0, in Waco
Last Meeting: 9/24/17
W, 1-0 (OT), in Waco
Last 5: 4-1-0
Jobson vs ISU: 4-2-0
BAYLOR QUICK NOTES
* Baylor will hit and cross the midpoint in conference play and will play its final road matches of the 2018 season, facing West Virginia in Morgantown before playing Iowa State in Ames.
* Baylor trails 0-5-1 in the all-time series with WVU, having its best result with the Mountaineers in the first meeting between the programs, a 1-1, double-overtime draw in Morgantown in 2012.
* Baylor carries a 15-7-2 edge in the series with ISU, including a 4-2-0 mark under sixth-year head coach Paul Jobson.
* Baylor is 16th in the country and tied for first in the Big 12 in shutout percentage, carrying a 0.615 mark into the weekend.
* Senior forward Jackie Crowther earned BU's first Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week selection in 2018, rewarded in week seven for a two-goal effort vs. Texas Tech, the first and only Big 12 scorer to have a multi-goal effort in a conference match.
* Freshman Giuliana Cunningham was named the Big 12 Freshman of the week for week five, scoring both of BU's game-winning goals over the weekend in a pair of 2-0 victories.
* Sophomore Jennifer Wandt earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors in both weeks five and seven, extending her home shutout streak at Betty Lou to 450:00 minutes, maintaining a clean sheet through the first six home matches of the season.
* Senior midfielder Julie James was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, recognizing excellence in community, classroom, character and competition. James is the first candidate for the award in program history.
* Baylor checked in at No. 25 in the first NCAA RPI rankings, the highest opening ranking since the NCAA began reporting weekly standings in 2011. BU moved up to No. 9 this week, tying a program record, and also holds the No. 1 SOS in the nation.
* Freshman Taylor Moon gave Baylor consecutive weeks with the conference's top freshman honors, earning Big 12 Freshman of the Week for her game-winning assist in the win at Florida Atlantic.
* Freshman Maddie Algya was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week after her week one performance, leading the conference in goals, assists, and points in the opening weekend of play.
* Jennifer Wandt's assist in a 6-0 win vs. Nebraska marked the fifth time and just the third different BU goalkeeper to assist on a score in program history, the first since Michelle Kloss (vs. Prairie View A&M, 9/19/10).
* Jackie Crowther and Giuliana Cunningham scored goals within just 20 seconds of each other in the win over Nebraska, the quickest consecutive goals in program history.
* Raegan Padgett notched the fastest goal to start a match in program history, scoring the first goal vs. Samford (Aug. 19) just 35 seconds into the match.
* Baylor has had 10 or more wins in 11 of its 22 seasons as a program, six of the last eight, and two-straight under sixth-year head coach Paul Jobson. The 15 wins for BU in 2017 was the most since the 2012 squad set a program record with 19 wins.
* Baylor has had at least eight wins in, now, 10-straight seasons and has won or advanced by shootout in at least one match at the Big 12 Championship 10 times in 15 appearances, including six in a row.
* From May 9-12, a group of current and former Baylor soccer student-athletes returned for the second-straight year to serve on a mission trip to Guatemala alongside Baylor FCA.
Baylor Bear Insider
Since joining the Big 12 six years ago, West Virginia has been easily the most dominant soccer team in the league, winning five regular-season titles and losing just two conference games in that stretch.
So, when the 16th-ranked Mountaineers (7-2-3, 3-0-0) opened league play with three dominant shutout victories, "the only people who are surprised right now are the people that aren't in our conference," said Baylor coach Paul Jobson.
"It's hard to say they struggled. You look at their schedule, and you see they played some of the best teams in the country week-in and week-out," Jobson said of West Virginia winning just one of its first six games (1-2-3). "We knew it was coming, and we knew they were going to be a dominant team. You have to respect them, but you have to play your game and give yourself the best opportunity to get three points on the road."
Baylor (9-4-0, 2-1-0), 24th in the latest coaches' poll and No. 9 in the NCAA RPI rankings, will get that chance when the Bears face the Mountaineers at 6 p.m. CDT Friday in Morgantown. West Virginia leads the all-time series, 5-0-1, the only blemish being a 1-1 tie in the first meeting six years ago in Morgantown.
"We know we can compete," Jobson said. "We've competed really well with them over the years. We haven't gotten the result we want yet, but we're going to prepare the way we always do and go in and battle our way, hopefully, to victory."
The Bears swept a split-schedule weekend series, holding on for a 1-0 victory at home over TCU and then defeating Texas Tech, 2-0, on the road last Sunday.
"I think something we learned last weekend is to use our will more than our way," said senior forward Kennedy Brown. "It's good to establish that we know on a Sunday game, and it's at Texas Tech and we're traveling, that we can find a way to win."
Jobson said the Bears found a way to win at Tech, even when they "probably weren't at our best that day."
"Great teams find a way to win, no matter what the circumstances are," Jobson said. "So, I was proud of them for that. I think getting a victory on the road in conference gives you some momentum when you have to turn around and do it again."
While West Virginia has been shut out three times, Baylor has scored in 13 consecutive games, one off the program record and the best stretch to start a season in school history. Julie James has scored a career-best six goals, while Raegan Padgett, Camryn Wendlandt, Jackie Crowther and freshman Guiliana Cunningham have scored four apiece.
"A lot of people say, 'Oh, y'all are going to play West Virginia,' but we want to go in saying, 'They have to play Baylor,''' Padgett said. "We're a great team, in my opinion. It's just knowing that we're good and playing like how we know we can play, just putting the pieces together."
Baylor closes out its road schedule with a matchup against Iowa State (2-9-2, 0-2-1) at 1 p.m. Sunday in Ames. The Cyclones, who host 13th-ranked Texas on Friday, have lost two in a row after opening league play with a 2-2 tie at TCU.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Baylor soccer (9-4-0, 2-1-0 Big 12) will play its final two regular season road matches, facing No. 16 West Virginia (7-2-3, 3-0-0 Big 12) on Friday at 7 p.m. ET in Morgantown before crossing back into the central time zone to face Iowa State (2-9-2, 0-2-1 Big 12) on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT in Ames.
A pair of wins will give Baylor at least a share of first place in the conference standings, with WVU entering the weekend in sole possession of the No. 1 spot with a 3-0 Big 12 record.
The Mountaineers have notched wins over Texas Tech, TCU, and Kansas State, and have yet to surrender a goal in conference play.
Iowa State grinded out a 2-2 draw at TCU before suffering losses at Texas Tech and at Kansas. The Cyclones host No. 13 Texas on Friday prior to facing BU on Sunday.
Season tickets for general public, youth, single-game tickets and four-packs are now on sale. Get your tickets on BaylorBears.com/tickets or by calling 254-710-1000.
The Legacy Fund membership is an exclusive support club that enhances the Baylor Soccer program. Becoming a Legacy member allows you to get an insider look at Baylor soccer and to support the team in every aspect of the program's success. For more information on the Legacy Fund, visit baylorbears.com/bearfoundation or call 254-710-3197.
Keep up with the team all season long by following Baylor Soccer on the team's official Twitter (@BaylorFutbol), Facebook (Baylor Soccer), and Instagram (@BaylorFutbol).
MATCH INFO
Fri., Oct. 5 at WVU @ 7 p.m. ET
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Stats: WVUSports.com/stats
Video: WVUSports.com/watch
Tickets: WVUSports.com/tickets
Sun., Oct. 7 at Iowa State @ 1 p.m. CT
Cyclone Sports Complex
Stats: Cyclones.com/stats
Video: Cyclones.tv
Tickets: Cyclones.com/tickets
BAYLOR BEARS
2018 Record: 9-4-0
2018 Big 12 Record: 2-1-0
Head Coach: Paul Jobson
Career: 65-37-14 (6th season)
BU: 65-37-14 (6th season)
WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS
2018 Record: 7-2-3
2018 Big 12 Record: 3-0-0
Head Coach: Nikki Izzo-Brown
Career: 345-114-52 (24th season)
WVU: 332-109-52 (23rd season)
BU vs. WVU SERIES
Series: 0-5-1
First Meeting: 10/12/12
T, 1-1 (2OT), in Morgantown
Last Meeting: 9/22/17
L, 1-2 (OT), in Waco
Last 5: 0-5-0
Jobson vs WVU: 0-5-0
IOWA STATE CYCLONES
2018 Record: 2-9-2
2018 Big 12 Record: 0-2-1
Head Coach: Tony Minatta
Career: 28-52-6 (5th season)
ISU: 28-52-6 (5th season)
BU vs. ISU SERIES
Series: 15-7-2
First Meeting: 10/27/96
W, 2-0, in Waco
Last Meeting: 9/24/17
W, 1-0 (OT), in Waco
Last 5: 4-1-0
Jobson vs ISU: 4-2-0
BAYLOR QUICK NOTES
* Baylor will hit and cross the midpoint in conference play and will play its final road matches of the 2018 season, facing West Virginia in Morgantown before playing Iowa State in Ames.
* Baylor trails 0-5-1 in the all-time series with WVU, having its best result with the Mountaineers in the first meeting between the programs, a 1-1, double-overtime draw in Morgantown in 2012.
* Baylor carries a 15-7-2 edge in the series with ISU, including a 4-2-0 mark under sixth-year head coach Paul Jobson.
* Baylor is 16th in the country and tied for first in the Big 12 in shutout percentage, carrying a 0.615 mark into the weekend.
* Senior forward Jackie Crowther earned BU's first Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week selection in 2018, rewarded in week seven for a two-goal effort vs. Texas Tech, the first and only Big 12 scorer to have a multi-goal effort in a conference match.
* Freshman Giuliana Cunningham was named the Big 12 Freshman of the week for week five, scoring both of BU's game-winning goals over the weekend in a pair of 2-0 victories.
* Sophomore Jennifer Wandt earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors in both weeks five and seven, extending her home shutout streak at Betty Lou to 450:00 minutes, maintaining a clean sheet through the first six home matches of the season.
* Senior midfielder Julie James was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, recognizing excellence in community, classroom, character and competition. James is the first candidate for the award in program history.
* Baylor checked in at No. 25 in the first NCAA RPI rankings, the highest opening ranking since the NCAA began reporting weekly standings in 2011. BU moved up to No. 9 this week, tying a program record, and also holds the No. 1 SOS in the nation.
* Freshman Taylor Moon gave Baylor consecutive weeks with the conference's top freshman honors, earning Big 12 Freshman of the Week for her game-winning assist in the win at Florida Atlantic.
* Freshman Maddie Algya was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week after her week one performance, leading the conference in goals, assists, and points in the opening weekend of play.
* Jennifer Wandt's assist in a 6-0 win vs. Nebraska marked the fifth time and just the third different BU goalkeeper to assist on a score in program history, the first since Michelle Kloss (vs. Prairie View A&M, 9/19/10).
* Jackie Crowther and Giuliana Cunningham scored goals within just 20 seconds of each other in the win over Nebraska, the quickest consecutive goals in program history.
* Raegan Padgett notched the fastest goal to start a match in program history, scoring the first goal vs. Samford (Aug. 19) just 35 seconds into the match.
* Baylor has had 10 or more wins in 11 of its 22 seasons as a program, six of the last eight, and two-straight under sixth-year head coach Paul Jobson. The 15 wins for BU in 2017 was the most since the 2012 squad set a program record with 19 wins.
* Baylor has had at least eight wins in, now, 10-straight seasons and has won or advanced by shootout in at least one match at the Big 12 Championship 10 times in 15 appearances, including six in a row.
* From May 9-12, a group of current and former Baylor soccer student-athletes returned for the second-straight year to serve on a mission trip to Guatemala alongside Baylor FCA.
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