SOC Faces Arkansas, Nebraska in Tough Weekend Set

WACO, Texas – Baylor soccer closes out a three-match road swing, facing Arkansas in Fayetteville on Friday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. before returning to Waco for a Sunday night home match with Nebraska on Sunday, Sep. 2 at 7 p.m. at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field.

Friday's match will be broadcast on SECN+ available through the WatchESPN app and WatchESPN.com.

Sunday's match is Baylor's annual Pack the House match, with $1 tickets available to the general public and free admission for Baylor students.

For the first time in program history, all home matches will offer a free live video stream on Facebook.com/BaylorFutbol.

Baylor soccer has also entered year two of a partnership with La Mejor (106.1 FM) to offer a Spanish radio broadcast of all the games at Betty Lou Mays this season.

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., Aug. 31 at Ark. @ 7 p.m. CT
Razorback Field (Fayetteville, Ark.)
Stats: ArkansasRazorbacks.com
TV/Video: SECN+
Tickets: ArkansasRazorbacks.com
Sun., Sep. 2 vs. Neb. @ 7 p.m. CT
Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field (Waco, Texas)
Stats: BaylorBears.com/stats
TV/Video: Facebook.com/BaylorFutbol
Tickets: BaylorBears.com/tickets

BAYLOR BEARS
2018 Record: 3-1-0
2017 Record: 15-6-3
Head Coach: Paul Jobson
Career: 59-34-14 (6th season)
BU: 59-34-14 (6th season)

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
2018 Record: 2-1-1
2017 Record: 11-11-2
Head Coach: Colby Hale
Career: 70-53-13 (7th season)
ARK: 70-53-13 (7th season)
BU vs. ARK SERIES
Series: 0-0-1
First Meeting: 9/1/00
Tied, 0-0 (2OT), in Waco
Last Meeting: 9/1/00
Tied, 0-0 (2OT), in Waco
Last 5: 0-0-1
Jobson vs Ark.: First meeting

NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
2018 Record: 3-0-1
2017 Record: 9-5-5
Head Coach: John Walker
Career: 321-151-40 (25th season)
NEB: 321-151-40 (25th season)
BU vs. NEB SERIES
Series: 7-12-2
First Meeting: 10/25/96
L, 1-2, in Waco
Last Meeting: 8/31/12
W, 3-0, in Waco
Last 5: 3-0-2
Jobson vs Neb.: First meeting

BAYLOR QUICK NOTES
* Baylor finishes a three-game road trip, starting with a two-match set in Florida last weekend in which the Bears went 1-1 and concluding with Friday's match in Fayetteville.
* Baylor is looking to start the season off 4-0 for the first time since going 5-0 in 2013, a mark that the progarm has matched a total of four times (1996, 1998, 2002, 2013).
* Baylor is looking for its first nonconference two-match road trip with two wins since 2016 when the Bears knocked off both Northern Illinois and Illinois-Chicago (Sep. 2-4).
* 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 Sunday's match 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.
* Baylor enters the weekend ranked 21st in the country in total goals (10) and 25th in total points (28), leading the Big 12 in both stats through the first two weeks.
* Baylor and Arkansas will meet for just the second time in the programs' histories, the first since fighting to a 0-0 tie on Sept. 1, 2000 in Waco.
* Baylor and former Big 12 rival Nebraska will meet again for the first time since 2012, with Sunday's contest serving as the 22nd meeting between the programs.
* Friday night's match with Arkansas will be the first televised match of the season for the Bears, with fans able to watch the game on SECN+ through the WatchESPN app or WatchESPN.com.
* Sunday's home match with Nebraska is Baylor's Pack the House Night, with $1 tickets for the general public, free tickets for Baylor students, and a free Baylor Soccer hat giveaway.
* The Sunday evening match will also be live streamed on Baylor soccer's Facebook page for free and will be broadcast in Spanish by La Mejor Waco (106.1 FM).
* 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.
* 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 now 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 nine 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. The mission team served the children of Guatemala City and shared the love of Christ through the game of soccer.

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