SOC Grinds Out Double-Overtime Scoreless Draw at Texas Tech

Friday, September 18

Lubbock, TX

5:30 P.M.

Baylor

0-0-2, 0-0-2

Texas Tech

0-0-1, 0-0-1

Baylor

Texas Tech

SOC Grinds Out Double-Overtime Scoreless Draw at Texas Tech

9/18/2020 9:36:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE

Wandt ties program record with 27th career shutout

THE RUNDOWN
LUBBOCK, Texas – For the second consecutive week, Baylor (0-0-2) battled in a double-overtime scoreless draw. This time it came on the road against a team picked in the preseason to win the Big 12 as the Bears went 110 minutes against Texas Tech (0-0-1) in Lubbock on Friday night.

The Red Raiders, who have the league's reigning Offensive Player of the Year in Kirsten Davis, took the field for the first time this year after their originally scheduled season opener at Kansas State was postponed last week due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Baylor came out aggressive to start as the Bears outshot the home team, 8-4, in the opening period en route to finishing the match with a 16-12 advantage in shots. Ten of Baylor's chances were on goal. Junior forward Taylor Moon nearly netted the golden goal twice in the second overtime period as she took her defender one-on-one before firing a pair of shots from close range. The first shot went just high of the goal while the second barely missed slipping into the bottom right corner of the net.

Defensively, senior Jennifer Wandt continued her solid start to the year as she finished with a season-high seven saves in her 27^th career shutout. She is now tied with Dawn Greathouse (1997-00) atop the standings in program history.

Reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Kayley Ables had the task of defending Davis for most of the game. Ables continued her impressive play as she stepped in and stole the ball from Davis several times as the Red Raider forward tried to make a move toward the goal.

Up next, the Bears are scheduled to travel to Ames to face Iowa State on Sept. 25.

HIGHLIGHTS

Julia Phelan made her Baylor debut against Texas Tech and logged eight minutes.
For the first time in program history, Baylor's first two matches of the season went to overtime. In 2009, 2017 and 2019, two of the first three matches of the season went to extra time. The only other time in program history that two of the first three matches went to double overtime was in 2009 (Rice and North Dakota State).
Jennifer Wandt recorded a season-high seven saves. She now has 212 saves in her career.
Three freshmen set career highs in minutes played – Sarah Hornyak (110), Gabby Mueller (93) and Mackenzie Anthony (102).
Taylor Moon finished with a career-high 84 minutes.

STAT OF THE GAME
220 – Number of minutes Baylor has played this season without allowing a goal.

TOP QUOTES
Paul Jobson on the game…
"Really proud of our team. They came out on the road and got a point against a really good Texas Tech team. We had some great opportunities to score right in front of the goal that just barely missed. We made some great improvements from last week and will continue to grow from here."

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