SOC Defeats Iowa State, 3-2

Thursday, October 13

Ames, Iowa

6 PM

Baylor

4-7-2, 2-3-0

Iowa State

3-8-3, 0-5-1

Baylor

Iowa St.

SOC Defeats Iowa State, 3-2

10/13/2022 9:52:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score Box Score

Vargas nets two goals, including the game winner

AMES, Iowa – Baylor soccer defeated Iowa State, 3-2, Thursday night at the Cyclone Sports Complex.

The Bears who are now 4-7-2 on the season, 2-3-0 in conference play, netted the game winner in the 87^thminute to secure the win.

THE RUNDOWN
After giving up a goal in the 5^th minute, the Bears found their rhythm as Gabby Mueller put a shot on goal before Reneta Vargas scored her fourth goal of the season off of a pass from Ashley Merrill in the 19^th minute.

Iowa state took the lead again in the late in the first half off of a corner kick, to go up 2-1.

Not wasting any time, the Bears answered five minutes later with a goal of their own in the 44^th minute. Elizabeth Kooiman lined up a shot from distance, on an assist from Sarah Hornyak, and found the back of the net for her first goal of the season.

Kooiman carried the momentum into the second half getting off shots but the Bears weren't able to find the go-ahead goal until the 87^th minute. With the game knotted at 2-2, leading goal scorer, Vargas, found her fifth goal of the season with the help of Ashley Merrill, for the second time.

Lauren Traywick sealed the win with a save in the 90^th minute, her third save of the game.

STAT OF THE MATCH

Reneta Vargas netted two goals in a game for second time in a week, including game winners in both.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Bears ended with 14 shots, six on goal
Reneta Vargas now leads the Bears with five goals on the season
Vargas has had two game winners in the last three games, that also leads the Bears
Elizabeth Kooiman scored her first goal of the season, the eighth of her career
Ashley Merrill recorded two assists, her first of the season
Sarah Hornyak recorded her second assist this season

QUOTABLE
Michelle Lenard on the game …
"Very proud of the team's resilience today to battle back from being down twice and find a way to win late in the game. Winning on the road is always difficult and we are very happy with the result. We showed great grit and determination tonight as well as an ability to score quality goals. We are making progress at just the right time in the season."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will head to West Virginia to take on the Mountaineers Sunday at 2:00 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

- BaylorBears.com -