SOC Falls In Big 12 Championship Against Cincinnati, 3-2

Saturday, October 28

Round Rock, Texas

1 PM

Baylor

9-7-3, 4-4-2

Cincinnati

4-7-7, 2-3-5

Cincinnati

Baylor

SOC Falls In Big 12 Championship Against Cincinnati, 3-2

10/28/2023 5:59:00 PM | Soccer

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Bears’ late comeback falls short

THE RUNDOWN
ROUND ROCK, Texas – Baylor soccer fell in the first round of the Big 12 Championship against Cincinnati, 3-2, Saturday afternoon at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex.

Jenna Patterson got off the first shot for the Bears in the first half, but it was Cincinnati that struck first and went up 1-0 in the 11^th minute.

Patterson's next shot was on frame, forcing Cincinnati to make their first save in the 19^th minute. Ashley Merrill then had a shot blocked before a corner kick for the Bears in the 26^th minute lined up a shot for Hannah Augustyn, whose header went just wide of the goal.

Ashlee Zirkel faced six shots in the first half, making one save.

The Bearcats started the second half the same way as the first and scored their second goal in the 50^th minute.

Trailing 2-0, the Bears recorded four shots, three of them on goal, before finding the back of the net for the first time.

Off an assist from Tyler Isgrig, Augustyn found her second goal of the season in the 69^th minute to cut the Bearcats' lead in half.

The Bears didn't stop there. Callie Conrad lined up a shot before the Bears' leading goal scorer, Merrill, headed in her 12^th goal of the season in the 83^rd minute. Assisted by Isgrig, Merrill's equalizer put the Bears back in the game.

The Bearcats capitalized just 49 seconds later, to score the go-ahead goal.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Bears outshot the Bearcats 16-10, with eight shots on goal
16 different Bears saw playing time
Ashley Merrill netted her 12^th goal of the season, the most from an individual player in a single season since Dana Larsen in 2012
Hannah Augustyn scored her second goal of the season
Tyler Isgrig picked up two more assists, bringing her season total to nine
The Bears end the season with a 9-7-4 record, their most wins in a single season since 2018