Oct. 20, 2000

Box Score

WACO, Texas - Freshmen and strong defense were again the keys as the Baylor soccer team won its fourth game in a row, slipping past Missouri on Friday night, 2-1.

The win improves Baylor's record to 9-5-2, 6-2-1 in Big 12 play. Missouri drops to 8-9, 4-5 in conference. The Bears have won five of their last six games, with only a tie in-between, and have not lost since falling 2-1 at Texas on Sept. 29.

Sophomore Whitney Barrett saw her three-game scoring streak come to an end, but her pass back to freshman Cookie Day in the 30th minute led to Baylor's first goal. Day lined a straight shot from 20 feet out into the net to give Baylor a 1-0 lead.

Three minutes into the second half, freshman Emily Fukuchi notched her sixth goal of the season to put Baylor up 2-0. Junior Alyson Miles earned the assist, her third of the year.

Five minutes later, Missouri bounced back with a goal of its own to cut the lead to 2-1. Freshman forward Adriene Davis scored on a pass from Melissa McLellan as Baylor goalkeeper Dawn Greathouse got drawn out of the net. Davis was able to shoot the ball just past Greathouse for her seventh goal of the year.

Missouri had several strong offensive pushes in the second half, but was unable to score again. The aggressive, physical game saw the two teams total 31 shots and 22 fouls, including three yellow cards.

The Bears finish off the regular season at home Sunday against Kansas. Game time is set for 1 p.m. as Baylor honors its seniors.

Notes: Baylor is undefeated this season when leading at the half (6-0-1)... After going winless on Fridays through the first six weels of the season, the Bears have now won two in a row (2-4-2)... Baylor is 5-1-1 this season at home, but just 4-3-1 on the road.