Aug. 31, 2004

Box Score

WACO, Texas -- Baylor goalkeeper Ashley Holder recorded her first career shutout, however, the Bears were unable to capitalize on several offensive chances as BU and Rice battled to a scoreless tie in action at Betty Lou Mays Field. With the tie, Baylor improves to 0-1-1 on the season as Rice moves its record to 1-0-1.

"We were able to control the play most of the game; but, we just could not find a way to put the first goal in the net," head coach George Van Linder said. "I was pleased with the way our defense responded after the loss to Notre Dame."

The Bears out-shot the Owls 18-10 on the night and owned a 10-3 advantage on shots on goal, however, were unable to put a ball past Rice goalie Lauren Shockey.

Baylor's best chance came just five minutes into the contest, as Tiffany Boshers headed a ball from eight yards out that Shockey managed to barely deflect over the net.

Freshman forward Margaret Kaderli provided the Bears with another scoring opportunity late in the second half; but, Shockey managed to make the save on the low blast and preserve the tie.

On her way to recording her first career shutout, Holder made a diving stop in the second half off a shot from Owls forward Ashley Anderson as the ball deflected wide left to keep the game scoreless. It would be the best opportunity for Rice the rest of the night, as the Baylor defense managed to slow down the Owls offensive attack.

Following ninety minutes of regulation, neither team had a strong shot on goal in the two ten minute sudden-death frames, as the contest marked only the second time in school history Baylor has played to a scoreless tie. In 2000, Baylor and Oklahoma played 120 scoreless minutes on Oct. 6 in Norman, Okla.

Baylor will now travel to Columbia, Mo., where the Bears will play in the Nike Tiger Invitational. The Bears will face a pair of Big 10 Conference opponents at the tournament, as Baylor will face Iowa at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, before meeting Wisconsin on Sunday, Sept. 5 at 11:00 a.m.