Aug. 18, 2008

Marci Jobson came to the Baylor soccer program intent on breaking down the Bears before she built them back up.

Given Jobson's credentials, the Bears welcomed the baptism by hard work with open arms.

"They came in and they worked us really hard and kind of changed our mentality a little bit," Baylor senior Carolyn Lynch said. "And it worked.

"I feel like Marci has had the best training for lots of years. So it's easy for her to copy some of that and use some of that."

Jobson, who played on the U.S. national team from 2005-2007 and played professional club soccer for most of the last 10 years, has kept an eye on her friends on the U.S. Olympic team in China this week as she prepares the Bears to open their schedule.

She watched as the U.S. defeat Canada, 2-1, in overtime early Friday morning. Though Jobson has been sending encouraging e-mails to her national team pals, her focus has been on training a young Baylor squad.

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