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Soccer 10/7/2015 12:00:00 AM
Oct. 7, 2015

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Baylor (7-4-1, 1-0-0) at Kansas (6-5-1, 1-1-0)
Lawrence, Kan.
Rock Chalk Park (2,500)

FRIDAY, OCT. 9 | 7:00 P.M.
Video | Stats| Notes

WACO, Texas - Baylor soccer resumes Big 12 play this weekend at Kansas. The Bears (7-4-1, 2-0-0) and Jayhawks (6-5-1, 1-1-0) match up Friday at 7 p.m. CT at Rock Chalk Park.

BU heads into the weekend riding a seven-match winning streak after a 1-0 win at Iowa State last Friday. KU enters the match after falling at home to Texas (2-1) and topping ISU on the road (4-0).

The match will feature live stats on KUAthletics.com and live video on YouTube (https://youtu.be/CZE4bQrmhmE). Twitter updates can be found on the @BaylorFutbol official account.

MATCH INFO
Fri., Oct. 9 at KU at 7:00 p.m.
Rock Chalk Park (2,500)
Stats: www.KUAthletics.com
Video: https://youtu.be/CZE4bQrmhmE

BAYLOR BEARS
2015 Record: 7-4-1
2015 Big 12 Record: 2-0-0
Head Coach: Paul Jobson
Career: 7-4-1 (1st season)
BU: 7-4-1 (1st season)

KANSAS JAYHAWKS
2015 Record: 6-5-1
2015 Big 12 Record: 1-1-0
Head Coach: Mark Francis
Career: 202-158-24 (19th season)
KU: 169-132-23 (16th season)

BAYLOR QUICK NOTES
* Baylor holds edges over its 2015 opponents in shots (202-73), shots on goal (92-30), goals (27-10) and corner kicks (50-43).

* Among NCAA rankings, BU is 21st in assists (27), 25th in points (81), 29th in goals (27), 53rd in goals allowed/game (0.79).

* Among the Big 12, Baylor is 3rd in assists, points, goals and goals allowed/game.

* Freshman Sarah King's nine assists on the season lead the Big 12 and rank 3rd nationally -- she also ranks tied for 3rd all-time at BU in assists by a freshman.

* Freshman Lauren Piercy ranks 29th in NCAA in game-winning goals (3, 1st in Big 12) and 145th in goals (5, 4th in Big 12).

* Junior Sara Martinson ranks 40th in NCAA in goals against average (0.667, 4th in Big 12)

* Baylor is off to a 2-0-0 start in Big 12 play for the second time ever (1998, 3-0-0).

* Baylor has 40 shutouts over the last three seasons, five in 2015 and three in a row.

* Baylor is 27-2-1 when scoring first since 2013 and 7-0-0 in 2015.

* Baylor has won seven matches in a row for the first time since Oct. 19 - Nov. 16, 2012 (eight straight wins).

* Baylor has scored 23 goals and allowed two in its last seven matches.

* Baylor has held edges in shots and shots on goal in 10 of its 12 matches this season (Purdue tied in shots, Iowa State led in shots on goals).

* Piercy scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season Oct. 2 and is two shy of moving into the top five for most goals by a BU freshman.

* Piercy extended her goal streak to four straight games Oct. 2, which is tied for the fourth-longest streak in program history.

* Piercy notched her team-high third game-winning goal Oct. 2 and third in a row -- she's tied for third in most game-winning goals by a BU freshman.

* Martinson tallied her seventh career win Oct. 2, sixth in a row and fourth career shutout, third in a row.

* Martinson extended her scoreless streak to a career-best 275:04 minutes Oct. 2.

-BU-
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Piercy

#13 Lauren Piercy

F
5' 2"
Freshman
Sara Martinson

#1 Sara Martinson

GK
5' 10"
Freshman
Sarah King

#19 Sarah King

D
5' 11"
Senior
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Piercy

#13 Lauren Piercy

5' 2"
Freshman
F
Sara Martinson

#1 Sara Martinson

5' 10"
Freshman
GK
Sarah King

#19 Sarah King

5' 11"
Senior
Dallas Texans SC
D