Soccer Hosts TCU on Friday
10/13/2016 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
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WACO, Texas - Baylor soccer begins a three-match home stand Friday with a 7 p.m. CT tilt against TCU at Betty Lou Mays Field. The Bears (10-4-1, 3-1-1) and Horned Frogs (8-2-2, 0-2-1) have played to a tie in each of the last three series meetings.
The match will feature live stats and audio on BaylorBears.com. Twitter updates can be found on the @BaylorFutbol official account.
MATCH INFO
Fri., Oct. 14 vs. TCU @ 7 p.m.
Betty Lou Mays Field (3,000)
Stats: BaylorBears.com
Audio: BaylorBears.com
BAYLOR BEARS
2016 Record: 10-4-1
2016 Big 12 Record: 3-1-1
Head Coach: Paul Jobson
Career: 19-10-5 (2nd season)
BU: 19-10-5 (2nd season)
TCU HORNED FROGS
2016 Record: 8-2-2
2016 Big 12 Record: 0-2-1
Head Coach: Eric Bell
Career: 37-37-16 (5th season)
TCU: 37-37-16 (5th season)
BAYLOR QUICK NOTES
* Baylor is 126-48-23 all-time at home, 56-16-12 under the Jobsons and 4-0-1 in 2016. In their last 10 matches at home the Bears are undefeated with an 8-0-2 mark (last loss was 2-1 vs. Michigan State on Aug. 25, 2015).
* Baylor reached the 10-win plateau for the fifth time in the last seven years and 10th time in 21 seasons as a program.
* Baylor reached the four-win plateau in Big 12 play for the second straight season, fifth time in the last seven seasons and 11th time in 21 seasons as a program.
* Baylor is undefeated in 23 of its last 29 matches, dating back to the 2015 season.
* Baylor is 6-4-0 on the road in 2016 and went 3-1-0 on its recent four-match road trip.
* Against NSCAA ranked opponents, Baylor is 3-7-5 since 2012 (prior to win at No. 22 Oklahoma Oct. 7, BU's last win over a ranked opponent was at No. 23 BYU, 2-1, Sept. 1, 2014), 3-16-6 under the Jobsons, 12-57-7 since the program started in 1996 and 1-1-0 in 2016.
* Baylor has 48 shutouts over the last four seasons (seven in 2016).
* Baylor is 38-2-3 when scoring first since 2013.
* Among NCAA leaders, Baylor ranks 16th in goals against average (0.583), 24th in assists (29), 38th in points (83), 51st in goals (27) and 52nd in shutout percentage (0.467).
* Among Big 12 leaders, Baylor is second in points, third in goals against average, shots on goal per game (7.13), shutout percentage, assists and goals, and fourth in goals per game (1.80).
* Among individual leaders, sophomore forward Lauren Piercy ranks fifth in the NCAA in game-winning goals (5, first in Big 12) and 136th in goals (6, fourth in Big 12). Junior goalkeeper Sara Martinson ranks 25th in goals against average (0.609, third in Big 12) and 46th in shutouts (5, second in Big 12). Sophomore midfielders Julie James and Sarah King rank 81st in assists (5, third in Big 12).
* Baylor holds large edges over its foes in goals (27-9), shots (220-106), shots on goal (107-39) and corners (79-60).
* Freshman forward Raegan Padgett was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list.
* King added her fifth assist of the season Oct. 7 at No. 22 Oklahoma and 15th of her career as she now ranks tied for sixth all-time at Baylor in career assists.
* Martinson earned her ninth win of the season and 18th of her career Oct. 9 at Texas Tech. Her season win total is now one ahead of her total from 2015, which ranks 10th all-time at Baylor. Her career win total is now fifth all-time at BU.
* Martinson posted her fifth shutout of the season and 10th of her career Oct. 9 at Texas Tech. Her season total is tied with her 2015 total, which ranks tied for 10th all-time at BU, while her career total is tied for fourth all-time in program history.
-BU-By Jerry Hill
Baylor Bear Foundation
For a Baylor soccer team that's played eight of its last 11 games on the road, Betty Lou Mays Field has to look like a beautiful oasis in the desert.
Back home for the first time since Sept. 23, the Bears (10-4-1, 3-1-1) will host TCU (8-2-2, 0-2-1) at 7 p.m. Friday as part of three straight at Betty Lou Mays Field to close out the regular season.
"We've been gone so long, this is almost like a season opener for us back at Betty Lou," coach Paul Jobson said. "It's Homecoming weekend, so I hope there's a lot of excitement and a lot of fans that can get behind our girls and the success they've had on the road. And I hope that can translate into some success here at home."
Using a "road warrior" mentality, the Bears upset 22nd-ranked Oklahoma, 2-1, last Friday and then finished off the extended four-game road swing with a 1-0 victory at Texas Tech on Sunday.
"We've said from the beginning of the season that we were going to have to be road warriors this year, because obviously we're on the road quite a bit," Jobson said. "Our girls really stepped up being road warriors this weekend and throughout this season. Sunday, in the second half we're playing against a wind, and Tech did a great job of putting a lot of pressure on us. And I think we defended really, really well. Last season, we faced some things like that and gave up some really late goals. I think it just shows the maturity of our team."
With a 3-1-1 conference record and 10 points, Baylor is tied for second in the league with Kansas and all but guaranteed a spot in next month's Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. But, it doesn't change the Bears' approach.
"It really goes along with what we've been talking about all season about just taking one game at a time," Jobson said. "Because we've done that, we've put ourselves in a really good position. But, if we look away from that and start thinking about, then we won't do ourselves any justice. We've got to finish strong and finish the way we started, which is one game at a time and focus on the things we need to do today to get better for the weekend."
For this weekend, all of the focus is on a TCU team that started out 7-0-1 and on the brink of breaking into the top 25. But the Horned Frogs have gotten off to a bumpy start in league play with losses to Oklahoma and Kansas and a 0-0 tie with Iowa State.
"This is definitely the best TCU team we've seen since they've been in the Big 12," Jobson said. "Credit to (TCU coach Eric Bell) and his staff and how they've developed that program and grown that program. There's some things we've got to adjust and some things we're going to have to do, but I'm really confident in our team's capabilities, and I'm also really happy that we're at home."
Baylor leads the all-time series, 9-0-3, with three straight ties. Last year, the Bears ended the regular season with a 1-1 tie in Fort Worth, then won an eight-round shootout, 7-6, in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals with Lauren Piercy getting the deciding goal.
The first 250 fans through the gates receive Baylor scarves and the first 500 will get vuvuzelas (stadium horns).
