Baylor Game Notes

WACO, Texas - Baylor soccer (5-1-1) takes on the SMU Mustangs (3-1-2) on Sunday, Sept. 17, at 8:30 p.m. at Westcott Field.

Baylor last played a week ago in Portland, getting a rare Friday off from competition this week leading into Sunday's contest.

The match will have a live video stream available at SMUMustangs.com, along with live stats.

For the first time in program history, every road match will have a streaming radio broadcast, available to subscribers on BaylorBears.com/allaccess.

For all updates and an inside look at the program, follow @BaylorFutbol on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

MATCH INFO
Sun., Sept. 17 at SMU @ 8:30 p.m. CT
Westcott Field (2,000)
Stats: SMUMustangs.com
Audio: BaylorBears.com

BAYLOR BEARS
2017 Record: 5-1-1
2017 Big 12 Record: 0-0-0
Head Coach: Paul Jobson
Career: 26-14-6 (3rd season)
BU: 26-14-6 (3rd season)

SMU MUSTANGS
2017 Record: 3-1-2
2017 AAC Record: 0-0-0
Head Coach: Chris Petrucelli
Career: 383-158-46(28th season)
SMU: 43-48-10 (6th season)
Series: SMU leads, 7-3-0
Streak: BU has won 2
First Meeting: Oct. 2, 1997
SMU won 2-1 in Waco
Last Meeting: Sept. 1, 2013
BU won 2-0 in Dallas
Jobson vs SMU: First meeting

BAYLOR QUICK NOTES
* Baylor is fresh after an extended break from competition, enjoying a weekend off from competition after going 1-1 in the Nike Portland Invitational. The Bears took a 1-0 win over Portland before falling 0-1 to Washington.

* The Bears and Mustangs are one of the oldest nonconference rivalries for the Bears, with SMU leading the all-time series, 7-3-0. BU has held the recent edge, winning both of the previous two meetings betwen the squads.

*The Sunday match is the final nonconference tuneup for the Bears before kicking off Big 12 play on Friday, Sept. 22, versus West Virginia.

* Baylor ranks eighth in the country and first in the Big 12 in goals-against-average, with a 0.273 mark.

* True freshman goalkeeper Jennifer Wandt ranks ninth in the country and tops the Big 12 in goals-against

* Baylor has had 10 or more wins in ten of its 21 seasons as a program and has done so in five of the last seven years under Marci and then Paul Jobson, who enters his third season as head coach, 10th at Baylor overall.

* BU has had at least eight wins in eight straight seasons and has won at least one match at the Big 12 Championship nine times in 14 appearances, including five in a row.

* Junior midfielder Julie James was Baylor's lone representative on the 2017 Preseason All-Big 12 Team after being named 2016 All-Big 12 and NSCAA All-Region.

* Baylor was chosen fifth in the 2017 Big 12 preseason poll after finishing tied for third in 2016.

* BU returns 20 players from the 2016 roster and welcomes nine newcomers for 2017.

* From July 23-26, a group of current and former Baylor soccer student-athletes served on a mission trip to Guatemala alongside Baylor FCA. The mission team served the children of Guatemala City and shared the love of Christ through the game of soccer.

* Baylor had 10 or more (13) Academic All-Big 12 selections in 2016 for the 10th straight season (10 first team, two second team).

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