No. 13 SOC Faces K-State, Kansas in Final Full Weekend of Regular Season

WACO, Texas – No. 13 Baylor soccer (12-4-0, 5-1-0 Big 12) enters the final full weekend of the 2018 regular season, welcoming Kansas State (4-9-2, 0-6-0 Big 12) on Friday at 7 p.m. and Kansas (10-3-2, 4-2-0 Big 12) on Sunday at 2 p.m., with both matches scheduled for Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field.

Friday's match is this year's Faith and Family night, featuring postgame testimonies from some of the student-athletes and a free Baylor mini-flashlight giveaway.

Sunday's match is the annual Sic Cancer match, raising awareness for childhood cancer and advocating for research towards a cure. There will also be a free Baylor soccer hat giveaway.

Sunday's match with KU will be televised on ESPNU, with Tyler Terens (pxp) and Lori Lindsey (analyst) on the call.

For the first time in program history, all non-televised home matches will offer a free live video stream on Facebook.com/BaylorFutbol.

Baylor soccer has also entered year two of a partnership with La Mejor (106.1 FM) to offer a Spanish radio broadcast of all games at Betty Lou Mays this season.

Season tickets for general public, youth and single-game tickets are now on sale. Get your tickets on BaylorBears.com/tickets or by calling 254-710-1000.

The Legacy Fund membership is an exclusive support club that enhances the Baylor Soccer program. Becoming a Legacy member allows you to get an insider look at Baylor soccer and to support the team in every aspect of the program's success. For more information on the Legacy Fund, visit baylorbears.com/bearfoundation or call 254-710-3197.

Keep up with the team all season long by following Baylor Soccer on the team's official Twitter (@BaylorFutbol), Facebook (Baylor Soccer), and Instagram (@BaylorFutbol).

MATCH INFO
Fri., Oct. 19 vs. KSU @ 7 p.m. CT
Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field
Stats: BaylorBears.com/stats
Video: Facebook.com/BaylorFutbol
Tickets: BaylorBears.com/tickets
Sun., Oct. 21 vs. KU @ 2 p.m. CT
Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field
Stats: BaylorBears.com/stats
TV: ESPNU
Tickets: BaylorBears.com/tickets

BAYLOR BEARS
2018 Record: 12-4-0
2018 Big 12 Record: 5-1-0
Head Coach: Paul Jobson
Career: 68-37-14 (6th season)
BU: 68-37-14 (6th season)

KANSAS STATE WILDCATS
2018 Record: 4-9-2
2018 Big 12 Record: 0-6-0
Head Coach: Mike Dibbini
Career: 35-42-12 (6th season)
KSU: 14-29-6 (3rd season)
BU vs. K-STATE SERIES
Series: 1-0-0
First Meeting: 10/13/17
W, 1-0, in Manhattan, Kan.
Last Meeting: 10/13/17
W, 1-0, in Manhattan, Kan.
Last 5: 1-0-0
Jobson vs K-State: 1-0-0

KANSAS JAYHAWKS
2018 Record: 10-3-2
2018 Big 12 Record: 4-2-0
Head Coach: Mark Francis
Career: 250-185-34 (23rd season)
KU: 217-160-33 (20th season)
BU vs. KU SERIES
Series: 10-11-2
First Meeting: 9/29/96
W, 1-0, in Lawrence, Kan.
Last Meeting: 10/15/17
W, 1-0, in Lawrence, Kan.
Last 5: 1-4-0
Jobson vs KU: 1-5-0

BAYLOR QUICK NOTES
* Entering the final two weeks of the regular season, the Baylor squad controls its own destiny in the mix for a regular season title, tied for first in the conference standings with a 5-1 record and the head-to-head edge over West Virginia.
* Baylor's five wins to date in Big 12 play are the most since the 2012 squad went 5-0-3. BU last topped the five-win mark back in 2000 and the program record was a 9-0-1 finish in 1998.
* Sixth-year head coach Paul Jobson enters the weekend with a 22-18-6 career record in Big 12 play, one win away from tying his wife and former Baylor head coach Marci Jobson (23-28-11) for the most conference wins in program history.
* Baylor and K-State will meet for just the second time, with KSU entering its third season as a program and its second officially in the Big 12. Baylor and KU will play for the 24th time, with BU looking to even the series, trailing 10-11-2.
* Baylor topped another record RPI ranking, moving up to No. 5, a new program record. The Bears hold the highest average RPI win in the country at 59 and have only played two teams outside of the RPI Top 100. All four of BU's losses are in the RPI Top 30.
* Baylor jumped to No. 13 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 rankings, the highest ranking among Big 12 schools.
* Senior forward Jackie Crowther earned BU's first Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week selection in 2018, rewarded in week seven for a two-goal effort vs. Texas Tech, the first and only Big 12 scorer to have a multi-goal effort in a conference match.
* Freshman Giuliana Cunningham was named the Big 12 Freshman of the week for week five, scoring both of BU's game-winning goals over the weekend in a pair of 2-0 victories.
* Sophomore Jennifer Wandt earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors in both weeks five and seven, extending her home shutout streak at Betty Lou to 450:00 minutes, maintaining a clean sheet through the first six home matches of the season.
* Senior midfielder Julie James was named one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, recognizing excellence in community, classroom, character and competition. James is the first candidate for the award in program history.
* Freshman Taylor Moon gave Baylor consecutive weeks with the conference's top freshman honors, earning Big 12 Freshman of the Week for her game-winning assist in the win at Florida Atlantic.
* Freshman Maddie Algya was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week after her week one performance, leading the conference in goals, assists, and points in the opening weekend of play.
* Jennifer Wandt's assist in a 6-0 win vs. Nebraska marked the fifth time and just the third different BU goalkeeper to assist on a score in program history, the first since Michelle Kloss (vs. Prairie View A&M, 9/19/10).
* Jackie Crowther and Giuliana Cunningham scored goals within just 20 seconds of each other in the win over Nebraska, the quickest consecutive goals in program history.
* Raegan Padgett notched the fastest goal to start a match in program history, scoring the first goal vs. Samford (Aug. 19) just 35 seconds into the match.
* Baylor has now had 10 or more wins in 12 of its 23 seasons as a program, seven of the last nine, and three-straight under sixth-year head coach Paul Jobson. The 15 wins for BU in 2017 was the most since the 2012 squad set a program record with 19 wins.
* Baylor has had at least eight wins in, now, 10-straight seasons and has won or advanced by shootout in at least one match at the Big 12 Championship 10 times in 15 appearances, including six in a row.
* From May 9-12, a group of current and former Baylor soccer student-athletes returned for the second-straight year to serve on a mission trip to Guatemala alongside Baylor FCA.

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No. 13 SOC Faces K-State, Kansas in Final Full Weekend of Regular Season

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Players Mentioned

Maddie Algya

Jackie Crowther

Giuliana Cunningham

Julie James

Taylor Moon

Raegan Padgett

Jennifer Wandt

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