Thursday, September 13
Waco, Texas
7:00 PM CT
Baylor
6-3-0
2
vs
0
Butler
6-2-0
1
2
F
Butler
0
0
0
Baylor
1
1
2
Photo by: Baylor Photography
SOC Dominates No. 23 Butler, 2-0
9/13/2018 10:21:00 PM | Soccer
Bears allow just one shot on goal, remain undefeated at home
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – Baylor soccer (6-3-0) jumped to a 2-0 win over No. 23 Butler (6-2-0) on Thursday evening at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field.
The Bears controlled the pace and possession through most of the match, splitting with the Bulldogs 11-11 on shots, but allowing just one shot on goal throughout the 90-minute contest.
BU got its first point on the scoreboard in the 37th minute, with Jackie Crowther working into the left side of the box and skating a pass through the Butler defense that found freshman Giuliana Cunningham in front of the net.
Cunningham punched her shot through to the back-left corner of the goal, good for her third score of the season and her first game-winner.
Coming out of half looking for insurance, Raegan Padgett used a deflected shot that bounced free in front of the goal.
The junior forward took advantage of the Butler keeper creeping forward off her line, chipping a shot over Leonie Doege's head and sneaking goal number two of the evening in to give BU the 2-0 advantage, holding as the final score in the contest.
STAT OF THE MATCH #1
16-1 – the scoring advantage for the Bears at home this season, improving to 4-0 at Betty Lou in the 2018 campaign.
STAT OF THE MATCH #2
8 – the number of consecutive matches Baylor has scored at least one goal, the longest streak for BU since going 14-straight from the end of 2012 into 2013, and the longest streak to start a season since 2011 (12-straight).
TOP QUOTES
"They didn't have a lot of opportunities. Defensively, I thought we did really well. The challenge for tonight's game was to see if we could put it together for 90 minutes through and I felt that we were able to do that. With our goal keepers, we try to make sure they don't have to do a whole lot and when they have to, they can go out and make a great save. I think with the way the defense played tonight we were able to do that. We defended from the front to the back and didn't really allow them to get to get through a whole lot. This was great for our goal keeper to not have to do a whole lot." – Baylor head coach Paul Jobson
"We believe we've lost a couple games against great teams just like this that were definitely winnable. And we were just looking to complete a game, play a full 90 minutes, not 45, not half of a half. So, I really think we did that today. And I think it's really good for us to finally complete that before going into Big 12 next week. So, we're excited." – Baylor forward Raegan Padgett
NOTES
* Baylor and Butler met for the first time, with the Bears improving to 1-0-0 after the inaugural meeting between the programs.
* Giuliana Cunningham picked up her third goal of her freshman season, becoming the sixth-different Bear to score a game-winning goal this season.
* Raegan Padgett notched goal number three of the season, already matching her season-end goal count in each of her first two seasons at Baylor.
* Jackie Crowther took her season assist count up to three, already matching her career-high, season-end assist mark in 2016.
* The Bears have scored 22 goals this season through nine games, easily topping the 2017 team's scoring output of 15 goals through the first nine contests.
* Jennifer Wandt notched her third solo shutout of the season, the 12th of her BU career. In 270:00 minutes played at home, she has yet to allow an opponent goal in 2018.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor closes out its non-conference schedule at home, hosting UTRGV on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m.
WACO, Texas – Baylor soccer (6-3-0) jumped to a 2-0 win over No. 23 Butler (6-2-0) on Thursday evening at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field.
The Bears controlled the pace and possession through most of the match, splitting with the Bulldogs 11-11 on shots, but allowing just one shot on goal throughout the 90-minute contest.
BU got its first point on the scoreboard in the 37th minute, with Jackie Crowther working into the left side of the box and skating a pass through the Butler defense that found freshman Giuliana Cunningham in front of the net.
Cunningham punched her shot through to the back-left corner of the goal, good for her third score of the season and her first game-winner.
Coming out of half looking for insurance, Raegan Padgett used a deflected shot that bounced free in front of the goal.
The junior forward took advantage of the Butler keeper creeping forward off her line, chipping a shot over Leonie Doege's head and sneaking goal number two of the evening in to give BU the 2-0 advantage, holding as the final score in the contest.
STAT OF THE MATCH #1
16-1 – the scoring advantage for the Bears at home this season, improving to 4-0 at Betty Lou in the 2018 campaign.
STAT OF THE MATCH #2
8 – the number of consecutive matches Baylor has scored at least one goal, the longest streak for BU since going 14-straight from the end of 2012 into 2013, and the longest streak to start a season since 2011 (12-straight).
TOP QUOTES
"They didn't have a lot of opportunities. Defensively, I thought we did really well. The challenge for tonight's game was to see if we could put it together for 90 minutes through and I felt that we were able to do that. With our goal keepers, we try to make sure they don't have to do a whole lot and when they have to, they can go out and make a great save. I think with the way the defense played tonight we were able to do that. We defended from the front to the back and didn't really allow them to get to get through a whole lot. This was great for our goal keeper to not have to do a whole lot." – Baylor head coach Paul Jobson
"We believe we've lost a couple games against great teams just like this that were definitely winnable. And we were just looking to complete a game, play a full 90 minutes, not 45, not half of a half. So, I really think we did that today. And I think it's really good for us to finally complete that before going into Big 12 next week. So, we're excited." – Baylor forward Raegan Padgett
NOTES
* Baylor and Butler met for the first time, with the Bears improving to 1-0-0 after the inaugural meeting between the programs.
* Giuliana Cunningham picked up her third goal of her freshman season, becoming the sixth-different Bear to score a game-winning goal this season.
* Raegan Padgett notched goal number three of the season, already matching her season-end goal count in each of her first two seasons at Baylor.
* Jackie Crowther took her season assist count up to three, already matching her career-high, season-end assist mark in 2016.
* The Bears have scored 22 goals this season through nine games, easily topping the 2017 team's scoring output of 15 goals through the first nine contests.
* Jennifer Wandt notched her third solo shutout of the season, the 12th of her BU career. In 270:00 minutes played at home, she has yet to allow an opponent goal in 2018.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor closes out its non-conference schedule at home, hosting UTRGV on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
BUT
BU
Goals
0
2
Shots
11
11
Shots on Goal
1
6
Saves
4
1
Corners
4
5
Fouls
4
13
Scoring Plays
Cunningham, Giuliana (3)
Assisted By: Crowther, Jackie
Passed through the box from the left to
36:04
Padgett, Raegan (3)
Cleared out of the scrum for a chip shot
48:43
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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