SOC Rolls Past UTRGV, 2-0

Sunday, September 16

Waco, Texas

2:00 PM CT

Baylor

7-3-0

UTRGV

4-4-1

UTRGV

Baylor

Photo by: Baylor Photography

SOC Rolls Past UTRGV, 2-0

9/16/2018 5:51:00 PM | Soccer

Box Score

Bears stay perfect at home, continues to find consistent scoring

THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – Baylor soccer (7-3-0) closed out its strong non-conference schedule with a commanding 2-0 win over UT Rio Grande Valley on Sunday afternoon at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field.

Baylor scored a goal in each of the two periods, picking up scores in near identical fashion to Thursday night's 2-0 win over Butler.

Once again, freshman Giuliana Cunningham got the scoring started on an assist by Jackie Crowther. Crowther took the corner kick for the Bears, serving up a ball that Cunningham won on a header shot. Cunningham found the back of the net to give BU the 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute.

Flipping to the second half, BU took advantage of a UTRGV foul, bringing goalkeeper Jennifer Wandt out to take a free kick from midfield.

Wandt served a deep pass into the box, bouncing between the BU and UTRGV scrum. The ball ended up knocked free right to Raegan Padgett who gathered with enough time to lace through her second goal of the weekend, sewing up the 2-0 victory for the Bears.

STAT OF THE MATCH #1
4 – the number of goals scored by freshman Giuliana Cunningham this season, picking up her second-straight game-winning goal

STAT OF THE MATCH #2
9 – the number of consecutive matches Baylor has scored at least one goal, the longest streak for BU since going 14-straight matches from the end of 2012 into 2013, and the longest streak to start a season since 2011 (12-straight).

TOP QUOTES
"I think 90% of that game is exactly who we needed to be. That's a tough team to break down and we got two quality goals against a good defensive team that makes it difficult to play, so I'll take that all day long. We had a little bit of a lull before the red card and coming out of the red card. We have to have better moments like that, where we step up instead of feeling like we were wrong. It was the right call, they weren't wrong, it was the right call. We have to step up in moments like that and I said if we can win a game like that and have a learning moment, that is basically two victories." – Baylor head coach Paul Jobson

"Our back line is learning how to play together really well and we're meshing together. Even with Dani out next game, we have Sarah Norman ready to step in and they've both been practicing together there all year. I think we're meshing really well and each game we're getting better and fixing our mistakes." – Baylor goalkeeper Jennifer Wandt

"That's definitely something that as Baylor, that's who we are – set pieces, corner kicks, things of that nature. That's an opportunity to score, so we work on that, making sure that we take full advantage of those. Specifically, with the corners, we work on that stuff every day. We run plays, we practice kicks, making sure that we're all on the same page. Because we know that if you get that opportunity and you can put that away, as good as we are at those things, those are good opportunities to get those goals in." – Baylor forward Jackie Crowther

HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights from the 2-0 win over UTRGV in the final non-conference game of the regular season 👏👏👏#SicEm #FaithFamilyFutbol 🐻⚽️ pic.twitter.com/3UJ9eFsnsd
— Baylor Soccer (@BaylorFutbol) September 17, 2018

NOTES
* Baylor and UTRGV met for the first time, with the Bears improving to 1-0-0 after the inaugural meeting between the programs.

* Giuliana Cunningham picked up the fourth goal of her freshman season, becoming the first Bear to notch multiple game-winning goals this season.

* Raegan Padgett notched goal number four of the season, setting a new career-high season goal scoring mark.

* Jackie Crowther took her season assist count up to four, setting a new career-high season assist total.

* The Bears continue to score at a clip that ranks them among the Top 10 most productive offenses in the country, scoring at least one goal for nine-straight matches, the longest streak for BU since going 14-straight matches from the end of 2012 into 2013, and the longest streak to start a season since 2011 (12-straight).

* Jennifer Wandt notched her fourth solo shutout of the season, the 13th of her BU career. In 360:00 minutes played at home, she has yet to allow an opponent goal in 2018.

* Baylor played the final 27:15 with just 10 on the field after defender Danielle Hayden was sent off on a red card. Four of UTRGV's five second half shots came during that stretch, with Baylor weathering the storm to keep the Vaqueros off the board.

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor opens the 2018 Big 12 schedule on the road with a Friday evening matchup at No. 14 Texas at 7 p.m. in Austin.

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