All Sports Report: Bears in Full Swing
Soccer
• Baylor went 1-1 last week, defeating SMU 1-0 Thursday night in Dallas before falling against Iowa in Iowa City, 3-0, Sunday night.
• The Bears are still off to their best start since 2018 with a 5-2 record as they open conference play at home this week against No. 13 Oklahoma State on Thursday and closing out their non-conference slate against Texas State on Sunday.
• Five different Bears have scored a goal already this season with six different Bears recording an assist. Goalkeeper Azul Alvarez holds a 5-2 record on the season and made career-high eight saves against No. 22 Iowa.
Volleyball
• Went 2-1 on the week at Rice and in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge.
• Ryan McGuyre recorded his 200th Baylor win in the 3-0 sweep of Rice in Houston on Tuesday.
• Defeated No. 18 Minnesota in five sets (3-2) but fell to No. 6 Wisconsin (2-3) in five sets.
• Lauren Briseño had her 1000th career dig against UM while Elise McGhee had four aces for a career high.
• McGhee and Alicia Andrew were named to the All-Tournament Team.
• Hosting SMU on Tuesday night before welcoming LSU and Samford for the Baylor Invitational this weekend.
• Bears will face LSU on Thursday, LSU-Samford will play Friday and BU will take on Samford on Sunday.
Cross Country
• Travels to College Station on Friday to race in the Texas A&M Invite
• This will be the first of three meets hosted in Aggieland that Baylor will travel to this season
• This will be the second meet of the season for XC
• Last meet, XC finished in 4th (W) and 6th (M) at the UIW Twilight in San Antonio
• Seven Bears left San Antonio with new PB times in the 4k and 6k
Football
• Fell to No. 11/11 Utah in Salt Lake City, 23-12.
• Although Utah is in its first year in the Big 12, this was the back half of a two-game non-conference schedule that was added before the Utes left the Pac-12.
• Falling behind 23-0 in the first 25 minutes of the game, Baylor rallied to make it a two-score game, outscoring the Utes 12-0 after 5:25 in the second quarter.
• Sophomore punter Palmer Williams broke a school record, averaging 62.7 yards per punt. Williams’s six 50+ yard punts in the game tied a school record.
• Baylor defense was led by Keaton Thomas (12) and Matt Jones (10), who both posted double-digit tackles.
• The Bears return home to face Air Force (1-1) at 6:30 p.m. next Saturday, Sept. 14, at McLane Stadium.
Men’s Golf
• Wraps up the Gopher Invitational on Monday.
• Zach Heffernan paced the team in the first two rounds and was tied for 7th after day one.
• Drew Wrightson made his return to the lineup for the first time in over a year, carding an even-par 71 in his second competitive round.
• BU returns to action at the prestigious Fighting Illini Invitational Sept. 20-22 at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois.
Women’s Golf
• Opens the Folds of Honor Collegiate beginning Monday and runs through Wednesday
• Coverage is available on the Golf Channel beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
• The Bears are one of seven teams in the field to make the NCAA Championship a year ago.
Men’s Tennis
• The Bears kick off the 2024 fall season with the Waco Fall Kickoff Classic at the Waco Regional Tennis Center on Friday. The tournament will run through Sunday.
• Action kicks off at 3 p.m. Friday and concludes early Sunday afternoon.
