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No. 11 Baylor Soccer Punches Ticket to Elite 8 in Program Record 20th Win

November 19, 2018
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WACO, Texas – No. 11 Baylor soccer (20-5-0) grinded out a hard-fought win over No. 12 Virginia (17-4-1), securing the program’s first-ever back-to-back trip into the Elite 8 on Sunday evening at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field.

Carrying a No. 2 national seed, the Bears maintained their perfect record at home in 2018, finishing off the season with a program record 13-0 standing.

Baylor came out firing, scoring in the first 15 minutes in each of its first three NCAA matches and scoring in the first six minutes in the second-straight outing.

BU caught the net in the sixth minute, with Ally Henderson taking the corner and finding Julie James for the header goal.

After Virginia found an equalizer goal in the 17th minute, the two sides stayed in lock step in a 1-1 tie through the opening period.

The Bears were able to take advantage on one of just two shots in the second period, with Raegan Padgett making a run down the right side and finding a window for a cross in front of the box.

Kennedy Brown cut through the UVA defense, heading a score in that would stand as the game-winner and clinch the 2-1 victory for the Bears.

STAT OF THE MATCH #1

13-0 – Baylor’s home record in 2018, a program record for most home wins in a single-season

STAT OF THE MATCH #2

8 – Baylor is among the final eight teams in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history. This marks the third time ever and the first time since 2010-2011 (Oklahoma State) that a Big 12 team has advanced to the Elite 8 in consecutive seasons (Texas A&M, 2001-2002).

STAT OF THE MATCH #3

10 – the number of goals in 2018 for Julie James, giving BU two double-digit goal scorers (Camryn Wendlandt, 10) for the first time since 2012 (Dana Larsen, 11 & Lisa Sliwinski, 10).

STAT OF THE MATCH #4

20 – the number of wins for the Bears in 2018, passing the 2012 (19-1-5) squad for the most wins in program history.

TOP QUOTES

“That’s really special. Everybody has that home magic, or whatever you want to call it. I just think this is a special place and we really valued being here at home again with this crowd and with our fans and the support we get from this university. It’s where we want to be. But now, we’ve got to go on the road and really represent this school on the road.” – Baylor coach Paul Jobson

“It’s everybody’s championship game, and you’re throwing everything you have forward. That’s what you’ve got to do and that’s what you expect from a great team like that. Again, a lot of credit to Virginia and their coaching staff and the season that they’ve had. They’re just a fantastic team, and just proud of our girls for the way that they came through tonight.” – Baylor coach Paul Jobson

“The biggest thing for us is we don’t want the season to end. We want to play with each other as long as possible. So just kind of holding that together. Just knowing that each player is playing for something more than just themselves, personal accolades and all that. It’s special whenever you have people who all play for each other. That kind of gives us an extra edge on teams that don’t do that.” – Baylor senior forward Kennedy Brown

“It's great, it's really a dream. I was talking to my mom about this, when you're little, you grow up looking at teams like this. It's great, so hopefully we go and finish business this year.” – Baylor sophomore goalkeeper Jennifer Wandt

NOTES

* Baylor improved to 8-4-2 all-time in the NCAA Soccer Championship, including a 5-1-1 mark under head coach Paul Jobson.

* Baylor and Virginia met for the first time, with the Bears improving to 1-0-0 in the all-time series.

* Baylor advanced into the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Soccer Championship for the second time, making its second-straight trip into the quarterfinals.

* Sunday’s match was the first Sweet 16 match hosted by Baylor in Waco.

* Baylor is the furthest advancing team in the Big 12 and Texas for the second-straight season after Texas A&M’s 3-0 loss to Tennessee.

* Julie James scored her 10th goal of the season and her 20th career score, becoming the ninth student-athlete in program history to score 20-plus career goals.

* Ally Henderson picked up her seventh assist on the season. She has assisted on four of Baylor’s seven NCAA goals through the first three rounds.

* Raegan Padgett collected her sixth assist on the season, moving to 10 assists in her career.

* Kennedy Brown scored her second goal on the season and the fifth in her collegiate career.

* Baylor has scored 49 goals on the season, the most since the 2012 squad netted 58 scores.

Baylor will travel to Washington, D.C., for a Saturday matchup with the No. 1 seed and No. 4-ranked Georgetown Hoyas at 11 a.m. CT/12 p.m. ET.

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