The Bears were four minutes away from earning their fourth win in a row — a streak of potentially as many games as the team won all of last season — but the team will have to settle for only a fifth game unbeaten in a row.

There may be more questions than answers for the Bears as their Big 12 scoreless streak hits four full games.

Baylor Soccer rebounded from their Thursday loss in style with a 7-0 drubbing of the visiting Abilene Christian Wildcats. Senior midfielder Ashley Merrill netted the 20th hat trick Baylor Soccer history.

The Bears looked tired for much of the night and the Mustangs made the most of Baylor’s mistakes, scoring on counterattacks in the 54th and 61st minutes. Ashley Merrill slammed a goal in off the crossbar with just seven minutes left to draw one back.

First half goals from Skylar Zinnecker and Hallie Augustyn made the difference for the Bears in an overall solid performance. Baylor has now won back-to-back regular season games for the first time under head coach Michelle Lenard.

Heading into Texas A&M, Baylor head coach Michelle Lenard said that the biggest question for her team was their youth. Now they look to string together good performances for the first time this season.

Ashley Merrill scored for the Bears in the 16th minute to give the Green-and-Gold the one-goal lead that they would defend tooth-and-nail until the soft penalty was called on a Hallie Augustyn challenge in the Baylor box.

The Bears looked to be in almost total control of the game right from the start and dominated possession. Goals from Tyler Isgrig in the 66th minute and Skylar Zinnecker in the 74th minute made the difference for the Green-and-Gold.

The 2023 Baylor Soccer season begins tomorrow night in Eugene Oregon with the Bears set to battle the Oregon Ducks at 7 PM CST.