After an exciting 4-1 thrashing of No. 10 Arkansas to open the Baylor Soccer season, here are some of my thoughts and takeaways from the game.

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Midfielder Tyler Isgrig (First Team), goalkeeper Azul Alvarez (Second Team) and defender Hallie Augustyn (Third Team) were each named to a regional team after lifting Baylor to its second-best finish in program history

A goal from graduate midfielder Kai Hayes erased a 1-0 second-half deficit, but the Bears could not turn the momentum from that equalizer into a winning goal. The Buckeyes dominated the majority of the game, peppering Azul Alvarez’s goal with 34 shots and 15 corners, forcing 10 saves.

Senior midfielder Tyler Isgrig scored the lone goal of the contest from the penalty spot in the final minute of the first half after senior defender Hannah Augustyn bravely drew the call as she attacked a cross.

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The Bears recovered from an early 1-0 deficit to tie things up early in the second half via a Hannah Augustyn goal, before pushing for a winner that would not come in regulation or overtime.

No. 20 Baylor Soccer defeated the Iowa State Cyclones by a score of 3-0 to make it three straight 3-0 wins in Big 12 play. Junior forward Callie Conrad netted a brace, with sophomore winger Alysiah Lockette scoring the final nail in the ISU coffin.

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Junior Aryanna Jimison unlocked the game for the Bears in the 35th minute with a curling strike to score the opener. The Jayhawks were unable to score an equalizer before Callie Conrad and Theresa McCullough netted insurance goals for the Bears in the second half.

Baylor Soccer lost its first game of the season to the visiting Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score of 1-0, thanks to a 72nd-minute penalty.