Baylor announced the passing of senior Sarah Turner, a Baylor Business Fellow, late Wednesday night. She died after a year-long battle with leukemia.
Author: Matthew Soderberg
And it all comes down to a coach hired in the midst of scandal and ridicule. A coach who treasures the institution of coaching.
The Bears are the last team dancing this year, taking down the formerly undefeated Bulldogs in the national championship game.
“That’s the best team that I’ve seen in the seven years I’ve been at Houston,” opposing head coach Kelvin Sampson said. “They’re really, really good.”
Baylor will take the court again on Saturday against old conference foe No. 2-seed Houston.
The Bears will be back to face No. 3-seed Arkansas on Monday, with a chance to make their first Final Four since 1950.
The Bears will take on the winner of the matchup between No. 5 Villanova and No. 13 North Texas next weekend.
The Bears will be back on Sunday to face off against the winner of North Carolina and Wisconsin. The location, time and broadcast location have yet to be determined.
Baylor is one of the few teams that can match Gonzaga’s depth, but unless a COVID-19 scare or injuries plague the No. 1 team in the country, I think Gonzaga finishes the season undefeated with an overtime win.
“They executed, and we didn’t,” Teague said.
Baylor committed a season-high 21 turnovers in the 74-68 win.
“There are lots and lots of takeaways,” McGuyre said. “From our middle transition, to a little bit of the scheming to some trust factors … we can battle test in some of our matches going forward.”
The Bears opened the season with a resounding win over UMHB.
The No. 6 Bears hit off on the right note to open the spring season.
Baylor softball has plans to honor late assistant coach Mark Lumley, who died of cancer last December. Many players say that he left a lasting impact on the program.
Hello, readers!It’s a time of transition for the Baylor Lariat. It’s been almost a year since we moved from weekly prints to a nearly all-online presence. I think we’ve done pretty well all things considered.And that’s important because strong and aggressive journalism is one of the few foundations our society is built on. Just think of the First Amendment; it’s been around since the beginning.We’ve asked the Baylor administration the hard questions and kept the pressure on them while in the midst of a pandemic with students on campus. We’ve broken news about student groups, protests on campus and one…
The Bears are still in the hunt for the No. 1 spot this season.
Junior pole vaulter KC Lightfoot is our Lariat Spotlight Athlete of the Week. Lightfoot’s 5.94 meter vault Saturday broke the Baylor indoor record, which was set by Lightfoot as well as the previous seven highest points.
By Matthew Soderberg | News EditorAaron Sorkin is the master of the political drama; he shows this with his repertoire of “A Few Good Men,” “The American President,” “The West Wing,” “The Social Network,” “Moneyball,” “The Newsroom,” “Steve Jobs” and most recently, his exegesis: “The Trial of the Chicago 7.”That’s just the highlights. On top of his love for the word “the” in most of his titles, the man uses morality and virtue as the building blocks of beautifully written narratives.The way I view the world and the way I write have been monumentally shaped by the movies and television…
By Matthew Soderberg | News EditorMcLennan County bars will reopen Wednesday at 50% capacity for the first time since June 26. Governor Greg Abbott announced Thursday that county judges would have the opportunity to opt in to the new policy.County Judge Scott Felton issued a statement announcing the opt in.“I support independent businesspeople,” Felton said in the statement. “In addition, it is everyone’s individual responsibility to protect themselves and others by following the guidelines from the CDC and the State, and people should understand the risk they are taking upon themselves (and others) by going into social environments.”Bars will be…
By Matthew Soderberg | News EditorBaylor was fined $461,656 on Friday for Clery Act violations ranging from 2011-2016. The university will not be contesting the fine.The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, first passed in 1990 and amended in 1998 and 2008, was passed in order to increase the transparency of crime reporting on college campuses. In 2017, the U.S. Department of Education began to review the university’s Annual Fire Safety and Security Reports as well as the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program alongside other safety and security materials. The maximum fine a…
By Matthew Soderberg | News Editor, Video by Nate Smith | Broadcast Reporter Baylor University has paused all football activities after recent positive tests. The Bears have an off week this weekend before taking on Oklahoma State on Oct.17 for Homecoming. Baylor Football called the suspension a “precautionary measure” to facilitate “further evaluation” of recent test results and contact tracing protocols in a press release. “At this time and in the interest of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff, we have temporarily suspended all football-related activities. Their health and wellness will always be our top priority,” Baylor Director of Athletics Mack…
By Matthew Soderberg | News EditorA fight broke out, a man was murdered and a rivalry was etched in stone for generations to come. But another tragedy stifled the memory, and few remember the day an Aggie was killed in Waco.It was obvious why the two teams were rivals from the start — 90 miles separate the schools, the all-male atmosphere at Texas A&M clashed with the coed nature of Baylor, and the constant meetings thanks to the Southwest Conference all play a part. What is less obvious is what came first: the name of the rivalry or the name…
By Matthew Soderberg | News EditorBaylor volleyball bounced back from its five-set loss Friday for a three-set sweep Saturday against Kansas. Redshirt junior setter Callie Williams shined in her second game as a Bear with four kills on seven attempts, 30 assists, four aces and seven digs. The Green and Gold finished off the Jayhawks 25-14, 25-19, 25-15. Baylor hit .400% in their win after failing to hit .100% in three different sets Friday.Redshirt sophomore outside hitter Lauren Harrison led the way on offense for the second match in a row with 14 kills and two errors on 24 attempts…
By Matthew Soderberg | News EditorBaylor volleyball didn’t go to a fifth set until its 18th match last season, but the Bears had their hands full in their season opener against Kansas Friday night. The Jayhawks doled out the first five-set loss for Baylor since Nov. 30, 2018.The 25-19, 13-25, 22-25, 25-19, 9-15 defeat came without Hannah Sedwick, the Bears’ All-Big 12 setter, and it showed as Baylor’s hit percentage hovered below .100% in the three sets it lost. Former National Player of the Year, senior outside hitter Yossiana Pressley had her worst hit percentage game since facing Texas in…
By Matthew Soderberg | News EditorThe Big 12 chose to push on through the pandemic, but after this weekend, I think they might regret it. Let’s call it COVID-19: 5, Big 12: 4, with two draws.The Four WinsNo one should be surprised by No. 3 Oklahoma’s 48-0 rout of Missouri State. Quarterback Spencer Rattler was impressive in his debut for the Sooners, throwing for 290 yards on 17 attempts with four touchdowns. Unranked West Virginia lit up Eastern Kentucky for its first win of the season. With a score of 56-10, junior quarterback Jarret Doege threw for 228 yards and…
By Matthew Soderberg | News EditorThe season-opening football game between Baylor and the University of Mississippi was cancelled Thursday. The decision was made by the Southeastern Conference as it moved to a 10-game in-conference schedule for member schools.The game would have been a duel between two newly hired head coaches in the Ole Miss Rebels’ Lane Kiffin and the Bears’ Dave Aranda. Baylor released a statement addressing the schedule change via the football team’s social media accounts.“We are aware of the SEC’s decision to play a conference-only schedule. We will continue to evaluate all potential scheduling options in coordination with…
By Matthew Soderberg | News EditorBaylor announced Thursday a new requirement for returning students this fall: a negative COVID-19 test result. President Linda Livingstone stated in her Presidential Perspective that the university would provide the tests by mail soon leading to mixed reactions from students.Baylor is among the first to take the new step. The University of Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Christian University all have testing available on campus, but according to their respective websites, none are providing tests to students before they come back to campus thus far.The mandatory testing adds onto Baylor’s response to the pandemic in…
Matthew Soderberg | News EditorBaylor University announced Monday the cancellation of its May and August dual-commencement ceremonies set to take place on Aug. 14-15. The ceremony will be replaced with an online version held on Aug. 15.The new commencement will be aired on Facebook Live at 10 a.m.. Following speeches and musical performances, August graduates’ names will be displayed on the McLane Stadium video board.The move to an online format comes on the heels of a spike in COVID-19 cases across the country. According to the CDC, Texas has seen the second most new cases of any state in the…
By Matthew Soderberg | Sports WriterThe Lariat put out their picks for players of the year, but we had such a great year in sports that I felt the need to delve deeper. Presenting: Sporterberg’s Unconventionals of the Year!Newcomer of the Year1) Te’a Cooper2) Davion Mitchell3) MaCio TeagueTe’a Cooper came to Baylor after earning Second-Team All SEC honors in her redshirt junior season with South Carolina. As a Lady Bear, the point guard earned All America honors and First-Team All Big 12 while averaging 13.6 points on 44-42-73 shooting splits and dishing out 4.6 assists per game.Freshman of the Year1)…