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The Bears broke their two-game losing streak with a dominant 4-0 win over UTSA and extended their new undefeated streak to two matches after a 0-0 draw with Oral Roberts University.

Baylor volleyball dropped its final three non-conference games last weekend at the University of Texas at San Antonio Classic in San Antonio. The team was winless during the weekend, falling to Louisiana State University twice and host UTSA to wrap up the tournament.

When freshman outside hitter Katie Staiger suffered a torn ACL in her second collegiate volleyball match, it was tough not only for her, but for the whole team, head coach Jim Barnes said.

Baylor has become home to several families in athletics over the years. Baseball coach Steve Smith coached his two sons Ryan and Case last season; women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey did the same with her daughter, Makenzie Robertson, throughout her college career. But no other team has a husband and wife duo like Baylor soccer coaches Paul and Marci Jobson.

Baylor soccer started and ended two streaks this weekend in Illinois. The Bears’ three-game win streak came to a halt after falling to No. 19 Notre Dame in a nip and tuck 1-0 road battle for the Bears on Friday night. The Bears (5-3-0) dropped their second match of the weekend to Illinois State in a 2-1 overtime shocker.

Baylor soccer forward Precious Akanyirige is tied for the team lead in goals as a true freshman, and has done it all playing a position she had hardly played at all before coming to Baylor.

Baylor soccer kicks off another weekend in Waco after a dramatic 2-1 win at No. 23 BYU last Monday. The Bears put their perfect home record on the line against the University of Incarnate Word at 7 p.m. Friday and Northwestern State University at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Baylor took a 4-set win over Texas State at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos Wednesday night. The Bears had dropped a 4-set thriller last year to the Bobcats.