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From prime-time football in Colorado to penalty kicks on the Brazos, another eventful weekend in Baylor Athletics came and went. While the Bears fighting in the mountains were cast under the national spotlight, here’s everything else you may have missed in the Baylor sports world over the weekend.
Baylor’s spectacular special teams showing whittled away by mistakes in overtime loss to Colorado.
Wenfei Yu starred in Waco as Zuzanna Kubacha won her opening game in Cary, North Carolina.
In the first afternoon match of the season, as temperatures neared triple digits, Baylor soccer secured its first win of conference play and broke a four-game winless streak against Houston, 4-0, Sunday at Betty Lou Mays Field.
Baylor football marched into Boulder looking to make a statement in front of a national audience. Instead, the prime-time duel was defined by Colorado’s improbable last-minute heroics which sealed a 38-31 overtime victory over the Bears on Saturday night at Folsom Field.
The Bears allowed there opponents to score more than 17 points just once against a talented Rainbow Warriors team.
Fall SPorts
Football
The Bears have reportedly reached out to several signal-callers in the transfer portal.
Baylor football officially introduced new offensive coordinator Jake Spavital as part of a press conference on Monday at McLane Stadium.
Jake Spavital is returning to the Lone Star State after being named the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Baylor football, head coach Dave Aranda announced Thursday.
Cross County and Track & Field
Men’s and women’s finished 17th and 11th respectively as the Bears close out the cross country season.
Cross country and track are not the same sport, believe it or not. Three Baylor athletes who run for both teams break down the differences.
The men finished sixth as the women finished seventh, led by Ryan Hodge and Lily Jacobs.
Volleyball
The Bears beat the Bearcats in their first match as conference foes.
In a flurry of firsts, Baylor soccer will continue its roll in Waco against Cincinnati for the first time in program history, while No. 20 Baylor volleyball will head to Ohio and clash with the Bearcats for the first time since 1992.
The Bears forced a fifth set after an early 2-0 deficit.
Tennis
Baylor women’s tennis will host the Baylor Invite from Friday to Sunday and welcomes the University of Houston, Texas Christian University and Washington State.
Senior Finn Bass claimed the ITA Texas Regional title on Tuesday winning 6-2, 6-2.
Baylor women’s tennis has competed in many different places in the last few weeks. How can they build team chemistry for the upcoming season if they aren’t in the same place?
Soccer
With a new head coach to pair with 15 new players, Baylor soccer looks to find a successful season.
Former Baylor University soccer player Eva Mitchell filed a civil action complaint and jury trial demand against Baylor University on Thursday, alleging she suffered traumatic brain injuries after being forced to participate in dangerous header drills during practice.
New head coach points to God as motivation to joining Baylor
In Case You Missed It
From prime-time football in Colorado to penalty kicks on the Brazos, another eventful weekend in Baylor Athletics came and went. While the Bears fighting in the mountains were cast under the national spotlight, here’s everything else you may have missed in the Baylor sports world over the weekend.
In the final week of non-conference play for three Baylor sports, the Bears combined to go 2-0-1 over the weekend, in addition to strong Olympic sports performances. Baylor football successfully blacked out McLane Stadium, but here’s everything else you may have missed in Baylor Athletics over the weekend.
Pro Sports
Missi was tabbed as the 22nd overall pick in ESPN’s Mock Draft on April 17, while Walter was projected in the lottery at No. 12. Fraschilla said they’re both “prototype NBA players once they physically mature in the next two, three, four [or] five years.”
In the 2023 season, Major League Baseball officials added the pitch clock to aid the speed of the game. After the season and now into 2024, I’ve seen that the pitch clock has been very useful and has accelerated the pace of the game.
Hot Seat
Baylor men’s basketball might just have the most fascinating opening-season stretch of any team in the country. After getting walloped by No. 6 Gonzaga in the dead of night, the No. 12-ranked Bears (2-1) silenced No. 16 Arkansas in Dallas and took care of business against Sam Houston in the season home opener, 104-67.
The Bears have never finished as a top-five scoring offense under head coach Scott Drew.
