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Following No. 1 seed Purdue University’s shocking first round loss to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson University, 63-58 on Friday, the college basketball world is possibly in the presence of a shift. After one of the greatest David versus Goliath stories in sports history, the question remains: Is this a trend?
It’s a fortress that scares other soccer teams and a barrier that gives the offense protection. Usually this type of protection would be the goalie, but with No. 7 Baylor it goes beyond that. It’s the combination of the defense and the goalie.
Baylor is first in the Big 12 in part because of the combination between the hard-nosed defense and the effective play of junior goalkeeper Michelle Kloss.
No. 7 Baylor soccer’s ability was on full display against Missouri and No. 19 Texas A&M. The Bears only allowed one goal en route to a 2-1 win over the Tigers on Friday and a 0-0 draw against the Aggies on Sunday.
“It was as soulful performance,” Baylor co-head coach Marci Jobson said. “Soulful. As a coach, it blew me away. I couldn’t ask for more. We had chances and they had chances. That’s what it’s all about between two great teams. Overall, it was a great soccer match and I’m just proud of the Baylor Bears.”
It took 475 minutes this season for No. 7 Baylor soccer to concede a goal, but the Bears came out on top against a high-powered Missouri offense with a 2-1 win on Friday.
The Tigers continuously put pressure on the Baylor defense, taking 16 shots compared to Baylor’s 10. Strong play from junior goalkeeper Michelle Kloss allowed Baylor to keep the lead throughout the game.
It’s going to be a tough task for No. 7 Baylor soccer to continue on an undefeated path this weekend as they travel to a hostile environment to take on Missouri and Texas A&M in College Station.
The Bears (4-0-0) will begin with a game against Missouri at 4 p.m. today and then face Texas A&M at 7 p.m. Sunday.
“I love coming up to weekends like this,” senior defender Kat Ludlow. “This is going to be one of the hardest weekends that we will have this season. They are two tough competitors and we’ve never beaten A&M, so it’s always great competition against them.”
While the softballs used were not signed by the Great Bambino, the No. 25 Baylor Lady Bears played against No. 5 Texas like it was sand lot baseball.
No. 9 Baylor men’s basketball snapped its two-game losing streak as it beat the Iowa State Cyclones 79-64 on Monday at the Ferrell Center. Sophomore Perry Jones III led all scorers with 18 points and seven rebounds.
Phil Pressey scored 19 points, making four of No. 4 Missouri’s season-best 14 3-pointers, and the Tigers beat No. 6 Baylor 72-57 on Saturday.
No. 6 Baylor men’s basketball will look to bounce back from a deflating loss at home to the Kansas Jayhawks, as it takes on the No. 4 Missouri Tigers at 1:30 p.m. Saturday as they travel to Columbia, Mo.
The No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks beat the No. 6 Bears for the second time this season 68-54.
In what could be the Jayhawks’ final game at Missouri, the No. 4 Tigers scored the final 11 points in the last 2:05 to come from behind and beat their archrivals 74-71 on Saturday night for only the second time in the last 12 meetings.
Zone defenses, junk defenses, small ball or walk it up the court: when it comes to opposing teams’ efforts to stop undefeated, top-ranked Baylor, there aren’t many looks coach Kim Mulkey hasn’t encountered this season.
The Baylor men’s basketball team will play the Texas A&M Aggies for the 205th time at 8 p.m. today.
Winning on the road is always tough, even if your opponent is winless in conference play.
Well done, Baylor Nation.
Despite the loss by men’s basketball to Kansas last week, the Ferrell Center sold out last Saturday for the game against now No. 2 Missouri.
The Baylor Bears suffered their second straight loss Saturday at the hands of the Missouri Tigers 89-88. This was the Bears’ first home loss of the season, which puts them at 17-2 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 play.
“The fastest 40 minutes in basketball.” That used to be the slogan for Missouri’s No. 5 basketball team.
As the athletic competition moves from the gridiron to the hardwood to start 2012, I wanted to rank the top moments from the Baylor football season. I
With the removal of the Big 12 championship game after the exit of Colorado and Nebraska, this final week of games will decide which team earns the automatic BCS bid. Although only six teams are playing this week, all of them have earned bowl bids, making each matchup important for the Big 12 standings and potential bowl positions.
Robert Griffin III boosted his Heisman Trophy push with a record-setting performance for the nation to see in Baylor’s first win ever over Oklahoma.
The Big 12 is on the national television stage once again as No. 22 Baylor battles No. 5 Oklahoma at 7 p.m. on ABC in Waco. Other things at stake for conference teams include bowl eligibility and national title game aspirations.
Kansas State came into the season not expected to be much of anything, and Texas A&M came in with all the hype.
In the high-octane Baylor offense, there is one receiver who uses his speed as his primary weapon when battling the opposing defense.
When a football team’s offense lines up inside the 20-yard line, its chances of scoring greatly increase; for the Baylor Bears, however, this aspect of the game has given them problems.
After Baylor’s 42-39 win over Missouri on Saturday, the Bears only need one more win to become bowl eligible for the second straight season, something they have not done since the 1991 and 1992 season.
Baylor volleyball’s offensive power could not overtake the Missouri Tigers as it fell 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-27) Saturday in Columbia, Mo.
Baylor football looks to turn its season around against the Missouri Tigers at 6 p.m. Saturday in Floyd Casey Stadium.
Before the season began, the Sooners-versus-Aggies game looked to be the deciding factor of the Big 12 champion.
It all came down to one kick. Unfortunately for the Bears, the ball soared directly over the out-stretched arms of senior goalkeeper Courtney Seelhorst and the Bears’ run at a Big 12 Championship was over.