No. 3 seed Baylor soccer’s late push falls short as No. 1 seed BYU wins Big 12 title

By Carson Vercoe | Sports Writer It had been over one year since No. 3 seed Baylor soccer and BYU met in the Big 12 semifinals, when the Cougars crushed the Bears’ Big 12 championship hopes in a dominant 4-0 victory. Baylor entered the Big 12 championship game Saturday with a chance to get revenge on the same team that ended its conference tournament run the year before. After 90 minutes in the pouring rain and cold, Baylor (17-4-1, 8-2-1 Big 12) fell short of a comeback in the Big 12 championship, losing 3-2 to No. 1 seed BYU (13-3-5, 8-1-2 Big 12). “[I’m] really proud of the team,” Lenard said. “Really proud of the resilience we have continued to show. That was a hard game, and that was a hard opponent.” With its back against the wall trailing 2-0, Baylor needed a spark on offense. It found it when senior midfielder Aryanna Jimison sent a ground ball into the box for junior midfielder Noelle Sather.

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