Baylor put up four shots on goal in the first half, including a back-to-back chance from Ashley Merrill where the Wisconsin goalkeeper had to make two saves. In a battle from the beginning, neither team gave up a goal in the first half as the defenses were on high alert. WACO, Texas – Baylor soccer fell to Wisconsin, 2-0, Sunday night at Betty Lou Mays Field after holding the Badgers scoreless through the first half. Next up for the Bears is a trip down I-35 to face Florida (1-1-0) and 10 th-ranked North Carolina (2-0-0) in neutral-site games on Thursday and Sunday, respectively, at Mike A. We did not make those sorts of game-changing plays and they did.' 'She made two-consecutive saves in the first half and two, maybe three-consecutive saves down on this end to keep the lead there. 'Credit to their goalkeeper,' Lenard said. I think if we get LT back in goal, we'll see improvements in that area from her.'īaylor's best second-half chance came with about three minutes left, when Olivia Mack, Haven Terry and Maddie Algya peppered three-straight shots that McKinney saved. She's a little bit more comfortable with her feet, though we've challenged LT. 'I don't prefer to change goalkeepers at half as much, so now we're looking for opportunities to give them each a game and see. 'It's part of seeing what we've got,' Lenard said. She had four second-half saves to keep the Bears in the game. She should be fine in a couple of days, just bad timing.'Īfter starting junior Lauren Traywick in Thursday's 1-1 draw with Minnesota, Lenard went with Texas Tech transfer Martin in goal. We wanted to get (sophomore Kate Zimmerman) some minutes regardless of that, but would've preferred not to take Kayley out, especially for the entirety of the second and even part of the first half. 'It was just really terrible timing,' Lenard said. The Bears, already down a pair of potential starters with Taylor Moon and Mackenzie Anthony both out with injuries, suffered another blow late in the first half when fifth-year senior defender Kayley Ables got sick and had to sit out the rest of the game But Wisconsin goalkeeper Erin McKinney, who recorded her second-straight shutout, saved back-to-back point-blank shots in front of the goal by Dallas Baptist transfer Ashley Merrill. If we get one, now it's 1-1, but you go down 2-0 and now you've got a steep hill to climb.'īaylor (0-1-1) had its chances in the first half, putting five of its six shots on goal. If one team is able to gain the lead in that moment, the next five minutes are really critical. The momentum swings back and forth constantly. But, we made errors leading up to those opportunities. 'They finished when they got their opportunities,' Lenard said.

Instead, the Badgers (1-0-1) struck again, scoring 35 seconds later when Emma Jaskaniec scored on a penalty kick after Martin was called for a foul on a tackle of Wisconsin midfielder Aryssa Mahrt inside the box. We needed to respond with a little bit more confidence, a little bit more urgency, to try to get a goal immediately.' 'I think in that moment, we responded with a little bit of immaturity. 'We were making some poor decisions in some critical moments and turning the ball over in the middle of the field, and they get a goal,' Baylor head coach Michelle Lenard said. Making the most of fewer chances, Wisconsin scored twice in a span of 35 seconds in the second half to hand Baylor soccer a 2-0 loss Sunday night at Betty Lou Mays Field.Ī defensive lapse led to the Badgers' first goal, when Adee Boar took a cross from Izzy Verdugo and kicked it into the left side of the net as goalkeeper Madison Martin wasn't able to get back in time.

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