Women’s Soccer Edged Out by No. 17 Baylor, 1-0

Sunday, August 26

Boca Raton, Fla.

6 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

1-3-0

Baylor

3-1-0

Baylor

Florida Atlantic

Photo by: JC Ridley/Owlpix.com

8/26/2018 9:25:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University women's soccer and No. 17 Baylor played even for 80 minutes, but the lone goal of the match came during that late timeframe by the visiting Bears, and they held off the Owls Sunday night by a 1-0 score.

Turning Point:
Prior to the score, the game was played very evenly and mostly between the boxes. The game-winner saw a long strike to the right side, and eventually possession was corralled by Kennedy Brown of the Bears (3-1-0), who shot over a charging Jennifer Ocampo to find the net.

The Finish:
The Owls (1-3-0) had one more shot attempt and two corners in the final 9:29 of action, but could not knot the match back up. Baylor's second goalkeeper, Jennifer Wandt, did not have to record a save after the break to pick up the win.

Notables:

All three shot attempts by FAU in the first period were on target, one each by Gi Krstec, Mary Hasler and Sammy Vitols
The other three attempts, following the half, came by Tiril Haga, Elisha Holmes and Mary O'Hara
Baylor took the shot column, 11-6
Ocampo saved five of the six shots taken on target
Six Owls played the whole 90: the entire defense of Ocampo, Ebba Blomqvist, Hailey Landrus, Alex Maxson and Carolynn Wotring, and midfielder Jessica Monteiro. Also in the midfield and totaling 82 minutes of action was O'Hara

Quotable:
"It's a little unfortunate (but) I'm proud of our team," said Head Coach Patrick Baker of the result. "I'm proud of how we schemed for tonight's game; I thought we did a great job following the gameplan … Disappointing, but I'm proud of the effort and the focus that we had tonight. We gave ourselves a chance, you're playing a nationally-ranked team at home, and you've got 15 minutes left, and you just know that whoever scores first probably is going to win it there. Unfortunately, that was them."

Full Video with Coach Baker:

What's Next:
Next weekend is split, road and home, starting with Murray State away on Friday night. Then the Owls return to FAU Soccer Stadium in a week's time, Sunday, at 1 p.m. against Niagara. To purchase tickets, visit www.fausports.com or call 1-866-FAU-OWLS.