Soccer rides Cameron Brooks’ early goal past Baylor, 1-0

Friday, October 30

Austin, Texas

7 p.m. CT

University of Texas

4-4-0, 4-4-0

Baylor

2-3-3, 2-3-3

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Texas	1	0	1

Soccer rides Cameron Brooks’ early goal past Baylor, 1-0

10.30.2020 | Soccer

Box Score

Senior goalkeeper Savannah Madden tied her career high with 10 saves in the win over the Bears

AUSTIN, Texas – On Friday night in front of 843 fans at Mike A. Myers Stadium, Texas soccer (4-4-0) got its Halloween treat one night early as junior forward Cameron Brooks scored just 4:24 into the match to help power the Longhorns past I-35 rival Baylor (2-3-3), 1-0.

Texas Team Notes

Texas celebrated the careers of seniors Haley Berg, Nicole Curry, Bailey Dobbs, Savannah Madden, Peyton McGee and Emily Strouphauer in a post-match ceremony.
Texas' Angela Kelly now has 249 career wins in 21 years as a head coach. With a win next Friday night at Texas Tech, she could reach the 250-win plateau to end the 2020 campaign.
Cameron Brooks' fifth-minute goal marked the 24th time that the Longhorns have scored a goal during the opening 10 minutes of a match under the guidance of ninth-year Texas head coach Angela Kelly. The Longhorns hold a stellar 18-5-1 record in those instances.
Texas improved to 15-9-4 all-time in its series against Baylor, including 8-3-2 in Austin. UT is also 6-2-1 in its last nine meetings against the Bears.
Texas is 22-3-1 since the start of the 2018 season when scoring first in a match.
Texas is now 28-14 in its last 42 one-goal contests dating back to the start of the 2017 campaign.

Texas Player Notes

Senior goalkeeper Savannah Madden equaled her career-high by making 10 saves against the Bears while registering her fifth career solo shutout. Her previous 10-save effort came during a 2-1 loss to No. 17 Texas Tech back on Oct. 27, 2019.
With her goal at 4:24, Brooks scored the match-winner against Baylor for the second consecutive season. The Round Rock, Texas, product also found the net with the winning score in Waco back on Oct. 18, 2019, as UT topped Baylor, 2-1.
Brooks' goal was the third match-winner of her career and her first of the 2020 campaign.
Freshman forward Presley Echols was credited with her second career assist on Brooks' goal, while junior midfielder Carlee Allen registered her first assist of the season and third of her career.

The Details

It didn't take long for the fireworks to start on Friday night as a Texas foul in the box granted Baylor a penalty kick opportunity just 3:56 into the contest. Unfortunately for the Bears, Maddie Algya stepped to the spot and pulled her PK outside the left post to keep things scoreless.

It was just 28 seconds later that Texas created a goal of their own as Brooks found pay dirt at 4:24. Madden started the play by driving a goal kick towards the center circle. Allen managed to leap and head the ball forward to Echols. The freshman took a quick touch and played a ball between three Baylor defenders right into the path of Brooks. The junior forward dribbled to the top of the box and chipped a shot, off the fingertips of BU goalkeeper Jennifer Wandt, just inside the right post to make it 1-0.

Down an early score, Baylor's offense began firing away as Sarah Hornyak (7:21) and Taylor Moon (7:48) each drove lengthy attempts straight to Madden.

The Longhorns came close to another at the 12:04 mark as Echols got a ball in some space in the right side of the 18. The Dallas, Texas, native fired a shot from 16 yards that Wandt dove to tip out to her right. A Bear defender was right there to take possession of the rebound and clear it out of any further danger.

With Baylor mostly settling for shots from distance, Texas created another chance at 31:31. A pass from the middle of the pitch from junior midfielder Julia Grosso located senior midfielder Haley Berg in space out wide left. The Celina, Texas, native drove in towards the left post and tried to beat Wandt short side. The BU goalkeeper managed to pop out her right leg, however, and deflect the nine-yard effort outside the woodwork.

The Bears nearly capitalized on a UT defensive mistake in the 35th minute. A slow Texas back pass was intercepted by Baylor near the top of the 18 and fed out on the left wing to Moon. In space, she drove a 10-yard shot directly into Madden's waiting arms for another of the San Diego, Calif., native's seven first-half stops.

Out of the halftime break, Echols caused more trouble at 49:24 as her nine-yard headed shot off a cross ventured up-and-over the bar.

During the 58th minute, Baylor's Mackenzie Anthony received a pass in some space behind the UT backline, but her 14-yard chip proved off target wide left.

Olivia Mack had another solid opportunity to grab Baylor the equalizer at 65:50, but her 12-yard shot from the right wing again traveled straight to Madden.

Perhaps Baylor's best opportunity in the second half came during the 71st minute. Off a cross from the right wing into the middle of the 18, Moon took control and drove a shot on target that Madden saved out to her right. A 14-yard follow up from Mack rolled wide left as the Longhorns maintained their one-goal advantage.

Echols created one final solid scoring chance for the Horns in the 74th minute as her 14-yard shot was tipped just up-and-over the crossbar by Wandt before landing on the top netting.

Over the last 11:11 of the match, the Bears offense managed five more shots, but none of them were on frame as UT's defense ran out the clock on the fourth Texas win of the season.