Soccer suffers first loss against Baylor, 2-1

Thursday, August 27

Austin, Texas

7:45 p.m. CT

University of Texas

3-1-1, 0-0-0

Baylor

3-1-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Baylor	1	1	2
Texas	1	0	1

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Harrington notches first goal as Longhorn in defeat

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas soccer team dropped its first contest of the season, falling to Baylor, 2-1, at Mike A. Myers Stadium on Thursday evening.

The Longhorns (3-1-1) generated more shots, shots on goal and corners than the Bears (3-1-0), but Baylor delivered the decisive tally in the 75^th minute.

Theresa McCullough sprung free down the left sideline and darted into the six-yard box. McCullough tucked a point-blank shot inside the near post to notch the Bears' first win in Austin since 2015.

For the fifth straight match, Texas found the back of the net first.

Hannah Tate drove a high-arching ball over the top of Baylor's backline. Ava McDonald dashed past the defense and set up Callan Harrington right in front of the goal. Harrington tapped home her first tally on The Forty Acres to put the Longhorns ahead in the 16^th minute.

Over the next 13 minutes, Texas nearly doubled its advantage on two different occasions. McDonald and EmJ Witt beat the keeper in the 19^th and 29^th minutes, respectively, but both times a Bears' defender denied the ball on the goal line.

Baylor equalized at the 33:00 mark, as Aryanna Jimison provided a spark off the bench. Jimison ripped a left-foot strike from 20 yards out into the bottom right corner for her first tally of the year.

Overall, the Longhorns outshot the Bears, 17-16, highlighted by a 9-4 advantage in shots on target. Texas mounted eight corners and held the visitors to just two.

Up next, the Longhorns will play their final non-conference home match against Incarnate Word on Sunday. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. at Mike A. Myers Stadium.

Prior to Sunday's showdown, Texas will recognize Harrington, Witt, Toni Lopez, Arianna Brothers, Caroline Dill, Bayliss Flynn, Amaya Haley and Hannah Tate, as well as student-managers Mariza Casarez and Ashley Watt with a special Senior Day ceremony.