- Finley Lacher tallied her first career in the waning moments of the first half.
- Makenna August made five saves in goal to keep Texas A&M in striking distance.
- The Aggies wrap up the season-opening, three-match road swing with Wednesday’s trip to play Texas State.
WACO – The Texas A&M soccer team came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 decision against the Baylor Bears Sunday evening at Betty Lou Mays Field.
After falling behind 2-0 midway through the first stanza, the Aggies pulled one back with 46 seconds left in the first half. The Maroon & White continued to menace in the second half but were unable to pull even.
Finley Lacher scored her first career goal in the 45th minute. Riley Crooks came off the backline to probe the Baylor midfield, charging on the dribble from the defensive side of the center stripe to 20 yards. She slipped a cross to Lacher who used her second touch to drill a side inside the left post.
Baylor owned a 19-7 shot advantage, including 7-2 in shots-on-goal, but freshman goalkeeper Makenna August made five saves to keep the Maroon & White in striking distance.
GOAL SUMMARY
7’ | Callie Conrad put a shot off the underside of the crossbar and in net from the spot after a cross from Brynnlee Bohannon from the right side of the box. BU 1, A&M 0
32’ | Grace White received a diagonal thru ball from Aryanna Jimison as she was charging into the penalty box. She sent a belt-high shot past Makenna August on the right side. BU 2, A&M 0
45’ | Finley Lacher pulled one back in the waning moments of the first half. Riley Crooks received a pass on the defensive side of the center stripe and weaved through the midfield before depositing a pass to Lacher. With her second touch, Lacher blasted a right-footer from inside the penalty arc, beating a diving Baylor goalkeeper inside the left post. BU 2, A&M 1
UP NEXT
The Aggies wrap up the season opening road swing when they head to San Marcos for Wednesday’s 7:30 p.m. contest against the Texas State Bobcats.