Baylor Storms Back to Beat Huskers

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Lincoln ? The Nebraska soccer team watched Baylor erase a 2-1 halftime deficit and score three second-half goals to post a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Huskers on Sunday afternoon at the Abbott Sports Complex.

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With the loss, NU dropped to 11-5 overall and 5-2 in the Big 12 Conference. Baylor improved to 5-8-2 and 2-5-1.

 

The Huskers took a 1-0 lead at 15:38 when junior Sasha Andrews delivered a pass to sophomore Brittany Timko, who broke free from the defense and beat Baylor’s goalkeeper Ashley Holder to her left from eight yards out.

 

Timko added her second goal 12:23 later when she beat Holder to a ball in the box and chipped it over her head and into the back of the net to put NU up 2-0.

 

Nebraska appeared to be in control, but Baylor closed the gap to 2-1 before the half on a goal by Anna Schuch off an assist from Brittani Zonker in the 43rd minute.

 

The Bears then tied the game 6:42 into the second half when Tiffany Boshers found a loose ball in front of the net and scored from point-blank range.

 

Baylor scored its third unanswered goal to take a 3-2 lead at 56:13 before Nebraska answered back.

 

Senior Brooke Bredenberg beat Holder to tie the game 3-3 with a sliding kick in the 61st minute, but the Huskers were unable to hold off the Bears in the game's final minutes.

 

With only 11:15 remaining, Gentry Sharp scored her first goal of the season to give Baylor the 4-3 advantage. Sharp’s goal marked the first time this season that Nebraska has allowed more than three goals in a game.

 

For the game, Nebraska outshot BU, 26-16 and put 11 shots on goal to Baylor’s eight. The Huskers also won 17 corner kicks while limiting the Bears to just one. Timko's two goals gave her 15 for the season and increased her Big 12-leading point total to 43. She now ranks seventh on the NU single-season charts for most points in a season.

 

 

In goal, sophomore goalkeeper Katie Wright made three saves for Nebraska. Holder, who leads the Big 12 Conference with a 5.50 saves per game average, recorded eight saves in goal for Baylor.

 

Nebraska heads to Oklahoma next weekend for a Friday match against OklahomaState and a Sunday contest against Oklahoma.