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Post Match Press Conference
DALLAS (SMU) — The SMU women's soccer program fought hard but fell 2-1 to Baylor Thursday night inside Washburne Stadium in the team's last non-conference match this season.
Eliana Salama scored her fourth goal of the season, a team-high, on a
Truth Byars and
Kelly Gordon feed. It was her eighth career goal.
Goalkeeper
Sierra Cota-Yarde recorded a season-high five saves, four of which occurred in the first half.
The Mustangs rattled off 10 shots (four on goal) to Baylor's 15 (seven on goal).
SMU heads into its inaugural ACC slate with a record of 4-3-0, while Baylor improved to 5-1-0. The Mustangs were the first team to score a goal against the Bears in their last three matches.
// HOW IT HAPPENED
Both teams generated scoring opportunities right out of the gate, but the Mustangs would strike first off the foot of
Eliana Salama in the 12
th minute.
The freshman
Kelly Gordon forced a turnover deep inside Baylor's half and connected with
Truth Byars, who set up Salama to fire one into the top left corner.
Both Gordon and Byars earned their first assist of the season on the play.
SMU would continue to attack on offense as Salama sent a shot off the crossbar and then off the Bears' goalkeeper but never crossed the goal line.
The Mustangs carried their 1-0 lead into the half despite being outshot 7-5 by the Bears.
Cota-Yarde tied her season high in saves (4) in the first half.
Baylor came out of the break attacking on offense and scored the match-equalizing goal in the 55
th minute.
SMU would respond as
Mackenzie Rudden and
Liz Eddy would send shots towards the net in the 70th and 73rd minute but could not find the back of the net.
The Bears' Tyler Isgrig broke the tie, scoring the match-deciding goal in the 77th minute.
// OTHER NOTES
SMU is now 11-6-0 all-time versus Baylor.
In her third season as head coach of the Mustangs,
Nicole Nelson is now 25-13-6
SMU now holds a record of 22-7-3 at home since 2021.
The Mustangs are now 466-243-59 all-time in program history.
