Baylor Soccer Downs Briarcrest With Strong Second Half

Defending state champion Baylor hosted Briarcrest in a non-region soccer match Saturday and won 5-3. With the match knotted at 1-1 at halftime, Emily Betterton led a strong second half for the Lady red Raiders. Betterton notched two goals to go with scores by Reese Rowlett and Elizabeth Silva.

At the 6^th minute, Baylor’s Olivia Newton scored off a Lilly Catalanotto corner, then at the 17^th minute Ali Howard of Briarcrest tied it up with a score off a breakaway.

The second half started off with a Baylor goal at the 44^th minute when Betterton scored off a pass from Charlotte Hoss. Then at the 51^st minute, Rowlett hit the back of the net off a volley.

Briarcrest scored off a set piece at the 57^th minute, followed by Betterton’s second score of the half  at the 61^st minute, Emily Betterton scored off a Silva free kick.

Silva followed that up with her own goal at the 72^nd minute.

The Lady Saints ended the scoring with a goal at the 78^th minute off a corner kick.

According to Baylor head coach Curtis Blair, “I thought we did a great job of winning 50/50 soccer balls today. We had a lot of different players' score today and that is always good.” 

Baylor is now 10-1-2 on the season.