Daily Bears Report 10/7/2017 - Sic ‘em Bears! Mims leads nation!

Today’s Events

• Women's Volleyball, vs. West Virginia, 2:00 PM CT, Gametracker, Listen, Watch
• Softball, vs. Texas A&M-Commerce DH, 2:00 PM CT
• Men's Tennis, ITA All-American Championships, Tulsa, Okla., All Day
• Women's Tennis, H-E-B Invitational, All Day
• Equestrian, @ Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Baylor Spirit adds new mascot, Marigold

Soccer

SOC Dominates Texas Tech in 3-0 Shutout - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, WACO, Texas Baylor soccer (8-3-2, 2-2-1) had an offensive breakthrough, defeating Texas Tech (8-5-1, 1-3-1) in a 3-0 shutout on Friday evening at Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field.

Volleyball

Preview: VB Hosts West Virginia Saturday Afternoon - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Baylor volleyball (14-4, 4-1 Big 12) looks to continue its winning ways against West Virginia (12-5, 1-3) Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. CT at the Ferrell Center in Waco.

Baylor volleyball soaring into home meeting with West Virginia | Baylor Volleyball | wacotrib.com, Doesn’t matter the sport — basketball, volleyball, wrestling. Anytime you venture into Iowa State’s Hilton Coliseum — home of “Hilton Magic,” as the locals say — and escape with a

Katie Staiger shares her positive outlook on her last season for Baylor volleyball

Volleyball Sweeps No. 20 Iowa State in Ames - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Baylor volleyball (14-4, 4-1 Big 12) came out fast and never let up in a 3-0 sweep over No. 20 Iowa State Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, 25-19, 25-20, 25-14.

Equestrian

Tennis

WT Unblemished in Singles Play in H-E-B Invitational - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, The Baylor women’s tennis team kicked off fall action in their first home tournament on Friday. Hosting the H-E-B Invitational at Hurd Tennis Center, the Lady Bears pulled off a singles sweep, 4-0, on day one.

WT Hosts H-E-B Invitational - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Baylor women’s tennis is in action at home for the first time this year as it hosts the H-E-B Invitational at Hurd Tennis Center on Oct. 6-8. Singles play begins at 9 a.m. (CT) on Friday with doubles action following at 10:30 a.m.

MT Doubles Duo Upsets Top-15 Opponent at ITA All-American Championships - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Baylor men's tennis juniors Will Little and Johannes Schretter advanced to the doubles quarterfinals in day two of the main draw at the Saint Francis Health System Men's ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.

Tennis Duo Draws from International Experience - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Even after winning 48 singles matches in his first two seasons at Baylor, Jimmy Bendeck’s not sure if he will play professional tennis one day.

Men's Tennis Advances to Round of 16 at ITA All-American Championships - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Baylor men's tennis juniors Johannes Schretter and Will Little advanced to the main draw doubles round of 16 at the Saint Francis Health System Men's ITA All-American Championships Thursday in Tulsa, Okla.

Basketball

Big 12, SEC announces 2017 women's basketball challenge, DieHards, The Big 12 and Southeastern Conference announced the 10-game slate for the women's basketball version of the 2017 Big 12/SEC challenge.

Even sweeter: Bears hope to build off last year's NCAA run | Baylor Men's Basketball | wacotrib.com, Coming off last year’s Sweet 16 appearance, the veteran Baylor basketball players hope they can parlay that experience into another deep NCAA tournament run.

Baylor men open basketball practice, KWTX TV, The Baylor men's basketball team has opened preseason workouts with their eyes on a tough schedule again this season.

Cross Country

Cross Country Finishes Third at Aggieland Open - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Baylor cross country posted a third-place finish on the women’s side at the Aggieland Open in College Station, Texas Friday evening.

Football

Lockhart Has Sights Set on Starting for Bears Next Year - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Three years ago, as a blue-chip recruit and U.S. Army All-American defensive end from 5A state champion Ennis, James Lockhart had his pick of colleges with offers from the likes of Alabama, Notre Dame and Ohio State.

College Sports: Recipe for Baylor's 0-5 start: departure of 41 players from 2013-16 classes, 57 games lost to injury | SportsDay, No matter what happened this season or what coach Matt Rhule and his staff did, Baylor was always facing a struggle. Attrition, in part caused by...