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Daily Bears Report 11/1/2017 - Lady Bears Win by 78 in Exhibition

Football injuries, Brewer to Start, Soccer in Big XII Tourney, Volleyball vs. TCU, T&F 2018 Schedule, CFP Rankings

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Today’s Events

Tennis

Van Zyl Qualifies for ITA Nationals Fall Championships - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Senior Theresa Van Zyl will represent Baylor women’s tennis at the ITA Nationals Fall Championship after earning an Oracle wildcard selection. The tournament runs from Nov. 1-5 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.

Soccer

Baylor opens Big 12 soccer tourney against Texas | Baylor Soccer | wacotrib.com, The Baylor soccer team hasn’t forgotten how tough its 1-0 overtime loss to Texas was on Oct. 20 at Betty Lou May Field.

SOC Opens Play at Big 12 Soccer Championship - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Baylor soccer (10-5-2, 4-4-1 Big 12) will look to continue building its resume for NCAA postseason play, kicking off its run at the 2017 Big 12 Soccer Championship facing the No. 4 seed Texas (13-2-2, 5-2-2 Big 12) on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 2 p.m. at Swope Soccer Village.

Baylor soccer leads Big 12 in academic honors - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 - Central Texas News and Weather for Waco, Temple, Killeen |, Baylor soccer placed 17 student-athletes on the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Soccer team.

Volleyball

Preview: No. 24 Volleyball Matches Up Against TCU - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, No. 24 Baylor volleyball (18-5, 8-2 Big 12) looks for its first season sweep over TCU (10-11, 2-7) since the 2012 season as it hosts the Horned Frogs Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. at the Ferrell Center.

Baylor Rests Katie Staiger To Help Prevent Possible Injury, Following a tough week and a long season leading up to now, Baylor decided to rest Katie Staiger against their easier conference foes this week.

Track & Field

Baylor Track & Field Unveils 2018 Schedule - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Baylor track and field head coach Todd Harbour released his squad's 2018 schedule Tuesday, which features seven indoor meets and a total of nine outdoor competitions.

Man Bears Basketball

Baylor Basketball 2017-18 Roster Preview | Guards - Our Daily Bears, We take an in-depth look at Baylor’s talented but troublingly short guard rotation.

In past seasons, Baylor has had success with steady floor generals at the helm. Lecomte is about as close to Tweety Carter as they come.

McClure won’t be the Bears best player this year, and he doesn’t have to be a star. He does have to be consistent, though, or the entire back court could get thrown out of whack.

Lindsey has to pick his spots in order to be effective as a scorer. His talents lie in handling the ball and creating for his teammates through intelligent probing off of screens.

Lady Bears Basketball

Hot-shooting Lady Bears extinguish Tarleton, 122-44 | Lady Bears Basketball | wacotrib.com, Walking through the concourse of the Ferrell Center and down to court level, the Baylor women’s basketball fans couldn’t contain their excitement. They were ready to see their Lady Bears

WBB Defeats Tarleton State in Exhibition - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Natalie Chou scored 20 points to lead the Lady Bears to a 122-44 win over Tarleton State Tuesday night at the Ferrell Center.

TexAnns taking ‘positive things’ away from Baylor exhibition – The Flash Today, It was a 122-44 loss Tuesday evening, but that’s not what the Tarleton State TexAnns are concerned with. They may one day forget the score altogether, but they won’t forget having the opportunity to play No. 3 Baylor at the Ferrell Center.

Football

Meet the Press: #SicKU - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Coach Rhule met with the media Tuesday morning to discuss the Bears' upcoming game.

Charlie Brewer to start for Baylor against Kansas, According to John Werner of the Waco Tribune-Herald, Charlie Brewer will get the start against Kansa...

Football Heads to Lawrence to Face Kansas - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, The Bears leave the state of Texas for the final time in 2017 with a road trip to Kansas. Baylor has won seven straight over the Jayhawks - including three consecutive trips to Lawrence.

Injuries Giving Other Players Opportunities To Step Up - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, After running through a sobering litany of injuries that includes linebacker Clay Johnston and receiver Pooh Stricklin out for the remainder of the season, Baylor coach Matt Rhule said sophomore Blake Lynch’s ultimate position this week will “come down to where we have more guys.”

College Sports: Baylor freshman Charlie Brewer named starting QB vs. Kansas | SportsDay, Freshman Charlie Brewer will get his first career start for Baylor on Saturday versus Kansas. Brewer will replace Zach Smith in the game due to a...

Baylor football devastated by injuries across roster in 2017, Baylor football has dealt with plenty of injuries this season, The Bears' issues have helped derail the season to 0-8 through Week 9.

Former Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon medically withdraws from Baylor - Arizona Desert Swarm, A heartbreaking way for his career to end.

Still not cleared after concussion, QB Anu Solomon 'medically withdraws' from Baylor, nu Solomon joined Baylor as a graduate transfer from Arizona, but hasn't played since Week 2 due to a concussion.

CFP Playoff Rankings

College Football Playoff Rankings: Georgia opens at No. 1, Notre Dame at No. 3 - CBSSports.com, Did your favorite team make it into 2017's first official college football rankings top 25?