Daily Bears Reports 11/5/2017 - Bears Win!

Today’s Events

• Women's Tennis, Waco Showdown, 10:00 AM CT
• Women's Soccer, vs. TCU, Big XII Championship, Kansas City, MO, 3:00 PM CT, Watch FS1
• Women's Golf, Battle at the Beach, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico, All Day

Soccer

Baylor faces TCU for Big 12 soccer championship | Baylor Soccer | wacotrib.com, The Baylor soccer team has probably clinched an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament, but would like to take any mystery out of it.

Baylor and TCU to play for Big 12 Soccer Championship on Sunday at Swope | Sporting Kansas City, The 2017 Big 12 Soccer Championship title game is set after two lower-seeded teams prevailed in Friday's semifinals.

No. 5-seed Baylor cruised to a 3-0 victory over top-seeded Oklahoma State before No. 3 TCU edge No. 2-seed and defending tournament champion West Virginia in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw.

Sunday's championship match between Baylor and TCU will kick off at 3 p.m. CT at Children's Mercy Victory Field inside Swope Soccer Village, airing live on FS1. Tickets for the game are available for $8 at the Swope Soccer Village box office prior to kickoff.

Tennis

WT Set for Waco Showdown - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Baylor women’s tennis begins Waco Showdown $80,000 action with singles qualifying rounds at Hurd Tennis Center on Sunday. The Lady Bears are competing unattached to gain experience in the professional tournament.

Waco Showdown attracts high-level talent, including French Open champ | Sports | wacotrib.com, When the UTSA Pro Circuit came to Waco two years ago for the Waco Showdown, once of Jessica Hinojosa’s best friends played in the tournament. She told the Guadalajara, Mexico...

Golf

Volleyball

No. 24 Volleyball Blanks No. 19 Iowa State - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, No. 24 Baylor volleyball (20-5, 10-2 Big 12) took its second consecutive sweep over No. 19 Iowa State (17-5, 7-4 Big 12) Saturday afternoon at the Ferrell Center, 25-19, 25-22, 25-17.

FanPost Contest

Final Poll for Amazeballs FanPost Contest - Our Daily Bears, The preliminary polling is over and we have two top contenders in the Amazeballs FanPost Contest. They are...

Title IX Corrective Actions Approved

Title IX experts who investigated Baylor verify completion of 105 recommendations | Higher Education | wacotrib.com, Title IX experts who conducted the nine-month investigation into how Baylor University responded to sexual violence reports have given their stamp of approval on the school’s ongoing corrective actions that...

Football

Football Rolls Past Kansas for First Win of Season - BaylorBears.com - Baylor University Official Athletic Site, Charlie Brewer threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start, and the Baylor Bears pounded Kansas 38-9 on Saturday for the Bears' first win under new coach Matt Rhule.

Baylor erupts with 38-9 blowout of Kansas for first win | Baylor Bears Football | wacotrib.com, LAWRENCE, Kan. — Baylor coach Matt Rhule always makes his players dress classy, requiring them to wear suits to road games.

Baylor dominates Kansas as Rhule notches first win | The Baylor Lariat, Baylor football took down Kansas 38-9 Saturday in Lawrence, Kan. to give Matt Rhule his first win as head coach.

The Bears (1-8, 1-5) contained the Kansas offense all afternoon to keep the Jayhawks (1-8, 0-6) winless in conference play.

After throwing for over 400 yards against Kansas State a week ago, Kansas sophomore quarterback Carter Stanley only managed 155 yards and tossed an interception against Baylor.

Freshman quarterback Charlie Brewer accumulated 315 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start for the Bears.

Baylor ends losing skid, cruises past Kansas, Charlie Brewer passed for 315 yards and three touchdowns, and the Baylor defense held Kansas to less than 300 yards of total offense in the Bears' 38-9 win over the Jayhawks Saturday afternoon.

3 things we learned from Baylor's 38-9 win over Kansas, The Baylor Bears finally slayed the dragon and won their first game of the season with a rousing win over the Kansas Jayhawks.

Baylor Snags First Win of Matt Rhule Era in Blowout of Kansas, TSHSFootball, The Baylor Bears got their first win of the season on Saturday with a convincing 38-9 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.

What Baylor coach Matt Rhule said after first win of the season, DieHards, After snapping a 14-game regular-season losing streak and winning his first game, Baylor coach Matt Rhule understandably was excited about beating Kansas.

Kansas gets trucked by winless Baylor in its own house – CollegeFootballTalk, University officials have some decisions to make when it comes to the moribund football program.

KU Jayhawks-Baylor Bears football game recap, score, 11/4/17 | The Kansas City Star, Kansas football fans suffering through a season’s worth of disappointment took another shot to the gut Saturday, watching as the Jayhawks were overwhelmed at home in a 38-9 loss to previously winless Baylor.