Baylor traveled north this past weekend to take on the University of Dallas in 25 mph winds.  The game was dedicated to scrumhalf Tyler Jackson, who was the honorary captain, this being his very last match with Baylor.  The match started off slow, but once the Bears warmed up, things began to fall into place.  Good rucks and mauls allowed the guys to move down the field for the match’s first points by 8 man Andy Audet, Brent Brookshire was successful on the conversion.  UD responded by taking back possession, working through their forwards with successful picks, and shirking off the horrible arm tackling by Baylor.  UD though was no match for Baylor and the Bear’s defense stopped UD from putting in any points.  Taking back possession, Baylor marched down the pitch with another fine display of rucking, mauling, and passing, and fullback Justin Evans put in another score.  A couple of minutes later great ball handling and support from Andy Audet and Scott Lake allowed winger Matt Reid to score another try.  UD threatened once more, but again was unsuccessful.  The halftime score was 17-0

During halftime, Coach Clayton Jewett gave the Bears a good tongue lashing for their horrible tackling, and it must have worked.  The second half started with amazing hits and tackles by Matt Reid, Jake Amescua, Brent Brookshire, and Andy Audet.  Baylor continued their excellent rucking and passing, and flyhalf Travis Bonning would put in another try.  A few minutes after, Justin Evans had a break away run for another try, Brent Brookshire was successful on the conversion.  This would bring the score to 29-0.  Toward the end of the match, a mental mistake allowed UD to pick up the ball and run in for try from 20 meters out, the guys were too busy talking to the ref and not paying attention to the match.  UD was successful on the conversion, and the final score was 29-7.  The important thing about this match is that the team came together better than in previous weeks, and is continuing to improve.

After the match, Baylor joined UD for a 3^rd half.  Things appeared to be going just fine in the beginning, except for one thing – only 4 UD players showed up to their own 3^rd half.  About 30 minutes into the festivities, the Bears broke out singing.

This was the last match of the semester and the Bears will continue play on January 22 against Sam Houston, in Waco.

Baylor rebounds from the loss to Rice to defeat TCU in a close battle by a count of 15 -12.

Well contested match from beginning to end, with the game up for grabs until the end. Tied at 12 at the half, the difference was a penalty kick by Baylor early in the second half. Congratulations to both sides for keeping the emotions in check and playing in the spirit of the game in a tightly contested match.

On Dec. 4th Baylor travels to Dallas to take on the UD.

The day started off cold and rainy as the Baylor Bears traveled to Houston to face the Rice University Owls in their first cup match of the season.  The first 20 minutes of the match saw a tug of war between the two evenly matched sides.  Working through the forward pack, it would be Rice that would draw first blood of the day.  Baylor though would quickly respond.  Big hits by Matt Reid and power running by Andy Audet would bring the Bears their first try and even the score 7 to 7.  Rice though would take advantage of Baylor’s poor ball handling and picked off a pass from Travis Bonning which allowed them to sprint down the field for another try.  The halftime score was Rice 12 Baylor 7.
In the second half the Rice forward pack was too much for the Bears.  Winning almost every scrum allowed Rice to march down the field for another score, bringing it to 17 to 7.  Not to be outdone though, Baylor picked up the pace and the aggression and showed signs of life.  Their tackling was excellent, as well as the rucking.  Baylor would respond by putting in two trys, one by Jake Amescua and the other by Travis Bonning; Baylor tied the score 17 to 17.  With 7 minutes left in the match though Rice would come back for another try, and add another 2 minutes after that.  Rice’s forward pack dominated Baylor all day and the Bear’s could not seem to manage descent passing or work together as a team and a few crucial mistakes cost them the match, the final score Rice 27 Baylor 17.

On Saturday, 13 November at 2pm, the Bears will travel to Rice for the first cup match of the season. The Owls defeated Baylor earlier this year at the Cowtown tournament, but with new recruits, a little experience and lots of conditioning, the Bears are hoping to seize victory. We hope to see all the alumni and fans who can make it to Houston!