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ONLINE 23-MAR-01 Women's lacrosse falls to Baylor 13-9 by Jake Robson thresher staff laura wiginton/thresher Sophomore Laura Van Wagoner moves upfield Saturday in a 13-9 overtime loss to Baylor University. Baylor has defeated the Owls in overtime in each of the teams' last three meetings. The women's club lacrosse team just can't seem to get over the hump against Baylor University. For the third time in two seasons, Rice lost to Baylor in overtime, this time by a 13-9 final score. Sophomore Kirsten Schatz contributed three goals in a row in the first half, and a solid defensive effort led by junior Annie Huang helped the Owls build a 7-5 halftime lead. Rice dominated much of the second half as well, but the Bears controlled the final minutes of the game. Baylor scored the game-tying goal late in regulation and then took over in overtime. In women's lacrosse, overtime is comprised of two 3-minute periods. In the first, Baylor reeled off three straight goals and Rice never recovered. "In the first period, I guess we just lost our momentum," Huang said. "We never got back into the game." Losing three straight overtime games to the same team is a tough pill to swallow - but the Owls know that they're close to breaking through. "We were playing some of the best lacrosse we've played yet this season," Schatz said. "But unfortunately we kind of stalled at some point in the second half and allowed them to score a bunch of goals. It's a tough loss, but we'll get back to practice this week and work on our conditioning and on-field chemistry. Hopefully, we'll get them next time." The Owls return to Texas Women's Lacrosse League action this Saturday at home at 10 a.m. against league leader Texas A&M University. The Owls can only afford one more loss if they hope to make the playoffs. The remainder of their schedule includes games against Trinity University and Southwest Texas State University, two teams Rice easily defeated in a tournament earlier in the spring, as well as Texas Tech University. Even with a loss against A&M, the Owls have a good shot at making the playoffs. A win over the Aggies, however, would take a lot of the pressure off and represent a huge step for Rice's program. "A&M is ranked first in the league, so chances are that will be a loss," Huang said. "But it'll definitely be good practice to get us ready for the other games. We just have to keep practicing hard, and we can't consider those other games certain wins until we actually do win." - back - Search the Thresher pages: Enter your search terms: Copyright © 2000 The Rice Thresher. All Rights Reserved. This document may be distributed electronically, provided that it is distributed in its entirety and includes this notice. However, it cannot be reprinted without the express written permission of: The Rice Thresher, Rice University MS-524, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, USA. The Thresher Online Project -- ethresh@listserv.rice.edu