Women’s soccer tournament run ends in semifinals

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
December 2, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

The No. 13 women’s soccer team’s tournament run came to an end Friday in the semifinals of the NAIA National Championship in Orange Beach, Alabama. The No. 1 Spring Arbor Cougars defeated the Wildcats 2-0, knocking Baker out of the tournament for the second year in a row. The defending national...

Women’s soccer team advances to national semifinals

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
December 1, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

The women’s soccer team is into the NAIA national semifinals after a 2-1 victory over Benedictine on Wednesday night in Orange Beach, Alabama. The win snapped Baker’s seven-game losing streak to Benedictine, dating back to the 2011 season, and the Wildcats are into the national semifinals for the...

No. 13 women’s soccer upsets No. 4 William Carey

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
November 28, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

The No. 13 Baker women’s soccer team upset No. 4 William Carey 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2016 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship Monday in Orange Beach, Alabama. William Carey’s Savannah Carter put the Crusaders on the board first with an early goal in the sixth minute,...

Women’s soccer punches ticket to Orange Beach in OT win

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
November 20, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

The No. 13 Baker women’s soccer team is headed back to Alabama after an overtime goal gave the Wildcats a 1-0 victory over Our Lady of the Lake in the opening round of the NAIA national tournament at Liston Stadium Saturday night. Junior Kady Dieringer scored the lone goal in the second minute of...

No. 13 women fall in Heart semifinal rematch

Story by Jim Joyner, Sports Editor
November 17, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

After winning their Heart of America Athletic Conference opener at Clarke, the No. 13 Baker women dropped their first game of the season at No. 15 Central Methodist. The Wildcats lost 69-66 and fell to 3-1 overall. Baker held on for its 74-70 win at Clarke as the Wildcats were on the road for the...

Women’s soccer falls in conference semifinals

Story by Nathalia Barr, Managing Editor
November 9, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

The Baker University women’s soccer team fell in the Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament semifinals to MidAmerica Nazarene Tuesday night. Although the Wildcats are out of the tournament, they still have the opportunity to receive an at-large bid to the NAIA National Championship in Orange...

Women’s soccer team takes unbeaten streak into playoffs

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
November 3, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

The stage is set for the Baker women’s soccer team, which is on a 10-game unbeaten streak, to begin its postseason run in the 2016 Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament. After completing the season 13-3-2 overall and 9-1-2 in the conference, the Wildcats finished second overall in the...

Senior night for women’s soccer ends with a 2-0 victory

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
October 28, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

The No. 12 ranked Baker women’s soccer team gave recognition to its seven seniors while picking up a 2-0 win over Missouri Valley Wednesday evening at Liston Stadium. “The whole day was consumed of sentimental feelings about being old," senior Katie Hibbeler said. "We were just very honored and...

Women’s soccer improves to 7-1-1 in conference

Story by Bailey Conklin, Sports Editor
October 18, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

The Baker women’s soccer team put on an offensive display Sunday at Liston Stadium, where the Wildcats defeated Mount Mercy 7-0. The Wildcats improve to 7-1-1 in the Heart and 11-3-1 overall. Baker had six different goal scorers against Mount Mercy. The Wildcats began their scoring campaign early...

Women’s soccer leads Heart conference

Story by Chad Mullen, Writer
October 3, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

The No. 18 Baker women’s soccer team is now in first place in the Heart of America Athletic Conference after beating William Penn University 2-1 Saturday. The Wildcats are 4-1 in Heart play, 8-3 overall. “It feels great leading the conference five games in,” senior Jessica Hillebert said. “We...

Women’s soccer beats MNU 3-2 on Rivalry Night

Story by Bailey
September 28, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

Baker University’s women’s soccer team made a statement on Tuesday night during Rivalry Night against MidAmerica Nazarene at Liston Stadium. It was a statement that had the Wildcats up 3-0 at halftime against the Pioneers. Baker went on to beat MNU 3-2 at the final whistle, defeating MNU...

Women’s soccer bounces back with conference win

Story by Chad Mullen, Writer
September 26, 2016
Filed under Sports, Women's Soccer

After losing to No. 9 Benedictine 3-0 on Wednesday, the No. 16 Baker women’s soccer team wanted to show the homecoming crowd to expect an added motivation from the Wildcats for the rest of the season. “Since we had just lost to Benedectine, we were motivated to show who we really are as a team,”...

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