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Soccer to host Rice Friday in NCAA Tournament

By Nathan Keil | Sports Editor

The whirlwind of emotions continued for Baylor soccer Monday afternoon.

A day after the team finished their three-win-in-five-day performance, capped off by junior forward Lauren Piercy’s game-winning overtime goal against Texas Christian University to win the Big 12 Tournament, the Bears got the news that they will host the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Betty Lou Mays Field. The Big 12 Tournament title was Baylor’s first since 2012 and has now provides an opportunity that junior midfielder Julie James didn’t think the Bears would get.