If Arizona wants to solidify a spot in the upcoming NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament, a win or two at this week’s Big 12 tourney could do just the trick.
Coach Becca Moros’ Wildcats, seeded seventh, face 10th-seeded Baylor on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. (Arizona time) at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The winner will take on No. 2 Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon.
The Arizona-Baylor matchup was originally scheduled for 5:30 local time in Kansas City (3:30 in Arizona) — the third of four first-round games on the Wednesday docket on the home pitch of the NWSL’s Kansas City Current. But due to expected weather rolling into the area Wednesday, all games were pushed to earlier in the day.
All Big 12 Tournament games can be streamed live via ESPN+.
Arizona and Baylor (7-7-5, 2-5-4) squared off once during the regular season; the Wildcats defeated the Bears 1-0 in Waco, Texas.
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Arizona forward Nicole Dallin (23) gets off the pass under Kansas midfielder Lauren Wood (13) in the first half of the Wildcats’ Big 12 matchup with the Jayhawks on Oct. 17 in Tucson.
On Wednesday, the Big 12 announced three UA stalwarts to its all-conference team: senior midfielder Gianna Christiansen, senior forward Nicole Dallin and sophomore defender Aranda Hurge were each second-team selections. Dallin and Christiansen are tied for the UA lead with eight goals apiece.
Arizona (11-5-2, 6-4-1 Big 12) enters postseason play with its most wins in a season since winning 12, including a first-round NCAA match, in 2019.
“I think that was a tale of two halves, which I’ve said is often the case with us,” Moros said of that Sept. 19 matchup. “I think the first half, we had the better of it, and then the second half (Baylor) had a lot of quality chances.”
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