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Baylor soccer’s all-time squad
SOCCER POLL
In the early days of the Big 12, Baylor’s soccer program really put its best foot forward. In fact, the soccer team won the school’s first Big 12 team title in 1998.
Since the turn of the century, however, BU soccer has backpedaled to mediocrity. The program hasn’t won 10 games since the 2000 season and has competed in the Big 12 tournament just once since 2002.
Not surprisingly, many of the representatives of BU’s all-time soccer squad date back to the late 1990s.
Goalkeeper: Dawn Greathouse (1997-2000): A four-year letterwinner, Greathouse is unquestionably the greatest goalie to wear a Baylor uniform. She’s the all-time leader in shutouts (27) and wins (49), and ranks second to Ashley Noah with 397 career saves. Greathouse owns four of the top five single-season goals-against averages in school history, including a best of 0.69 in the Big 12 title season of 1998.
Defender: Tamura Crawley (1999-2002): The lightning-quick Crawley started 74 matches for the Bears, earning first-team all-Big 12 honors once and second-team recongition twice.
Defender: Meghan Crona (1996-99): A second-team All-Big 12 performer in the league’s inaugural season of ‘96, Crona is also Baylor’s only defender to gain All-Big 12 tournament honors.
Defender: Julie Larson (1996-98): Larson was an All-Big 12 defender for the 1998 Baylor squad that pitched 11 shutouts on its way to the conference title.
Midfielder: Tiffany Boshers (2002-05): Boshers led the Bears in scoring in each of her final two seasons, finishing fourth on the career scoring list with 57 points.
Midfielder: Nikki Hales (1996-99): Hales played 85 matches, tying her with Crona for the most in school history, and was a prolific scorer, with 35 career goals (third all-time) and 26 assists (second).
Midfielder: Britt Talley (1996-99): Talley ranks ninth in school history with 33 points, making second-team All-Big 12 as a freshman.
Forward: Molly Cameron (1996-2000): Cameron owns the single-season scoring record with 75 points in 1996, and ranks second all-time behind Courtney Saunders in career goals with 67. A three-time all-Big 12 standout, Cameron blasted six hat tricks in ‘96, including a school-record five goals against Pittsburgh.
Forward: Anna Schuch (2004-06): What a great soccer name. Schuch (pronounced Shoe) kicked in 14 goals in her three seasons, ranking sixth on BU’s career list.
Forward: Ginny Rosario-Tull (2001-04): Rosario-Tull is fifth on BU’s career scoring chart with 54 points (22 goals, 10 assists).
Forward: Courtney Saunders (1996-99): Saunders had a nose for the nets. She’s the best goal-scorer (69) and passer (34) in school history, racking up 172 points in all. She owns four of the top five scoring seasons in BU’s recordbooks (Cameron has the other), and was honored as a second-team All-American in ‘98.
Coach: Randy Waldrum (1996-98): In three short years in Waco before heading to Notre Dame, Waldrum set a high standard for the coaches that followed. His initial team won 17 matches, still a school record, and he followed that up with 14 and 15 wins, respectively, in ‘97 and ‘98. That 1998 team, as mentioned, won the Big 12 title, and Waldrum was fittingly recognized as the conference coach of the year.
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By angela stephens
January 9, 2009 12:06 PM | Link to this | Report comment abuse
You gotta have Jerri Konlande and Gina Castellano in that mix…sometimes it’s not about stats! Don’t get me wrong I completely agree with the “all time squad” that was picked, but there were many player like these two that made the program so successful.
By Dave
January 12, 2009 4:39 AM | Link to this | Report comment abuse
Interesting article, thanks
By Paul
January 13, 2009 12:45 PM | Link to this | Report comment abuse
When will Courtney Saunders and the rest of the first recruting class be eligible to be inducted into the Baylor Hall of Fame?