By Chad Conine

Tribune-Herald staff writer

The Baylor soccer team scored a barrage of goals in a variety of ways Saturday afternoon at Betty Lou Mays Field.

On the pitch, the Bears defeated Trinity University, TCU and Texas State in a trio of 1-0 victories.

But the bigger picture was as clear as the sunny afternoon sky.

New Baylor coach Marci Jobson, in her first spring as head of the program, created the Play for Hope tournament to raise money for the DiscoverHope Fund.

The Bears hosted a clinic following their third match of the day, raising money through suggested donations to participate in the clinic but also offering the event for free.

The unique setup seemed to work as about 60 children participated in the clinic — some of them brought in groups by University Baptist Church and Mission Waco — and the event raised an estimated $2,500 for the DiscoverHope Fund.

Baylor women’s soccer plays its Big 12 season in the fall, but participates in a short spring season of exhibition matches during spring practice.

“Spring games sometimes don’t have a lot of motivation, but this is more than just soccer,” said Baylor sophomore Caitlin Amos, a former Super Centex first-teamer at Midway. “It’s a way to benefit the community and the world.”

Baylor’s Lotto Smith scored the game-winning goals against Trinity and TCU, while Andi Fagan scored the goal to boost the Bears past Texas State.

In doing so, they got into the pocket of teammate Nicky Smith’s parents.

Eileen and Larry Smith pledged $50 per goal for Saturday’s matches. Baylor was able to tally $150 in the three 50-minute games.

“We were hoping for a little bit more and we had our opportunities,” said Nicky Smith, who warned her parents about a possible scoring surge. “They said it was open-ended, but I said, ‘Be careful with that because we’ve been scoring a lot in practice.’’’

DiscoverHope Fund, and organization founded by Jobson’s sister, Magdalyn Miller, works to create support for women in poverty. Miller, who attended the Play for Hope Tournament, said the money raised by the event will go directly to women in Peru in the form of “mircoloans” to grow small businesses.