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Baylor and TCU to play for Big 12 Soccer Championship on Sunday at Swope

Baylor soccer team - Big 12 Championship

The 2017 Big 12 Soccer Championship title game is set after two lower-seeded teams prevailed in Friday's semifinals.


No. 5-seed Baylor cruised to a 3-0 victory over top-seeded Oklahoma State before No. 3 TCU edge No. 2-seed and defending tournament champion West Virginia in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw.


Sunday's championship match between Baylor and TCU will kick off at 3 p.m. CT at Children's Mercy Victory Field inside Swope Soccer Village, airing live on FS1. Tickets for the game are available for $8 at the Swope Soccer Village box office prior to kickoff.


Baylor's upset of Oklahoma State saw Aline de Lima score on either side of halftime, bookending a late strike from Ariel Leach. In the nightcap, TCU's Allison Ganter and West Virginia's Heather Kaleiohi bagged second-half goals to force a penalty shootout, where the Horned Frogs converted all five attempts to win 5-3.


No. 5 Baylor buries No. 1 Oklahoma State

No. 3 TCU outshoots No. 2 West Virginia in penalties