<p><strong>HOUSTON &ndash;</strong> Rice sophomore goalkeeper <strong>Amy Czyz</strong> posted a career-high eight saves, but a first half Baylor goal was the lone score in a 1-0 win over the Owls&rsquo; soccer team in the season-opener for both teams Friday night on Holloway Field at the Rice Soccer/Track Stadium.</p> <p>Cyzy was sound and solid with eight saves, including five in the first half as Baylor provided a steady wave of offensive pressure. The Bears built an 18-4 advantage in shots in the first half and stretched the margin to 24-8 overall for the contest.</p> <p>&ldquo;Defensively we were stretched-out too much and Baylor was able to put us on our toes quite a bit,&rdquo; said Rice head coach Nicky Adams. &ldquo;I am disappointed we did not execute our game plan. Amy came up with some huge saves that kept it close. Our freshman forward, <strong>Lauren Hughes</strong>, also played well. Although she was able to attack, we didn&rsquo;t support her.&rdquo;</p> <p>Baylor&rsquo;s Alex Klein came off the bench to score in the 41^st minute and break the game&rsquo;s 0-0 deadlock. After a serve from Katie Daigle on the right wing, Klein found the back of the Rice net with a shot from 12 yards out.</p> <p>&ldquo;Baylor is a very good team to have to play as your very first game,&rdquo; Czyz said. &ldquo;They came at us, no question, but I liked how we kept fighting. We worked together to get better, and we did. We played better in the second half.&rdquo;</p> <p>Rice was led in shots by true freshman <strong>Holly Hargreaves</strong> who finished with three attempts. Senior <strong>Julia Barrow</strong> and <strong>Quinney Truong</strong> both had hard shot attempts in the first half that were corralled for saves by Baylor keeper Michelle Koss.</p> <p>The Bears improved to 1-0-0. The Owls (0-1-0) are back in action on August 24 with a road match against SEC power LSU. Start time against the Tigers is slated for 7 pm in Baton Rouge, La.</p>