Cougs Fall To UNC in Double OT 2-1

Wow . . . in front of over 4,200 fans, playing against a North Carolina dynasty, on our home field, a #1 seed vs a #2 seed, people outside the stadium with signs asking for tickets . . . what an memorable game!  The Cougs knew it would be a battle, and the Tar Heels brought it.  They came out with some fire, and put a goal away in the first 3 minutes of the game.  That didn't stop the Cougs, and they bounced back with a little fire of their own.  Carlee Payne Holmoe was fouled in the box, and the Cougs were awarded a penalty kick.  Rachel Manning buried it into the back of the net to tie up the game.  Both teams created some good chances to put the game away, and neither team could put it away.  The game went into overtime, and the Cougs came out ready to battle. They had two awesome chances in the fist couple minutes. Lindsi Cutshall received a pass from Carlee Holmoe, and beat the keeper for the win, but North Carolina made and amazing save to clear the ball off the line.  A few minutes later Rachel Manning had a header off a corner from Jessica Ringwood that was saved off the line by a UNC player.  The Tar Heels capitalized with 4 minutes left in the second overtime to finish the game.  The Cougars left it all on the field . . . and if you were there watching teh game, or watched it on TV, you would know how hard the girls battled, and how much heart and passion they have.  

The Cougs have had an amazing season, starting back in August, beating ranked teams, from Penn State, Pepperdine and Portland and only having one loss!  The Cougs won the West Coast Conference Championship and went undefeated in conference play.  They earned a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and had the opportunity to host the first 4 rounds of the tournament in front of the best fans in the nation.  The knocked off Utah State 2-1, Auburn 1-0, Marquette in a shoot out and then fell to UNC 2-1.  What a memorable year . . . this was a special group of girls, and we are sure going to miss our seniors.  Seniors, thank you for your hard work and dedication to the program. You have left a legacy and set the mark high for the girls that follow in your footsteps.  

Lindsi Cutshall

Bazz, Carlee, Lindsi

Cloee and Rachel

Ashley Bazzerone

2012 Seniors:

Carlee Payne Holmoe

Stacy Bartholomew Heap

Amber Wadsworth

Ashley Bazzerone

Jessica Ringwood

Lindsi Cutshall 

Dana Oldroyd Cusick

Cami Jensen 

We will miss you . . . and we love you!  

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE FANS AND ALL THE SUPPORT!! WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU! YOU MAKE SOUTH FIELD SUCH AN AWESOME PLACE TO PLAY!  THANK YOU! SUCH A MEMORABLE JOURNEY AND SEASON!  #madeitcount#gocougs

IT'S FRIDAY . . . GAME DAY!!

IT'S FINALLY HERE . . . FRIDAY, GAME DAY!

BYU vs UNC

ELITE EIGHT

TONIGHT @ 6 PM

GAME SOLD OUT!

WATCH US ON BYUtv 

@ 6PM

GO COUGS!!! 

REMEMBERING OUR DEAR FRIEND JENAVIEVE PHILLIPS

Hi Friends, 

It is with great sadness and tears, that I share with you the news of the passing of Jenavieve Phillips. Vieve was killed in an auto accident on November 16, 2012 in Gilbert, Arizona.  Many of you may have already heard, but I wanted to reach out to all of you to keep her family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. 

Vieve had a very special place in my heart as I know she did for many of you. I know that her time at BYU and her experience with all her teammates was life changing, and she has expressed to me many times over the years of her appreciation and love for all of you and BYU Soccer. Vieve was an inspiration to me in so many ways and taught me so much about dedication, perseverance, and compassion. I will miss her dearly, but I know that she is smiling down on everyone in the loving presence of her Heavenly Father and Savior. 

We will honor Vieve in the near future and celebrate her contributions to our lives and the BYU soccer program. I would like to put something together for her family from those of us who where blessed to know her. We will let you know of the plans soon. 

My thoughts are with you all. 

Jennifer Rockwood

HERE IS THE LINK TO READ MORE ABOUT JENAVIEVE:

http://www.whitleygarner.com/obituaries/tribute.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fstei-23793.tributes.com%2Fshow%2FJenavieve-Phillips-94765455

COUGS ARE GOING TO THE ELITE EIGHT!

Double Rainbow before the game 

Wow . . . what a game last night! The Cougs beat Marquette in PK's in front of over 3,100 fans at South Field!  The Cougs came out strong in the first half outshooting the Golden Eagles 12-5 with some good looks at the goal, but Marquette did not back down. They came out fighting in the second half and had some good chances.  The Cougs defense and Erica Owens were solid in the back blocking shots and making amazing saves!  Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall played an amazing game, and was both in the offensive half and then making game-saving blocks in the back on defense.  Erica Owens made awesome saves as the crowd chanted her name, and the rest of the team fought until the last minute of the double OT. 

Team lined up for PK's

Erica Owens with a save during PK's

Jaiden Thornock

Cougs celebrating

Freshmen Paige Hunt, Michelle Murphy and Marissa Nimmer, and sophomores Jaiden Thornock and Kayla Varner and Senior Cami Jensen scored their penalty kicks to help the Cougars advance to the Elite Eight! 

Our amazing fans

Erica Owens

Carlee Payne Holmoe

Thank you to all our fans that come to the games, watch us on BYUtv, follow twitter or follow Facebook!  We have the best fans in the Nation, and you make the environment at South Field magical!! We love you and playing at South Field!!!!

BYU will host UNC next Friday night, November 23, 2012 at 6PM! 

GO COUGS #theroadtosandiego

COUGS TAKE DOWN THE AGGIES!!

South Field - Pre-game Saturday, Game time 2PM

The Cougs had a tough match up against in-state rivals, Utah State! The game was set for Friday night, at 6 PM!  The snow started early in the afternoon Friday, and didn't stop all day long! The grounds crew worked hard to keep the field free from snow, but as soon as they could plow it, it was already covered again! The game was rescheduled to be played Saturday at 2 PM!  It had snowed a significant amount Friday night, which made for an adventure getting South Field ready for the match by 2 PM! Grounds crew started early Saturday morning with the snow removal and by 9 AM Jen Rockwood, Coach Watkins, and Tom Holmoe were out on the field with many others shoveling off the deep snow.  The plows were going, and people kept showing up with shovels to clean off the field and the bleachers.  They had machines carrying out the snow to dump trucks outside of the fence . . . it really was an amazing sight! At one point there were little kids, and the BYU Men's Team showed up to join in the fun!  By game time, the field looked AMAZING!  The grounds crew did and awesome job, as well as everyone who came out to help that day! THANK YOU!!

South Field - Friday night, before the game rescheduled

The plows out working - Saturday pre-game

Jen Rockwood, Aleisha Rose, and other members of the athletic department shoveling

Lots of people shoveling

The beautiful field

South Field - After the field is all cleared off and looks AWESOME!

As for the game, the Cougs showed up to play in front of 2,200 fans! The air was crisp, the snow was mounted up around the field, but that didn't stop the Cougs from getting the job done! Jessica Ringwood put a goal in off an assist from Jaiden Thornock in the 30th minute of the first half! Marissa Nimmer would answer again for the Cougs ten minutes later off a cross from Kayla Varner.  The Cougs went into halftime up 2-0.  The Aggies came out fired up and put a goal away in the first minute of the half.  The Aggies would continue to come at the Cougs, and had another good chance later in the half but was tipped over by Erica Owens.  The Cougs will now advance in the tournament and face Auburn on Thursday, November 15th at 6 PM! Make sure you get your tickets they sale out fast! 

Keep up the good work Cougs, and go get Auburn!

GAME THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH AT 6 PM

SOUTH FIELD

COUGS GET #1 SEED IN NCAA TOURNAMENT!

The Team after the beat LMU

Yesterday the Cougs all gathered in the BYU Broadcasting Building to watch the NCAA Selection Show . . . The Cougs finished the season with an outstanding 18-1-1 record, and a West Coast Conference Title! We all watched in anticipation to see what bracket and what the seeding would look like . . . then it was announced and the room screamed with celebrations!  The Cougs were named a #1 seed in the tournament, and will host Utah State on Saturday, November 9th at 6 PM! There are four #1 seeds in the tournament, and BYU, Penn State, Stanford, and Florida State were all named to the top spot.  The girls are so excited to be playing in the NCAA tournament, and to be playing on their home field! 

Earning the #1 seed, Bazz and Jess

Carlee, Dana and Erica 

THE WCC CHAMPS

The Cougs have worked so hard this season, and have had an amazing year! They went undefeated in Conference Play and finished up their season beating LMU in double overtime with a goal from Marissa Nimmer, assisted by Jaiden Thornock!  They clinched the WCC Title with the win over LMU, and then they headed to Malibu to play Pepperdine. The Cougs won 2-0, with goals from Cloee Colohan, and Carlee Holmoe.  

WATCH THE TOP 10 PLAYS OF THE YEAR:

Teri Lisonbee, Kathy Payne, Anne Bazzarone, and Cathy Ringwood, our faithful fans

Erica and Ambie

Dana and her dad

NIMMER!!!

Jess and Carlee

Cloee and her parents

Seniors

Brian, Carlee and Tom

Lindsi and Rich, her husband

Come watch the Cougs Friday begin their journey to to Final Four in San Diego, California! 

GAME FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH @ 6 PM, SOUTH FIELD!!!