Welcome Home Cougs!

The Cougs were in town for just a few days, and they had a big home game against Idaho State.  They pulled off great victory 2-0 and continue to be undefeated at home.  Whitney Feller, and Jennie Marshall had their first goals of the season.  Kassidy Christensen was all over the place, and worked hard to make the goals happen.  There were just over 2,000 fans at the game last night, and the girls love the support and the energy of the crowd.  The girls are packing their bags and heading to Miami tomorrow morning. They will face off against an undefeated Miami team!  Good luck Cougs!  

At It Again

The Cougs are back at it, and on the road again.  They just returned from a tough road trip to William and Mary, and Marquette.  They came back to P-town, and rested up for a couple of days, and now they are headed to Long Beach!  Although the girls have been on the road a lot this year, they are enjoying each other, and having a good time.  The girls always know how to make any situation fun.  They will return on Friday morning and will play Idaho State on Saturday night! Good luck at Long Beach Cougs!  

LSU has a real, live, tiger on their campus!  This is a statue right outside of the tiger cage!  

On The Road Again

The soccer girls are back on the road again.  They are in Virginia and are getting ready to take on William and Mary, and Marquette.  They just finished with their home opener, they went 2-0 at home, and beat Georgia 4-1, and Arizona 1-0.  There were so many fans at both games, and it was awesome to see the new stadium filled with fans.  BYU has some of the greatest fans in the country, and it motivates the soccer girls, when thousands of people are cheering and yelling at the games.  Keep coming out BYU Soccer fans, you are appreciated and South Field is one of the toughest places to come and play. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to seeing all of our fans through out the season.  I will keep you updated on how things go over in Virginia! Go Cougs!  

Latest And Greatest Addition to BYU

The Women's Soccer team just returned from their first road trip of the season. They splitgames on the road, and had the opportunity to eat at a new favorite restaurant by Cal Poly called Firestone, they liked it so much they ate there both nights. Thanks to Shawn Olmstead for letting the team in on this little secret. I caught up with the team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and I did not hear the end of how good this Firestone was, and how much I had missed out on.

The girls headed to Baton Rouge, where we enjoyed the humidity and the tropical storm all day on Sunday! It was a fun road trip, and the girls are getting ready for Georgia on Friday. The freshmen have been a great addition to the team, both on and off the field. The team has enjoyed having them around, and for Freshmen, they are pretty funny :) Keep up the good work Freshmen!

Auna's Game Winning Goal at Cal-Poly

So It Begins . . . .

I can't believe it, the season has started.  The girls have been working hard the last couple of weeks during 2-a-days, but have also managed to fit in some fun.  One of the most memorable experiences we have is having the opportunity to meet Hllary Weeks.  Not only did the coaches and the team get to meet her, she had us over for dinner, and gave us a special concert.  It was an amazing experience that we will never forget.  The girls jumped on the tramp, chased the kids around, and just loved having he opportunity for her to hang out with us.  Their hospitality is appreciated and a lot of the girls were touched by the experience and motivated.  

The team with Hilary Weeks

Coach showing of his sweet bicycle skills!  

The team is in California right now, and just recently pulled off a victory 2-1 to Cal-Poly.  The team will be traveling all over this fall, and I am sure will be up to some mischief.  They recently just had their annual skit night, and clips and photos will be posted within the week. 

Cougar Kick-Off

Cougar Kick-Off

Let The Games Begin . . .

It is that time again, it is time for the season!  Can you believe it is that time already, just seems like we finished up from last season.  The girls are busy with two-a-days, and spending time in the cold pool.  The team is looking great, and looking forward to the big Blue and White game coming up this Saturday, August 16, 2008.  Then the girls are off to Cal-Poly and LSU! 

The girls have a tradition that during two-a-days, they create a giant slip-n-slide.  They go over to rock canyon and lay out a huge tarp and let the hose run.  They love it, they come up with all sorts of ways of going down the slip-n-slide.  Standing up, it trains, running and jumping to see how far they can go down the slide.  The best part is there is a  little bump at the end of the hill where some of the girls catch some air, or yell out in pain!  They always have a great time and come home with grass  and dirt everywhere!  

Good Times

 

The BYU Soccer girls continue to spend their summer working out, doing camps, working out, some more camps, and probably more working out.  They are lifting and running every morning, then doing camps all day, and then some free play at night.  They love it, it keeps them busy, and they are all working hard for the season that starts in just a few weeks.

Some exciting things have been going on lately.  First of all, the stadium is looking great.  It is coming together so fast, and I think they are in the finishing stages.  All the seats are up, the new lights, the grass looks amazing, and the girls are so excited to have a new stadium.  

                  

A few of the girls have been over in California participating in the U.S. Elite Player Program.  Erika Woodbury, Andrea Willis, and Jessica Carter took off to California last weekend to compete with some of the top talent in the country.  National team coaches are usually there, and it is a good opportunity for our girls to be seen.  

Finally, Katie Larkin has been traveling the world this summer.  She took off to Germany, then California and she has recently been named to the U.S. Under-23 soccer team for the prestigious Nordic Cup tournament in Sweden.  Larkin has been to 4 training camps this summer, and started in the game against the U-23 German team.  She will play England, and Norway in the tournament, and we look forward to hearing about her adventures with the National Team!  Good luck Larkin!