So The Season Begins

Team Picture Day

The Cougs have played their first two games. They had their annual Blue & White game, and then faced off in and exhibition game against some of the Alumni. They team played great in both of their matches, and ended up beating the Alumni 5-1. It was a good opportunity for some of the Alumni to step on South Field for another game, and to get into shape. The team is getting ready for the Cougar Kick-Off that takes place on Tuesday, August 17, 2010, and then they will be heading to Long Beach and Cal State Fullerton for their first two matches of the season. Check back to see what crazy and fun adventures the team has on their trip to California!

Auna

The Sophomores

Seniors

Here Comes The Season

The camp coaches all nestled up in all the balls

It's that time again, time for the season to begin! The team has been working hard and preparing themselves for another great year. They just finished up summer soccer camps, and have been focusing on the upcoming season. Of course they always find a way to have fun in the midst of their running and practicing! Every pre-season the girls head over to Rock Canyon, and make themselves a huge slip n' slide. Don't be deceived, this isn't just any slip n' slide, you can catch some serious speed coming down that hill, and then top it off with a face full of mud! Make sure to check back, and see more of the crazy and fun things the team is up to throughout the season! Blue and White game is Thursday, August 12 at 7:00 PM, come check out your cougars!

The team in some sort of train

Carlee and Merc with some mud war-paint on their faces

Gel and her first slip n' slide experience, she looks so happy

Bazz and little Marshall, having a great time

Jennie, she is so talented

And now everyone together

The team, post slip n' slide

Soccer Camps

Biggest Cub Camp - 230 Kids, 30 Coaches

Camp Coaches

It is that time again, time for the BYU Soccer Academy! The girls have been doing cub camps throughout the month of June, and they are down to their last two overnight Academy Camps! They recently had their biggest Cub Camp ever, 230 kids, and 30 coaches to watch over them! Camps are four days of fast-paced training, and the kids have the opportunity to train with BYU women's head coach, Jennifer Rockwood, and the BYU men's soccer head coach Chris Watkins. BYU camps are available for all level of players, from beginners to those who have a high level of experience. Camps start at 9:30 AM, and end around 8:00 PM so it is a full day of training, small sided games, and good times. The kids range in age from 12-18, and some of them come to camp to showcase their skills to the coaches, hoping to one day play soccer at BYU! Here are some pictures from the camp from the month of June! Enjoy! Make sure to check the 2010 women's soccer schedule, they have some awesome home games! See you there!

"Hunters and Rabbits"

Coach talking to all the cub campers

Wasatch Back

LOCK AND LOAD

Yes, believe it, the BYU Soccer Crew decided to run the Wasatch Back! It was awesome! Jen Rockwood, Coach Watkins, Karen (Coach's wife), Carolyn Billings, Tom Mullen, Bug, Chris Smith, his sister Heather, Matt Nix, our friends Ashley Henderson, Greg Danklef, and Ken, decided that it would be a great idea to get up at 6:15 AM, and start the 188 mile race from Logan to Park City. The race team is made up of 12 runners, and they rotate through 3 different legs. The atmosphere is amazing, thousands of people, some dressed up in crazy costumes, like super heroes, or bunnies. We started early in the morning, and make our way to Park City, finishing just under 30 hours, 20 hours and 55 minutes to be exact. We placed 181st out of 600 teams, not too bad! It was so fun, running, then eating, a little bit of sleeping, and then doing it all over again. Everyone did a great job, running up and down big hills, and cheering each other on. It was a great experience, and I think I even heard Jen yell on her last hill, which was 7.9 miles long, "I am a runner", and I think I heard her say, that she really enjoyed running. Some of the best moments were Jen cheering as she ran up the hill, the sprinklers coming on while Carolyn was sleeping on the grass, Coach's face after he ran straight up a mountain for 4 miles, Tom killing his run, he might not have broken a sweat, and the panic on Van 1's face when they realized they were at the wrong exchange! Good work team "Lock And Load", can't wait to do it all over again next year, or maybe in Key West, Florida :)

Van 1 - Lock And Load

Jen running her first leg

Matt running his first leg

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Coach after his LONG Hill - The "Ragnar"

Ashley at 3:00 AM, ready to run :)

Coach and Jen, about 3:00 AM

The crew, almost finished

Jen, Ashley, and Bug . . . So happy to be finished :)

Spring Season Comes To An End

The Cougs recently finished their spring season with wins against Utah, 3-0, and Idaho Stated, 3-0. They will now start to prepare for their 2010 season. The new schedule has recently been released, and BYU will begin their games in California against Long Beach, and Cal State Fullerton. They will then play 5 games at home against Weber State, Northwestern, Washington State, LSU and Marquette. They will also play Texas and Santa Clara. The girls are looking forward to taking a break, and then preparing for the fall season. They have recently finished school, and will start working soccer camps in June.

Lindsi Lisonbee recently returned from training with the U-20 National Team. She headed out to California to attend the training camp. Lindsi was one of seven defenders invited to the training camp. There will 26 players at camp until April 18th. They are preparing for the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany.

A special shout out to our players that graduated today, Alyssa VanderVeur, Andrea Willis, Katie Fellows and Kelsea Kakadelas. Congratulations Seniors! Also, congratulations to our newlyweds, all getting married on April 24, 2010. Simone Seymour and Auna Janis.

Check back to see what the girls are up to this summer :)

Spring Soccer = Vegas = Pirate Ship = Awesome

The Cougs just returned from their spring trip in Las Vegas. They get on the bus every year with the BYU Men's team and head to Vegas and play UNLV. They headed down on Friday afternoon, stopped in St. George to practice, then finished the trip to Vegas. They had to opportunity to stop at the "Pirate Ship" and enjoy the hot tub that overlooked Lake Mead, the soft serve ice cream, and the water-slide that was so scary you thought you might die. The men's and women's team had a great time at the pirate ship. There were some crazy moments going down the water-slide, and a lot of laughs. It was an awesome experience, and everyone was grateful they had the opportunity.

The girls at the bottom of the water-slide

Carlee on the rope swing

The girls also brought home two wins. Their first game was against UNLV, and they won 2-0. Jessica Ringwood scored off an assist from Merc Koning, and Carlee Payne scored the second goal. BYU also won their second game 2-0, and Auna Janis put one away, and so did Carlee Payne off an assist from Jennie Marshall. The girls played good, and it was a quick trip to Vegas. The girls will head to College Station, Texas this week play Texas A&M and Stephen F. Austin. Check back to see when the Cougs head home to wrap up their spring season!

Spring Season Has Begun

The Cougs have started their spring season. They just finished their indoor tournament where they played Weber State, Westminister, and Utah State. The Cougs won their first game against Weber 3 - 0, with goals from Kassidy Shumway, Amber Wadsworth and Lindsi Lisonbee. The Cougs won their second game against Westminister 1 - 0 with a goal from Amber Wadsworth, and they lost their last game against Utah State 0 - 1. The girls played great, and they are looking forward to the rest of their spring season.

The girls are headed to Arizona this weekend to play Arizona State and Nebraska.