The Cougs Wait for the NCAA Tournament . . .

The Cougs just finished their regular season with a win against St. Mary's, 4-1. The Cougs had goals from Carlee Payne, assisted by Colette Jepson and Lauren Crosby, goal from Jessica Ringwood off a pass from Payne and Jennie Marshall, goal from Niki Fernandes off a cross from Jepson, and Rachel Manning had her first goal of the season off a set-piece from Lindsi Lisonbee. The Cougs finish the regular season with an 11-5-3 record, 5-2-1 record in their first season with the West Coast Conference. The NCAA Tournament field of 64 will be shown live on the NCAA web site Monday afternoon at 2:30 PM.

The girls have had a great regular season, and look forward to post season play. A special thanks to all the seniors for their hard work and all the parents for their support! Check back to see pictures of the Cougs in their great Halloween Costumes!

Auna Doria

Auna Doria

Nicole "Georgia" Jackson

Nicole "Georgia" Jackson

Jennie Marshall

Jennie Marshall

McKinzie Olson

McKinzie Olson

Lauren Crosby

Lauren Crosby

Megan Fereday

Megan Fereday

Seniors 2011

Cougs Continue Conference Play

Lo Crosby

The Cougs just returned from their road trip in California and Washington. Their first match was against Santa Clara where both teams went scoreless for 110 minutes. The Broncos are the fourth team this season with a top 25 ranking to go up against the Cougs. It was Niki Fernandes first game back and she had two shots on goal. The girls then headed to Spokane to play Gonzaga. There were no goals in the first half, and Gonzaga came out early in the second half and put one away. The Cougs answered back with a goal from Lauren Crosby. Kyleigh Royall scored the second goal shortly after on a cross from Carlee Payne. The third goal came off a cross from Niki Fernandes and it was an own goal in the 81st minute of the game. Gonzaga fought hard, and put one away with a few minutes left in the game to keep it exciting up to the very end. Mckinzie Olson became BYU's all-time career saves leader with 261 saves. The Cougs are now 8-4-3, 2-1-1, and continue conference play against LMU on Thursday, October 20th at South Field. Come out to support the Cougs, and cheer them on!!!

The girls studying in the airport

Cougs Win Both Home Games

The girls at the football game

Football game

The Cougs returned from their road trip in Oklahoma and headed back to South Field, where they played Idaho, and Utah State. They came out fired up and knocked off Idaho 5-0, with two goals from Carlee Payne, a goal from Jaiden Thornock, and Jennie Marshall. Senior Megan Fereday headed in her first career goal. The girls played great, and went on host Utah State Thursday night. Lindsi Lisonbee scored the only goal of the match off a header on a corner kick in the 71st minute of the game. The girls battled hard and will now head into their conference play. Their first game will be against the Portland Pilots on October 6th at 7:00 PM!

The girls had the opportunity to go to the General Relief Society Presidency mtg, Conference, and then have amazing treats at the Quinton's (Megan's grandparents) beautiful condo overlooking Temple Square. Thanks so much to Matt and Lisa Richardson for arranging and organizing such a special day for the girls!!

Cougs Return Home From a Tough Road Trip

The Cougs just returned from Oklahoma with two losses on the road. The Cougs faced off against Oklahoma State last Thursday and took the #2 team in the nation to overtime. Jaiden Thornock scored a goal in the last three minutes to tie the game. The girls had an outstanding game, and Oklahoma State scored in the last minute of overtime to win the match. The girls then headed to Norman, to play Oklahoma University. They walked away with a 2-0 loss, and head home to regroup. The Cougs play University of Idaho, and Utah State this week at home.

GO COUGS!!!!

Here is a few things we did in Oklahoma:

The girls having fun at practice

We had to practice at a park, compliments of Erica Owens for the photography

We celebrated Jennie Marshall's 21st birthday

Stretching by the pool, to rainy outside

Our faithful fans cheering on the Cougs at Oklahoma University

Cougs warming up for their match against Oklahoma University, it was a beautiful day for soccer

BYU Continues To Roll With the Wins, and Bring In The Fans

The Cougs continue to win games, and continue to bring in fans! The girls picked up their first loss against Miami, 0-1, then knocked off Idaho State 3-1, with goals from Jennie Marshall, and two from Colette Jepson. BYU then defeated Cal State Fullerton 2-1, with a goal from Auna Doria and a game winner from Jennie Marshall. The Cougs played Arizona on Monday, and won their fourth game, out shooting the Wildcats 21-5, and winning 2-0. Goals came from Lindsi Lisonbee, and Kyleigh Royall, both firsts of the season.

The Cougs continue to bring in thousands of fans for each home game, being in the Top 10 four times. The BYU vs Miama ranked second, with 4,633 fans, right behind the North Carolina-Notre Dame game, which was 5,236 fans. The Cougs also had forth most fans, BYU vs Utah, 4,437 fans, sixth most fans, BYU vs Cal State Fullerton, 4,265 fans, and ninth most fans BYU vs Arizona, 3,374 fans! The girls continue to get better, and continue to keep the fans on their feet! Make sure to join the Cougs as they take on Rice, Saturday September 10 @ 7:00 PM. Come out and support the Cougs, and enjoy the awesome atmosphere!

See you there!

BYU vs Rice

Saturday - September 10

7:00 PM

COUGS BEAT UTAH . . . SET TO PLAY MIAMI TONIGHT!!!

The first home game of the season proved to be just as exciting as any other Utah, BYU rivalry! The weather was perfect, the field was perfect, and over 4,000 fans came out to cheer on the soccer team! The first half went scoreless, with chances on both sides. The Cougs were able to put one away early in the second half with a goal off a free kick by Jessica Ringwood. Then another followed from Auna Doria, then Jaiden Thornack. Niki Fernandes scored her first goal of the season, to put the Cougars up 4-0. The girls will face Miami tonight at South Field!

COME SUPPORT THE COUGS TONIGHT AT 8:00 PM

BYU vs MIAMI

The Cougs Bring Home A Tie Against The Huskies

It was a beautiful, clear, sunny day in Seattle, and after 110 minutes of physical play, the Cougs come home with a 2-2 result against the Washington Huskies. The Cougs went up 1-0 in the first half with a goal from Carlee Payne. The Huskies answered back with a similar goal and then one more to end the half 2-1. The girls came out fired up and put one away to tie it all up at 2-2. It was Dana Oldroyd’s first goal of the season. The game was back and forth, and the Cougs had some good chances. It was an intense game, with the Cougs out shooting the Huskies 21-15.

The Cougs first home game is Tuesday, August 23 at 7:00 PM, against Rival University of UtahCome out and cheer on the Cougs!!!!! Their next home game will be Friday, August 26 against Miami at 7:00 PM!!! Look forward to seeing all our fans!!!