en 2017 BYU Cougars women%27s soccer team

2017 BYU Cougars women's soccer
2017 BYU Cougars women's soccer
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	7–8–4 (4–4–1 WCC)
Head coach	Jennifer Rockwood (23rd season);
Home stadium	South Stadium
Uniform
Home	Away
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 West Coast Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 16 Pepperdine ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	0	–	1	.944	15	–	3	–	3	.786
No. 20 Santa Clara ‍‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	0	.889	15	–	7	–	1	.674
San Diego ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	0	.667	8	–	11	–	0	.421
BYU ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1	.500	7	–	8	–	4	.474
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1	.500	9	–	6	–	4	.579
San Francisco ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0	.444	8	–	10	–	2	.450
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1	.389	7	–	11	–	1	.395
Gonzaga ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0	.222	10	–	8	–	1	.553
Pacific ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0	.222	5	–	13	–	2	.300
Portland ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	0	.222	5	–	13	–	1	.289


† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 19, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:West Coast Conference

The 2017 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented BYU during the 2017 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 23rd consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. The Cougars entered the 2017 season having won five consecutive West Coast Conference championships and having made the NCAA Tournament each of the last five seasons and in 18 of the 22 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson (1st season)^[1] and Aleisha Rose (14th season) with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (4th season) and McKinzie Young (6th season). The Cougars came off of a season were they advanced to the third round of the College Cup before being defeated by South Carolina to finish the season 18–3–1. The Cougars were picked to finish second by the WCC media.^[2] After a slow start the Cougars finished the season with their first losing record since 2004 at 7–8–4 and failed to make the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since 2011. They finished the conference tied for fourth at 4–4–1.

Media

Television & Internet Streaming

All but one BYU women's soccer had a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. BYUtv and TheW.tv served as the primary providers. Information on these television broadcasts can be found under each individual match.

Nu Skin BYU Sports Network

For a fourth consecutive season the BYU Sports Network aired BYU Cougars women's soccer games. Greg Wrubell provided play-by-play for most games with Jason Shepherd filling-in when Wrubell had football duties. Former player Paige Hunt Barker served as the new analyst. ESPN 960 and BYU Radio acted as the flagship stations for women's soccer.

Schedule

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*- Denotes WCC game

x- Denotes Nu Skin BYU Sports Network/ESPN 960 broadcast

y- Television Broadcast

z- Internet Stream

x-Exhibition: Blue/White Game

Broadcasters: Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

Two 40 minute halves made up the exhibition. Coaches were also free to move players from the Blue to the White and vice versa as it was an inter-squad match.

August 5, 2017	BYU Blue	1–3^[4]	BYU White	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Nadia Gomes 76'	Recap	Makaylie Moore 10' Brittain Steiner 49' Cameron Tucker 60'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: N/A Referee: Blake Griffiths Assistant referees: Lisa Homel Assistant referees: Robert Duncombe

x-Exhibition: Oklahoma

Series History: BYU leads series 2–1–0
Broadcasters: Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)
Chris Plank (Sooner Radio Network)

August 11, 2017	#16 Oklahoma Sooners	0–1^[5]	#8 BYU Cougars	Norman, OK
7:00 p.m. CDT		Recap	Brittain Steiner 77'	Stadium: John Crain Field Attendance: 338^[6] Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Assistant referees: Jesse McNeil III Fourth official: Michael Cap

xz-Penn State

Series History: BYU leads series 2–0–0
Broadcasters: No commentary (LionVision)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

August 18, 2017	Penn State Nittany Lions	3–1	#8 BYU Cougars	College Park, PA
7:00 p.m. EDT	Marissa Sheva 10', 65' Alina Ortega-Jurado 62'	Recap	Cameron Tucker 58'	Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 3,570 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Terrence Mull Assistant referees: Bruce Shanaman Fourth official: Tim Deljanovan

xy-Ohio State

Series History: BYU leads series 1–0–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom McClain (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

August 21, 2017	#8 BYU Cougars	0–0	Ohio State Buckeyes	Provo, UT
5:30 p.m. MDT		Recap	Devon Kerr 98'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Chris Elliott Assistant referees: TJ Zablocki Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson Fourth official: Michael Anglin

x-Cal State Fullerton

Series History: BYU leads series 6–0–1
Broadcasters: Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

August 25, 2017	#17 BYU Cougars	1–1	Cal State Fullerton Titans	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Avery Walker 26' Taylor Isom 82' Rachel Bingham 100'	Recap	Samantha Koemans 30'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,515 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald Assistant referees: Marcelo Chaparro Fourth official: Robert Duncombe

xy-UCLA

Series History: BYU leads series 2–1–1
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom McClain (BYUtv)
Jason Shepherd & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

September 1, 2017	BYU Cougars	0–1	#1 UCLA Bruins	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT		Recap	Hailie Mace 16'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 5,735 Referee: Michael Zapata Assistant referees: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Lisa Homel Fourth official: Kristi Mak

xy-Colorado

Series History: BYU leads series 4–2–1
Broadcasters: Christian Miles & Krista Blunk (P12)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

September 4, 2017	#21 Colorado Buffaloes	3–0	BYU Cougars	Boulder, CO
4:30 p.m. MDT	Taylor Kornieck 23' Tatum Barton 56', 83'	Recap		Stadium: Prentup Field Attendance: 773 Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Adam Zarrin Assistant referees: Megan McCain Fourth official: Karen Abt

xy-Utah

Game Name: Deseret First Duel
Series History: BYU leads series 21–7–1
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom McCalin (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

September 8, 2017	BYU Cougars	1–1	#21 Utah Utes	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Cameron Tucker 56' Nadia Gomes 57'	Recap	Eden Jacobsen 31' Haylee Cacciacarne 57'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 5,367 Referee: Farhad Dadkho Assistant referees: Schuyler Pack Assistant referees: Kali Smith Fourth official: Robert Duncombe

xy-Oregon State

Series History: BYU leads series 2–0–0
Broadcasters: Ann Schatz & Tracey Bailey (P12)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

September 11, 2017	Oregon State Beavers	0–3	BYU Cougars	Corvallis, OR
7:00 p.m. PDT		Recap	Elise Flake 3' Avery Walker 24' Madie Lyons Mathews 38' Rachel Bingham 74'	Stadium: Paul Lorenz Field Attendance: 327 Referee: Katja Koroleva Assistant referees: Jason Perlewitz Assistant referees: Ryan Jung Fourth official: Stephanie Tercero

xy-Arizona

Series History: BYU leads series 11–1–0
Broadcasters: Daron Sutton (P12)
Jason Shepherd & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

September 15, 2017	Arizona Wildcats	2–1	BYU Cougars	Tucson, AZ
7:00 p.m. MST	Charlotte Brasica 32' Amanda Porter 92'	Recap	Madie Mathews 73'	Stadium: Mulcahy Field Attendance: 768 Referee: Randy Hoffman Assistant referees: Matt Jacob Assistant referees: Mario Cross Fourth official: Brian Weiss

xy-Kansas

Series History: BYU leads series 2–1–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom McClain (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

September 18, 2017	BYU Cougars	3–2	Kansas Jayhawks	Provo, UT
1:00 p.m. MST	Nadia Gomes 29', 41' (pen.) Cameron Tucker 65'	Recap	Eva Eliasdottir 3' Elise Reina 36' Katie McClure 50' Ceri Holland 62' HC Mark Francis 74' Grace Hagan 85'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Allen Pickett Assistant referees: Brandon Major Fourth official: Blake Griffiths

xy-Utah Valley

Game Name: UCCU Crosstown Clash
Series History: BYU leads series 2–0–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom McClain (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

September 22, 2017	BYU Cougars	3–0	Utah Valley Wolverines	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Nadia Gomes 15' Elise Flake 55' Bizzy Bowen 59'	Recap	Sydney Fitzpatrick 54' Hannah Bruce 86'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 3,234 Referee: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald Assistant referees: Schuyler Pack Fourth official: Marcelo Chapaaro

xy-San Diego*

Series History: BYU leads series 7–2–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Natalyn Lewis (BYUtv)
Jason Shepherd & Paige Barker (ESPN 960)

September 29, 2017	BYU Cougars	1–2	San Diego Toreros	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Elise Flake 79' (pen.) Mikayla Colohan 85'	Recap	Kelsi Dantu 5' Courtney Coate 23' Courtney Coate 60'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Ceciah Valero Assistant referees: Sly Yeates Assistant referees: Kali Smith Fourth official: Lisa Homel

xy-Saint Mary's*

Series History: BYU leads series 6–0–1
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom McClain (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

October 7, 2017	BYU Cougars	4–1	Saint Mary's Gaels	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Bizzy Bowen 14' Madie Mathews 26', 51' Avery Walker 27'	Recap	Jaylen Crim 51'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Nathan Max Assistant referees: Brandon Major Assistant referees: Michael Anglin Fourth official: Alan Jimenez

xz-Pacific*

Series History: BYU leads series 4–1–0
Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough (TheW.tv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

October 12, 2017	BYU Cougars	2–0	Pacific Tigers	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. PDT	Madie Mathews 2' Bizzy Bowen 42'	Report		Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,132 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson Assistant referees: Lisa Homel Fourth official: Schuyler Pack

xy- Pepperdine*

Series History: Series even 4–4–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom McClain (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

October 19, 2017	BYU Cougars	1–2	#13 Pepperdine Waves	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Madie Mathews 14'	Recap	Joelle Anderson 19', 23'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,560 Referee: Elijio Arreguin Assistant referees: TJ Zablocki Assistant referees: Daniel Spicer-Escala Fourth official: Jerry Freestone

xz- Loyola Marymount*

Series History: BYU leads series 7–1–0
Broadcasters: Mitchell Marshall (TheW.tv)
Jason Shepherd & Paige Barker (ESPN 960)

October 21, 2017	BYU Cougars	0–0	Loyola Marymount Lions	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Taylor Isom 76' Mikayla Colohan 81' Bizzy Bowen 109'	Recap	Sarah Sanger 108'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,091 Referee: Chipalo Street Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald Assistant referees: Kristi Mak Fourth official: Sly Yeates

xy- Gonzaga*

Series History: BYU leads series 9–0–0
Broadcasters: Trey Bender & Lori Lindsey (ESPNU)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

October 26, 2017	Gonzaga Bulldogs	3–6	BYU Cougars	Spokane, WA
7:00 p.m. PDT	Jodi Ulkekul 4' Hope Tsuneyoshi 61' Jordan Thompson 70' (pen.)	Recap	Cameron Tucker 34' Elise Flake 45' Mikayla Colohan 60', 74' Elise Flake 61' Madie Mathews 67' Nadia Gomes 81'	Stadium: Gonzaga Soccer Field Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Luis Guardia Assistant referees: Charles Woolley Assistant referees: Matthew Hamlin Fourth official: David Hamlin

xz- Portland*

Series History: BYU leads series 7–4–0
Broadcasters: Adam Linnman & Noelle La Prevotte (TheW.tv)
Jason Shepherd & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

October 28, 2017	Portland Pilots	0–1	BYU Cougars	Portland, OR
7:00 p.m. PDT		Recap	Elise Flake 68'	Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,592 Referee: Turan Ozdemir Assistant referees: Ryan Jung Assistant referees: Cephas Quartson Fourth official: Corbyn May

xz-San Francisco*

Originally scheduled for October 14, this match was postponed due to poor air quality stemming from wildfires in Northern California.

Series History: BYU leads series 6–1–0
Broadcasters: Charles Wollin (TheW.tv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

November 2, 2017	San Francisco Dons	2–1	BYU Cougars	San Francisco, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT	Izzy Lueken 4' Desiree Major 69'	Recap	Cameron Tucker 25' Alyssa Jefferson 84'	Stadium: Negoesco Stadium Attendance: 132 Referee: Josh Wilkens Assistant referees: Victor Mba Assistant referees: Jeff Smith Fourth official: Justin Yarkin

xz- Santa Clara*

Series History: Santa Clara leads series 6–1–4
Broadcasters: David Gentile (TheW.tv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

November 4, 2017	Santa Clara Broncos	4–3	BYU Cougars	Santa Clara, CA
1:00 p.m. PDT	Kelli Peay 9' Maria Sánchez 36' (pen.) Gundrun Arnardottir 42' Maddy Gonzales 56' Kelcie Hedge 56'	Recap	Madie Mathews 2', 24' Mikayla Colohan 52' Mikayla Colohan 63'	Stadium: Stevens Stadium Attendance: 806 Referee: Christopher Calderon Assistant referees: Deleana Quan Assistant referees: Stephen McGonagle Fourth official: Eder Del Angel

Roster

No.	Position	Player	Height	Hometown	Year
1	GK	Savanna Empey	5'10"	Lehi, UT	Freshman
2	D	Taylor Isom	5'7"	Sandy, UT	Senior
3	F	Carla Haslam	5'3"	South Jordan, UT	Senior
4	MF	Brittain Steiner	5'9"	Mercer, NJ	Senior
5	F	Elise Flake	5'7"	Mapleton, UT	Sophomore
6	F	Nadia Gomes	5'6"	Sandy, UT	Senior
7	D	Danika Bowman	5'7"	Redlands, CA	Sophomore
8	MF	Mikayla Colohan	5'8"	Fruit Heights, UT	Freshman
9	D	Shaylyn Orr	5'8"	Draper, UT	Freshman
10	MF	Elisabeth "Bizzy" Bowen	5'4"	Sandy, UT	Senior
11	GK	Hannah Clark	5'10"	Danville, CA	RS Senior
12	D	Avery Walker	5'7"	Ogden, UT	RS Senior
14	F	Josie Guinn	5'5"	Murrieta, CA	Freshman
15	F	Emma Bailey	5'1"	Eagle, ID	Freshman
16	MF	Kayci Griffin	5'9"	Austin, TX	Senior
18	GK	Sabrina Macias	5'5"	Littleton, CO	RS Sophomore^[7]
19	MF	Lizzy Braby	5'2"	Murray, UT	Sophomore
20	F, MF	Cameron Tucker	5'9"	Highland, UT	Freshman
21	MF	Madie Siddoway	5'9"	North Logan, UT	Junior^[8]
22	MF	Ellie Smith	5'9"	Alpine, UT	Freshman
23	MF	Rachel Bingham	5'7"	Spanish Fork, UT	RS Sophomore
24	MF	Stephanie Ney	5'9"	Cottonwood Heights, UT	Senior
25	D	Brynlee Welch	5'4"	Hyrum, UT	Sophomore
26	F	Madie Lyons Mathew	5'8"	Sandy, UT	Senior
28	D	Alyssa Jefferson	5'5"	Sandy, UT	Sophomore
29	GK	Josie Manwill	5'9"	Layton, UT	Freshman
32	GK	Cassidy Smith	5'9"	Alpine, UT	Sophomore

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12 Postseason	Final
United Soccer Coaches	8	17	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Soccer America	12	14	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Top Drawer Soccer	20	22	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

^ "New BYU women's assistant soccer coach hired". The Daily Universe. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
^ "No. 8 Cougars picked second in WCC, Isom and Gomes on preseason team". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
^ "Soccer announces impressive 2017 slate". BYU Cougars. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
^ "Steiner and Tucker shine in Blue and White game". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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^ "BYU at Oklahoma game stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
^ "Macias is top ranked goalie". 9News. Retrieved February 2, 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Siddoway verbally commits to BYU soccer team". Herald Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2013.

[1] "New BYU women's assistant soccer coach hired". The Daily Universe. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[2] "No. 8 Cougars picked second in WCC, Isom and Gomes on preseason team". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.

[3] "Soccer announces impressive 2017 slate". BYU Cougars. Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

[4] "Steiner and Tucker shine in Blue and White game". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.

[5] "OU women's soccer drops exhibition". News OK. Retrieved August 12, 2017.

[6] "BYU at Oklahoma game stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 11, 2017.

[7] "Macias is top ranked goalie". 9News. Retrieved February 2, 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[8] "Siddoway verbally commits to BYU soccer team". Herald Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2013.

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