2017 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
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.
| 2017 BYU Cougars women's soccer | |||
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| Conference | West Coast Conference | ||
| 2017 record | 7–8–4 (4–4–1 WCC) | ||
| Head coach | Jennifer Rockwood (23rd season) | ||
| Home stadium | South Stadium | ||
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| 2017 West Coast Conference women's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
- *- 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.
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  |
Stadium: John Crain Field Attendance: 338[6] Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan 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 Alina Ortega-Jurado |
Recap | Cameron Tucker |
Stadium: Jeffrey Field Attendance: 3,570 Referee: John McCloskey Assistant referees: Terrence Mull 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  |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Chris Elliott Assistant referees: TJ Zablocki 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 Taylor Isom Rachel Bingham |
Recap | Samantha Koemans |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,515 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald 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 |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 5,735 Referee: Michael Zapata Assistant referees: Brad Jensen 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 Tatum Barton |
Recap | Stadium: Prentup Field Attendance: 773 Referee: Corey Rockwell Assistant referees: Adam Zarrin 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)
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 Avery Walker Madie Lyons Mathews Rachel Bingham |
Stadium: Paul Lorenz Field Attendance: 327 Referee: Katja Koroleva Assistant referees: Jason Perlewitz 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 Amanda Porter  |
Recap | Madie Mathews |
Stadium: Mulcahy Field Attendance: 768 Referee: Randy Hoffman Assistant referees: Matt Jacob 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 Cameron Tucker |
Recap | Eva Eliasdottir Elise Reina Katie McClure Ceri Holland HC Mark Francis  Grace Hagan |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Allen Pickett 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 Elise Flake Bizzy Bowen |
Recap | Sydney Fitzpatrick Hannah Bruce |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 3,234 Referee: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald 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 Mikayla Colohan |
Recap | Kelsi Dantu Courtney Coate Courtney Coate |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Ceciah Valero Assistant referees: Sly Yeates 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 Madie Mathews Avery Walker |
Recap | Jaylen Crim |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Nathan Max Assistant referees: Brandon Major 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 Bizzy Bowen |
Report | Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,132 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson 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 |
Recap | Joelle Anderson |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,560 Referee: Elijio Arreguin Assistant referees: TJ Zablocki 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 Mikayla Colohan Bizzy Bowen |
Recap | Sarah Sanger |
Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,091 Referee: Chipalo Street Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald 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 Hope Tsuneyoshi Jordan Thompson |
Recap | Cameron Tucker Elise Flake Mikayla Colohan Elise Flake Madie Mathews Nadia Gomes |
Stadium: Gonzaga Soccer Field Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Luis Guardia Assistant referees: Charles Woolley 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 |
Stadium: Merlo Field Attendance: 1,592 Referee: Turan Ozdemir Assistant referees: Ryan Jung 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 Desiree Major |
Recap | Cameron Tucker Alyssa Jefferson |
Stadium: Negoesco Stadium Attendance: 132 Referee: Josh Wilkens Assistant referees: Victor Mba 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 Maria Sánchez Gundrun Arnardottir Maddy Gonzales Kelcie Hedge |
Recap | Madie Mathews Mikayla Colohan Mikayla Colohan |
Stadium: Stevens Stadium Attendance: 806 Referee: Christopher Calderon Assistant referees: Deleana Quan 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
| 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 |
| 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. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- "Soccer announces impressive 2017 slate". BYU Cougars. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- "Steiner and Tucker shine in Blue and White game". Deseret News. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- "OU women's soccer drops exhibition". News OK. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- "BYU at Oklahoma game stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- "Macias is top ranked goalie". 9News. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- "Siddoway verbally commits to BYU soccer team". Herald Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2013.