2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team

The 2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represents BYU during the 2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars are coached for a 24th 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. Overall the Cougars have made the NCAA tournament in 18 of the 23 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson (2nd season)[1] and Steve Magleby (1st season)[2] with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (5th season) and McKinzie Young 7th season). The Cougars came off of a season were they fourth in the WCC and went 7–8–4, 4–4–1 in the WCC. The Cougars were picked to finish third by the WCC media.[3] The Cougars stunned the conference and went 8–1 to win the WCC Championship and return to the NCAA Playoffs where they lost to TCU in the first round. The Cougars finished the season 13–5–1.

2018 BYU Cougars women's soccer
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
2018 record	13–5–1 (8–1–0 WCC)
Head coach	Jennifer Rockwood (24th season)
Home stadium	South Stadium
Uniform
Home Away

2018 West Coast Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 24 BYU  ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	0		.889			13	–	5	–	1		.711
No. 7 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	0		.778			17	–	3	–	1		.833
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	2		.778			11	–	6	–	2		.632
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍	5	–	2	–	2		.667			10	–	4	–	4		.667
San Francisco  ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	2		.556			11	–	7	–	2		.600
Portland  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0		.444			11	–	9	–	0		.550
San Diego  ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0		.444			8	–	9	–	1		.472
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1		.278			7	–	10	–	2		.421
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	1		.167			3	–	13	–	4		.250
Pacific  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	0		.000			2	–	16	–	0		.111
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 14, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:West Coast Conference

Media

Television & Internet Streaming

Most BYU women's soccer will have a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. BYUtv and TheW.tv will once again serve as the primary providers. Information on these television broadcasts can be found under each individual match.

Nu Skin BYU Sports Network

See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team, 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2018–19 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, and 2018–19 BYU Cougars women's basketball team

For a fifth consecutive season the BYU Sports Network will air BYU Cougars women's soccer games. Greg Wrubell will provide play-by-play for most games with Jason Shepherd or Robbie Bullough filling-in when Wrubell has football duties. Analysts will rotate. ESPN 960 and BYU Radio will act as the flagship stations for women's soccer.

Affiliates[4]

• BYU Radio- Flagship Station Nationwide (KBYU-HD2, KUMT, Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, TuneIn radio, and byuradio.org)
• ESPN 960- Provo, Utah
• ESPN 980 AM and 105.1 FM- Ammon/Idaho Falls/Rexburg, Idaho

Schedule

• WCC game (*)
• Nu Skin BYU Sports Network/ESPN 960 broadcast (x)
• Television Broadcast (y)
• Internet Stream (z)

Exhibition: Blue/White Game

• 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.

BYU White v BYU Blue

August 4, 2018	BYU White	0–3	BYU Blue	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT			Madie Gates  13', 34' Mikayla Colohan  58'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: N/A Referee: Not listed

Exhibition: UCLA

Series History: Series even 2–2–1

#2 UCLA Bruins v BYU Cougars

August 10, 2018	#2 UCLA Bruins	2–1	BYU Cougars	Los Angeles, CA
6:00 p.m. PDT	Sunny Dunphy  14' Julia Hernandez  89'	Recap	Elise Flake  25'	Stadium: Drake Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Not listed

x-Exhibition: Alumni

Broadcasters: Greg Wrubell & Jennie Smith (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

BYU Cougars v BYU Alumni

August 14, 2018	BYU Cougars	3–2	BYU Alumni	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Lizzy Braby  1', 29' Bella Folino  19'	Recap	Madie Mathews  51' Dana Cusick  69'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: N/A Referee: Not listed

xz-Cal State Fullerton

Series History: BYU leads series 6–0–2
Broadcasters: Ryan Osborne (Big West TV)
Greg Wrubell & B.J. Pugmire (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

Cal State Fullerton Titans v BYU Cougars

August 17, 2018	Cal State Fullerton Titans	0–1	BYU Cougars	Fullerton, CA
8:00 p.m. PDT	Sarah Davidson  97'	Recap	Madie Gates  41' (pen.)	Stadium: Goodwin Field Attendance: 928 Referee: Andie Reyes Assistant referees: Adrian Gonzales Assistant referees: Melissa Gonzales Fourth official: Stacey Littlejohn

xz-Nebraska

Series History: Nebraska leads series 4–2–0
Broadcasters: No commentators (BTN+)
Greg Wrubell & Jennie Smith (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

Nebraska Cornhuskers v BYU Cougars

August 20, 2018	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2–2	BYU Cougars	Lincoln, NE
7:05 p.m. CDT	Faith Carter  4' Savannah Uveges  40'	Recap	Lizzy Braby  77' Mikayla Colohan  82'	Stadium: Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium Attendance: 919 Referee: Jason Francois Assistant referees: Juan Chamizo Assistant referees: Michael Barton Fourth official: Justin Demers

xz-Texas A&M

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: David Ellis & Jeff Givens (SEC+)
Greg Wrubell & Elena Medeiros (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

#9 Texas A&M Aggies v BYU Cougars

August 24, 2018	#9 Texas A&M Aggies	2–0	BYU Cougars	College Station, TX
7:30 p.m. CDT	Kendall Ritchie  11' Jimena López  41' Ally Watt  87'	Recap		Stadium: Ellis Field Attendance: 4,248 Referee: Kyle Phillips Assistant referees: Chris Scruggs Assistant referees: Bryan Estrada Fourth official: George Kubove

xy-Stanford

Series History: Series even 3–3–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren McClain (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

BYU Cougars v #1 Stanford Cardinal

August 30, 2018	BYU Cougars	0–2	#1 Stanford Cardinal	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT		Recap	Catarina Macario  35' Jojo Harber  79'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Robbi Hullner Assistant referees: Dani Escalante Assistant referees: Brad Jensen Fourth official: Blake Jensen

xz-Idaho State

Series History: BYU leads 8–2–0
Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Paige Barker (TheW.tv/ESPN 960)

BYU Cougars v Idaho State Bengals

September 1, 2017	BYU Cougars	10–0	Idaho State Bengals	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Madie Gates  6' Elise Flake  16' Mikayla Colohan 23', 55' Bella Folino  37', 54' Cameron Tucker  67' Josie Bush  81' Natalie Clark  84' Kendell Petersen  87'	Recap	Paige Smith  81'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: 2,242 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi Assistant referees: Sly Yates Assistant referees: Mike Anglin Fourth official: Allan Pickett

xy-Utah

Game Name: Deseret First Duel
Series History: BYU leads series 21–7–2
Broadcasters: Kate Scott & Kelly Gray (P12 MTN)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

Utah Utes v BYU Cougars

September 7, 2018	Utah Utes	2–3	BYU Cougars	Salt Lake City, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Paola Van Der Veen  76' Hailey Skolmoski  84'	Recap	Elise Flake  52' Mikayla Colohan 71' Madie Gates  85'	Stadium: Ute Field Attendance: 2,606 Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald Assistant referees: Robert Pickett Fourth official: Hamed Sadeghi

y-Marquette

This match was originally scheduled for September 14 and 7:00 p.m. and scheduled to be broadcast by the Nu Skin BYU Sports Network. However a field power outage couldn't be resolved in time for the match to take place that evening, so it was rescheduled for Saturday.
Series History: Marquette leads series 2–1–1
Broadcasters: No commentary (MUTV)

Marquette Golden Eagles v BYU Cougars

September 15, 2018	Marquette Golden Eagles	0–3	BYU Cougars	Marquette, WI
1:00 p.m. CDT		Recap	Madie Gates  18' Makaylie Moore  45' Elise Flake  64' Natalie Clark  73'	Stadium: Valley Fields Attendance: 205 Referee: Dimtrios Katsimingos Assistant referees: Peter Bernardy Assistant referees: Art Arustamyan Fourth official: Michael Wojtan

xz-Long Beach State

Series History: BYU leads series 7–2–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren McClain (BYUtv.org)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

BYU Cougars v Long Beach State 49ers

September 17, 2018	BYU Cougars	1–3	Long Beach State 49ers	Provo, UT
5:30 p.m. MDT	Bella Folino  55'	Recap	Ashley Gonzales  65' Taylor Bistline  80' Rola Badawiya  83'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: 1,339 Referee: Adam Zarrin Assistant referees: Allan Pickett Assistant referees: Kristi Mae Fourth official: Marcelo Chapparo

xy-Utah Valley

Game Name: UCCU Cross-Town Clash
Series History: BYU leads series 3–0–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren McClain (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Paige Barker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

BYU Cougars v Utah Valley Wolverines

September 21, 2018	BYU Cougars	3–1	Utah Valley Wolverines	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Olivia Wade  2' Bella Folino  52' Elise Flake  58' Sabrina Davis  87'	Recap	Linley Brown  77' Whitney Paskins  83'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: 2,958 Referee: Mario Coss Assistant referees: Schuyler Pack Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald Fourth official: Michael Anglin

xy-Gonzaga*

Series History: BYU leads series 10–0–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Carla Haslam, & Lauren McClain (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

BYU Cougars v Gonzaga Bulldogs

September 27, 2018	BYU Cougars	3–1	Gonzaga Bulldogs	Provo, UT
7:05 p.m. MDT	Elise Flake  6' Lizzy Braby  21' Makaylie Moore  72'	Recap	Sophia Braun  56'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Megan McCain Assistant referees: Lisa Homel Assistant referees: Michael Thomas Fourth official: Karsten Gillwald

xz-Portland*

Series History: BYU leads series 8–4–0
Broadcasters: Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (TheW.tv/BYU Radio (KUMT only)/ESPN 960)

BYU Cougars v Portland Pilots

September 29, 2018	BYU Cougars	3–0	Portland Pilots	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Alyssa Jefferson  2' Elise Flake  55' Lizzy Braby  77' Cameron Tucker  80'	Recap	Taryn Ries  49'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: 1,571 Referee: Cuautemoc Delgadillo Assistant referees: Marcelo Chapparo Assistant referees: Brad Jensen Fourth official: Alan Jimenez

xz-San Diego*

Series History: BYU leads series 7–3–0
Broadcasters: Nick Rice (TheW.tv)
Greg Wrubell & Jennie Smith (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

San Diego Toreros v BYU Cougars

October 6, 2018	San Diego Toreros	1–2	BYU Cougars	San Diego, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT	Summer Mason  30'	Recap	Madie Gates  59' Elise Flake  98'	Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 404 Referee: Andie Reyes Assistant referees: Maria Magana Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson Fourth official: Samantha Martinez

xz-Pepperdine*

Series History: Pepperdine leads series 5–4–0
Broadcasters: Al Epstein (TheW.tv)
Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

Pepperdine Waves v BYU Cougars

October 13, 2018	Pepperdine Waves	2–1	BYU Cougars	Malibu, CA
1:00 p.m. PDT	Michelle Maemone  2' Isabel Nelson  78'	Recap	Bella Folino  77'	Stadium: Tari Frahm Rokus Field Attendance: 572 Referee: Karen Abt Assistant referees: Karen DeLeon Assistant referees: Melissa Gonzales Fourth official: Ali Hacock

xz-Pacific*

Series History: BYU leads series 8–1–0
Broadcasters: Jeff Dominick (TheW.tv)
Greg Wrubell & Elena Medeiros (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

Pacific Tigers v BYU Cougars

October 18, 2018	Pacific Tigers	1–5	BYU Cougars	Stockton, CA
7:00 p.m. PDT	Kendall Bietsch  56'	Recap	Makaylie Moore  54' Elise Flake  56' Lizzy Braby  63' Mikayla Colohan  73' Ashton Brockbank  87'	Stadium: Knoles Field Attendance: 648 Referee: Ian Chapman Assistant referees: Mike Kampmeinert Assistant referees: Kevin Pikkel Fourth official: Luis Ordaz

xz-Saint Mary's*

Series History: BYU leads series 7–0–1
Broadcasters: (TheW.tv)
Greg Wrubell & Elena Medeiros (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

Saint Mary's Gaels v BYU Cougars

October 20, 2018	Saint Mary's Gaels	1–3	BYU Cougars	Moraga, CA
1:00 p.m. PDT	Kelsey Hill  59'	Recap	Elise Flake  11' Makaylie Moore  27', 36' Elise Flake  89'	Stadium: Saint Mary's Stadium Attendance: 457 Referee: Levi Rippy Assistant referees: Nicholas Navarini Assistant referees: Michelle Macmullen Fourth official: Val Huerta

xy- San Francisco*

Series History: BYU leads series 6–2–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Carla Haslam, & Lauren McClain (BYUtv)
Greg Wrubell & Avery Walker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

BYU Cougars v San Francisco Dons

October 25, 2018	BYU Cougars	4–0	San Francisco Dons	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Makaylie Moore  45' Elise Flake  63', 64' Cameron Tucker  86'	Recap		Stadium: South Field Attendance: 1,875 Referee: Kyle Kazmer Assistant referees: Karsten Gillwald Assistant referees: Sly Yeates Fourth official: Mike Anglin

xz–Santa Clara*

Series History: Santa Clara leads series 7–1–4
Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Elena Medeiros (TheW.tv)
Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYU Radio/ESPN 960)

BYU Cougars v #6 Santa Clara Broncos

October 27, 2018	BYU Cougars	2–0	#6 Santa Clara Broncos	Provo, UT
5:05 p.m.	Mikayala Colohan  14' Rachel Lyman  53' Lizzy Braby  60' Sabrina Davis  73' Alyssa Jefferson  88'	Recap	Marika Guay  60' Maria Sanchez  73'	Stadium: South Field Attendance: 2,259 Referee: Omeed Azadpour Assistant referees: Allen Pickett Assistant referees: Marcelo Chaparro Fourth official: Daniel Spencer-Escal

xz-Loyola Marymount*

Series History: BYU leads series 7–1–1
Broadcasters: Ray Ferrari (TheW.tv)
Jason Shepherd & Jennie Smith (BYU Radio (KUMT only)/ESPN 960)

Loyola Marymount Lions v BYU Cougars

November 3, 2018	Loyola Marymount Lions	1–2	BYU Cougars	Los Angeles, CA
6:00 p.m. PDT	Emma Tyrnauer  25'	Recap	Bella Folino  60' Elise Flake  70'	Stadium: Sullivan Field Attendance: 573 Referee: Leszek Stalmach Assistant referees: Salma Perez Assistant referees: Steve Skille Fourth official: Lexi Farmer

xz-TCU

Series History: BYU leads series 8–0–0
Broadcasters: Kyle Crews (HF TV)
Jason Shepherd & Avery Walker (BYU Radio (KUMT only)/ESPN 960)

TCU Horned Frogs v #24 BYU Cougars

November 9, 2018	TCU Horned Frogs	2–1	#24 BYU Cougars	Ft. Worth, TX
7:00 p.m. CST	Messiah Bright  56' Yazmeen Ryan  61' Yazmeen Ryan  73'	Recap	Elise Flake  23' Rachel Lyman  73'	Stadium: Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium Attendance: 972 Referee: Timothy Debysingh Assistant referees: Jennifer Gamer Assistant referees: Victor Perez Fourth official: John Navarro

Roster

No.	Position	Player	Height	Hometown	Year
3	MF	Makaylie Moore	5'5"	Auburn, WA	Sophomore
4	MF	Lizzy Braby	5'2"	Murray, UT	Junior
5	F	Elise Flake	5'7"	Mapleton, UT	Junior
6	MF	Ashton Brockbank	5'9"	Provo, UT	Freshman
7	D	Danika Bowman Serassio	5'7"	Redlands, CA	Junior
8	MF	Mikayla Colohan	5'8"	Fruit Heights, UT	Sophomore
9	D	Shaylyn Redding	5'8"	Draper, UT	Sophomore
10	MF, F	Olivia Wade	5'6"	Kaysville, UT	Freshman
12	F	Ella Ballstaedt	5'6"	Midway, UT	Junior
13	F	Lytiana Akinaka	5'6"	Haiku, HI	Freshman
14	F	Josie Guinn	5'5"	Murrieta, CA	Sophomore
16	F	Kendall Petersen	5'8"	South Weber, UT	Freshman
18	GK	Sabrina Macias Davis	5'5"	Littleton, CO	RS Junior[5]
19	F	Natalie Clark	5'8"	Mesa, AZ	Freshman
20	F	Cameron Tucker	5'9"	Highland, UT	Sophomore
21	MF	Madie Siddoway Gates	5'9"	North Logan, UT	Senior[6]
22	MF	Bella Folino	5'6"	Aliso Viejo, CA	Freshman
23	MF	Rachel Bingham Lyman	5'7"	Spanish Fork, UT	RS Junior
24	F, D	Josie Bush	5'2"	Boise, ID	Freshman
25	D	Brynlee Welch Buhler	5'4"	Hyrum, UT	Junior
28	D	Alyssa Jefferson	5'5"	Sandy, UT	Junior
29	GK	Josie Manwill	5'9"	Layton, UT	Sophomore
32	GK	Cassidy Smith	5'9"	Alpine, UT	RS 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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	24
Soccer America	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	14	13
Top Drawer Soccer	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	23

Legend

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

References

1. "New BYU women's assistant soccer coach hired". The Daily Universe. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
2. "Magleby hired as assistant women's soccer coach". Deseret News. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
3. "SANTA CLARA EDGES PEPPERDINE IN WCC WOMEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL". WCC Sports. Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
4. "BYU Sports Network Affiliates". BYUcougars.com. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
5. "Macias is top ranked goalie". 9News. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
6. "Siddoway verbally commits to BYU soccer team". Herald Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2013.