2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer team

2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer
2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer
Co-WCC Champions
2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, Runner–Up
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
Record	17–4–3 (8–1–0 WCC)
Head coach	Jennifer Rockwood (27th season);
Home stadium	South Field
Uniform
Home	Away

The 2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented Brigham Young University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 27th 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 21 of the 26 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson (5th season)[1] and Steve Magleby (4th season)[2] with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (7th season) and McKinzie Young (9th season). The Cougars come off of a season where they were second in the WCC and went 11–4–1, 7–1–1 in the WCC. Their lone conference loss came to eventual national champion Santa Clara, whom the Cougars beat in Santa Clara in a non-conference match. For the 2021 season BYU returned 10 starters, including defending WCC Offensive Player of the Year Mikayla Colohan, who was drafted by the Orlando Pride. Cameron Tucker, who recorded eight goals and eight assists in 2020–21, also returned. The others returning due to an extra year of eligibility granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic include goalkeeper Cassidy Smith, Grace Johnson and Mikaylie Call. The incoming class features six new athletes and no new transfers. The Cougars went on to share the WCC crown, advance to their first ever College Cup, and tied in the championship with Florida State before losing on penalties to finish as national runner–up.

2021 West Coast Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 BYU ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	0	.889	17	–	4	–	3	.771
No. 4 Santa Clara ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	0	.889	15	–	5	–	3	.717
No. 13 Pepperdine ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	1	.722	17	–	4	–	1	.795
Gonzaga ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0	.556	15	–	5	–	0	.750
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍	4	–	3	–	2	.556	10	–	4	–	4	.667
Portland ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	0	.500	8	–	8	–	0	.500
Pacific ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	2	.375	10	–	5	–	3	.639
San Francisco ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	0	.250	6	–	9	–	2	.412
San Diego ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	1	.188	6	–	10	–	1	.382
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	0	.000	0	–	19	–	0	.000


† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:West Coast Conference

Personnel

Roster

No.	Position	Player	Height	Hometown	Year
1	GK	Haven Empey	5'9"	American Fork, UT	Freshman
2	MF, D	Olivia Smith	5'6"	Eagle, ID	RS Freshman
3	MF, F	Makaylie Moore	5'5"	Auburn, WA	Senior
4	D	Grace Johnson	5'10"	Centerville, UT	Senior
5	F, MF	Brecken Mozingo	5'6"	Sandy, UT	Sophomore
6	MF	Ashton Johnson	5'10"	Provo, UT	Junior
7	D	Brooke Hale	5'10"	Danville, CA	Freshman
8	MF	Mikayla Colohan	5'8"	Fruit Heights, UT	Senior
10	MF, F	Olivia Wade	5'8"	Kaysville, UT	Sophomore
11	MF, F	Ellie Maughan	5'8"	North Ogden, UT	Sophomore
12	MF	Jamie Shepherd	5'7"	American Fork, UT	Sophomore
13	F, MF	Lytiana Akinaka	5'6"	Maui, HI	Junior
15	D	Zoe Jacobs	5'5"	Kaysville, UT	Sophomore
16	MF, D	Kendell Petersen	5'8"	South Weber, UT	Sophomore
18	F, MF	Paola Garcia	5'3"	Mapleton, UT	Freshman
19	F	Addie Gardner	5'7"	Highland, UT	Freshman
20	F	Cameron Tucker	5'9"	Highland, UT	Senior
21	D	Tara Warner	5'6"	Springville, UT	Freshman
22	F, MF	Bella Folino	5'6"	Aliso Viejo, CA	RS Sophomore
23	F	Ruby Hladek	5'7"	Ladera Ranch, CA	Freshman
24	MF	Josie Shepherd	5'6"	American Fork, UT	Freshman
25	MF, F	Jacey Wood	5'6"	Las Vegas, NV	Freshman
26	D	Laveni Vaka	5'6"	Sandy, UT	Sophomore
27	F	Daviana Vaka	5'7"	Sandy, UT	RS Freshman
28	D	Natalee Wells	5'7"	Alpine, UT	Junior
29	MF, D	Abbie Kotter	5'9"	Providence, UT	Freshman
32	GK	Cassidy Smith	5'9"	Alpine, UT	RS Senior
33	MF, F	Rachel McCarthy	5'7"	American Fork, UT	Sophomore
34	GK	Kelsey Hoopes	5'7"	Livermore, CA	Freshman
66	GK	Savanna Empey	5'10"	American Fork, UT	Freshman

Media

Television & Internet Streaming

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

Nu Skin BYU Sports Network

For an eighth 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 filling-in when Wrubell has football or basketball duties. BYU Radio's KUMT station 107.9 FM will act as the flagship stations for women's soccer, though the BYU Sports App will carry a few games exclusively. For the national semifinal and championship SiriusXM's BYU Radio 143 station was added to provide a nationwide broadcast.

Affiliates[3]

BYU Radio- KUMT 107.9 FM

Schedule and results

2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer Game Log[4][5]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled Bold = BYU team member

Regular season (13–4–1)

August (2–2–0)
Date	Time (MT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Goal Scorers	Attendance	Referees	Overall record	WCC Record	Box Score	Recap
August 14	7:00 PM	BYUtv	Weber State* (Exhibition)	No. 15	South Field • Provo, UT	W 5–0	Olivia Wade 1' Cameron Tucker 3' Bella Folino 54', 55' Ashton Johnson 78'	1,938	Sly Yates, Mike Anglin, Mitch Lilywhite	—	—	Box score	Recap
August 19	7:00 PM	BYUtv	Ohio State*	No. 15	South Field • Provo, UT	W 3–0	Mikayla Colohan 6', 40' 20' Marissa Birzon 34' Emaly Vatne Ellie Maughan 80' Ellie Maughan 88'	1,632	Allen Pickett, Skylar Pack, Blake Griffiths	1–0–0	—	Box score	Recap
August 21	5:30 PM	SEC+	@ Auburn*	No. 15	Auburn Soccer Complex • Auburn AL	L 1–2	Olivia Smith 31' 42', 68' Anna Haddock Abbie Kotter 42' 66' Mallory Mooney	928	Jesus Hernandez-Balbas, Katarzyna Wasiak, Kevin Huet	1–1–0	—	Box score	Recap
August 26	8:00 PM	BYUtv	No. 25 USC*	No. 24	South Field • Provo, UT	W 2–1	Brecken Mozingo 13' Bella Folino 40' Olivia Smith 69' Natalee Wells 71' 84' Bethune Croix Olivia Wade 88'	5,347	Schuyler Pack, Max Thomas, Robbie Kosinski	2–1–0	—	Box score	Recap
August 30	6:00 PM	SEC+	@ Arkansas*	No. 24	Razorback Field • Fayetteville, AR	L 0–2	4', 54' Anna Podojil 36' Kiley Dulaney Ellie Maughan 80'	2,370	Jonathan Weiner, Rachel Cap, Matt Trotter	2–2–0	—	Box score	Recap

September (3–1–1)
Date	Time (MT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Goal Scorers	Attendance	Referees	Overall record	WCC Record	Box Score	Recap
September 2	7:00 PM	BYUtv.org	Marquette*	No. 14	South Field • Provo, UT	W 7–0	Olivia Wade 11' Bella Folino 21' Mikayla Colohan 34' Cameron Tucker 57' Brecken Mozingo 62' Elsi Twombly 64' Paola Garcia 66' Hailey Block 78' Caroline Stringfellow 79' Addie Gardner 84'	1,807	Omeed Azadpour, Scheyler Pack, Michael Anglin	3–2–0	—	Box score	Recap
September 9	6:00 PM	P12N	@ Utah* (Deseret First Duel)	No. 22	Ute Field • Salt Lake City, UT	T 0–0	Kylee Geis 80' Laveni Vaka 83'	2,544	Sean Wright, Allen Pickett, Schuyler Pack	3–2–1	—	Box score	Recap
September 11	6:00 PM	BYUtv.org	Missouri*	No. 22	South Field • Provo, UT	W 7–4	Cameron Tucker 16', 53' Abbie Cotter 31', 72' Ellie Maughan 40' Leah Selm 41' Ashlyn Mills 60' Blythe Beldner 64' Milena Fischer 73', 83' Makaylie Moore 74' Skye Kingsley 80' Rachel McCarthy 81' Jenna Bartels 86' Rachel McCarthy 87'	1,777	Hamed Sadeghi, Robert Kosinski, Allen Pickett	4–2–1	—	Box score	Recap
September 16	7:00 PM	BYUtv.org	Idaho State*	No. 18	South Field • Provo, UT	W 7–0	Mikayla Colohan 7', 22', 74' Cameron Tucker 11' Bella Folino 13' Brecken Mozingo 14' Ashton Johnson 67'	1,537	Michael Anglin, Bennett Savage, Allen Jimenez	5–2–1	—	Box score	Recap
September 18	6:00 PM	BYUtv.org	Utah State*	No. 18	South Field • Provo, UT	L 1–2	Addy Symonds 13' Ashley Cardozzo 24' Tenzi Knowles 39' Sammie Murdock 48' Laveni Vaka 48' Mikayla Colohan 57' Jamie Shepherd 66' Tenzi Knowles 99'	2,715	Sly Yeates, Nathan Boone, Daniel Spicer-Escalante	5–3–1	—	Box score	Recap

October (6–1–0)
Date	Time (MT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Goal Scorers	Attendance	Referees	Overall record	WCC Record	Box Score	Recap
October 2	8:00 PM	WCC Network	@ No. 16 Gonzaga	–	Luger Field • Spokane, WA	W 6–1	Brecken Mozingo 7', 13' Bella Folino 11' Cameron Tucker 14' Rachel McCarthy 32' Haley Archuleta 45' Rachel McCarthy 52' Mikayla Colohan 56' Cameron Tucker 73'	840	Saaed Askar, Elorm Atisu, Brett Danielson	6–3–1	1–0–0	Box score	Recap
October 6	7:00 PM	BYUtv.org	Saint Mary's	No. 20	South Field • Provo, UT	W 7–0	Cameron Tucker 21', 31', 56', 62' Olivia Smith 42' Ellie Maughan 81' Caroline Stringfellow 90'	2,273	TJ Zablocki, Alan Jimenez, Kyle Douglas	7–3–1	2–0–0	Box score	Recap
October 9	6:00 PM	BYUtv.org	San Diego	No. 20	South Field • Provo, UT	W 6–0	BYU Team Goal 12' Makaylie Moore 19' Mikayla Colohan 49', 79' Kendell Peterson 82' Addie Gardner 82' Paola Garcia 86'	1,358	Schuyler Pack, Nathan Boone, Bennett Savage	8–3–1	3–0–0	Box score	Recap
October 16	7:00 PM	BYUtv.org	Pacific	No. 15	South Field • Provo, UT	W 6–1	Mikayla Colohan 15' Cameron Tucker 17', 44' Kelsey Oen 36' Grace Johnson 37' Rachel McCarthy 41' Hunter More 49' Bella Folino 65'	2,139	Omeed Azadpour, Allen Pickett, Casey Harward	9–3–1	4–0–0	Box score	Recap
October 20	8:00 PM	WCC Network	@ San Francisco	No. 12	Negoesco Stadium • San Francisco, CA	W 3–1	Bella Folino 4' Mikayla Colohan 35' Cameron Tucker 46' Marissa Vasquez 46' Laveni Vaka 88'	477	Peter Hanson, Sarah Cortez, Dwight Maloney III	10–3–1	5–0–0	Box score	Recap
October 23	7:00 PM	BYUtv.org	Loyola Marymount	No. 12	South Field • Provo, UT	W 2–0	Bella Folino 1' Skylar Robledo 45' Kendyll Humphreys 69' Mikayla Colohan 69' (pen.)	1,447	Hamed Sadeghi, Allen Pickett, Marcelo Chaparro	11–3–1	6–0–0	Box score	Recap
October 30	2:00 PM	WCC Network	@ No. 25 Santa Clara	No. 11	Stevens Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	L 0–1	Rachel McCarthy 74' Kelsey Turnbow 74'	737	Saul Espinoza, Jorge Ruiz, Brandon Chapman	11–4–1	6–1–0	Box score	Recap

November (2–0–0)
Date	Time (MT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Goal Scorers	Attendance	Referees	Overall record	WCC Record	Box Score	Recap
November 3	8:00 PM	WCC Network	@ Portland	No. 12	Merlo Field • Portland, OR	W 3–0	Rachel McCarthy 32' Ellie Walker 37' Bella Folino 54', 57'	1,018	Justin St. Pierre, Ian Miller, Bryan Juarez	12–4–1	7–1–0	Box score	Recap
November 6	6:00 PM	BYUtv.org	No. 16 Pepperdine	No. 12	South Field • Provo, UT	W 1–0	Devyn Gilfoy 72' Mikayla Colohan 99' Carlee Giammona 104' Cameron Tucker 104'	3,762	Adrian Gonzalez, Bennett Savage, Sly Yeates	13–4–1	8–1–0	Box score	Recap

Postseason (4–0–2)

NCAA tournament
Date	Time (MT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Goal Scorers	Attendance	Referees	Overall record	Tournament record	Box Score	Recap
November 13	7:00 PM	BYUtv	New Mexico*	No. 13 ^(4-seed)	South Field • Provo, UT	W 6–0	35' Isais Myah Cameron Tucker 36' Brecken Mozingo 53', 55' Jamie Shepherd 64' Own Goal 69' (o.g.) Ellie Maughan 71'	2,745	Younes Marrakchi, Hao Guo, Jordan Downs	14–4–1	–	Box score	Recap
November 18	2:00 PM	ESPN+	vs. Alabama*	No. 13 ^(4-seed)	Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 4–1	3' Reyna Reyes Cameron Tucker 4' Mikayla Colohan 20' (pen.) Kendell Petersen 44' Brecken Mozingo 48' 48' Gessica Skorka 65' Felicia Knox 85' Sasha Pickard	0	Lucas Feathers, Bill Dittmar, Robert Velbis	15–4–1	–	Box score	Recap
November 20	5:00 PM	ACCNX	@ No. 2 ^(1-seed) Virginia*	No. 13 ^(4-seed)	Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 1–0	Mikayla Colohan' 33' Cameron Tucker 47' Rachel McCarthy 82' Cameron Tucker 88'	0	Karl Kummer, Raymond Thomas, Ryan Graves	16–4–1	–	Box score	Recap
November 27	5:00 PM	BYUtv	South Carolina*	No. 13 ^(4-seed)	South Field • Provo, UT	W 4–1	Makaylie Moore 3', 61' Mikayla Colohan 15', 47' 40' Corinna Zullo 71' Jyllissa Harris Makaylie Moore 75' 89' Remi Swartz	4,131	Brad Jensen, Karsten Gillwald, Jordan Downs	17–4–1	–	Box score	Recap
December 3	7:30 PM	ESPNU	vs. No. 12 Santa Clara*	No. 13 ^(4-seed)	Stevens Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	T 0–0 ^{(Pen. 3–2)}	Mikayla Colohan Sally Ment Jamie Shepherd Nicole Sweeney Brecken Mozingo Kelsey Turnbow Bella Folino Izzy D'Aquila Olivia Wade Ellie Glenn	7,600	Tori Penso, Matt Rodman, Kate Wasiak	17–4–2	–	Box score	Recap
December 6	6:00 PM	ESPNU	vs. No. 1 ^(1-seed) Florida State*	No. 13 ^(4-seed)	Stevens Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	T 0–0 ^{(Pen. 3–4)}	32' Jaelin Howell Mikayla Colohan 79' Mikayla Colohan Clara Robbins Jamie Shepherd Heather Payne Brecken Mozingo Gabby Carle Bella Folino Jaelin Howell Olivia Wade Yujie Zhao	7,087	JC Griggs, Rachel Smith, Kristen Patterson	17–4–3	–	Box score	Recap

* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from the United Soccer Coaches Poll on the date of the contest.

Announcers

Weber State: Spencer Linton, Carla Haslam, & Kiki Solano (BYUtv); Greg Wrubell (BYU Cougars Live Radio App)
Ohio State: Jason Shepherd, Carla Haslam & Kiki Solano (BYUtv); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Auburn: JJ Jackson & Mackenzie Hamilton (SEC+); Greg Wrubell (BYU Radio)
USC: Jason Shepherd, Carla Haslam & Kiki Solano (BYUtv); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Arkansas: Brett Dolan & Josh Haley (SEC+); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Marquette: Jason Shepherd & Landon Southwick (BYUtv.org); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Utah: Krista Blunk (P12); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Missouri: Jarom Jordan & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Idaho State: Spencer Linton & Avery Walker (BYUtv.org); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Utah State: Jarom Jordan & Landon Southwick (BYUtv.org); Jason Shepherd & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Gonzaga: Nezar Awad & Sam Mohan Lewin (WCC Net); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Saint Mary's: Spencer Linton & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
San Diego: Jarom Jordan & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Jason Shepherd & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Pacific: Landon Southwick & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Jason Shepherd & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
San Francisco: Charles Wollin (WCC Net); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Loyola Marymount: Jarom Jordan & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Jason Shepherd & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Santa Clara: David Gentile (WCC Net); Jason Shepherd & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Portland: Ann Schatz & Angela Harrison (WCC Net); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Pepperdine: Landon Southwick & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
New Mexico: Spencer Linton, Carla Haslam, & Jason Shepherd (BYUtv); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Alabama: Jason Patterson (ESPN+); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Virginia: Jason Patterson & Paddy Foss (ACCNX); Jason Shepherd & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
South Carolina: Jarom Jordan, Carla Haslam, & Kiki Solano (BYUtv); Landon Southwick & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Cougars Live Radio App)
Santa Clara: Jenn Hildreth & Julie Foudy (ESPNU); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)
Florida State: Jenn Hildreth & Julie Foudy (ESPNU); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)

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	15[6]	24[7]	14[8]	22[9]	18	(RV)	(RV)	20	15	12	11	12	13	2
Top Drawer Soccer	12	15	12	20	18	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	19	19	17 ^{(1st Round)} 12 ^{(2nd Rd, Sweet 16)} 6 ^{(Elite 8)} 3 ^{(Final 4)}	2

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

References

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[2] "Magleby hired as assistant women's soccer coach". Deseret News. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

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BYU Cougars women's soccer seasons
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Coaches	Jennifer Rockwood (1995–present)