2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
American college soccer season
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.
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
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]
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
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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^ "Magleby hired as assistant women's soccer coach" . Deseret News . Archived from the original on July 6, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018 .
^ "BYU Sports Network Affiliates" . BYUcougars.com . Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018 .
^ "BYU Women's Soccer Releases Loaded 2021 Non-Conference Schedule" . KSL . Retrieved July 8, 2021 .
^ "WEST COAST CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2021 WOMEN'S SOCCER SCHEDULE" . BYUcougars.com . Retrieved July 13, 2021 .
^ "NCAA Women's Soccer Preseason Rankings Revealed for 2021" . Soccer Wire . Retrieved August 6, 2021 .
^ "NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Top 25 Rankings: August 24, 2021" . Soccer Wire . Retrieved August 24, 2021 .
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