2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team

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2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–2–3 (7–0–3 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Jennifer Rockwood (29th season)
Home stadiumSouth Field
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2023 Big 12 Conference women's soccer standings
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Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 9 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 0 – 2   .900 16 – 2 – 5   .804
No. 4 BYU  ‍‍‍y 7 – 0 – 3   .850 20 – 3 – 3   .827
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 2   .700 10 – 6 – 3   .605
No. 18 Texas  ‍‍‡‍y 6 – 3 – 1   .650 17 – 5 – 2   .750
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 2   .600 7 – 8 – 4   .474
UCF  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 1   .550 10 – 7 – 1   .583
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 0   .500 12 – 8 – 0   .600
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 2   .500 9 – 7 – 3   .553
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3 – 5   .450 4 – 8 – 7   .395
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400 8 – 10 – 2   .450
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300 6 – 11 – 1   .361
Houston  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 8 – 8 – 2   .500
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200 4 – 8 – 6   .389
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 1   .150 3 – 12 – 3   .250
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 Big 12 Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The Big 12 Conference

The 2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represents Brigham Young University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars are coached for a 29th 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 23 of the 28 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. Joining Rockwood are newly promoted Associate Head Coach Brent Anderson (7th season)[1] and as assistant coaches Steve Magleby (6th season)[2] and Tasha Bell (1st season).[3] Volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (8th season) and Madie Gates (10th season) also return.

The Cougars enter 2023 under a banner of new beginnings. BYU competes as new members of the Big 12 Conference after joining the conference on July 1.[4] The Cougars come off of a season where they finished second in the WCC and went 11–3–7, 6–0–3 in the WCC. The Cougars participated in the NCAA Tournament before falling to North Carolina in the Sweet 16.[5] However the disappointing finish provides BYU with hope for the future as every starter from the 2022 season returns for their first Big 12 run.

The change in conference leads to a new scheduling format. Instead of playing conference matches on Thursday and Saturday, BYU will play conference matches on Thursday and Monday. Should their record prove to be adequate, BYU will then participate in a conference postseason tournament for the first time in 9 years (the WCC didn't have a postseason conference tournament). The Big 12 Women's Soccer postseason tournament will take place October 28- November 4 at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, TX.[6]

Personnel

Roster

No. Position Player Height Hometown Year
0 GK Lynette Hernaez 5'11" Corona, CA Freshman
1 GK Haven Empey 5'9" American Fork, UT Sophomore
2 MF, D Olivia (Smith) Griffiths 5'6" Eagle, ID RS Junior
3 D Ella Rustand 5'7" Tucson, AZ Freshman
4 F, MF Avery Frischknecht 5'10" Mapleton, UT RS Freshman
5 D Zoe Jacobs 5'5" Kaysville, UT Senior
6 D Tylie Pratt 5'6" Gilbert, AZ Freshman
7 F Erin Bailey 5'5" Layton, UT Sophomore
8 MF Sierra Pennock 5'5" Lindon, UT Sophomore
9 MF Emma Neff 5'5" Salt Lake City, UT RS Freshman
9 MF, F Carolina Stringfellow 5'4" Syracuse, UT Sophomore
10 MF, F Olivia (Wade) Katoa 5'8" Kaysville, UT Senior
11 MF, F Ellie (Maughan) Boren 5'8" North Ogden, UT Senior
12 MF Jamie Shepherd 5'7" American Fork, UT Senior
13 F, MF Brecken Mozingo 5'6" Sandy, UT Senior
13 F, MF Lytiana Akinaka 5'6" Maui, HI Junior
14 MF, F Ellie Ford 5'8" Provo, UT Freshman
15 F Ellie Walbruch 5'6" Highland, UT Sophomore
16 MF, D Kendell Petersen 5'8" South Weber, UT Senior
19 MF, F Halle Dixon 5'2" Carlsbad, CA Freshman
20 F Camryn Jorgensen 5'5" Highland, UT RS Freshman
21 D Tara Warner 5'6" Springville, UT Junior
22 F, MF Bella Folino 5'6" Aliso Viejo, CA RS Senior
23 F Allie Fryer 5'7" Spanish Fork, UT Sophomore
24 MF Josie Shepherd 5'6" American Fork, UT Sophomore
24 MF, D Izzi Stratton 5'11" Alpine, UT Sophomore
25 MF, F Jacey Wood 5'6" Las Vegas, NV Sophomore
26 D Laveni Vaka 5'6" Sandy, UT Senior
28 F Addie Gardner 5'7" Highland, UT Sophomore
33 MF, F Rachel McCarthy 5'7" American Fork, UT Senior
34 GK Kelsey Hoopes 5'7" Livermore, CA Sophomore
66 GK Savanna (Empey) Mason 5'10" American Fork, UT Junior

Media

Television & Internet Streaming

Most BYU women's soccer matches will have a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. ESPN+ will serve as the primary provider for most home and conference road matches.[7] Some may be elevated to ESPN TV networks. Non-conference road games will be provided by the respective conferences television or streaming platforms. Information on these television and streaming broadcasts can be found under each individual match.

Schedule and results

2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer Game Log[8]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie        = Canceled      Bold = BYU team member
Overall (20–2–3)
Exhibition (2–0–0)
Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record Exhibition Record Box Score Recap
August 10 5:00 PM @ Rutgers* #13 Yurcak Field • Piscataway Township, NJ 1–0 Allie Fryer 80' 0 N/A 0–0–0 0–0–0 N/A N/A
August 12 7:00 PM BYUtv Idaho State* #13 South Field • Provo, UT 7–0 Kendell Petersen 3'
Allie Fryer 4', 25'
Bella Folino 17'
Erin Bailey 37'
Rachel McCarthy Yellow card 43'
Yellow card 51' Saydree Bell
Brecken Mozingo 52' (p), 54'
Yellow card 81' Ashlee Leonetti		 2,325 Jordan Downs,
Wendell Ashby,
Michael Anglin,
Nathan Boone		 0–0–0 0–0–0 Box score Recap
Regular season (14–1–3)
August (5–0–0)
Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap
August 17 7:00 PM ESPN+ #21 St. Louis* #13 South Field • Provo, UT 3–2[9] Bella Folino 2'
Olivia Katoa 10'
14' Caroline Kelly
Erin Bailey 43'
Yellow card 69' Hannah Sawyer
86' Emily Gaebe		 2,088 Brandon Marion,
Karsten Gillwald,
Taylor Poulsen,
David Wright		 1–0–0 0—0–0 Box score Recap
August 19 7:00 PM ESPN+ Cal State Fullerton* #13 South Field • Provo, UT 4–1[10] Brecken Mozingo 6'
Olivia Katoa 15'
Yellow card 46' Olivia Peraza
Ellie Walbruch 51'
Yellow card 70' Jenae Perez
74' Laurie Ann Moise
Erin Bailey 81'		 2,656 Servando Berna,
Rachel Swett,
Leo Vargas,
Taylor Mott		 2—0—0 0—0—0 Box score Recap
August 24 6:00 PM ESPN+ Long Beach State* #11 South Field • Provo, UT 2–0[11] Olivia Katoa 30'
Allie Fryer Yellow card 46'
Bella Folino 48'
Yellow card 74' Summer Laskey		 2,226 Patricia McCracken,
Joshua Mills,
Robbie Kosinski,
Jordan Downs		 3—0—0 0—0—0 Box score Recap
August 26 7:00 PM MW Network @ Boise State* #11 Boas Soccer Complex • Boise, ID 4–1[12] Bella Folino 2'
Olivia Katoa 59'
66' Michaela Justiniani
Allie Fryer 72'
Brecken Mozingo 76' (pen.)
Allie Fryer Yellow card 81'		 1,620 Joshua Thompson,
Selvedin Mustafic,
Riley Jones,
Tyler Bates		 4—0—0 0—0—0 Box score Recap
August 31 8:00 PM ESPN+ #1 UCLA* #7 South Field • Provo, UT 3–1[13] Allie Fryer Yellow card 16'
Yellow card 22' Jayden Perry
Ellie Walbruch 25'
Rachel McCarthy 37'
55' Reilyn Turner
Erin Bailey 79'		 5,209 Ryan Starr,
Wendell Ashby,
Karsten Gillwald		 5—0—0 0—0—0 Box score Recap
September (4–1–2)
Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap
September 2 7:00 PM ESPN+ @ Utah Valley* #7 Clyde Field • Orem, UT 6–1[14] Brecken Mozingo 11'
Allie Fryer 21'
Erin Bailey 34', 38'
36' Sadie Beardall
Ellie Boren 62'
Ellie Walbruch 82'		 4,742 Alex Krelo,
Joshua Mills,
Trin Anglin,
Adam Brady		 6–0–0 0–0–0 Box score Recap
September 9 7:00 PM P12+ @ Utah* #1 Ute Soccer Field • Salt Lake City, UT 6–1[15] Allie Fryer 4', 60'
Olivia Katoa 25'
Rachel McCarthy 32'
36' (pen.) Katie O'Kane
Olivia Griffitts 53', 65'		 3,224 Jeff Arthurholtz,
Robert Kosinski,
Taylor Poulsen,
Michael Anglin		 7–0–0 0–0–0 Box score Recap
September 14 7:00 PM ESPNU TCU #1 South Field • Provo, UT 3–3 2' Gracie Brian
27', 61' Seven Castain
Rachel McCarthy 36'
Allie Fryer 54'
Yellow card 75' AJ Hennessey
Erin Bailey 77'		 5,416 Shane Butler,
Cameron Siler,
Jordan Downs,
Leo Vargas		 7–0–1 0–0–1 Box score Recap
September 16 3:00 PM MW Network @ Utah State* #1 Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field • Logan, UT 0–1 51' Summer Diamond
Allie Fryer Yellow card 56'
Jamie Shepherd Red card 88'		 2,013 Michael Gebreslassie,
Nathan Boone,
Zackary Werner,
Brad Church		 7–1–1 0–0–1 Box score Recap
September 21 6:00 PM ESPN+ @ Baylor #6 Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field • Waco, TX 4–0 Rachel McCarthy 13'
Allie Fryer 21'
Brecken Mozingo 45' (p), 77'
843 Emma Richards,
Muhammad Kaleia,
Janae Thompson,
Habeeb Hooshmand		 8–1–1 1–0–1 Box score Recap
September 25 6:00 PM LHN @ #14 Texas #6 Mike A. Myers Stadium • Austin, TX 3–2 5', 66' Lexi Missimo
Yellow card 31' Lauren Lapomarda
Ellie Walbruch 43'
Olivia Katoa 62'
Ellie Walbruch Yellow card 67'
Erin Bailey 84'		 1,921 Elvis Mahmutovic,
Jennifer Dumaine,
Ryan Lindskog,
Estefania Estrada		 9–1–1 2–0–1 Box score Recap
September 28 7:00 PM ESPN+ Cincinnati #6 South Field • Provo, UT 1–1 2' Ellie Flower
Brecken Mozingo 47' (pen.)		 4,184 Lorenzo Hernandez,
Wendell Ashby,
Taylor Mott,
Taylor Poulsen		 9–1–2 2–0–2 Box score Recap
October (5–0–1)
Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap
October 2 5:00 PM ESPN+ @ Iowa State #6 Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA 7–0 Bella Folino 2'
Kendell Petersen Yellow card 4'
Brecken Mozingo 20'
Erin Bailey 38', 50'
Yellow card 39' Team
Ellie Boren 60'
Zoe Jacobs 65'
Ellie Walbruch 68'
Camryn Jorgensen Yellow card 86'		 809 Zachary Richter,
Ryan Starr,
Braxton Williams,
Aaron Valley		 10–1–2 3–0–2 Box score Recap
October 5 7:00 PM ESPN+ #7 Texas Tech #7 South Field • Provo, UT 2–2 Jamie Shepherd 18'
39' Sam Courtwright
61' Alex Kerr
Ellie Walbruch 63'
Yellow card 72' Kylie Bahr
Yellow card 79' Gisselle Kozarski		 5,201 10–1–3 3–0–3 Box score Recap
October 9 5:00 PM ESPN+ Kansas State #7 South Field • Provo, UT 2–0 Allie Fryer 76'
Yellow card 72' Kenzi Gillespie
Kendell Petersen 83'		 4,881 Adrian Gonzales,
Katarzyna Wasiak,
Blake Griffiths,
Leo Vargas		 11–1–3 4–0–3 Box score Recap
October 12 6:00 PM ESPN+ @ Oklahoma State #8 Neal Patterson Stadium • Stillwater, OK 3–0 Brecken Mozingo 9'
Ellie Walbruch 35'
Allie Fryer 68'		 1,201 Brandon Gardner,
Matthew Rodman,
Jay Norris,
Jack Damrill		 12–1–3 5–0–3 Box score Recap
October 16 6:00 PM ESPN+ @ Oklahoma #8 John Crain Field • Norman, OK 2–0 Olivia Katoa Yellow card 22'
Rachel McCarthy 42'
Yellow card 46' Ella Pappas
Ellie Walbruch 72'
Yellow card 75' Danielle Wolfe		 1,754 Tim Debysingh,
Fevzi Demirhan,
Will Franklin,
Jay Norris		 13–1–3 6–0–3 Box score Recap
October 23 6:00 PM ESPN+ UCF #7 South Field • Provo, UT 3–2 Allie Fryer 3'
Olivia Katoa 20'
34' Chloe Netzel
Brecken Mozingo 43'
Yellow card 62' Annika Huhta
80' (pen.) Mia Asenjo		 4,683 Brandon Stevis,
Kristin Paterson,
Nathan Boone,
Wendell Ashby		 14–1–3 7–0–3 Box score Recap
Big 12 Tournament (2–1–0)
Big 12 tournament
Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap
October 30 4:30 PM ESPN+ vs. (10-seed) Oklahoma #7 (2-seed) Mike A. Myers Stadium • Austin, TX 6–0 Bella Folino 9', 61'
Allie Fryer 50'
Olivia Katoa 68'
Yellow card 69' Hadley Murrell
Ellie Boren Yellow card 69'
Ellie Walbruch 89'		 N/A Austin Saini,
Laura Chambers,
Janae Thompson,
Brandon Gardner		 15–1–3 – Box score Recap
November 1 6:00 PM ESPN+ vs. (6-seed) UCF #6 (2-seed) Mike A. Myers Stadium • Austin, TX 4–1 Olivia Katoa 9', 31'
Yellow card 29' Audrey Bucks
Brecken Mozingo 39'
Ellie Walbruch 44'
Yellow card 79' Katie Bradley		 N/A 16–1–3 – Box score Recap
November 4 6:00 PM ESPN+ vs. (4-seed) Texas #6 (2-seed) Round Rock Multipurpose Complex • Round Rock, TX 1–3 2', 55' Lexi Missimo
Brecken Mozingo 8'
Yellow card 68' Breana Thompson
76' Holly Ward		 1,032 Corey Rockwell,
Jarred Mosher,
Maggi Short,
Arturo Ibarra		 16–2–3 – Box score Recap
NCAA Tournament (4–0–0)
NCAA tournament
Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record Big 12 Record Box Score Recap
November 10 6:00 PM ESPN+ Utah State #6 (1-seed) South Field • Provo, UT 2–0 Kendell Petersen 10'
Olivia Katoa 73'		 4,569 Nathan Boone,
Karsten Gillwald,
Robert Kosinski,
Michael Anglin		 17–2–3 – Box score Recap
November 16 7:00 PM ESPN+ #22 (8-seed) USC #6 (1-seed) South Field • Provo, UT 1–0 Izzi Stratton Yellow card 54'
Bella Folino 58'		 4,176 Jeff Arthurholtz,
Rachel Swett,
Brad Church,
Taylor Mott		 18–2–3 – Box score Recap
November 18 6:00 PM ESPN+ #20 (5-seed) Michigan State #6 (1-seed) South Field • Provo, UT 3–1 52' Gabby Mueller
Yellow card 55' Celia Gaynor
Brecken Mozingo 55' (pen.), 60'
Ellie Walbruch 80'		 3,695 Megan McCain,
Michael Anglin,
Cameron Siler,
Brad Church		 19–2–3 – Box score Recap
November 24 6:00 PM ESPN+ #13 (3-seed) North Carolina #6 (1-seed) South Field • Provo, UT 4–3 2' Maycee Bell
9', 20' Ally Sentnor
Laveni Vaka Yellow card 19'
Bella Folino 61', 82'
Brecken Mozingo 81'
Olivia Katoa 89'		 3,487 Jaclyn Metz,
Karsten Gillwald,
Rachel Swett,
Nathan Boone		 20–2–3 – Box score Recap
December 1 6:30 PM ESPNU vs. #3 (2-seed) Stanford #6 (1-seed) WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC – – – – – – – –
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from the United Soccer Coaches Poll on the date of the contest.

Announcers

  • Idaho State: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Brett Hammer
  • St. Louis: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Brett Hammer
  • Cal State Fullerton: Greg Wrubell, Cassidy Smith, & Brett Hammer
  • Long Beach State: Spencer Linton, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Brett Hammer
  • Boise State: Leonard Barry & Craig Lawson
  • UCLA: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Jason Shepherd
  • Utah Valley: Brandon Crow & Ben Perkins
  • Utah: Jacob Suomi
  • TCU: Jenn Hildreth & Marion Crowder
  • Utah State: Stockton Jewkes & Casen Miller
  • Baylor: Lincoln Rose & Ally Ashkinos
  • Texas: Alex Loeb & Jessica Stamp
  • Cincinnati: Spencer Linton, Josie Gelalich, & Jason Shepherd
  • Iowa State: Tom Kroeschell & Lindsey Long
  • Texas Tech: Greg Wrubell, Josie Gelalich, & Jason Shepherd
  • Kansas State: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Jason Shepherd
  • Oklahoma State: Mike Wolfe & Anna Beffer
  • Oklahoma: Chad McKee & Marissa McMahand
  • UCF: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Jason Shepherd
  • Big XII Quarterfinal- Oklahoma: Daniel Gillman & Jessica Stamp
  • Big XII Semifinal- UCF: Daniel Gillman & Jessica Stamp
  • Big XII Championship- Texas: Daniel Gillman & Jessica Stamp
  • NCAA 1st Round- Utah State: Greg Wrubell & Carla Swensen-Haslam
  • NCAA 2nd Round- USC: Greg Wrubell & Carla Swensen-Haslam
  • NCAA 3rd Round- Michigan State: Greg Wrubell & Carla Swensen-Haslam
  • NCAA Quarterfinal- North Carolina: Jarom Jordan, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Kenedee Miller
  • NCAA Semifinal- Stanford: Jenn Hildreth & Lori Lindsey (ESPNU); Greg Wrubell (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 13 11 7 1[16] 1 6 6 6 7 8 7 7 6
Top Drawer Soccer 12 11 9 3 2 6 6 10 8 4 4 4 8 (1st Round)
7 (2nd Rd, Sweet 16)
4 (Elite 8)
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

References

For information on BYU's other athletic sports this season please check out the following:

  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. ^ "BYU WOMEN'S SOCCER WELCOMES TASHA BELL TO THE COACHING STAFF". BYU athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Big 12 Legacy Members Welcome BYU, Newcomers To Conference". KSL.com. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "BYU women's soccer falls to North Carolina in College Cup Sweet 16". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 Big 12 Soccer Conference Schedule Released". Big 12 Sports. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "BYUtv Sports preparing for jump to Big 12 with ESPN, Fox". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "BYU Women's Soccer Schedule Features Defending Champion UCLA In Provo". KSL.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "No. 13 BYU women's soccer wins opener vs. No. 21 Saint Louis 3-2". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "BYU women's soccer blows past Cal State Fullerton". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "No. 11 BYU women's soccer blanks Long Beach State". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  12. ^ "BYU roundup: Cougars stay undefeated in women's soccer, women's volleyball". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  13. ^ "No. 7 BYU women's soccer shocks No. 1 UCLA, 3-1". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  14. ^ "No. 7 BYU women's soccer gets revenge on UVU". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  15. ^ "Top-ranked BYU soccer easily handles Utah in rivalry match". Deseret News. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "BYU women's soccer ranked No. 1 for first time". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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