The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represents BYU during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars are coached for a 26th 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 20 of the 25 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson (4th season)[1] and Steve Magleby (3rd season)[2] with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (6th season) and McKinzie Young (8th season). The Cougars came off of a season where they were first in the WCC and went 21–1–1, 8–0–1 in the WCC with the only loss coming to eventual College Cup Champion Stanford. The Cougars were picked to finish as champs by the WCC media.[3] Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the women's soccer team practiced during the fall of 2020 and are playing a spring 2021 season with the NCAA Tournament also taking place in spring 2021.
| 2020 BYU Cougars women's soccer | |||
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| Conference | West Coast Conference | ||
| Record | 11–4–1 (7–1–1 WCC) | ||
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| Home stadium | South Stadium Zions Bank Real Academy | ||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Santa Clara †y | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 BYU y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .833 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .222 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .214 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .111 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 1, 2024 Rankings from Top Drawer Soccer Source:West Coast Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Media edit
Television & Internet Streaming edit
Most BYU women's soccer will have a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. BYUtv and WCC Network (the new name for 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 edit
For a seventh consecutive season the BYU Sports Network will air BYU Cougars women's soccer games. Greg Wrubell provided play-by-play for most games with Jason Shepherd filling-in when Wrubell had basketball duties. BYU Radio's KUMT station 107.9 FM acted as the flagship stations for women's soccer, though the BYU Sports App carried a few games exclusively.
- Affiliates[4]
Schedule edit
Preseason edit
| January 30, 2021 | BYU | 7–0 | Weber State | Herriman, Utah |
| 5:00 p.m. MST | Mikayla Colohan  2', 45'Rachel McCarthy 37', 58'Cameron Tucker 48', 76'Makaylie Moore 62' |
Recap | Stadium: Zions Bank Real Academy Attendance: 150 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi Assistant referees: Michael Anglin Casey Harward |
Regular season edit
| February 6, 2021 | BYU Cougars | 5–1 | Utah | Herriman, UT |
| 5:00 p.m. MST | Cameron Tucker 5', 37', 74' Rachel McCarthy 27'Team (Own Goal) 32' |
Recap | Anna Escobedo 18' |
Stadium: Zions Bank Real Academy Attendance: 255 Referee: Schuyler Pack Assistant referees: Alan Jimenez Bennett Savage |
| February 12, 2021 | UCLA | 2–1 | BYU | Los Angeles, CA |
| 5:00 p.m. PST | Marley Canales 59' Sunshine Fontes 74' Mia Fishel  86' |
Recap | Jamie Shepherd 48' Cameron Tucker 85' |
Stadium: Wallis Annenberg Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Randy Hoffman Assistant referees: Salma Perez Trevor Wiseman Fourth official: Shayan Afzali |
| February 15, 2021 | USC | 4–3 | BYU | Los Angeles, CA |
| 3:00 p.m. PST | Tara McKeown 11', 70' (pen.) Jessica Haidet 40' Penelope Hocking 59' Jennifer Westendorf  97' |
Recap | Rachel McCarthy 57' Bella Folino 68', 77' |
Stadium: Soni McAlister Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrea Reyes Assistant referees: Maria Magana Kira Helmer Fourth official: Kristin Patterson |
| February 20, 2021 | San Diego | Postponed | BYU | San Diego, CA |
| PST | Stadium: Torero Stadium | |||
| Note: Postponed due to San Diego COVID-19 concerns. | ||||
| February 27, 2021 | BYU | 3–2 | San Francisco | Herriman, UT |
| 5:00 p.m. MST | Makaylie Call 17' Bella Folino 61' Josie Gelalich  71' Mikayla Colohan 73' |
Ashley Humphrey 56' Sydney Cooper 71' (pen.) |
Stadium: Zions Bank Real Academy Attendance: 75 Referee: Sly Yeates Assistant referees: Schyler Pack German Hortal |
| March 3, 2021 | Missouri | 0–3 | BYU | Columbia, MO |
| Eryka McIntyre 21' |
Recap | Bella Folino 19' Mikayla Colohan 51', 53' |
Stadium: Audrey J. Walton Soccer Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Elvis Mahmutovic Assistant referees: Ryan Cook Justin Tomicich Fourth official: Doug Wolf |
| March 6, 2021 | Loyola Marymount | 1–3 | BYU | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1:00 p.m. PST | Abby Stewart 78' |
Recap | Mikayla Colohan 26' (pen.) Brecken Mozingo 44' Rachel McCarthy 59' |
Stadium: Sullivan Field Attendance: 0 Referee: Shayan Afzali Assistant referees: Vincent Di Nardo Shea McNair |
| March 13, 2021 | BYU | 1–2 | Santa Clara | Provo, UT |
| 1:00 p.m. MST | Mikayla Colohan 26' (pen.) Josie Gelalich 68' |
Recap | Kelsey Turnbow 13' Cianna Elmazaj 41' Marisa Bunnis 52' Alex Loera 85' Julie Doyle 88' |
Stadium: South Field Attendance: 500 Referee: Hamed Sadeghi Assistant referees: Allen Pickett Bennett Savage |
| March 17, 2021 | BYU | 4–1 | Utah Valley | Provo, UT |
| 4:00 p.m. MDT | Mikayla Colohan 4', 30' (pen.) Rachel McCarthy 66' Bella Folino 90' |
Recap | Cassidy McCormick 19' Sadie Brockbank 82' Team 84' |
Stadium: South Field Attendance: 535 Referee: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Sergio Navas Bennett Savage |
| March 20, 2021 | Pacific | 1–5 | BYU | Stockton, CA |
| 1:00 p.m. PDT | Ryanne Molenaar 7' |
Bella Folino 27', 57' Brecken Mozengo 47' Rachel McCarthy 57' Mikayla Colohan 79' (pen.) |
Stadium: Knoles Field Attendance: 0 |
| March 24, 2021 | San Diego | 0–6 | BYU | San Diego, CA |
| 1 p.m. PDT | Recap | Cameron Tucker 8' Mikayla Colohan 16' Olivia Wade 36' Rachel McCarthy 44', 64', 65' |
Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: José Vega Wale Animashaun |
| March 27, 2021 | BYU | 4–0 | Gonzaga | Provo, UT |
| 1:00 p.m. MDT | Makaylie Moore Call 10' Jamie Shepherd 25' Mikayla Colohan 49' Cam Tucker 67' |
Stadium: South Field Attendance: 547 Referee: T.J. Zablocki Assistant referees: Allen Pickett Marcello Chaparo |
| March 31, 2021 | Santa Clara | 1–2 | BYU | Santa Clara, CA |
| 7 p.m. PDT | Izzy D'Aquila 5' Alex Loera 83' |
Recap | Mikayla Colohan 11' Jamie Shepherd 53' Cameron Tucker 57' |
Stadium: Stevens Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex Marquand-Willse Assistant referees: Alex Del Angel Juan Cruz |
| April 3, 2021 | Saint Mary's | 1–1 | BYU | Moraga, CA |
| 1 p.m. PDT | Maya Alcantara 80' |
Recap | Cameron Tucker 86' |
Stadium: Saint Mary's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Spivey Assistant referees: Ritesh Chotu Alex Delgado |
| April 10, 2021 | Pepperdine | 1–2 | BYU | Malibu, CA |
| 1:00 p.m. PDT | Leyla McFarland 68' |
Recap | Johnson Brockbank 26' Cameron Tucker 60' |
Stadium: Tari Frahm Rokus Field Attendance: 6 Referee: Shayan Afzali Assistant referees: Jonathan Kaminski David Ramirez |
| April 12, 2021 | Pepperdine | Cancelled | BYU | Malibu, CA |
| 3:00 p.m. PDT | Stadium: Tari Frahm Rokus Field |
| April 17, 2021 | BYU | 4–0 | Portland | Provo, UT |
| 1:00 p.m. MDT | Bella Folino 15' Rachel McCarthy 17' Cassidy Smith 18' Brecken Mozingo 33' Ashton Brockbank Johnson 54' |
Recap | Gabi Brummett 87' |
Stadium: South Field Attendance: 538 Referee: Sly Yeates Assistant referees: Michael Anglin Alan Pickett |
Post season edit
| May 1, 2021 | BYU | 0–2 | Virginia | Cary, NC |
| 3:00 p.m. EDT | Recap | Alexa Spaanstra 34', 68' |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 150 |
Roster edit
| No. | Position | Player | Height | Hometown | Year |
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| 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 Call | 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 |
| 14 | D | Josie Gelilach | 5'5" | Murrieta, CA | Senior |
| 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, MF | Natalie Clark | 5'8" | Mesa, AZ | Junior |
| 20 | F | Cameron Tucker | 5'9" | Highland, UT | Senior |
| 22 | F, MF | Bella Folino | 5'6" | Aliso Viejo, CA | RS Sophomore |
| 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 |
| 66 | GK | Savanna Empey | 5'10" | American Fork, UT | Freshman |
Rankings edit
| Poll | Week 12 |
Week 13 |
Week 14 |
Week 15 |
Week 16 |
Week 17 |
Week 18 |
Week 19 |
Week 20 |
Week 21 |
Week 22 |
Week 23 Postseason |
Final |
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| United Soccer Coaches | – | – | – | – | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Top Drawer Soccer[5] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
References edit
- ^ "New BYU women's assistant soccer coach hired". The Daily Universe. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Magleby hired as assistant women's soccer coach". Deseret News. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ "BYU women's soccer picked to win WCC". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "BYU Sports Network Affiliates". BYUcougars.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ^ "Top Drawer Soccer Rankings" (Press release). Top Drawer Soccer. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.