2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team explained

Sport:	women's soccer
Year:	2023
Team:	BYU Cougars
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Record:	20–2–3
Conf Record:	7–0–3
Head Coach:	Jennifer Rockwood
Hc Year:	29th
Stadium:	South Field

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		Corona, CA
1	GK	Haven Empey		American Fork, UT
2	MF, D	Olivia Griffitts		Eagle, ID
3	D	Ella Rustand		Tucson, AZ
4	F, MF	Avery Frischknecht		Mapleton, UT
5	D	Zoe Jacobs		Kaysville, UT
6	D	Tylie Pratt		Gilbert, AZ
7	F	Erin Bailey		Layton, UT
8	MF	Sierra Pennock		Lindon, UT
9	MF	Emma Neff		Salt Lake City, UT
9	MF, F	Carolina Stringfellow		Syracuse, UT
10	MF, F	Olivia (Wade) Katoa		Kaysville, UT
11	MF, F	Ellie (Maughan) Boren		North Ogden, UT
12	MF	Jamie Shepherd		American Fork, UT
13	F, MF	Brecken Mozingo		Sandy, UT
13	F, MF	Lytiana Akinaka		Maui, HI
14	MF, F	Ellie Ford		Provo, UT
15	F	Ellie Walbruch		Highland, UT
16	MF, D	Kendell Petersen		South Weber, UT
19	MF, F	Halle Dixon		Carlsbad, CA
20	F	Camryn Jorgensen		Highland, UT
21	D	Tara Warner		Springville, UT
22	F, MF	Bella Folino		Aliso Viejo, CA
23	F	Allie Fryer		Spanish Fork, UT
24	MF	Josie Shepherd		American Fork, UT
24	MF, D	Izzi Stratton		Alpine, UT
25	MF, F	Jacey Wood		Las Vegas, NV
26	D	Laveni Vaka		Sandy, UT
28	F	Addie Gardner		Highland, UT
33	MF, F	Rachel McCarthy		American Fork, UT
34	GK	Kelsey Hoopes		Livermore, CA
66	GK	Savanna (Empey) Mason		American Fork, UT

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 1–0 Allie Fryer 0 N/A 0–0–0 0–0–0 N/A N/A August 12 7:00 PM Idaho State 13 7–0 Kendell Petersen Allie Fryer Bella Folino Erin Bailey Rachel McCarthy Saydree Bell Brecken Mozingo 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 Olivia Katoa Caroline Kelly Erin Bailey Hannah Sawyer 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 Olivia Katoa Olivia Peraza Ellie Walbruch Jenae Perez Laurie Ann Moise Erin Bailey 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 Allie Fryer Bella Folino 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 4–1^[12] Bella Folino Olivia Katoa Michaela Justiniani Allie Fryer Brecken Mozingo Allie Fryer 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 Jayden Perry Ellie Walbruch Rachel McCarthy Reilyn Turner Erin Bailey 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 6–1^[14] Brecken Mozingo Allie Fryer Erin Bailey Sadie Beardall Ellie Boren Ellie Walbruch 4,742 Alex Krelo, Joshua Mills, Trin Anglin, Adam Brady 6–0–0 0–0–0 Box score Recap September 9 7:00 PM @ Utah* 1 6–1^[15] Allie Fryer Olivia Katoa Rachel McCarthy Katie O'Kane Olivia Griffitts 3,224 Jeff Arthurholtz, Robert Kosinski, Taylor Poulsen, Michael Anglin 7–0–0 0–0–0 Box score Recap September 14 7:00 PM 1 South Field • Provo, UT 3–3 Gracie Brian Seven Castain Rachel McCarthy Allie Fryer AJ Hennessey Erin Bailey 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 0–1 Summer Diamond Allie Fryer Jamie Shepherd 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+ 6 4–0 Rachel McCarthy Allie Fryer Brecken Mozingo 843 Emma Richards, Muhammad Kaleia, Janae Thompson, Habeeb Hooshmand 8–1–1 1–0–1 Box score Recap September 25 6:00 PM 6 3–2 Lexi Missimo Lauren Lapomarda Ellie Walbruch Olivia Katoa Ellie Walbruch Erin Bailey 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+ 6 South Field • Provo, UT 1–1 Ellie Flower Brecken Mozingo 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+ 6 7–0 Bella Folino Kendell Petersen Brecken Mozingo Erin Bailey Team Ellie Boren Zoe Jacobs Ellie Walbruch Camryn Jorgensen 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 South Field • Provo, UT 2–2 Jamie Shepherd Sam Courtwright Alex Kerr Ellie Walbruch Kylie Bahr Gisselle Kozarski 5,201 10–1–3 3–0–3 Box score Recap October 9 5:00 PM ESPN+ 7 South Field • Provo, UT 2–0 Allie Fryer Kenzi Gillespie Kendell Petersen 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+ 8 3–0 Brecken Mozingo Ellie Walbruch Allie Fryer 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+ 8 2–0 Olivia Katoa Rachel McCarthy Ella Pappas Ellie Walbruch 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+ 7 South Field • Provo, UT 3–2 Allie Fryer Olivia Katoa Chloe Netzel Brecken Mozingo Annika Huhta 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)
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 Allie Fryer Olivia Katoa Hadley Murrell Ellie Boren Ellie Walbruch 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 Audrey Bucks Brecken Mozingo Ellie Walbruch Katie Bradley N/A 16–1–3 – Box score Recap November 4 6:00 PM ESPN+ vs. ^(4-seed) Texas 6 ^(2-seed) 1–3 Lexi Missimo Brecken Mozingo Breana Thompson Holly Ward 1,032 Corey Rockwell, Jarred Mosher, Maggi Short, Arturo Ibarra 16–2–3 – Box score Recap
NCAA Tournament (4–0–0)
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 Olivia Katoa 4,569 Nathan Boone, Karsten Gillwald, Robert Kosinski, Michael Anglin 17–2–3 – Box score Recap November 16 7:00 PM ESPN+ 6 ^(1-seed) South Field • Provo, UT 1–0 Izzi Stratton Bella Folino 4,176 Jeff Arthurholtz, Rachel Swett, Brad Church, Taylor Mott 18–2–3 – Box score Recap November 18 6:00 PM ESPN+ 6 ^(1-seed) South Field • Provo, UT 3–1 Gabby Mueller Celia Gaynor Brecken Mozingo Ellie Walbruch 3,695 Megan McCain, Michael Anglin, Cameron Siler, Brad Church 19–2–3 – Box score Recap November 24 6:00 PM ESPN+ 6 ^(1-seed) South Field • Provo, UT 4–3 Maycee Bell Ally Sentnor Laveni Vaka Bella Folino Brecken Mozingo Olivia Katoa 3,487 Jaclyn Metz, Karsten Gillwald, Rachel Swett, Nathan Boone 20–2–3 – Box score Recap December 1 6:30 PM ESPNU 6 ^(1-seed) – – – – – – – –
* 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)

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(RV)		Received Votes

References

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

See also: 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2023 BYU Cougars football team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, 2024 BYU Cougars baseball team and 2024 BYU Cougars softball team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New BYU women’s assistant soccer coach hired. The Daily Universe. 2017-01-13.
2. Web site: Magleby hired as assistant women's soccer coach. Deseret News. 2018-01-25.
3. Web site: BYU WOMEN'S SOCCER WELCOMES TASHA BELL TO THE COACHING STAFF. BYU athletics. 2023-08-02.
4. Web site: Big 12 Legacy Members Welcome BYU, Newcomers To Conference. KSL.com. 2023-07-01.
5. Web site: BYU women’s soccer falls to North Carolina in College Cup Sweet 16 . Provo Daily Herald. 2022-11-19.
6. Web site: 2023 Big 12 Soccer Conference Schedule Released. Big 12 Sports. 2023-05-15.
7. Web site: BYUtv Sports preparing for jump to Big 12 with ESPN, Fox. Provo Daily Herald. 2023-07-06.
8. Web site: BYU Women’s Soccer Schedule Features Defending Champion UCLA In Provo. KSL.com. 2023-06-01.
9. Web site: No. 13 BYU women’s soccer wins opener vs. No. 21 Saint Louis 3-2. Daily Herald. 2023-08-17.
10. Web site: BYU women’s soccer blows past Cal State Fullerton. Daily Herald. 2023-08-19.
11. Web site: No. 11 BYU women’s soccer blanks Long Beach State. Daily Herald. 2023-08-24.
12. Web site: BYU roundup: Cougars stay undefeated in women’s soccer, women’s volleyball. Daily Herald. 2023-08-27.
13. Web site: No. 7 BYU women’s soccer shocks No. 1 UCLA, 3-1. Daily Herald. 2023-08-31.
14. Web site: No. 7 BYU women’s soccer gets revenge on UVU. Daily Herald. 2023-09-02.
15. Web site: Top-ranked BYU soccer easily handles Utah in rivalry match. Deseret News. 2023-09-10.
16. Web site: BYU women’s soccer ranked No. 1 for first time. Provo Daily Herald. 2023-09-05.