BYU travels to California to face Santa Clara in Final Four, BYU's first appearance in NCAA College Cup

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — No. 4 seed BYU women's soccer will travel to California to face Santa Clara on Friday, Dec. 3 at Stevens Stadium in the NCAA College Cup.

Friday's matchup is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. PST on ESPNU. The game will also be carried live on the BYU Sports Network — BYU Cougars App and byucougars.com/liveradio.

BYU will compete in the NCAA College Cup for the first time in program history. 

LAST TIME ON THE FIELD. BYU defeated South Carolina 4-1 on South Field in front of 4,131 fans in the NCAA quarterfinal. Seniors Makaylie Moore and Mikayla Colohan accounted for all four goals, with two each. Colohan's two goals boosted her to second place in all-time goals for BYU with 53. Colohan also has the second-most goals in the country this season with 18. Head coach Jennifer Rockwood led the BYU women's soccer team to the Final Four for the first time in program history, in the team's and her 27th season. BYU continues to dominate offensively, with an average of 3.50 goals per game, No. 1 in the nation.

No. 4 BYU (17-4-1, 8-1-0 WCC) vs Santa Clara (15-5-2, 8-1-0 WCC)

• Friday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. PST at Stevens Stadium
• TV: ESPNU
• TV talent: Jenn Hildreth and Julie Foudy
• Radio: BYU Sports Network/BYU Cougars App/107.9 FM
• Radio play-by-play: Greg Wrubell

THE BRONCOS. The defending national champions of Santa Clara are 15-5-2, coming off a 2-1 upset win over No. 1 seed Duke, marking the Broncos' ninth NCAA Tournament win in a row. The Broncos' five losses came to No. 3 Virginia, No. 4 UCLA, Stanford, San Francisco and Portland. BYU defeated Virginia in the third round of the NCAA Tournament 1-0 courtesy of a goal in the 47th minute by Cameron Tucker. Earlier this season, Santa Clara defeated BYU 1-0 in a back-and-forth conference battle at Stevens Stadium. The Cougars outshot the Broncos 16-10 during the matchup, and each goalkeeper had five saves a piece. Santa Clara is just one of two teams to shut out BYU this season. 

COUGARS VS. BRONCOS. BYU and Santa Clara shared a piece of the WCC Championship title this season, with both teams only losing once in conference play. The Cougars have beaten the Broncos three times out of 17 all-time matchups. BYU is 3-9-5 overall. BYU has defeated Santa Clara at Stevens Stadium one time in program history, with the 2-1 win occurring last season on March 31, 2021. Tucker had the winning goal in the 57th minute.

BYU vs. Santa Clara Comparison

* In the event BYU advances to the NCAA Women’s College Cup championship game, the game will shift from Sunday, Dec. 5 to Monday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m. PST. If BYU does not advance to the final game, the championship game will remain on Dec. 5.