SEATTLE -- Senior Brooke Bowman took her turn as the Cougar hero Thursday evening, scoring the game-winning goal and propelling No. 14 BYU (7-1-0) to a 1-0 victory over Washington (4-5-0) in the first round of the Pac-10/Mountain West Challenge at Husky Soccer Field.

The Cougars capitalized on a UW misplay in the 35th minute that set up the lone goal. Senior goalkeeper Kelsey Rasmussen was whistled for a violation after being forced to handle a hard pass back at goal from a teammate. Goalkeepers are not allowed to use their hands on passes from teammates. The result was a free kick from the spot of the violation, an infrequent occurrence as penalty kicks usually ensue from fouls inside the box.

Katie Larkin took the BYU free kick from 12 yards away on the left side of the box. She touched a short pass to Brooke Bowman who blasted a shot into the goal at 34:14.

Although the Huskies outshot BYU 18-11, including 14-4 in the second half, the Cougars were able to hold on to the one-point lead. Goalkeeper Erika Woodbury was a large part of that success, saving eight shots on goal in the second half. Washington keeper Katy Dowling was only forced to save three shots all night, though letting an important shot past her.

Bowman led BYU with four shots, while Annie Zwahlen and Kelsea Kakadelas each added three shots apiece. Dani Bridges led the Huskies' with six shots, followed by Melissa Beal and Veronica Perez with four shots each.

The Cougars remain in Seattle to play Washington State Friday at 4:30 p.m. BYU will then return home Monday to face Arizona at 8 p.m. The game will be televised live on BYU TV.

Brigham Young (7-1-0) vs. 
Washington (4-5-0)
Date: Sep 21, 2006 Attendance: 509
Weather: low 60s
Goals by period  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young 	1 	0 	1 
Washington 	0 	0 	0 
Brigham Young
Pos 	## 	Player 	Sh 	SOG 	 G 	 A 
GK  	28 	WOODBURY, Erika  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	3  	CUTHBERT, Haylee  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	4  	COOK, Karen  	0 	0 	0 	0 
F  	7  	SWENSON, Carolyn  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	10 	HARMON, Jessica  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	11 	WILLIS, Andrea  	0 	0 	0 	0 
M  	12 	NATE, Natalie  	1 	1 	0 	0 
M  	18 	LARKIN, Katie  	0 	0 	0 	1 
M  	19 	KAKADELAS, Kelsea  	3 	1 	0 	0 
D  	21 	PHILLIPS, Jenavieve  	0 	0 	0 	0 
F  	22 	FELLOWS, Katie  	0 	0 	0 	0 
  	  	--- Substitutes --- 
 	2  	ANDERSON, Amberlea  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	6  	ZWAHLEN, Annie  	3 	0 	0 	0 
 	13 	DEARBORN, Heidi  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	15 	BOWMAN, Brooke  	4 	2 	1 	0 
 	16 	AQUINO, Jessica  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	20 	TILLOTSON, Bobbi  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	23 	VANDER VEUR, Alyssa  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	25 	THOMAS, Claire  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	 	Totals......... 	11 	4 	1 	1 
## 	Goalie 	Minutes 	 GA 	Saves 
28 	WOODBURY, Erika  	 90:00 	0 	8 
Washington
Pos 	## 	Player 	Sh 	SOG 	 G 	 A 
GK  	18 	Rasmussen, Kelsey  	0 	0 	0 	0 
F  	1  	Bridges, Dani  	6 	2 	0 	0 
F  	3  	Dillon, Shannon  	1 	0 	0 	0 
M  	6  	Bumbaugh, Chelsea  	2 	1 	0 	0 
D  	9  	Murray, Nikki  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	10 	Roe, Cathy  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	15 	Hall, Katie  	1 	0 	0 	0 
F  	16 	Beal, Melissa  	4 	3 	0 	0 
M  	17 	Perez, Veronica  	4 	2 	0 	0 
M  	23 	Robison, Jenna  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	24 	Kasser, Lindsey  	0 	0 	0 	0 
  	  	--- Substitutes --- 
 	2  	Dowling, Katy  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	 	Totals......... 	18 	8 	0 	0 
## 	Goalie 	Minutes 	 GA 	Saves 
18 	Rasmussen, Kelsey  	 90:00 	1 	3 
Shots by period  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young 	7 	4 	11 
Washington 	4 	14 	18 
Corner kicks  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young 	0 	2 	2 
Washington 	2 	2 	4 
Saves by period  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young 	0 	8 	8 
Washington 	3 	0 	3 
Fouls  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young 	2 	4 	6 
Washington 	4 	3 	7 
SCORING SUMMARY
Goal 	Time 	Team 	Goal Scorer 	Assists 	
Description 
1. 	34:14 	BY  	BOWMAN, Brooke (2) 	LARKIN, Katie 	
12yds off free kick in box 
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
Officials: Referee: Garth Trimble; Asst. Referee: James Lawson; Chris Olin; 
Timekeeper: Jonathan Price; Scorer: Dan Lepse; 
Offsides: Brigham Young 2, Washington 0.
ID-414598 Pac-10/Mountain West Challenge -- GAME 2

PROVO -- BYU stays on the road this week, playing in a four-team tournament, with games against Washington (4-4-0) and Washington State (5-2-1) on Thursday at 7 p.m., and Friday at 4:30 p.m., respectively. New Mexico is the other team in the tournament. tLive stats for the game against Washington will be available here.

The Cougars enjoyed two 1-0 victories last week over Pacific and Utah State. Sophomore midfielder Katie Larkin scored both game-winning goals, including a golden goal in overtime against the Aggies. Larkin earned Mountain West Conference and Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week citations for her efforts.

Larkin leads BYU with three goals and seven points. Also scoring goals for the Cougars are Alyssa Vander Veur (2), Brooke Bowman, Kelsea Kakadelas, Amberlea Anderson, Haylee Cuthbert and Katie Fellows. Carolyn Swenson leads BYU with three assists. Goalkeeper Erika Woodbury has accumulated 221 saves on the season.

Washington's offensive attack is led by Melissa Beal with thee goals and two assists. Shuree Hyatt has also netted two goals, while Dani Bridges has assisted on two goals. Five other Huskies have scored goals on the season. Senior keeper Kelsey Rasmussen has saved 37 total shots.

These two teams have played each other three times in the programs' histories with each team winning one game and tying the other. The last game was played on Sept. 21, 2001 and resulted in a 1-1 tie.

Washington State is led by Anna Miller, Carly Dobratz and Kim Bonnes, who have eache scored two goals apiece. Dobratz also leads the Cougars with three assists. Amber Wittmers and Brynn Bemis split time in the net for a combined 29 saves.

BYU leads the series with Washington State, 2-1, with the last game resulting in a 2-1 BYU loss on Sept. 25, 2004.