PROVO -- The BYU women’s soccer team won its last home game of the season in a 1-0 victory over Weber State Tuesday. The Cougars also honored their five seniors who played their last game at South Field in front of more than 1500 fans.

“We have an amazing group of seniors who are loved so much,” BYU coach Jennifer Rockwood said. “It was a very emotional night for the team.”

BYU set a quick pace to start the first half, passing the ball around and keeping possession. The game went back-and-forth for nearly 20 minutes before the Cougars got their first real look at goal when senior Katie Fellows Hodgkiss headed the ball over the crossbar.

The Cougars kept pressure on Weber State with shots from several players flying just outside of the post. Senior Katie Larkin crossed a ball in the 39th minute that was tapped on by Jennie Marshall to sophomore Becca Riddle. Riddle, who was unmarked in the box, sent the shot inches wide of the left post.

Freshman Auna Janis struck a minute later to give BYU the 1-0 lead. Janis launched the ball high and to the back of the net after the Weber State defense blocked a BYU shot to her feet.

“Auna’s goal was fantastic,” Rockwood said.

BYU did not let up in the closing minutes of the half, forcing WSU goalkeeper Rebecca Ritchie to tip a high ball to safety behind the goal. Ritchie bobbled a long-range shot from junior Alyssa Vander Veur, but the referee ruled that the ball did not cross the goal line.

Half time gave the Cougars a spark and sophomore Kassidy Christensen aimed a high shot over the crossbar three minutes in. Ten minutes later, Hodgkiss found an opening in the Weber State defense, but the Wildcats’ keeper got her fingertips to the ball and sent it sailing to the right and out-of-bounds.

The Cougars had sporadic chances the remainder of the half but were unable to notch another goal. The best opportunity fell to Larkin, whose free kick at the edge of the box drifted up and away from the goal with nine minutes left.

With the win, BYU improved to 14-5-0 on the season and Weber State dropped to 7-9-2. The Cougars will play their last regular season game Saturday in Wyoming

“We want to go undefeated in the conference,” Rockwood said. “We are still focused and working to get better and be ready for Wyoming.”

The game at Wyoming will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1. A live stat feed will be available at www.byucougars.com/soccer_w/.

Fans can join the BYU Athletic Marketing Women's Soccer Texting group by texting the word "WSOC" to 83043. Members of the group will receive information about upcoming games and promotions, as well as updates on the team.

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                            Soccer Box Score (Final)
                       The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer
                    WSU vs BY (Oct 28, 2008 at Provo, Utah)
WSU (7-9-2) vs.                                             Goals by period       1  2  Tot
BY (14-5-0)                                                 -------------------------------
Date: Oct 28, 2008  Attendance: 1563                        WSU.................  0  0 -  0
Weather:                                                    BY..................  1  0 -  1
WSU                                                     BY
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A               Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A
------------------------------------------              ------------------------------------------
GK  32 Rebecca Ritchie.....   -   -  -  -               GK  32 OLSON, McKinzie.....   -   -  -  -
F   4  Kelly Robinson......   1   -  -  -               F   3  ANDERSON, Lauren....   1   1  -  -
MF  6  Ari Wood............   1   -  -  -               D   4  COOK, Karen.........   1   1  -  -
MF  12 Alyssa Foutz........   -   -  -  -               MF  5  FELLER, Whitney.....   1   1  -  -
F   17 Whitney Smith.......   1   -  -  -               D   10 CARTER, Jessica.....   -   -  -  -
MF  19 Collette Simmons....   1   1  -  -               D   11 WILLIS, Andrea......   -   -  -  -
MF  20 Molli Neilson.......   -   -  -  -               MF  15 KAKADELAS, Kelsea...   2   -  -  -
MF  21 Shaylee Hyde........   -   -  -  -               F   18 LARKIN, Katie.......   7   4  -  -
D   23 Lindsay Ellis.......   -   -  -  -               F   21 CHRISTENSEN, Kassidy   1   -  -  -
D   25 Shannon Thompson....   -   -  -  -               F   22 HODGKISS, Katie.....   4   1  -  -
D   31 Ashtyn Webster......   -   -  -  -               D   25 URRY, Nicole........   2   1  -  -
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    5  Kylie Johnson.......   -   -  -  -                   6  RICHARDSON, Megan...   -   -  -  -
    7  Lindsay Ortgiesen...   -   -  -  -                   7  MARSHALL, Jennie....   -   -  -  -
    15 Emily Freshman......   -   -  -  -                   12 RIDDLE, Becca.......   2   1  -  -
    16 Kierstin Wood.......   -   -  -  -                   14 JAMESON, Ashleigh...   1   -  -  -
    22 Abby Robinson.......   -   -  -  -                   16 JANIS, Auna.........   1   1  1  -
       Totals..............   4   1  0  0                   20 DOW-JACKSON, Kristi.   -   -  -  -
                                                            23 VANDER Veur, Alyssa.   1   -  -  -
                                                               Totals..............  24  11  1  0
WSU                                                     BY
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves                 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------
32 Rebecca Ritchie.....  90:00  1     9                 32 OLSON, McKinzie.....  90:00  0     1
TM TEAM................   0:00  0     1
Shots by period       1  2  Tot                         Saves by period       1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
WSU.................  1  3 -  4                         WSU.................  6  4 - 10
BY.................. 15  9 - 24                         BY..................  0  1 -  1
Corner kicks          1  2  Tot                         Fouls                 1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
WSU.................  0  0 -  0                         WSU.................  3  4 -  7
BY..................  7  4 - 11                         BY..................  6  6 - 12
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  Description
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.   39:18 BY       JANIS, Auna              (unassisted)
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
Officials:
Offsides: WSU 0, BY 1.

PROVO -- The last homestand of the season begins for the Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 25, when they face off against Air Force at 7:00 p.m. BYU’s final home match of the 2008 regular season will be on Tuesday, Oct. 28 when in-state foe Weber State visits South Field at 7:00 p.m.

At 5-0 in the MWC, BYU has clinched at least a partial share of the MWC regular championship. If the Cougars win or tie against Air Force on Saturday night, the team will clinch the 2008 MWC Championship outright. The regular season championship would be the first for the team since 2002, when the team went 6-0 during the conference season and would be the sixth regular season conference for the team. Five of those championships are from the MWC, and one is from the WAC.

The Cougars are the reigning 2007 MWC Tournament champions and finished tied for third during the regular season.

The Falcons are 3-12-0 overall (0-5-0, MWC) and is currently on a six-game losing streak. Air Force lost to San Diego State 7-0 on Oct. 17 and to UNLV 4-0 on Oct. 19.The team’s leading scorer is freshman midfielder Bridgett Murphy, who has six goals in 15 games. Senior midfielder Roni Yadlin has four goals and one assist. Four Falcons have scored this season.

Weber State plays twice before facing the Cougars, and currently sits at 6-7-2 (3-1-0, Big Sky). The team lost its first conference game Sunday, Oct. 19, falling to Northern Colorado 2-1 in Greeley. Senior midfielder Hayley McCoy leads the Wildcats with five goals and four assists in 2008. Four other Wildcats have each scored three goals apiece. Weber State is outshooting their opponents 242-205, but is being outscored 22-18. Rebecca Ritchie, as junior goalkeeper, has a 1.18 goals-against-average for the team and has started all 14 games in goal this year.

Fans attending the Air Force game will be able to use their ticket stub from the BYU-UNLV football game earlier in the day to get into the game for $1. The game against Weber State has been dubbed “Fan Appreciation Night.” The Cougars will also honor five seniors before the game.

Both games will be televised live on BYUTV/KBYU. A live video feed for the Air Force game and live stat feeds for both games can be accessed by visiting www.byucougars.com/soccer_w/.

The Cougars’ final regular season game of 2008 is on Nov. 1 when BYU travels to Laramie to face off against Wyoming at 11:00 a.m.

The MWC 2008 Soccer tournament will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, Wednesday, Nov. 5 through Saturday, Nov.8.

Cougar fans can join the official Women's Soccer texting group by texting the words "WSOC" to the number 83043. Members of the group will receive reminders about game times, information about ticket discounts and other promotions.