WCC play continues at South Field against Pepperdine and Pacific

PROVO, Utah – The No. 4 BYU women's soccer team returns to South Field to host West Coast Conference opponents Pepperdine and Pacific this week.

IN THE RANKINGS. Top Drawer Soccer has BYU ranked No. 7 in this week's poll and the NCAA RPI rankings place the Cougars at No. 16. The United Soccer Coaches' poll will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

LAST TIME ON THE FIELD. BYU opened WCC action at Santa Clara last week and walked away with a 2-2 draw. After the Broncos scored a pair of goals in the first half to take a 2-0 lead the Cougars fought back to take the game into overtime. Sophomore Ashton Brockbank scored just before halftime after a scramble in the box and then junior Cameron Tucker tied the game in the 68th minute off a through ball. Neither team was able to score in overtime as the conference co-favorites each earned a point.

No. 4 BYU (10-0-1, 0-0-1 WCC) vs. Pepperdine (5-4-2, 1-0-0 WCC)

• Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. MDT, at South Field
• Television: BYUtv App
• TV Talent: Spencer Linton (play-by-play) and Brian Dunseth (analyst)
• Radio: BYU Sports Network/BYU Cougars App/107.9 FM and ESPN 960 AM/ESPN 960 AM App
• Radio Talent: Greg Wrubell (play-by-play) and Avery Walker (analyst)

THE WAVES. Pepperdine is coming off a big 2-1 win over Portland in the conference opener. Both teams capitalized on a penalty kick to stay even at 1-1, but the Waves scored in the 62nd minute and stopped a second penalty kick to earn the victory. In September, Pepperdine topped No. 2 Stanford 1-0 and tied No. 5 UCLA 2-2. Nine different players have found the back of the net and are led by Leyla McFarland's four.

COUGARS VS. WAVES. Pepperdine leads the series 6-4 with its most recent win coming in 2018 as the Waves topped the Cougars 2-1 in Malibu, California.

No. 4 BYU (10-0-1, 0-0-1 WCC) vs. Pacific (3-8-0, 0-1-0 WCC)

• Saturday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. MDT, at South Field
• Television: BYUtv
• TV Talent: Jarom Jordan (play-by-play) and Carla Haslam (analyst)
• Radio: BYU Sports Network/BYU Cougars App/107.9 FM and ESPN 960 AM/ESPN 960 AM App
• Radio Talent: Jason Shepherd (play-by-play) and Avery Walker (analyst)

THE TIGERS. Pacific is looking to bounce back after falling 3-1 at Loyola Marymount in its conference opener. Before traveling to South Field, the Tigers will play Santa Clara. Pacific's three wins came over Northern Arizona, Manhattan College and LIU.

COUGARS VS. TIGERS. BYU leads the series 7-1, winning the last seven-straight matches. In 2018, the Cougars earned a dominant 5-1 victory.