No. 12 Cougars travel to San Francisco Wednesday

SAN FRANCISCO — No. 12 BYU women's soccer will travel to San Francisco on Wednesday, Oct. 20 to take on USF at Negoesco Stadium.

Wednesday’s matchup is scheduled for 7 p.m. PDT on the WCC Network. The game will also be carried live on the BYU Sports Network — BYU Radio 107.9 FM/BYU Cougars App.

IN THE RANKINGS. BYU moved up to No. 12 this week, its highest ranking so far this season in the NCAA DI women's soccer poll. Additionally, BYU is ranked No. 24 in the Top Drawer Soccer college soccer national ranking.

LAST TIME ON THE FIELD. BYU collected its fourth-consecutive win in WCC play against Pacific last week, winning 6-1. Senior transfer Grace Johnson scored the first goal of her BYU career off a corner kick from Olivia Wade. Cameron Tucker scored two goals and Mikayla Colohan tied her season-high of three assists in the game. In their last seven home games, the Cougars have scored six or more goals in each game (seven goals four times, six goals three times). Also, BYU leads the NCAA with 4.08 goals per game.

WCC WEEKLY AWARDS. Mikayla Colohan won this week's West Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week award on Monday. This award marked the fifth WCC weekly honor collected by BYU for the 2021 season and fifth-ever individual career honor for Colohan. Colohan is first in points (34), first in assists (12) and first in goals (11) in the WCC.

No. 12 BYU (9-3-1, 4-0-0 WCC) vs San Francisco (5-6-2, 1-3-0 WCC)

• Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. PDT at Negoesco Stadium
• Streaming: WCC Network
• Radio: BYU Sports Network/BYU Cougars App/107.9 FM
• Radio play-by-play: Greg Wrubell

THE DONS. San Francisco is 5-6-2 on the season, and undefeated at home (4-0-1). The Dons are coming off a 2-0 loss on the road to Santa Clara last weekend. However, the Dons beat Santa Clara 2-0 earlier in their season as the first matchup between the two schools took place on Sept. 25 in what was technically a non-conference matchup. The Dons utilized a strong defensive effort and late-game offense to knock off the reigning National Champions at home. Both goals transpired in the second half, with the first goal by Jamesen Ward in the 56th minute and the second by Marissa Vasquez in the 71st minute. It was USF's first-ever win at home over the Broncos and the second time in program history the Dons defeated Santa Clara. The Dons’ only win during conference play this season was a 1-0 victory against LMU, with a game-winning goal coming from freshman midfielder Elle Soleau only 21 seconds into the match. The Dons have played three ranked teams this season: No. 11 Stanford, No. 19 Santa Clara and No. 24 SMU.

COUGARS VS. DONS. Overall, the Cougars have a winning record against the Dons. BYU is 9-2-0 all-time. The earliest matchup between the two teams took place in 2006, before BYU joined the WCC, and the Cougars won 1-0. Last season, the Cougars defeated the Dons 3-2 in Herriman, Utah with goals from Colohan, Makaylie Moore and Bella Folino.