# 2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team

The 2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented Brigham Young University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 29th consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. Overall the Cougars had made the NCAA tournament in 23 of the 28 seasons that Rockwood had been the head coach. Joining Rockwood were newly promoted associate head coach Brent Anderson (7th season) and as assistant coaches Steve Magleby (6th season) and Tasha Bell (1st season). Volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (8th season) and Madie Gates (10th season) also return.
The Cougars entered 2023 under a banner of new beginnings. BYU competes as new members of the Big 12 Conference after joining the conference on July 1. The Cougars come off of a season where they finished second in the WCC and went 11–3–7, 6–0–3 in the WCC. The Cougars participated in the NCAA Tournament before falling to North Carolina in the Sweet 16. However the disappointing finish provided BYU with hope for the future as every starter from the 2022 season returned for their first Big 12 run.
The change in conference led to a new scheduling format. Instead of playing conference matches on Thursday and Saturday, BYU played conference matches on Thursday and Monday. Should their record prove to be adequate, BYU would then participate in a conference postseason tournament for the first time in 9 years (the WCC didn't have a postseason conference tournament). The Big 12 Women's Soccer postseason tournament will take place October 28- November 4 at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, TX.

## Personnel
### Roster

| No. | Position | Player | Height | Hometown | Year |
| 0 | GK | Lynette Hernaez | 5'11" | Corona, CA | Freshman |
| 1 | GK | Haven Empey | 5'9" | American Fork, UT | Sophomore |
| 2 | MF, D | Olivia Griffitts | 5'6" | Eagle, ID | RS Junior |
| 3 | D | Ella Rustand | 5'7" | Tucson, AZ | Freshman |
| 4 | F, MF | Avery Frischknecht | 5'10" | Mapleton, UT | RS Freshman |
| 5 | D | Zoe Jacobs | 5'5" | Kaysville, UT | Senior |
| 6 | D | Tylie Pratt | 5'6" | Gilbert, AZ | Freshman |
| 7 | F | Erin Bailey | 5'5" | Layton, UT | Sophomore |
| 8 | MF | Sierra Pennock | 5'5" | Lindon, UT | Sophomore |
| 9 | MF | Emma Neff | 5'5" | Salt Lake City, UT | RS Freshman |
| 9 | MF, F | Carolina Stringfellow | 5'4" | Syracuse, UT | Sophomore |
| 10 | MF, F | Olivia (Wade) Katoa | 5'8" | Kaysville, UT | Senior |
| 11 | MF, F | Ellie (Maughan) Boren | 5'8" | North Ogden, UT | Senior |
| 12 | MF | Jamie Shepherd | 5'7" | American Fork, UT | Senior |
| 13 | F, MF | Brecken Mozingo | 5'6" | Sandy, UT | Senior |
| 13 | F, MF | Lytiana Akinaka | 5'6" | Maui, HI | Junior |
| 14 | MF, F | Ellie Ford | 5'8" | Provo, UT | Freshman |
| 15 | F | Ellie Walbruch | 5'6" | Highland, UT | Sophomore |
| 16 | MF, D | Kendell Petersen | 5'8" | South Weber, UT | Senior |
| 19 | MF, F | Halle Dixon | 5'2" | Carlsbad, CA | Freshman |
| 20 | F | Camryn Jorgensen | 5'5" | Highland, UT | RS Freshman |
| 21 | D | Tara Warner | 5'6" | Springville, UT | Junior |
| 22 | F, MF | Bella Folino | 5'6" | Aliso Viejo, CA | RS Senior |
| 23 | F | Allie Fryer | 5'7" | Spanish Fork, UT | Sophomore |
| 24 | MF | Josie Shepherd | 5'6" | American Fork, UT | Sophomore |
| 24 | MF, D | Izzi Stratton | 5'11" | Alpine, UT | Sophomore |
| 25 | MF, F | Jacey Wood | 5'6" | Las Vegas, NV | Sophomore |
| 26 | D | Laveni Vaka | 5'6" | Sandy, UT | Senior |
| 28 | F | Addie Gardner | 5'7" | Highland, UT | Sophomore |
| 33 | MF, F | Rachel McCarthy | 5'7" | American Fork, UT | Senior |
| 34 | GK | Kelsey Hoopes | 5'7" | Livermore, CA | Sophomore |
| 66 | GK | Savanna (Empey) Mason | 5'10" | American Fork, UT | Junior |

## Media
### Television & Internet Streaming

Most BYU women's soccer matches will have a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. ESPN+ will serve as the primary provider for most home and conference road matches. Some may be elevated to ESPN TV networks. Non-conference road games will be provided by the respective conferences television or streaming platforms. Information on these television and streaming broadcasts can be found under each individual match.

## Schedule and results

2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer Game Log :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie        = Canceled      Bold = BYU team member :
Overall (20–2–3) :
Exhibition (2–0–0) :
| Date | Time (MT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Referees | Overall record | Exhibition Record | Box Score | Recap |
| August 10 | 5:00 PM | | @ Rutgers* | #13 | Yurcak Field • Piscataway Township, NJ | 1–0 | Allie Fryer 80' | 0 | N/A | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | N/A | N/A |
| August 12 | 7:00 PM | BYUtv | Idaho State* | #13 | South Field • Provo, UT | 7–0 | Kendell Petersen 3' Allie Fryer 4', 25' Bella Folino 17' Erin Bailey 37' Rachel McCarthy 43' 51' Saydree Bell Brecken Mozingo 52' (pen.), 54' 81' Ashlee Leonetti | 2,325 | Jordan Downs, Wendell Ashby, Michael Anglin, Nathan Boone | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | Box score | Recap |
Regular season (14–1–3) :
August (5–0–0) :
| Date | Time (MT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Referees | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| August 17 | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | #21 St. Louis* | #13 | South Field • Provo, UT | 3–2 | Bella Folino 2' Olivia Katoa 10' 14' Caroline Kelly Erin Bailey 43' 69' Hannah Sawyer 86' Emily Gaebe | 2,088 | Brandon Marion, Karsten Gillwald, Taylor Poulsen, David Wright | 1–0–0 | 0—0–0 | Box score | Recap |
| August 19 | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton* | #13 | South Field • Provo, UT | 4–1 | Brecken Mozingo 6' Olivia Katoa 15' 46' Olivia Peraza Ellie Walbruch 51' 70' Jenae Perez 74' Laurie Ann Moise Erin Bailey 81' | 2,656 | Servando Berna, Rachel Swett, Leo Vargas, Taylor Mott | 2—0—0 | 0—0—0 | Box score | Recap |
| August 24 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | Long Beach State* | #11 | South Field • Provo, UT | 2–0 | Olivia Katoa 30' Allie Fryer 46' Bella Folino 48' 74' Summer Laskey | 2,226 | Patricia McCracken, Joshua Mills, Robbie Kosinski, Jordan Downs | 3—0—0 | 0—0—0 | Box score | Recap |
| August 26 | 7:00 PM | MW Network | @ Boise State* | #11 | Boas Soccer Complex • Boise, ID | 4–1 | Bella Folino 2' Olivia Katoa 59' 66' Michaela Justiniani Allie Fryer 72' Brecken Mozingo 76' (pen.) Allie Fryer 81' | 1,620 | Joshua Thompson, Selvedin Mustafic, Riley Jones, Tyler Bates | 4—0—0 | 0—0—0 | Box score | Recap |
| August 31 | 8:00 PM | ESPN+ | #1 UCLA* | #7 | South Field • Provo, UT | 3–1 | Allie Fryer 16' 22' Jayden Perry Ellie Walbruch 25' Rachel McCarthy 37' 55' Reilyn Turner Erin Bailey 79' | 5,209 | Ryan Starr, Wendell Ashby, Karsten Gillwald | 5—0—0 | 0—0—0 | Box score | Recap |
September (4–1–2) :
| Date | Time (MT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Referees | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| September 2 | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | @ Utah Valley* | #7 | Clyde Field • Orem, UT | 6–1 | Brecken Mozingo 11' Allie Fryer 21' Erin Bailey 34', 38' 36' Sadie Beardall Ellie Boren 62' Ellie Walbruch 82' | 4,742 | Alex Krelo, Joshua Mills, Trin Anglin, Adam Brady | 6–0–0 | 0–0–0 | Box score | Recap |
| September 9 | 7:00 PM | P12+ | @ Utah* | #1 | Ute Soccer Field • Salt Lake City, UT | 6–1 | Allie Fryer 4', 60' Olivia Katoa 25' Rachel McCarthy 32' 36' (pen.) Katie O'Kane Olivia Griffitts 53', 65' | 3,224 | Jeff Arthurholtz, Robert Kosinski, Taylor Poulsen, Michael Anglin | 7–0–0 | 0–0–0 | Box score | Recap |
| September 14 | 7:00 PM | ESPNU | TCU | #1 | South Field • Provo, UT | 3–3 | 2' Gracie Brian 27', 61' Seven Castain Rachel McCarthy 36' Allie Fryer 54' 75' AJ Hennessey Erin Bailey 77' | 5,416 | Shane Butler, Cameron Siler, Jordan Downs, Leo Vargas | 7–0–1 | 0–0–1 | Box score | Recap |
| September 16 | 3:00 PM | MW Network | @ Utah State* | #1 | Chuck and Gloria Bell Soccer Field • Logan, UT | 0–1 | 51' Summer Diamond Allie Fryer 56' Jamie Shepherd 88' | 2,013 | Michael Gebreslassie, Nathan Boone, Zackary Werner, Brad Church | 7–1–1 | 0–0–1 | Box score | Recap |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | @ Baylor | #6 | Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field • Waco, TX | 4–0 | Rachel McCarthy 13' Allie Fryer 21' Brecken Mozingo 45' (pen.), 77' | 843 | Emma Richards, Muhammad Kaleia, Janae Thompson, Habeeb Hooshmand | 8–1–1 | 1–0–1 | Box score | Recap |
| September 25 | 6:00 PM | LHN | @ #14 Texas | #6 | Mike A. Myers Stadium • Austin, TX | 3–2 | 5', 66' Lexi Missimo 31' Lauren Lapomarda Ellie Walbruch 43' Olivia Katoa 62' Ellie Walbruch 67' Erin Bailey 84' | 1,921 | Elvis Mahmutovic, Jennifer Dumaine, Ryan Lindskog, Estefania Estrada | 9–1–1 | 2–0–1 | Box score | Recap |
| September 28 | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | Cincinnati | #6 | South Field • Provo, UT | 1–1 | 2' Ellie Flower Brecken Mozingo 47' (pen.) | 4,184 | Lorenzo Hernandez, Wendell Ashby, Taylor Mott, Taylor Poulsen | 9–1–2 | 2–0–2 | Box score | Recap |
October (5–0–1) :
| Date | Time (MT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Referees | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| October 2 | 5:00 PM | ESPN+ | @ Iowa State | #6 | Cyclone Sports Complex • Ames, IA | 7–0 | Bella Folino 2' Kendell Petersen 4' Brecken Mozingo 20' Erin Bailey 38', 50' 39' Team Ellie Boren 60' Zoe Jacobs 65' Ellie Walbruch 68' Camryn Jorgensen 86' | 809 | Zachary Richter, Ryan Starr, Braxton Williams, Aaron Valley | 10–1–2 | 3–0–2 | Box score | Recap |
| October 5 | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | #7 Texas Tech | #7 | South Field • Provo, UT | 2–2 | Jamie Shepherd 18' 39' Sam Courtwright 61' Alex Kerr Ellie Walbruch 63' 72' Kylie Bahr 79' Gisselle Kozarski | 5,201 | | 10–1–3 | 3–0–3 | Box score | Recap |
| October 9 | 5:00 PM | ESPN+ | Kansas State | #7 | South Field • Provo, UT | 2–0 | Allie Fryer 76' 72' Kenzi Gillespie Kendell Petersen 83' | 4,881 | Adrian Gonzales, Katarzyna Wasiak, Blake Griffiths, Leo Vargas | 11–1–3 | 4–0–3 | Box score | Recap |
| October 12 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | @ Oklahoma State | #8 | Neal Patterson Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 3–0 | Brecken Mozingo 9' Ellie Walbruch 35' Allie Fryer 68' | 1,201 | Brandon Gardner, Matthew Rodman, Jay Norris, Jack Damrill | 12–1–3 | 5–0–3 | Box score | Recap |
| October 16 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | @ Oklahoma | #8 | John Crain Field • Norman, OK | 2–0 | Olivia Katoa 22' Rachel McCarthy 42' 46' Ella Pappas Ellie Walbruch 72' 75' Danielle Wolfe | 1,754 | Tim Debysingh, Fevzi Demirhan, Will Franklin, Jay Norris | 13–1–3 | 6–0–3 | Box score | Recap |
| October 23 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | UCF | #7 | South Field • Provo, UT | 3–2 | Allie Fryer 3' Olivia Katoa 20' 34' Chloe Netzel Brecken Mozingo 43' 62' Annika Huhta 80' (pen.) Mia Asenjo | 4,683 | Brandon Stevis, Kristin Paterson, Nathan Boone, Wendell Ashby | 14–1–3 | 7–0–3 | Box score | Recap |
Big 12 Tournament (2–1–0) :
Big 12 tournament :
| Date | Time (MT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Referees | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| October 30 | 4:30 PM | ESPN+ | vs. $^{(10-seed)}$ Oklahoma | #7 $^{(2-seed)}$ | Mike A. Myers Stadium • Austin, TX | 6–0 | Bella Folino 9', 61' Allie Fryer 50' Olivia Katoa 68' 69' Hadley Murrell Ellie Boren 69' Ellie Walbruch 89' | N/A | Austin Saini, Laura Chambers, Janae Thompson, Brandon Gardner | 15–1–3 | – | Box score | Recap |
| November 1 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | vs. $^{(6-seed)}$ UCF | #6 $^{(2-seed)}$ | Mike A. Myers Stadium • Austin, TX | 4–1 | Olivia Katoa 9', 31' 29' Audrey Bucks Brecken Mozingo 39' Ellie Walbruch 44' 79' Katie Bradley | N/A | | 16–1–3 | – | Box score | Recap |
| November 4 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | vs. $^{(4-seed)}$ Texas | #6 $^{(2-seed)}$ | Round Rock Multipurpose Complex • Round Rock, TX | 1–3 | 2', 55' Lexi Missimo Brecken Mozingo 8' 68' Breana Thompson 76' Holly Ward | 1,032 | Corey Rockwell, Jarred Mosher, Maggi Short, Arturo Ibarra | 16–2–3 | – | Box score | Recap |
NCAA Tournament (4–0–0) :
NCAA tournament :
| Date | Time (MT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Goal Scorers | Attendance | Referees | Overall record | Big 12 Record | Box Score | Recap |
| November 10 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | Utah State | #6 $^{(1-seed)}$ | South Field • Provo, UT | 2–0 | Kendell Petersen 10' Olivia Katoa 73' | 4,569 | Nathan Boone, Karsten Gillwald, Robert Kosinski, Michael Anglin | 17–2–3 | – | Box score | Recap |
| November 16 | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ | #22 $^{(8-seed)}$ USC | #6 $^{(1-seed)}$ | South Field • Provo, UT | 1–0 | Izzi Stratton 54' Bella Folino 58' | 4,176 | Jeff Arthurholtz, Rachel Swett, Brad Church, Taylor Mott | 18–2–3 | – | Box score | Recap |
| November 18 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | #20 $^{(5-seed)}$ Michigan State | #6 $^{(1-seed)}$ | South Field • Provo, UT | 3–1 | 52' Gabby Mueller 55' Celia Gaynor Brecken Mozingo 55' (pen.), 60' Ellie Walbruch 80' | 3,695 | Megan McCain, Michael Anglin, Cameron Siler, Brad Church | 19–2–3 | – | Box score | Recap |
| November 24 | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | #13 $^{(3-seed)}$ North Carolina | #6 $^{(1-seed)}$ | South Field • Provo, UT | 4–3 | 2' Maycee Bell 9', 20' Ally Sentnor Laveni Vaka 19' Bella Folino 61', 82' Brecken Mozingo 81' Olivia Katoa 89' | 3,487 | Jaclyn Metz, Karsten Gillwald, Rachel Swett, Nathan Boone | 20–2–3 | – | Box score | Recap |
| December 1 | 6:30 PM | ESPNU | vs. #3 $^{(2-seed)}$ Stanford | #6 $^{(1-seed)}$ | WakeMed Soccer Park • Cary, NC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from the United Soccer Coaches Poll on the date of the contest. :

## Announcers

* Idaho State: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Brett Hammer
* St. Louis: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Brett Hammer
* Cal State Fullerton: Greg Wrubell, Cassidy Smith, & Brett Hammer
* Long Beach State: Spencer Linton, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Brett Hammer
* Boise State: Leonard Barry & Craig Lawson
* UCLA: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Jason Shepherd
* Utah Valley: Brandon Crow & Ben Perkins
* Utah: Jacob Suomi
* TCU: Jenn Hildreth & Marion Crowder
* Utah State: Stockton Jewkes & Casen Miller
* Baylor: Lincoln Rose & Ally Ashkinos
* Texas: Alex Loeb & Jessica Stamp
* Cincinnati: Spencer Linton, Josie Gelalich, & Jason Shepherd
* Iowa State: Tom Kroeschell & Lindsey Long
* Texas Tech: Greg Wrubell, Josie Gelalich, & Jason Shepherd
* Kansas State: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Jason Shepherd
* Oklahoma State: Mike Wolfe & Anna Beffer
* Oklahoma: Chad McKee & Marissa McMahand
* UCF: Greg Wrubell, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Jason Shepherd
* Big XII Quarterfinal- Oklahoma: Daniel Gillman & Jessica Stamp
* Big XII Semifinal- UCF: Daniel Gillman & Jessica Stamp
* Big XII Championship- Texas: Daniel Gillman & Jessica Stamp
* NCAA 1st Round- Utah State: Greg Wrubell & Carla Swensen-Haslam
* NCAA 2nd Round- USC: Greg Wrubell & Carla Swensen-Haslam
* NCAA 3rd Round- Michigan State: Greg Wrubell & Carla Swensen-Haslam
* NCAA Quarterfinal- North Carolina: Jarom Jordan, Carla Swensen-Haslam, & Kenedee Miller
* NCAA Semifinal- Stanford: Jenn Hildreth & Lori Lindsey (ESPNU); Greg Wrubell (BYU Radio)

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |