BYU Cougars women's soccer

The BYU Cougars women's soccer represents Brigham Young University in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. Prior to the 1995 season, the team participated as a club sport. The team is coached by Jennifer Rockwood and has made the NCAA Tournament 23 times, reaching the Quarterfinals of the College Cup four times in 2003,^[2] 2012, 2019 and 2021.^[3] The team plays its home games at South Field on the university campus.

BYU Cougars women's soccer
2024 BYU Cougars women's soccer team
Founded	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
University	Brigham Young University
Athletic director	Tom Holmoe
Head coach	Jennifer Rockwood (29th season)
Conference	Big 12
Location	Provo, Utah
Stadium	The Stadium at South Field (Capacity: 4,200)
Nickname	Cougars
Colors	Blue and white[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2021
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2021, 2023
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2003, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1998, 2000, 2003, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
Western Athletic Conference 1996 Mountain West Conference 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010
Conference Regular Season championships
Mountain West Conference 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009 West Coast Conference 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021

History

From its founding until 1995 the BYU Cougars women's soccer club participated in the Western National Collegiate Club soccer Association (NCCSA). Twice during that stretch they made the NSCAA Championship, in 1993 and 1994. Jennifer Rockwood coached the BYU Women's soccer club for seven seasons before they joined the NCAA in 1995. Since joining the NCAA, BYU has consistently been ranked in the top 25. In 23 of the 28 years they have qualified for the NCAA Tournament. To date the Cougars have produced 38 All-Americans, and 8 of their many players continued to play professionally.^[4]

Results by season

Season Results
Year	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference Standing	Postseason
(Western Athletic Conference) (1995–1998)
1995	Jennifer Rockwood	11–8–1	4–1–1	3rd	–
1996	Jennifer Rockwood	22–1–0	6–1–0	2nd	–
1997	Jennifer Rockwood	19–4–0	6–1–0	2nd	NCAA Round of 32
1998	Jennifer Rockwood	20–5–0	6–1–0	2nd	NCAA Round of 16
(Mountain West Conference) (1999–2010)
1999	Jennifer Rockwood	21–4–0	5–1–0	1st	NCAA Round of 32
2000	Jennifer Rockwood	19–4–1	6–0–0	1st	NCAA Round of 16
2001	Jennifer Rockwood	14–7–1	5–1–0	1st	NCAA Round of 32
2002	Jennifer Rockwood	16–6–0	6–0–0	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2003	Jennifer Rockwood	16–7–3	4–2–0	2nd	NCAA Elite 8
2004	Jennifer Rockwood	7–10–4	3–2–1	2nd	–
2005	Jennifer Rockwood	15–2–4	4–1–2	3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2006	Jennifer Rockwood	13–3–4	5–1–1	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2007	Jennifer Rockwood	17–4–2	4–3–0	3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2008	Jennifer Rockwood	18–5–1	7–0–0	1st	NCAA Round of 32
2009	Jennifer Rockwood	18–4–2	6–0–1	1st	NCAA Round of 32
2010	Jennifer Rockwood	16–3–3	5–1–1	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
(West Coast Conference) (2011–2022)
2011	Jennifer Rockwood	11–5–3	5–2–1	4th	–
2012	Jennifer Rockwood	20–2–2	7–0–1	1st	NCAA Elite 8
2013	Jennifer Rockwood	15–5–1	8–1–0	1st	NCAA Round of 32
2014	Jennifer Rockwood	13–5–3	7–1–1	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2015	Jennifer Rockwood	16–3–2	7–1–1	1st	NCAA Round of 32
2016	Jennifer Rockwood	18–3–1	7–1–1	1st	NCAA Round of 16
2017	Jennifer Rockwood	7–8–4	4–4–1	T-4th	—
2018	Jennifer Rockwood	13–5–1	8–1–0	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2019	Jennifer Rockwood	21–1–1	8–0–1	1st	NCAA Elite 8
2020–21	Jennifer Rockwood	11–4–1	7–1–1	2nd	NCAA Round of 32
2021	Jennifer Rockwood	17–4–3	8–1–0	T-1st	NCAA Runner-up
2022	Jennifer Rockwood	11–3–7	6–0–3	2nd	NCAA Round of 16
(Big 12 Conference) (2023–present)
2023	Jennifer Rockwood	20–3–3	7–0–3	2nd	NCAA Final 4
Totals 29 Years 1 Coach		451-128-56 (.754)		14 Conf. Championships	24 Postseason Appearances

Notable alumni

Main page: Category:BYU Cougars women's soccer players

Current professional players

• Nádia Gomes (2014–2017) - Currently with Chicago Red Stars
• Ashley Hatch (2013–2016) - Currently with Washington Spirit
• Rachel McCarthy (2019–2023) - Currently with Dallas Trinity
• Jaime Shepherd (2019–2023) - Currently with Bay FC
• Michele Vasconcelos (2012–2016) - Currently with Utah Royals
• Mikayla Cluff (2017–2021) - Currently with Utah Royals
• Cameron Tucker (2017–2021) - Currently with Utah Royals
• Brecken Mozingo (2020–2023) - Currently with Utah Royals
• Olivia Griffitts (2019–2023) - Currently with Utah Royals
• Laveni Vaka (2019–2023) - Currently with Fort Lauderdale United FC
• Olivia Wade-Katoa - Currently with Portland Thorns

References

1. "Colors". Brigham Young University Publications and Graphics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
2. "BYU Women's Soccer in the NCAA TOURNEY". BYUCougars.com. BYU Athletics. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
3. UNC women’s soccer upsets BYU to advance to Final Four. The Capital Sports Report. Retrieved on 2012-11-24.
4. Cal State Fullerton at BYU Game Notes Archived 2014-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Byucougars.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-20.

External links

• Official website