PROVO -- Looking to duplicate their success from 2008, the 2009 BYU women’s soccer team will face a variety of tough opponents from nine different conferences. Four Cougar opponents advanced to the NCAA tournament and finished ranked in 2008. Nine 2009 opponents participated in their conference tournaments. Two, Oklahoma State and West Virginia, finished ranked in the top 15 at the end of the 2008 season.
“We believe that our 2009 non-conference schedule will be very challenging but will ultimately help us to prepare to be our best in time for conference play,” said BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood. “We look forward to traveling throughout the country to be tested on the road against several nationally proven opponents. The team loves to play at South Field in front of our amazing fans, and I know they can’t wait for the first home games over Labor Day weekend.”
The annual Blue and White game will be played on Wed., Aug. 12, at 7:00 p.m. The Cougars will invite Dixie State to Provo for a pre-season exhibition game at South Field. The game will start at 7:00 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 15. BYU will then travel to Hawaii to open the season against the Rainbow Wahine on Friday, Aug. 21 at 7:00 p.m. The Cougars then jump across the nation to participate in the Penn State Invitational, taking on the University of Connecticut on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 5:00 p.m., and West Virginia on Monday, Aug. 31 at noon. Both games will be in University Park, Penn.
The first regular-season game at South Field will take place on Friday, Sept. 4 at 7:00 p.m., when the William & Mary Tribe visit Provo. Oklahoma State will take on the Cougars at South Field on Monday, Sept. 7. The game will kick off at noon.
BYU will then head on the road to play four consecutive road games. The first game will be against Washington State, on Thurs., Sept. 10, at 3:00 p.m. The Cougars will the face Montana on Sat. Sept 12 at noon, and then head to Illinois to face the Northwestern Wildcats on Thurs., Sept. 19 at 7:00 p.m. The final road game of the four-game swing will take place on Sat., Sept. 19, when BYU plays against the University of Arizona at 7:00 p.m.
Returning to South Field, BYU will take on in-state foes Southern Utah on Wed., Sept. 23, and Utah State on Sat., Sept 26. PAC-10 foe Oregon will come to Provo and face the Cougars on Thurs., Oct. 1. All three games will begin at 7:00 p.m.
To open 2009 Mountain West Conference play, the Cougars will host in-state rival Utah at South Field on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8:00 p.m. BYU will then take on San Diego State in San Diego on Thurs., Oct. 8 at 3:00 p.m., and visit Las Vegas, on Sat., Sept. 10 to face off against UNLV at 1:00 p.m. The Cougars will then return home to host the New Mexico Lobos on Thurs., Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m., before welcoming the TCU Horned Frogs to Provo on Sat., Oct. 17, for a 7:00 p.m. match.
BYU will then travel to Air Force to play the Falcons on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 5:00 p.m. The Cougars will then step out of conference play for a game and travel up to Ogden, Utah, to take on the Weber State Wildcats. The game will be played on Wed., Oct. 28, and begin at 3:00 p.m.
The last game of the season will see the Wyoming Cowgirls visit Provo for a game on Wed., Oct. 31, with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.
BYU finished the 2008 MWC regular season 7-0, and outscored its opponents 15-1.
Brigham Young University will host the 2009 Mountain West Conference Tournament championship at South Field, which will take place Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Sat., Nov. 7.
NCAA tournament play will begin the following week, on Friday, Nov. 13 at locations around the country.
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BYU Women's Soccer 2009 Schedule
DATE DAY OPPONENT PLACE TIME
Aug 12 Wed BLUE/WHITE PROVO 7:00 pm
Aug 15 Sat DIXIE COLLEGE (ex.) PROVO 7:00 pm
Aug 21 Fri @ U of Hawaii Honolulu, HI 7:00 pm
Aug 29 Sat @ U Conn University Park, PA 5:00 pm
Aug 31 Mon @ West Virginia University Park, PA Noon
Sept 4 Fri WILLIAM & MARY PROVO 7:00 pm
Sept 7 Mon OKLAHOMA STATE PROVO Noon
Sept 10 Thur @ Washington St Pullman, WA 3:00pm
Sept 12 Sat @ Montana Missoula, MT Noon
Sept 17 Thur @ Northwestern Evanston, IL 7:00 pm
Sept 19 Sat @ Arizona Tucson, AZ 7:00 pm
Sept 23 Wed SOUTHERN UTAH PROVO 7:00 pm
Sept 26 Sat UTAH STATE PROVO 7:00 pm
Oct 1 Thur OREGON PROVO 7:00 pm
Oct 3 Sat UTAH PROVO 8:00 pm
Oct 8 Thur @ San Diego St. San Diego, CA 3:00 pm
Oct 10 Sat @ UNLV Las Vegas, NV 1:00 pm
Oct 15 Thur NEW MEXICO PROVO 7:00 pm
Oct 17 Sat TCU PROVO 7:00 pm
Oct 24 Sat @ Air Force Colorado Springs, CO 5:00 pm
Oct 28 Wed @ Weber St Ogden, UT 3:00 pm
Oct 31 Sat WYOMING PROVO 1:00pm
Nov 4-7 Wed MWC Tournament PROVO TBA