Cougs host UCF for final regular season match

No. 7 BYU women’s soccer hosts UCF for the final match of the regular season Monday evening. BYU’s eleven seniors will be honored prior to the game.

Author Brenna Seeman
Ellie Boren kicking a free kickEllie Boren kicking a free kick

PROVO, Utah – No. 7 BYU women’s soccer (13-1-3, 6-0-3 Big 12) hosts UCF for the final match of the regular season Monday evening. BYU’s eleven seniors will be honored prior to the game.

Monday’s matchup is scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT. The game will be streamed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

BYU vs. UCF

IN THE RANKINGS. The Cougars are currently ranked No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll, No. 6 in the NCAA Top 16 rankings.

STANDOUT PLAYERS 

  • Senior Jamie Shepherd now holds the record for most games played by any BYU soccer player in program history (99)

  • Bella Folino has now played in 98 career games for No. 2 overall in games played in the BYU record book

  • Freshman goalkeeper Lynette Hernaez tallied a career-high seven saves, earning her Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week honors for the first time

  • Sophomore forward Erin Bailey leads the Cougars in goals with nine

  • Senior Brecken Mozingo leads the Cougars in shots with 48

  • Senior Kendell Petersen and Mozingo lead BYU in assists with nine apiece

  • Mozingo’s 30 career goals comes in at No. 14 in BYU’s record book

  • Mozingo’s 31 career assists is No. 7 overall in BYU’s record book

  • Mozingo’s 91 career points is No. 14 overall at BYU

  • Her 253 career shots is No. 7 overall

  • Adding four goals so far this year, senior Bella Folino now has 32 career goals, which is tied for No. 12 overall at BYU

THE COUGARS. BYU last competed against Oklahoma on Monday, Oct. 16, blanking the Sooners, 2-0. With the win, the Cougars recorded their third-straight shutout victory against Big 12 conference opponents. After dislocating her elbow a few weeks ago, senior Rachel McCarthy scored the first goal of the game in the 43rd minute. Sophomore forward Ellie Walbruch had the second goal of the night in the 72nd minute, her eighth of the season. Jamie Shepherd, Brecken Mozingo and Sierra Pennock tallied assists in the Cougar victory. Hernaez recorded a career-high seven saves to hold the shutout. 

THE KNIGHTS. UCF (9-5-1, Big 12 5-3-1) last competed against Cincinnati Sunday evening, besting the Bearcats 1-0. The win was Caroline DeLisle’s 31st career shutout, which places her atop the UCF record book for shutout victories. The lone goal of the match came from a successful penalty kick by Katie Bradley.

COUGARS VS. KNIGHTS. The Cougars and the Knights will compete for the first time in program history on Monday evening.