BYU begins WCC play with San Francisco, No. 18 Santa Clara

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The No. 22 BYU women's soccer team begins West Coast Conference play on the road this week with games against San Francisco on Thursday and Santa Clara on Saturday. BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood is also one win away from her 300th career victory.

BYU is the defending WCC champion and hasn't lost a conference game since 2011.

BYU defeated No. 20 Baylor 2-1 on Friday in Waco, Texas. Goals from Cloee Colohan and Colette Jepson Smith were enough to give the Cougars their sixth win of the season.The Cougars (6-3-1) take on the Dons (5-5-2, 0-1-0) on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 8 p.m. MDT. San Francisco opened WCC play with a 1-0 loss at Saint Mary's on Saturday. The Dons are currently on a three-game losing streak and haven't won in five games.

On Saturday, Oct. 12, BYU will face No. 18 Santa Clara (6-3-1) at 2 p.m. MDT. The game will be streamed on TheW.tv. The Broncos were preseason conference favorites and will face San Diego on Thursday before taking on the Cougars. The Broncos won their last two games over Kansas and Cal Poly by a combined 7-2 score.

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