No. 12 Cougars Defend Home Field on Wednesday

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PROVO -- Ready for its first home game in over two weeks, the No. 12 BYU women’s soccer team will play Idaho State on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. on South Field.

The Cougars are currently 8-1-1 this season after their most recent 3-0 victory at Utah State. Jennie Marshall, Kassidy Shumway and Auna Janis-Doria all netted goals for BYU in the victory. Marshall leads the team with seven goals and 27 shots this season.

With BYU going undefeated in their five home games so far this year, the team currently holds a 13-game unbeaten streak when they play on their home field.

BYU holds a 5-2-0 overall record against Idaho State with its most recent match-up in 2008 ending with a 2-0 Cougar victory on South Field.

Kiley Godfrey and Ashley Jones lead the Bengal offense with three goals apiece this season. Godfrey has also posted two assists.

The Bengals are traveling with a 5-5-1 record this season and are currently on a three-game losing streak after a 0-2 loss at Utah Valley, a 1-4 loss to San Jose State and a 0-2 loss at Nevada.

Both the Bengals and Cougars have played against Marquette and Utah State this season. Idaho State went 0-2 against them while the Cougars went 2-0.

Game promotions

-Wednesday night at South Field is POSTER NIGHT. Anyone with a handmade poster will be admitted for $1. Tape the posters on the fence facing the field and Cosmo will judge them at half time, giving out prizes for the most creative posters.

-The first 250 fans will receive both the Jessica Ringwood and Nicole Gilliam “I AM BYU” posters

TWITTER - Follow each Cougars game live on Twitter by clicking HERE or visiting twitter.com/byusoccer

TEXTING GROUP - Join the BYU Women’s Soccer texting group by texting “wsoc” to 83043. Members of the group receive 2-for-1 discounts to EVERY game!

FACEBOOK - The BYU Women's Soccer team is on Facebook. Join their Page by clicking HERE or visiting facebook.com/byuwomenssoccer

VISIT - byutickets.com for single game tickets.