COLUMBIA, Missouri — A dominating attack and two goals by MAC Hermann Trophy candidate Mikayla Colohan gave BYU women's soccer a convincing 3-0 win at Missouri on Wednesday.

"It was a great win for us tonight against a really good team on the road," said head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "I thought we were sharp tonight. I like how we came out in the second half and put the match away early."

BYU showed dominance early by keeping the ball in Mizzou territory and Bella Folino scored the first goal of the match in the 19th minute off an assist from Makaylie Moore Call. The Cougars outshot the Tigers in the first half 14-4 to lead 1-0 at the break. 

Mizzou brought more energy in the second half with 10 shots, but BYU’s defense continued to deliver opportunities for its offense by creating turnovers and setting up movement. 

Following a foul on Colohan in the 50th minute, the Cougar midfielder quickly recovered with her second goal of the year just a minute later on an assist from Folino to give BYU a 2-0 lead. In the 53rd minute, forward Cameron Tucker sent up a shot that was deflected by Missouri goalie McKenna Sheehan but Colohan delivered it into the net from the top of the 18-yard box for the Cougars final score of the night. 

“The game was very physical and I thought we matched their intensity,” said Colohan. “We have several players in new roles this year and I believe our attack is really starting to come together.”

The victory marks Jennifer Rockwood’s 399th win as head coach at BYU. With one more win, she will become just the 12th head coach in NCAA soccer history to achieve 400 wins and only the fifth to do so at the same school. 

BYU travels to Loyola Marymount for WCC play on Saturday, March 6 at 1:00 p.m. PST. The game will be broadcast live on the BYU Sports Network.

Game Notes:

• Colohan lead BYU with two goals, both in the second half
• BYU applied pressure with 29 total shots, maintaining offensive control for the majority of the game
• Both teams had 16 fouls, which interrupted momentum throughout the match
• The Cougars had 8 corner kicks compared to 4 for Missou

PROVO, Utah – No 21. BYU women's soccer hits the roads for its next two games this week, facing Missouri and LMU.

Wednesday’s game against Missouri will be streamed on the SEC+ Network, and available to watch via ESPN.com. BYU Sports Network radio coverage will be carried on BYU Radio 107.9 FM, with audio play-by-play also streaming on the BYU Cougars app and at BYUCougars.com/LiveRadio for both games.

IN THE RANKINGS. BYU is ranked No. 21 in the TopDrawerSoccer national rankings. The first National Soccer Coaches Association Poll will be released later this month.

LAST TIME ON THE FIELD. BYU made its West Coast Conference debut for the 2020-21 season with a nail-biting 3-2 win over the University of San Francisco at the Zions Bank Real Academy on Saturday. All-American Mikayla Colohan scored what ended up being the game-winning goal in the 72nd minute, breaking BYU’s two-game losing streak and solidifying BYU’s third consecutive win over San Francisco. The other two goals were scored by Mikaylie Call in the 16th minute and Bella Folino in the 60th.

No. 21 BYU (2-2-0, 1-0-0 WCC) at Missouri (5-3-2, 3-2-2 SEC)

• Wednesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. CST, at Audrey J. Walton Soccer Stadium
• Broadcast: SEC Network+
• Radio: BYU Sports Network/BYU Cougars App/107.9 FM
• Radio play-by-play: Greg Wrubell

THE TIGERS. Missouri has been playing their 2020 season since Sept. 27, 2020, with The Tigers last game was on Feb. 25 against Creighton, starting its spring season. The game was scoreless for the first 70 minutes, until junior Julissa Cisneros scored the lone goal for the match. Missouri is ranked No. 3 in the SEC-East rankings.

COUGARS VS. TIGERS. Wednesday’s match against the Cougars and Tigers will be the first time the two teams meet.

No. 21 BYU (2-2-0, 1-0-0 WCC) at LMU (1-1-1, 1-1-0 WCC)

• Saturday, March 6, at 1 p.m. PST, at Sullivan Field
• Radio: BYU Sports Network/BYU Cougars App/107.9 FM
• Radio play-by-play: Greg Wrubell

THE LIONS. Loyola Marymont is coming off a 2-0 loss to San Diego last Saturday, Feb. 27. The Toreros scored first in the 29th minute and then added to their lead in the 83rd minute, and kept LMU to 11 shots on goal.

COUGARS VS. LIONS. BYU is 9-1-1 all-time versus the Lions. The teams last met on Nov. 9, 2019, where BYU was dominant in an 8-1 victory. No. 4 BYU’s win over the Lions brought BYU the West Coast Conference title and finished the season undefeated for the first time in program history.