PROVO, Utah — No. 18 BYU women’s soccer moved to 5-3-1 on the season after a 2-1 loss to Utah State in extra time at South Field on Saturday night.

“We created a lot of opportunities to score,” said Jen Rockwood, BYU head coach. “They came out, they had a couple opportunities and made the most of them. We had the ball most of the game and couldn’t find ways to score.”

BYU put pressure on the Aggies early, with Mikayla Colohan and Cameron Tucker taking shots in the fifth minute. Both shots were saved by USU goalie Diera Walton, but the Cougars continued to push forward, taking three more shots in the first 10 minutes. Utah State’s defense was able to keep the ball out of the net, however, and the Cougars were unable to capitalize on their early offensive plays.

Still scoreless in the 22nd minute, Colohan attempted a shot that ricocheted off the right goal post. The Aggies recovered the ball and sprinted across the field, allowing senior midfielder Ashley Cardozo to score the first point of the match in the 24th minute.

The Cougars attempted five more shots in the first half, but never found the back of the net.

Despite BYU’s 11 shots on Utah State’s three, the score at halftime remained 1-0 with the Aggies at an advantage, marking the first time BYU has trailed at South Field this season.

The Cougars continued to play an aggressive second half, pushing past USU’s defense.

BYU’s Laveni Vaka and Utah State’s Sammie Murdock received yellow cards in the 48th minute after getting tangled up. Colohan and Kendell Petersen both took shots immediately following the foul, but both missed the net. The Cougars continued taking shots to put pressure on the Aggies, but failed to put the ball past the keeper.

With an assist by Tucker, a carefully placed shot from Colohan found the back of the net in the 57th minute, bringing the score to 1-1. BYU kept the ball in their possession and continued to take shots while Walton continued to deflect every shot on goal.

The score remained at 1-1 through the end of regulated time, bringing the battle into overtime. The Cougars fought through the oncoming rain, with Brecken Mozingo taking a shot just a few minutes into overtime. Tucker and Colohan also took shots, but failed to execute any goals.

In the 99th minute, Utah State’s Tenzi Knowles blasted a shot into the back of the net, bringing the score to 2-1 and securing an Aggie win. The game-winning goal was the first of Tenzi Knowles’ Aggie career.

The Cougars took 30 shots in the game, compared with Utah State’s six. Mikayla Colohan led with 12 shots, with five on target. Cameron Tucker followed with five shots.

BYU will head into a bye-week, so its next game won’t be until October 2 as the Cougars face Gonzaga on the road at Luger Field. The game will take place at 7 p.m. PDT and will be available on the BYU Sports Network — BYU Radio 107.9 FM/BYU Cougars App.

PROVO, Utah — No. 18 BYU women's soccer will host Utah State this week on Saturday, Sept. 18 at South Field.

Saturday’s matchup is scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT on byutv.org and the BYUtv app. The game will also be carried live on the BYU Sports Network — BYU Radio 107.9 FM/BYU Cougars App.

IN THE RANKINGS. BYU is currently ranked No. 18 in the NCAA DI women's soccer poll. Additionally, BYU is ranked No. 18 in the Top Drawer Soccer college soccer national ranking.

LAST TIME ON THE FIELD. On Thursday, the Cougars scored seven goals for the third-consecutive time on South Field this season, and shut out the Bengals of Idaho State 7-0 (goals by Mikayla Colohan, Cameron Tucker, Bella Folino, Brecken Mozingo and Ashton Johnson). All-American Mikayla Colohan earned the first hat trick of her BYU career and moved up to fifth place on the all-time goal list for BYU. Junior Ashton Johnson scored her first goal of the season, and 10th career goal.

No. 18 BYU (5-2-1, 0-0-0 WCC) vs UTAH STATE (6-1-1, 0-0-0 MW)

• Saturday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m. MDT at South Field
• Streaming: byutv.org and the BYUtv app
• Radio: BYU Sports Network/BYU Cougars App/107.9 FM
• Radio play-by-play: Greg Wrubell

THE AGGIES. The Aggies are 6-1-1 on the season and were on a record-setting 12-match winning streak until they lost to Utah 2-1 on Thursday, Sept. 16. Earlier in the season, the Aggies were victorious 2-1 over Marquette in double-overtime, after Senior forward Sammie Murdock scored the game-winner in the 105th minute. Both Utah and Marquette are common opponents with the Cougars this season. BYU defeated Marquette 7-0 and drew 0-0 with Utah, despite dominating time of possession. The Aggies are led by newly-appointed head coach Manny Martins who joined the Utah State staff in May of 2021. Previously, Martins coached for seven years at the University of Oregon, as well as time with the United States' women's national team.

COUGARS VS. AGGIES. Overall, the Cougars and Aggies have met 13 times and BYU has never lost. Ten times out of 13, the Aggies have gone scoreless against the Cougars. The two teams haven't met since 2016 when BYU was ranked No. 6 and won 3-1 in Logan. The largest margin of victory took place in 1996 when the Cougars defeated the Aggies 6-0 on South Field.