Provo, Utah (September 9, 2006)--After a thrilling 3-2 victory in front of a record crowd on Friday night the Cougars (4-1-0) suffered a 1-0 loss to the Fresno State Bulldogs (4-1-0) on a rainy and wet Saturday night.

"I think Fresno State came out and outworked us in the beginning," said BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood. " We had our chances we just needed to have someone step up and put it in."

In the first half the Cougars out shot the Bulldogs 11-2, but of those two shots the Bulldogs made good on one of them with 21 minutes left in the half. Cougar goalie Erika Woodbury misjudged a ball that she came out for leaving an open net for Bulldog forward Courtney Sobrebo to put in the goal.

Shortly thereafter, with 18 minutes left to play in the half Cougar forward Alyssa Vander Veur had an opportunity to tie up the game with a shot from 15 yards out that went straight to the Bulldog goalie.

In the second half BYU continued to get good looks at the goal, but were not able to put any in. The Cougars had 10 corner kick opportunities in the second half, but were not able to convert on any.

The last real Cougar threat came with 3 minutes left in the game when forward Bobbi Tillotson had an open shot from the just 18 yards out that sailed over the net.

Despite the loss the Cougars take away some positives from the game including the play of defender Jessica Harmon and midfielder Natalie Nate, who both played solid for BYU.

"Sometimes the ball doesn't bounce your way," said Nate. "We didn't get a lot of crosses or take advantage of our possessions."

Coach Rockwood feels that the goal was a bad mistake, but that this is a learning experience for the team.

"Our girls fought hard and played well," said Rockwood. "All of this is a good experience. We just have to move on and look ahead."

The Cougars now start a four-game road trip starting at Pacific on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Soccer Box Score (Final)
                       The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer
   #22 Fresno State vs #18 Brigham Young Univ. (Sep 09, 2006 at Provo, Utah)
Fresno State (4-0-1) vs.                                    Goals by period       1  2  Tot
Brigham Young Univ. (4-1-0)                                 -------------------------------
Date: Sep 09, 2006  Attendance: 834                         Fresno State........  1  0 -  1
Weather:                                                    Brigham Young Univ..  0  0 -  0
Fresno State                                            Brigham Young Univ.
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A               Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A
------------------------------------------              ------------------------------------------
GK  00 LARSEN, Angie.......   -   -  -  -               GK  28 WOODBURY, Erika.....   -   -  -  -
D   2  ALIRES, Andrea......   -   -  -  -               F   2  ANDERSON, Amberlea..   1   1  -  -
F   6  SOBRERO, Cortney....   1   1  1  -               D   3  CUTHBERT, Haylee....   1   -  -  -
D   7  JAGDEO, Rochelle....   1   1  -  -               D   4  COOK, Karen.........   2   -  -  -
MF  8  LUGO, Antonea.......   1   -  -  -               F   7  SWENSON, Carolyn....   -   -  -  -
F   9  GUTIERREZ, Nicole...   -   -  -  -               D   10 HARMON, Jessica.....   1   1  -  -
MF  10 TRIGG, Mary.........   -   -  -  -               D   11 WILLIS, Andrea......   -   -  -  -
D   11 TENNANT, Aubrey.....   -   -  -  -               MF  12 NATE, Natalie.......   1   -  -  -
D   16 GILBERT, Christina..   -   -  -  -               F   16 AQUINO, Jessica.....   1   1  -  -
MF  19 SILL, Alison........   2   1  -  -               F   18 LARKIN, Katie.......   2   1  -  -
D   26 GILL, Selena........   -   -  -  -               MF  19 KAKADELAS, Kelsea...   2   -  -  -
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    3  TENNANT, Megan......   -   -  -  -                   6  ZWAHLEN, Annie......   1   1  -  -
    5  SUGANO, Erika.......   -   -  -  -                   13 DEARBORN, Heidi.....   1   1  -  -
    12 REYES, Amanda.......   -   -  -  -                   15 BOWMAN, Brooke......   1   -  -  -
    17 DAVIS, Chelsea......   1   1  -  -                   20 TILLOTSON, Bobbi....   1   1  -  -
       Totals..............   6   4  1  0                   23 VANDER VEUR, Alyssa.   4   3  -  -
                                                            25 THOMAS, Claire......   -   -  -  -
                                                               Totals..............  19  10  0  0
Fresno State                                            Brigham Young Univ.
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves                 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------
00 LARSEN, Angie.......  90:00  0    10                 28 WOODBURY, Erika.....  90:00  1     3
Shots by period       1  2  Tot                         Saves by period       1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
Fresno State........  2  4 -  6                         Fresno State........  7  3 - 10
Brigham Young Univ.. 11  8 - 19                         Brigham Young Univ..  1  2 -  3
Corner kicks          1  2  Tot                         Fouls                 1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
Fresno State........  3  1 -  4                         Fresno State........  5  2 -  7
Brigham Young Univ..  2  8 - 10                         Brigham Young Univ..  4  5 -  9
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  
--------------------------------------------------------------
 1.   21:44 FSU      SOBRERO, Cortney (19)    (unassisted)
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
Officials:
Offsides: Fresno State 0, Brigham Young Univ. 3.

PROVO -- No. 18 BYU (3-0-0) faces two ranked opponents at home this weekend with games against No. 21 Colorado (3-0-1) and No. 22 Fresno State (3-0-1) on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Both games are slated to begin at 7 p.m.

"We are fortunate this week to host two outstanding teams in Provo," head coach Jennifer Rockwood said. "Colorado is off to a fantastic start, defeating two ranked teams last weekend. They clearly dominated their opponents and had a great showing from some younger players. CU freshman, Nikki Marshall, has already scored 5 goals this season and will be someone we will have to try and slow down. Forward Katie Griffin, will also return from injuries this week. She has experience with the U-21 Women's National team and will be an added threat to their front line. Offensively they are in sync and have already put 12 goals in the net. Our defense played very well last week against a talented Georgia offense. We hope that experience will help us to prepare and give us confidence for the upcoming games."

The BYU-Colorado matchup will be televised live on BYUTV. Live stats for both games will be available at http://www.byucougars.com/Schedule.jsp?SP=162&YR=2006.

BYU enters the week coming off wins against Idaho State and No. 15 Georgia. BYU upset Georgia, 2-0, handing the Bulldogs their first loss and shutting them out for the first time this season.

The Cougars are led by sophomore Alyssa Vander Veur, who has netted two goals in three games this year. Amberlea Anderson, Katie Fellows and Brooke Bowman have also scored a goal apiece. Carolyn Swenson has posted two assists, while Erika Woodbury has saved the ball a total of five times this season.

Friday's game will be the third meeting between BYU and Colorado with the last meeting coming in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. In the first round BYU was matched up with No. 11 Colorado and shutout the Buffaloes, 2-0, to advance to the second round.

Colorado is characterized by a fierce offensive threat with five players netting goals already this season. Nikki Marshall leads the attack with five goals, followed by Michelle Wenino and Alex Cousins with three and two goals, respectively. Caitlin Choun and Megan Manthey also have scored for the Buffaloes. Goalkeeper Kara Linder has recorded 11 saves.

The Cougars also lead Fresno State 3-0, after defeating the Bulldogs in 1995, 1996 and 1997. This is the first meeting since BYU left the Western Athletic Conference in 1999. Fresno is led by Cortney Sobrero and Alison Sill, posting two goals and three assists, respectively. Angie Larsen has earned 29 saves on the season.

"Fresno State is having the best start in their programs history and will be looking to make more waves this weekend," Rockwood said. "Last week they defeated No. 16 U of Florida on the road. They have proven to have a tough defense that has not allowed a single goal in four tough matches. Our team will be focus this week on improving our movement off the ball in the offensive half, so that we may have more creative looks at the goal. We have had four different players score for us this season and feel that our depth on the forward line is one of our strengths."