PROVO -- No. 17 BYU (13-2-3, 4-1-2) secured the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Mountain West Conference Tournament and, in doing so, earned a first-round bye as the Cougars closed out the season with a 2-0 win over UNLV (8-10-1, 3-4-0) Saturday night at South Stadium.

Goalkeeper Erika Woodbury improved upon her record-breaking season with three saves, giving her 177 career saves, the most in school history. Woodbury also recorded her 11th shutout of the season, which is a new BYU single-season record. Two more shutouts will give the junior the all-time record.

Both teams came out looking eager to make the most of the last game of the season. The high-energy and fast-paced first half featured a total of nine shots on goal and 11 shots overall. BYU got off seven shots and six shots on goal in the half.

"I'm very proud of the way we played tonight," BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood said. "We came out with a lot of energy and got off to a great start."

BYU was first to get on the board, as junior midfielder Natalie Nate put the Cougars up 1-0 on a penalty kick in the 18th minute. Nate, who nailed both of her penalty kick attempts in 2005, barely got the ball past UNLV goalkeeper Ciera Nero. Nero initially got her hands on it but couldn't hold on, as the ball rolled over her fingertips.

With less than a minute remaining in the first half, BYU struck again when Bobbi Tillotson sent a corner kick from the left side into the field of play. Several players took turns bouncing the ball around until BYU defender Andrea Willis found an opening. The goal, Willis' first of the season, sent the Cougars into the locker room with a 2-0 halftime advantage.

The frenetic tempo kept up in the second half with BYU penetrating the Rebel defense for 10 shots and six shots on goal. The Cougars came close to scoring a third time in the 60th minute when Katie Larkin tapped the ball to fellow senior Haylee Cuthbert. Cuthbert sent a one-touch bullet toward the net, but Nero extended her body as far as she could to tip the ball out of bounds. Nero's six second-half saves kept BYU from getting another score, and the Cougars took the 2-0 victory and a four-game winning streak heading into the MWC tournament.

"We're very excited to be playing in the tournament next week," Rockwood said. "We have a great team. Hopefully we can carry this momentum and excitement into the conference tournament."

The MWC tournament begins Wednesday with BYU slated to play Thurs. at 4:30 p.m. in Salt Lake City. The Cougars will learn who they will face when the MWC announces the tournament schedule Sunday.

Soccer Box Score (Final)
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UNLV vs #17 Brigham Young Univ. (Oct 28, 2006 at Provo, Utah)
UNLV (8-10-1, 3-4-0) vs. 
Brigham Young Univ. (13-2-3, 4-1-2)
Date: Oct 28, 2006 Attendance: 1601
Weather:
Goals by period  	1 	2 	Total 
UNLV 	0 	0 	0 
Brigham Young Univ. 	2 	0 	2 
UNLV
Pos 	## 	Player 	Sh 	SOG 	 G 	 A 
GK  	1  	NERO, Ciera  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	3  	KUHNE, Brie  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	4  	DAVIS, Dani  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	6  	O'HARROW, Ashly  	0 	0 	0 	0 
MF  	9  	JENSEN, Erica  	1 	0 	0 	0 
MF  	11 	ROBERTS, Tanya  	2 	2 	0 	0 
D  	13 	NEELY, Mack  	0 	0 	0 	0 
F  	14 	CARNEY, Katie  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	16 	MORIN, Dani  	0 	0 	0 	0 
F  	20 	DESTITO, Jessica  	2 	1 	0 	0 
MF  	22 	RICE, Armani  	0 	0 	0 	0 
  	  	--- Substitutes --- 
 	8  	CONNOLLY, Niki  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	15 	PARTRIDGE, Haley  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	18 	MOORE, Brianna  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	21 	FUENTES, Taylor  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	 	Totals......... 	5 	3 	0 	0 
## 	Goalie 	Minutes 	 GA 	Saves 
1  	NERO, Ciera  	 90:00 	2 	10 
Brigham Young Univ.
Pos 	## 	Player 	Sh 	SOG 	 G 	 A 
GK  	28 	WOODBURY, Erika  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	3  	CUTHBERT, Haylee  	2 	1 	0 	0 
D  	4  	COOK, Karen  	1 	1 	0 	0 
F  	7  	SWENSON, Carolyn  	1 	0 	0 	0 
D  	10 	HARMON, Jessica  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	11 	WILLIS, Andrea  	1 	1 	1 	0 
MF  	12 	NATE, Natalie  	6 	5 	1 	0 
F  	16 	AQUINO, Jessica  	2 	2 	0 	0 
F  	18 	LARKIN, Katie  	1 	1 	0 	0 
D  	21 	PHILLIPS, Jenavieve  	1 	0 	0 	0 
F  	22 	FELLOWS, Katie  	1 	0 	0 	0 
  	  	--- Substitutes --- 
 	2  	ANDERSON, Amberlea  	1 	1 	0 	0 
 	6  	ZWAHLEN, Annie  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	13 	DEARBORN, Heidi  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	14 	HEATON, Laura  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	15 	BOWMAN, Brooke  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	20 	TILLOTSON, Bobbi  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	25 	THOMAS, Claire  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	26 	SMURTHWAITE, Katie  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	 	Totals......... 	17 	12 	2 	0 
## 	Goalie 	Minutes 	 GA 	Saves 
28 	WOODBURY, Erika  	 90:00 	0 	3 
Shots by period  	1 	2 	Total 
UNLV 	4 	1 	5 
Brigham Young Univ. 	7 	10 	17 
Corner kicks  	1 	2 	Total 
UNLV 	2 	0 	2 
Brigham Young Univ. 	4 	1 	5 
Saves by period  	1 	2 	Total 
UNLV 	4 	6 	10 
Brigham Young Univ. 	3 	0 	3 
Fouls  	1 	2 	Total 
UNLV 	3 	2 	5 
Brigham Young Univ. 	5 	9 	14 
SCORING SUMMARY
Goal 	Time 	Team 	Goal Scorer 	Assists  
1. 	18:08 	BY  	NATE, Natalie 	(unassisted) 
2. 	44:26 	BY  	WILLIS, Andrea 	(unassisted) 
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
UNLV  	#11 	ROBERTS, Tanya  	
Yellow card 	 83:36 
Officials: 
Offsides: UNLV 1, Brigham Young Univ. 1.

PROVO -- No. 17 BYU (12-2-3, 3-1-2) will honor its nine hardworking seniors this Saturday against UNLV (8-9-1, 3-3-0) in the last regular-season game. A win would secure a No. 2 seed in next week's Mountain West Conference Tournament, awarding the Cougars a first-round bye. The game will be televised on BYUTV and is set to kick off at 7 p.m.

The Cougars played two games last week, defeating Wyoming 3-0 and drawing 1-1 with New Mexico. Sophomore Katie Larkin, who has been named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week and named to several national teams of the week, scored the game-winning goal against Wyoming and the game-tying goal against New Mexico. Karen Cook and Natalie Nate also scored goals against the Cowgirls.

Larkin fronts the Cougar offensive attack with five goals, five assists and 17 points. Four of those goals were game winners. Also scoring goals for the Cougars are Katie Fellows (3), Brooke Bowman (2), Haylee Cuthbert (2), Alyssa Vander Veur (2), Amberlea Anderson (1), Jessica Aquino (1), Karen Cook (1), Kelsea Kakadelas (1), Natalie Nate (1), Jenavieve Phillips (1), Carolyn Swenson (1) and Claire Thomas. Behind Larkin, Swenson is second on the team with three assists.

Goalkeeper Erika Woodbury has accumulated 49 saves on the season and now holds the record for most career saves at BYU with 174. She set her second record of the season on Thursday when she collected her 10th shutout against Wyoming, setting her atop the record books at BYU for most shutouts in a single season. Waldron set the record in 1999, playing in 24 games. It took Woodbury just 16 games to break the record.

Woodbury is also chasing a third record. With Woodbury's 10 shutouts this season, she has 25 career shutouts and is just three away from becoming BYU's all-time leader. Waldron currently holds the record with 27.5 career shutouts.

UNLV's offensive attack is lead by a strong foursome. Armani Rice paces the pack with five goals and one assist. Jessica Destito, Tanya Roberts and Katie Carney have each netted three goals apiece for the Rebels. Destito leads UNLV with four assists, while Roberts and Carney have each posted three.

The Cougars hold a 9-0 advantage against UNLV with BYU winning last season's matchup 1-0 in Las Vegas.

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