ST. GEORGE -- Freshman Oli Keohohou led BYU to a 7-6 upset of No. 12 Washington after losing to No. 17 Nebraska 4-1 earlier in the day Friday at the Red Desert Classic.

After giving up four runs to the Huskies in the top of the third inning, BYU scored three of its own in the bottom of the third on a two-run homerun by senior Mindy Hanson and a RBI single by sophomore Brooke Cadiente. Keohohou then took over the game, hitting a game-tying homerun in the fifth and a three-run homerun in the sixth to put the Cougars up 7-4. Washington made it interesting in the top of the seventh, scoring two runs on a homerun by Jaime Clark, but that is all the Huskies would get as BYU won 7-6.

In the first game of the day, Nebraska pitcher Leigh Ann Walker threw a complete game, striking out 13 BYU hitters and allowing only one hit. The only hit for the Cougars came in the fourth inning on a solo homerun by Keohohou. The Huskers got on the board early with a two-run homer from freshman Nicole Trimboli and then added two more in the sixth en route to the 4-1 victory.

The Cougars continue play at the Red Desert Classic Saturday with games against Southern Utah at 2 p.m. and Oklahoma State at 4 p.m.

The Automated ScoreBook
                       Brigham Young at Nebraska
          Mar. 2, 2001 at St. George, UT (Red Desert Classic)
Brigham Young 1 (5-11)
Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A
SMITH cf..................  3  0  0  0    0  1  1  0
PRINGLE 2b................  2  0  0  0    1  2  0  0
BOYDSTON dh...............  3  0  0  0    0  3  0  0
KEOHOHOU rf...............  2  1  1  1    1  1  0  0
CADIENTE lf...............  2  0  0  0    1  0  0  0
HANSON 1b.................  2  0  1  0    0  1  3  0
 FERNLEY pr................ 0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
ERICKSON ss...............  3  0  0  0    0  1  2  1
FARLEY 3b.................  2  0  0  0    1  2  0  1
CHRISTIANSEN c............  1  0  0  0    0  1 11  1
 POLK ph................... 1  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
 ELLIS ph.................. 1  0  0  0    0  1  0  0
WALLENTINE p..............  0  0  0  0    0  0  1  0
Totals.................... 22  1  2  1    4 13 18  3
Nebraska 4
Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A
Ogee cf...................  4  0  1  0    0  2  0  0
Buchholz ss...............  2  0  0  0    1  1  1  1
Fuente 1b.................  3  0  0  0    0  2  2  0
Burgess c.................  2  0  0  0    1  2 13  0
Suhr 2b...................  3  2  2  0    0  0  0  0
Arnold rf.................  3  1  2  0    0  1  1  0
Trimboli lf...............  3  1  2  4    0  0  3  0
Roethemeyer 3b............  2  0  0  0    0  1  0  0
Bates dh..................  2  0  1  0    0  1  0  0
 James ph.................. 1  0  0  0    0  1  0  0
Walker p..................  0  0  0  0    0  0  1  0
Totals.................... 25  4  8  4    2 11 21  1
Score by innings:                   R  H  E
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Brigham Young         000 100 0  -  1  2  0
Nebraska              020 002    -  4  8  0
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LOB - BYU 5; Huskers 6.
2B - Suhr; Arnold; Trimboli.
HR - KEOHOHOU; Trimboli.
SB - Buchholz; Suhr; Roethemeyer. CS - Ogee.
SF - HANSON.
Brigham Young          IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF
WALLENTINE..........  6.0   8   4   4   2  11
Nebraska               IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF
Walker..............  7.0   2   1   1   4  13
Win - Walker.  Loss - WALLENTINE 2-7.  Save - None.
HBP - Roethemeyer.
Umpires -
Start:   Time:   Attendance:
The Automated Scorebook
                Washington vs Brigham Young
                Mar 02, 2001 at St. George, Utah. (St. George Complex)
Washington 6 (12-7)
Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A
Roach, Rita cf............  4  1  2  0    0  1  0  0
Hauxhurst, Kelly lf.......  3  2  2  2    1  0  0  0
DePaul, Kim c.............  3  1  1  0    1  1  5  3
Clark, Jaime ss...........  4  1  2  3    0  0  2  4
Oleson, Amanda 3b.........  3  0  1  1    0  1  0  1
Wicks, Nicole pr..........  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
Rosenblad, Christie 2b....  4  0  0  0    0  0  3  4
Tawney, Traci 1b..........  3  1  1  0    0  1  6  1
Jeffries, Courtney ph.....  1  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
Holt, Nicki dh............  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
Bollinger, Tia p..........  1  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
Owen, Megan pr............  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
Simpson, Becky rf.........  2  0  0  0    1  0  2  0
Walsh, Shannon p/dh.......  1  0  1  0    0  0  0  0
Totals.................... 29  6 10  6    3  4 18 13
Brigham Young 7 (6-11)
Name (Pos)                 AB  R  H RBI  BB SO PO  A
Smith, Liz lf.............  3  0  0  0    1  2  2  1
Hodgen-Kelly,Lindsey cf...  2  1  1  0    1  1  3  0
Boydston 3b..............   3  2  1  0    1  1  1  1
Keohohou, Oli rf..........  3  2  2  4    1  0  3  0
Cadiente, Brooke dh.......  4  1  1  1    0  0  0  0
Hanson, Mindy 1b..........  1  1  1  2    1  0  5  1
Fernley, Emily pr.........  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
Ellis, Jackie 2b..........  3  0  0  0    0  0  3  0
Erickson, Becca ss........  2  0  0  0    1  0  1  3
Christiansen, Angle c.....  2  0  1  0    0  0  3  1
Pringle, Kari ph..........  1  0  1  0    0  0  0  0
Holland, Laura pr.........  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
Pricer, Meghann p.........  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  1
Dewitt, Maryon p..........  0  0  0  0    0  0  0  0
Totals.................... 24  7  8  7    6  4 21  8
Score by innings:                   R  H  E
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Washington            004 000 2  -  6 10  3
Brigham Young         003 013    -  7  8  0
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E - DePaul(6); Bollinger; Simpson(1).
DP - Huskies 1; Cougars 1. LOB - Huskies 7; Cougars 7.
2B - Hauxhurst(5); Boydstrom.
HR - Clark(5); Keohohou 2; Hanson.
SB - Ellis. CS - Holland.
SH - Bollinger(1); Hodgen-Kelly.
Washington             IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF
Walsh, Shannon......  2.0   2   3   3   5   0   7 14
Bollinger, Tia......  4.0   6   4   4   1   4  17 18
Brigham Young          IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  AB BF
Pricer, Meghann.....  5.2   9   4   4   2   3  24 27
Dewitt, Maryon......  1.1   1   2   2   1   1   5  7
Win - Dewitt 3-6.  Loss - Walsh 1-4.  Save - None.
HBP - by Walsh (Hanson); by Dewitt (Oleson).
Umpires -
Start: 4:41 pm   Time: 2:50   Attendance: 75
Walsh faced 3 batters in the 2nd

The BYU softball team will travel to St. George, Utah to participate in the University of Utah Red Desert Classic Friday and Saturday. On Friday the Cougars will face No. 17 Nebraska at noon and No. 12 Washington at 2 p.m. On Saturday, they will face Southern Utah at noon and Oklahoma State at 2 p.m. Prior to the tournament, BYU will face Southern Utah in a doubleheader on Thursday beginning at 1 p.m.

At Louisville Slugger Classic

The Cougars beat Michigan State, 11-1 and Illinois State 5-2, but lost twice to No. 13 Iowa (8-1, 4-3) and 2-1 to No. 6 Arizona State. The game against ASU and the second one against Iowa each went into extra innings.

BYU Probable Starters

•C -Angie Christiansen - R/R, Sr. (.080, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 RBI)

•1B - Mindy Hanson - R/R, Sr. (.278, 10 hits, 1 run, 8 RBI)

•2B - Kari Pringle - R/R, Jr. (.346, 9 hits, 3 runs, 1 RBI)

•SS - Becca Erickson - R/R, Sr. (.237, 9 hits, 5 runs, 2 HR, 8 RBI)

•3B - Tracy Farley - R/R, Sr. (.333, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 RBI)

•RF - Brooke Cadiente - R/L, So. (.318, 14 hits, 7 runs, 2 HR, 11 RBI)

•LF - Oli Keohohou- R/R, Fr. (.359, 14 hits, 18 runs, 6 HR, 15 RBI)

•CF - Liz Smith- L/R, Jr. (.391, 18 hits, 10 runs, 1 RBI)

•DH - Elizabeth Pierce-Boydston - R/R, Jr. (.295, 13 hits, 4 runs, 7 RBI)

•P - Meghann Pricer - R/R, Sr. (2-3, 2.14 ERA, 22 SO)

Team Leaders

After fifteen games, Liz Smith leads the team in batting average (.391), hits (18) and stolen bases (3). Elizabeth Pierce-Boydston leads the team in doubles (5). Oli Keohohou leads the team in homeruns (6), RBI (15), total

bases (35) and runs scored (18).

Scouting Southern Utah

BYU and SUU have already met once this season with SUU winning 7-5. The Thunderbird's record is 4-3, including a 1-0 win over nationally-ranked Oregon State. Kelly Grundy and Emily Cederholm each have nine hits this season. Mandy Flint has a 1.35 ERA in 25.2 innings of work, giving up 23 hits while striking out 20 batters.

Scouting Nebraska

No. 17 Nebraska comes into the tournament with a 7-7 record. Five of its losses have come against top-5 nationally ranked teams. Sophomore shortstop Leigh Suhr was recently named the Big 12 Player of the Week for her performances at the UNLV Classic, Feb. 16-18 .

Scouting Washington

No. 12 Washington is 11-6 on the season, including wins over South Carolina and Georgia. The Huskies tied for fifth place with Michigan in the 24-team NFCA Leadoff Classic last weekend.

Scouting Oklahoma State

Oklahoma St. is 5-6 on the season. The Cowgirls endured a five-game losing streak during February, but have won two in a row. Senior leftfielder Amanda Hayes was recently named the Big 12 Conference Player of the Week for her performance against Ole Miss and Southwest Missouri State.

Preseason Mountain West Conference Coaches' Poll

BYU was picked by the coaches in the Mountain West Conference to

finish fifth in the conference in the preseason poll released Jan. 25. In-state rival University of Utah, where BYU head coach Mary Kay Amicone played and was an assistant coach for seven years, was picked to finish first.

Mountain West Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll

1. Utah (5) 25

2. New Mexico (1) 20

3. San Diego State 15

4. Colorado State 11

5. BYU 10

6. UNLV 9

Player/Coach Interviews

Practices are held daily at 4:30 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse Annex. Player or Coach Amicone interviews may be arranged in advance through Shane Bevell, BYU Athletic Media Relations, at (801) 378-8999. Additional information may be obtained through e-mailing Shane at amr-3@byu.edu or by fax at (801) 378-3520.