CLEARWATER -- The BYU softball team (16-13) slugged its way to a 5-4 extra-innings win over Ball State before a rally in the sixth inning gave Florida Gulf Coast a 5-4 win over the Cougars at the USF Underarmour Showcase on Saturday afternoon.

Against Ball State, Junior Angeline Quiocho hit a walkoff three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to yield a Cougar victory. The Cougars fell behind 2-0, but tied the game in the sixth inning to force extra innings.

Ball State managed to bring in two runs in the 10th inning, on a single and a double, to take a 4-2 lead. Quiocho’s home run came after the tiebreaker rule granted the Cougars a baserunner and a walk put two runners on for the slugger’s third home run on the season.

Junior pitcher Christie Zinanti (8-6) received the win after throwing 10 innings, allowing three earned runs off of seven hits. She struck out eight batters while walking only one.

In the second game, BYU jumped ahead of FGCU with three runs in the top of the third inning. Quiocho brought in a run with a sacrifice fly to right field to bring in the first run of the game. Back-to-back singles from sophomore Jessica Purcell and junior Andrea Ramirez brought in two runs, before a line out ended the scoring rally.

After holding FCGU scoreless through five innings, an error brought in the first Eagles run and a grand slam conceded the Cougar lead.

Affleck, who received the loss for BYU, allowed only two hits in the inning. Two errors and a walk kept the bases juiced for FGCU, before a home run to left-center cleared the bases.

In the top of the seventh inning Andrea Ramirez hit a ground ball to bring in a run, cutting the deficit within one. The Cougar comeback fell short as the final batter struck out to end the game.

After splitting the doubleheader, BYU is now 16-13 on the season.

The Cougars next head to Sacramento, Calif., for four games, beginning March 19 against Sacramento State. The appearance at the Capital Classic will complete a 33-game road trip to begin the season.

BYU opens its home season on March 24 against Boise State at 1 p.m.

Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                 Brigham Young Univ. vs #23 Florida Gulf Coast
            Mar 14, 2009 at Clearwater, Fla. (Eddie C Moore Complx)
Brigham Young Univ. 4 (16-13)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  4  1  1  0   0  0  1  2   1
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa dp..  3  2  2  0   1  0  0  0   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  0  1  1   0  0  0  1   0
PURCELL, Jessica c.......  3  0  2  1   0  1  7  1   1
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  4  0  1  2   0  0  7  0   0
DUGAS, Jessica lf........  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   3
 VANCE, Amanda ph........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HICKS, Krista ss.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   3
HOPKINS, Stephanie rf....  3  0  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
GONZALES, Monica cf......  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
AFFLECK, Paige p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 30  4 10  4   1  3 18  7   8
Florida Gulf Coast 5 (29-4)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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ZIEGLER lf...............  3  1  1  0   0  1  4  0   0
GARY cf..................  3  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   1
PAEZ ss..................  3  0  1  0   0  1  3  1   0
JENKS 3b.................  2  1  0  0   1  0  0  3   0
WALDRON dp...............  3  1  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
CARTER 1b................  3  0  2  0   0  1  7  0   0
PLATT rf.................  3  1  1  4   0  0  1  0   1
GREEN c..................  2  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
 MILLER ph...............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
PIQUETTE 2b..............  2  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   1
CAMPEN p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 RASH p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 CASEY p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 25  5  6  4   1  8 21  8   3
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 003 000 1 -  4 10  2
Florida Gulf Coast.. 000 005 X -  5  6  0
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E - PURCELL; AFFLECK. DP - BY 1. LOB - BY 8; FGCU 3. 2B - HOPKINS. HR -
PLATT. HBP - PURCELL. SF - QUIOCHO.
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK, Paige......  6.0  6  5  4  1  8 25 26
Florida Gulf Coast     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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CAMPEN..............  3.0  6  3  3  0  2 14 15
RASH................  3.1  4  1  1  1  0 14 16
CASEY...............  0.2  0  0  0  0  1  2  2
Win - RASH (7-1).  Loss - AFFLECK (8-7).  Save - CASEY (1).
WP - CAMPEN. HBP - by RASH (PURCELL).
Umpires -
Start: 3:55 PM   Time: 1:55   Attendance: 105
Game: FCGU1
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
          Brigham Young Univ. vs #23 Florida Gulf Coast - Play-by-Play
            Mar 14, 2009 at Clearwater, Fla. (Eddie C Moore Complx)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 003 000 1 -  4 10  2
Florida Gulf Coast.. 000 005 X -  5  6  0
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Brigham Young Univ. starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 20/dp MESSERSCHMID; 33/3b
QUIOCHO; 10/c PURCELL; 31/1b RAMIREZ; 19/lf DUGAS; 22/ss HICKS; 5/rf HOPKINS;
24/cf GONZALES; 12/p AFFLECK;
Florida Gulf Coast starters: 14/lf ZIEGLER; 23/cf GARY; 6/ss PAEZ; 1/3b JENKS;
25/dp WALDRON; 10/1b CARTER; 3/rf PLATT; 9/c GREEN; 7/2b PIQUETTE; 12/p CAMPEN;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE singled up the middle.
MESSERSCHMID grounded out to 3b; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to second. DELAHOUSSAYE
advanced to third on a wild pitch. QUIOCHO popped up to ss. PURCELL struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Florida Gulf Coast 1st - ZIEGLER struck out swinging, out at first c to
1b. GARY grounded out to ss. PAEZ struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - RAMIREZ grounded out to 3b. DUGAS struck out
swinging. HICKS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Florida Gulf Coast 2nd - JENKS grounded out to ss. WALDRON struck out
swinging. CARTER singled to first base. PLATT reached on a fielder's choice to
second base; CARTER out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - HOPKINS doubled down the lf line. GONZALES
singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw; HOPKINS advanced to
third. DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a fielder's choice; GONZALES advanced to third;
HOPKINS out at home p to c. MESSERSCHMID singled to catcher, bunt; DELAHOUSSAYE
advanced to second. QUIOCHO flied out to rf, SF, RBI; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to
third; GONZALES scored. PURCELL singled up the middle, RBI; MESSERSCHMID
advanced to second; DELAHOUSSAYE scored. RAMIREZ singled through the left side,
RBI; PURCELL advanced to second; MESSERSCHMID scored. DUGAS lined out to ss.
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Florida Gulf Coast 3rd - GREEN struck out swinging. PIQUETTE struck out
looking. ZIEGLER singled to first base. GARY struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - RASH to p for CAMPEN. HICKS grounded out to p.
HOPKINS singled up the middle. GONZALES flied out to lf. DELAHOUSSAYE grounded
out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Florida Gulf Coast 4th - PAEZ singled to left field. JENKS flied out to
lf. WALDRON popped into double play 2b to 1b; PAEZ out on the play. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - MESSERSCHMID singled to third base. QUIOCHO
singled up the middle; MESSERSCHMID advanced to second. PURCELL hit by pitch;
QUIOCHO advanced to second; MESSERSCHMID advanced to third. RAMIREZ popped up
to 2b. VANCE pinch hit for DUGAS. VANCE popped up to p. HICKS popped up to ss.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Florida Gulf Coast 5th - DUGAS to lf for VANCE. CARTER singled to
shortstop. PLATT grounded out to p; CARTER advanced to second. MILLER pinch hit
for GREEN. MILLER fouled out to 1b. PIQUETTE struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - GREEN to c for MILLER. HOPKINS popped up to
lf. GONZALES grounded out to p. DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Florida Gulf Coast 6th - ZIEGLER reached on a throwing error by p. GARY
singled to catcher; ZIEGLER advanced to second. PAEZ grounded out to 3b, bunt;
GARY advanced to second; ZIEGLER advanced to third. JENKS walked. WALDRON
reached on a fielder's choice to first base; JENKS advanced to second; GARY
advanced to third; ZIEGLER scored on an error by c, unearned. CARTER struck out
swinging. PLATT homered to left center, 4 RBI; WALDRON scored; JENKS scored;
GARY scored. GREEN flied out to rf. 5 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - MESSERSCHMID walked. QUIOCHO flied out to lf.
PURCELL singled to right center; MESSERSCHMID advanced to third. CASEY to p for
RASH. RAMIREZ grounded out to p, RBI; PURCELL advanced to second; MESSERSCHMID
scored. DUGAS struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
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Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                       Ball State vs Brigham Young Univ.
             Mar 14, 2009 at Clearwater, Fla. (Eddie Moore Complex)
Ball State 4 (7-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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ROZANSKI cf..............  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   1
PENNOCK lf...............  3  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   0
BARKLEY ss...............  3  2  0  0   1  0  3  4   1
COLLINS rf...............  4  2  3  1   0  0  0  0   0
REIFSCHNEIDE 1b..........  3  0  2  2   0  1  8  0   0
 GUNDERSON pr............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MILIAN dp................  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WILCZYNSKI 3b............  4  0  0  0   0  2  1  3   1
 DURMENT pr..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HOLLE 2b.................  3  0  0  0   0  3  5  1   1
BEJARANO c...............  1  0  0  0   0  0  7  1   0
 MOORE ph................  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
MASCH p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 30  4  7  3   1  8 28 11   4
Brigham Young Univ. 5 (15-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi ss/2  5  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa lf..  4  0  2  0   0  0  2  0   1
 NIX-THOMAS, Whitney lf..  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 HOPKINS, Stephanie rf...  0  1  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  4  1  1  3   0  0  4  4   1
PURCELL, Jessica c.......  3  1  1  0   1  1  9  1   0
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  4  1  2  0   0  0 10  0   2
VANCE, Amanda dp.........  4  0  1  2   0  1  0  0   2
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
 GONZALES, Monica cf.....  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
DAVIS, Caschjen 2b.......  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 HICKS, Krista ss........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  3   0
DUGAS, Jessica cf/rf.....  4  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   1
ZINANTI, Christie p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  5   0
Totals................... 36  5  9  5   2  7 30 13   9
Score by Innings                      R  H  E
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Ball State.......... 000 200 000 2 -  4  7  3
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 002 000 3 -  5  9  0
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Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - ROZANSKI; BARKLEY 2. DP - BY 2. LOB - BSU 4; BY 9. 2B - REIFSCHNEIDE. HR
- QUIOCHO. HBP - BEJARANO. SH - PENNOCK; HOLLE; QUIOCHO. SF - REIFSCHNEIDE.
SB - COLLINS 2. CS - DURMENT; MOORE; DUGAS.
Ball State             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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MASCH...............  9.1  9  5  3  2  7 36 39
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZINANTI, Christie... 10.0  7  4  3  1  8 30 35
Win - ZINANTI (7-6).  Loss - MASCH (2-1).  Save - None.
WP - ZINANTI. HBP - by ZINANTI (BEJARANO). PB - BEJARANO.
Umpires -
Start: 1p.m.   Time: 2:15   Attendance: 95
Weather: 79 degrees, few clouds
Game: BAS1
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                Ball State vs Brigham Young Univ. - Play-by-Play
             Mar 14, 2009 at Clearwater, Fla. (Eddie Moore Complex)
Score by Innings                      R  H  E
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Ball State.......... 000 200 000 2 -  4  7  3
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 002 000 3 -  5  9  0
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Ball State starters: 3/cf ROZANSKI; 4/lf PENNOCK; 7/ss BARKLEY; 23/rf COLLINS;
17/1b REIFSCHNEIDE; 16/dp MILIAN; 9/3b WILCZYNSKI; 5/2b HOLLE; 33/c BEJARANO;
10/p MASCH;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 4/ss DELAHOUSSAYE; 20/lf MESSERSCHMID; 33/3b
QUIOCHO; 10/c PURCELL; 31/1b RAMIREZ; 6/dp VANCE; 11/rf WILLARD; 9/2b DAVIS;
19/cf DUGAS; 14/p ZINANTI;
Ball State 1st - ROZANSKI struck out swinging. PENNOCK popped up to ss.
BARKLEY flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE reached on an error by ss.
MESSERSCHMID singled, bunt; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to second. QUIOCHO out at
first p to 2b, SAC; MESSERSCHMID advanced to second; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to
third. PURCELL struck out swinging. RAMIREZ grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1
hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Ball State 2nd - COLLINS singled down the lf line. REIFSCHNEIDE struck
out looking. COLLINS stole second. COLLINS advanced to third on a wild pitch.
MILIAN grounded out to p. WILCZYNSKI struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - VANCE popped up to ss. WILLARD out at first p
to 2b. DAVIS flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ball State 3rd - HOLLE struck out swinging. BEJARANO popped up to c.
ROZANSKI struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - DUGAS singled to center field. DELAHOUSSAYE
lined out to 2b. DUGAS out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. MESSERSCHMID
reached on an error by ss. MESSERSCHMID advanced to second on a passed ball.
QUIOCHO popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Ball State 4th - PENNOCK grounded out to p. BARKLEY walked. COLLINS
singled to right center; BARKLEY advanced to third. COLLINS stole second,
advanced to third on the throw; BARKLEY scored on the throw. REIFSCHNEIDE flied
out to cf, SF, RBI; COLLINS scored. MILIAN flied out to lf. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - PURCELL grounded out to ss. RAMIREZ singled to
left field. VANCE popped up to ss. WILLARD struck out swinging, grounded out to
c unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ball State 5th - WILCZYNSKI grounded out to 3b. HOLLE struck out
swinging. BEJARANO hit by pitch. ROZANSKI grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - DAVIS struck out swinging. DUGAS grounded out
to 2b. DELAHOUSSAYE popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ball State 6th - DELAHOUSSAYE to 2b. GONZALES to cf for WILLARD. HICKS
to ss for DAVIS. DUGAS to rf. PENNOCK grounded out to ss. BARKLEY grounded out
to p. COLLINS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - MESSERSCHMID singled to center field. QUIOCHO
flied out to lf. PURCELL singled to left field; MESSERSCHMID advanced to
second. RAMIREZ singled to shortstop; PURCELL advanced to second; MESSERSCHMID
out at third ss to 3b. VANCE singled, advanced to second on an error by cf,
advanced to third, 2 RBI; RAMIREZ scored, unearned; PURCELL scored. GONZALES
struck out swinging, grounded out to c unassisted. 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Ball State 7th - REIFSCHNEIDE singled to right center. GUNDERSON pinch
ran for REIFSCHNEIDE. MILIAN hit into double play p to ss to 1b; GUNDERSON out
on the play. WILCZYNSKI struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - REIFSCHNEIDE to 1b for GUNDERSON. HICKS struck
out swinging. DUGAS grounded out to 3b. DELAHOUSSAYE singled to left field.
MESSERSCHMID fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ball State 8th - NIX-THOMAS to lf for MESSERSCHMID. DURMENT pinch ran
for WILCZYNSKI. DURMENT placed on second. HOLLE grounded out to 3b, SAC;
DURMENT advanced to third. MOORE pinch hit for BEJARANO. MOORE singled, bunt,
advanced to second; DURMENT out at home c to lf, caught stealing. MOORE out at
third ss to 3b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - WILCZYNSKI to 3b for DURMENT. BEJARANO to c
for MOORE. MESSERSCHMID to lf for NIX-THOMAS. MESSERSCHMID placed on second.
QUIOCHO flied out to lf. PURCELL intentionally walked. RAMIREZ infield fly to
2b. VANCE struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Ball State 9th - HOPKINS to rf for MESSERSCHMID. DUGAS to lf. BEJARANO
placed on second. ROZANSKI singled to shortstop. PENNOCK grounded out to 3b,
SAC; ROZANSKI advanced to second; BEJARANO advanced to third. BARKLEY lined
into double play 3b unassisted; BEJARANO out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - VANCE placed on second. GONZALES grounded out
to 3b. HICKS grounded out to ss; VANCE advanced to third. DUGAS grounded out to
3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ball State 10th - BARKLEY placed on second. COLLINS singled to center
field, RBI, advanced to second on the throw; BARKLEY scored. REIFSCHNEIDE
doubled, ground-rule, RBI; COLLINS scored. MILIAN flied out to rf; REIFSCHNEIDE
advanced to third on the throw. WILCZYNSKI popped up to 3b. HOLLE struck out
swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 10th - DUGAS placed on second. DELAHOUSSAYE struck
out swinging. HOPKINS walked. QUIOCHO homered to left field, 3 RBI; HOPKINS
scored; DUGAS scored. 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PROVO -- The BYU softball team, 14-11, heads to Tampa, Fla., for the USF Underarmour Showcase, where the Cougars are slated to play four games beginning on Friday.

“We are excited to continue to play at the level we have been performing at,” BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. “I’m pleased with the way the team has been playing and we’re improving as we inch closer to conference play.”

The Cougars will first face Hofstra, 4-8, on Friday at 4 p.m. (ET). In BYU’s only meeting with Hofstra in 2001, when they closed the season with a 4-2 defeat.

In the nightcap of the day’s events BYU will play Indiana, 1-15, at 6 p.m. (ET). The Cougars lead the all-time series 2-1.

Saturday’s doubleheader begins with a 1 p.m. (ET) game against East Tennessee State, 8-6. The Cougars trail the all-time record 1-5. East Tennessee State will proved to be a tough competitor, winning eight of its last 10 games.

The Showcase will close with a 4 p.m. (ET) matchup against Florida Gulf Coast, 25-4. The meeting between the two will be the first. Florida Gulf Coast will also be a competitive opponent as it is on a 17-game winning streak.

The team heads into the event after a 4-1 showing at the Bayer Cropscience Classic. BYU earned the honor of Tournament Champions, while Jessica Purcell was deemed Tournament MVP and Paige Affleck was named to the All-Tournament team.

Purcell was also honored as MWC Player of the Week after batting .526 with 9 RBI over the tournament.

Livestats for selected games and livechats will be available on www.byucougars.com