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Jack Urquhart | Posted: 19 Nov 2016 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Jack Urquhart

BYU's tournament run ends in third round against South Carolina

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — BYU's NCAA tournament run ended in the third round on Saturday night, with the Cougars falling 1-0 against top seed South Carolina at Stone Stadium.

"I'm really proud of the way we played," BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood said. "It was a great college environment here tonight. Obviously we're dissapointed with the result. We played really hard and it just didn't fall our way."

BYU vs. South Carolina Box Score

Press Conference Quotes

For BYU, it was the fifth trip in program history to the third round of the tournament, and the third time Cougars' tournament ended there.

Despite close chances for both teams, the first half resulted in a 0-0 tie.

South Carolina placed seven first-half shots on goal. Hannah Clark saved four, while BYU had three team saves.

In the 69th minute, a penalty kick was awarded to South Carolina after a foul in the box. Chelsea Drennan put it past clard to give the Gamecocks a 1-0 advantage.

That was the only score of the match, as the Cougars were unable to equalize in the remaining time.

On the game, BYU outshot South Carolina 14-13, and had a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks. The Gamecocks placed nine shots on goal, while the Cougars had three.

BYU finished the season 18-3-1.

 

 
Jack Urquhart | Posted: 17 Nov 2016 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Jack Urquhart

BYU faces top seed South Carolina in third round

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — BYU makes a quick turnaround to play top seed and host South Carolina in the third round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday at 7 p.m. EST at Stone Stadium.

BYU Storylines

The Cougars (18-2-1) advanced past UNLV in the first round and Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA tournament to get to Saturday's game. The 2-1 win against the Sooners came Thursday, via goals from seniors Ashley Hatch and Michele Vasconcelos. That game was also played at Stone Stadium.

BYU outscored its last five regular season opponents 19-1, and has outscored tournament opponents 4-1. The WCC Player of the Year, Vasconcelos has scored a goal in seven straight games, going back to Oct. 15.

South Carolina Storylines

The Gamecocks (20-1-1) lost just one game during the regular season to garner one of the four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament. They advanced past Alabama State in the first round and Colorado in the second round.

Junior forward Savannah McCaskill led South Carolina with 17 goals and 11 assists this year.

The Cougars and Gamecocks finished in a near dead heat in the NSCAA coaches poll, with BYU ranked No. 4 with 659 points, and South Carolina ranked No. 3 with 662 points. The two teams were also No. 1 (USC) and No. 2 (BYU) in the nation in terms of home attendance in the regular season.

Game Information

  • Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. EST at Stone Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina
  • Radio: The Cougar IMG Network, ESPN 960 AM and BYU Radio (XM 143)
  • Radio Talent: Robbie Bullough (play-by-play) and Colette Smith (analyst)
  • Video Stream: Watch ESPN app or ESPN 3

Series Information

This is the first meeting between the Cougars and Gamecocks.

 

 

 


undefined BYU Soccer Game Statistics


Location: Columbia, S.C.
Date: 11/19/2016
Attendance: 0
Goals By Period
University12Total
BY000
SC011
BYU 18-3-1
NO.AthleteGASHSOGFoulsMIN
2ISOM, Taylor0000090
6GOMES, Nadia0031082
7VASCONCELOS, Michele0020090
9BARKER, Paige0000090
10BOWEN, Bizzy0000090
14BOWMAN, Danika0000076
20LOOMIS, Jocelyn0000023
22TOPHAM, Miranda000000
24NEY, Stephanie0010090
26LYONS, Madie001108
27MEDEIROS, Elena0021090
29JEFFERSON, Alyssa0010090
33HATCH, Ashley0040082
Totals0014312
NO.GoalieGASavesMinutes
11CLARK, Hannah1590:00
TMTEAM030:00
South Carolina 21-1-1
NO.AthleteGASHSOGFoulsMIN
2CONKLIN, Anna0000077
5GROFF, Sophie0011055
6KURTZ, Kaleigh0000090
7MCCASKILL, Savannah0043090
10BAHR, Elexa0000040
11DRENNAN, Chelsea1011090
12BABBITT, Dominique0000090
13WARK, Simone000008
14GRIFFIN, Daija0010056
15STUDEBAKER, Claire0032020
16ROBINSON, Evelyn0000070
23MILAZZO, Tatumn0000033
73LANE, Lindsey0000090
88BENDELL, Paige0032090
Totals1013910
NO.GoalieGASavesMinutes
0KRZECZOWSKI, Mikayla0390:00
Saves By Period
University12Total
BY718
SC123
Shots By Period
University12Total
BY5914
SC10313
Corner Kicks By Period
University12Total
BY415
SC112
Fouls By Period
University12Total
BY5712
SC3710
NoTimeGoal
168:36Goal by DRENNAN, Chelsea (SC)

Play By Play

1
TimePlayBYSC
00:00CLARK, Hannah at goalie for BYU.
00:00KRZECZOWSKI, Mikayla at goalie for South Carolina.
00:26Offside against BYU.
02:39Shot by BY GOMES, Nadia WIDE.
04:14Corner kick by BY VASCONCELOS, Michele [04:14].
05:09Shot by BY GOMES, Nadia BLOCKED.
06:09Shot by SC GRIFFIN, Daija HIGH.
10:13SC substitution: BAHR, Elexa for GROFF, Sophie.
10:55Corner kick by BY VASCONCELOS, Michele [10:55].
-Foul on South Carolina.
-Foul on BYU.
-Foul on BYU.
-Foul on BYU.
23:25Header Shot by SC BENDELL, Paige BLOCKED.
-Foul on South Carolina.
24:37Corner kick by BY VASCONCELOS, Michele [24:37].
24:56Shot by BY JEFFERSON, Alyssa WIDE.
25:01SC substitution: STUDEBAKER, Claire for GRIFFIN, Daija.
26:17Corner kick by BY VASCONCELOS, Michele [26:17].
26:56SC substitution: MILAZZO, Tatumn for ROBINSON, Evelyn.
-Foul on BYU.
30:34Shot by SC MCCASKILL, Savannah, SAVE CLARK, Hannah.
30:59Offside against BYU.
31:25Header Shot by SC STUDEBAKER, Claire, SAVE CLARK, Hannah.
31:46Corner kick by SC DRENNAN, Chelsea [31:46].
31:57Header Shot by SC BENDELL, Paige, SAVE TEAM.
32:08Header Shot by SC BENDELL, Paige, SAVE TEAM.
33:34Offside against South Carolina.
35:38Shot by SC MCCASKILL, Savannah, SAVE CLARK, Hannah.
36:33Shot by BY NEY, Stephanie HIGH.
36:40SC substitution: WARK, Simone for BAHR, Elexa.
36:40BY substitution: LOOMIS, Jocelyn for GOMES, Nadia.
36:40BY substitution: LYONS, Madie for HATCH, Ashley.
37:34Shot by SC STUDEBAKER, Claire, SAVE TEAM.
-Foul on BYU.
-Foul on South Carolina.
40:06Yellow card on SC WARK, Simone.
43:01Shot by SC MCCASKILL, Savannah, SAVE CLARK, Hannah.
43:46Shot by BY LYONS, Madie, SAVE KRZECZOWSKI, Mikayla.
44:08Shot by SC STUDEBAKER, Claire WIDE.
45:00End of period [45:00].
2
TimePlayBYSC
45:00Start of 2nd period [45:00].
45:00For SC: #7 MCCASKILL, Savannah, #23 MILAZZO, Tatumn, #0 KRZECZOWSKI, Mikayla, #88 BENDELL, Paige, #6 KURTZ, Kaleigh, #11 DRENNAN, Chelsea, #73 LANE, Lindsey, #14 GRIFFIN, Daija, #16 ROBINSON, Evelyn, #12 BABBITT, Dominique, #5 GROFF, Sophie.
45:00For BY: #24 NEY, Stephanie, #14 BOWMAN, Danika, #11 CLARK, Hannah, #2 ISOM, Taylor, #6 GOMES, Nadia, #7 VASCONCELOS, Michele, #9 BARKER, Paige, #10 BOWEN, Bizzy, #27 MEDEIROS, Elena, #29 JEFFERSON, Alyssa, #33 HATCH, Ashley.
47:11Header Shot by BY GOMES, Nadia, SAVE KRZECZOWSKI, Mikayla.
49:05Shot by BY HATCH, Ashley WIDE.
-Foul on South Carolina.
53:14Shot by BY VASCONCELOS, Michele BLOCKED.
53:20Shot by BY HATCH, Ashley WIDE.
54:51Offside against BYU.
56:12Shot by BY MEDEIROS, Elena, SAVE KRZECZOWSKI, Mikayla.
58:18SC substitution: CONKLIN, Anna for ROBINSON, Evelyn.
-Foul on BYU.
60:21SC substitution: ROBINSON, Evelyn for MILAZZO, Tatumn.
-Foul on South Carolina.
64:55Shot by BY MEDEIROS, Elena WIDE.
-Foul on BYU.
-Foul on South Carolina.
-Foul on BYU.
-Foul on BYU.
68:36SC DRENNAN, Chelsea PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 8 for season.
68:36SC substitution: BAHR, Elexa for GRIFFIN, Daija.
70:42Offside against South Carolina.
74:35Shot by SC GROFF, Sophie, SAVE CLARK, Hannah.
75:05Corner kick by SC DRENNAN, Chelsea [75:05].
-Foul on BYU.
75:22Yellow card on BY GOMES, Nadia.
75:44BY substitution: LOOMIS, Jocelyn for BOWMAN, Danika.
-Foul on South Carolina.
-Foul on BYU.
79:30Shot by BY HATCH, Ashley WIDE.
-Foul on South Carolina.
-Foul on South Carolina.
82:23SC substitution: GRIFFIN, Daija for BAHR, Elexa.
-Foul on BYU.
84:35Shot by SC MCCASKILL, Savannah BLOCKED.
-Foul on South Carolina.
85:25Corner kick by BY VASCONCELOS, Michele [85:25].
85:50Shot by BY HATCH, Ashley BLOCKED.
86:08Shot by BY VASCONCELOS, Michele WIDE.
90:00End of period [90:00].