PROVO -- No. 6 BYU (11-1-1, 0-1-0) opened up MWC play Thursday with a 1-0 loss to the University of New Mexico (4-3-3, 1-0-0), at South Stadium in a game where the Cougars just could not seem to put everything together at the right time.

BYU saw numerous opportunities in the first half, but could not find the back of the net. The Cougars outshot the Lobos 6-1 in the first half and 9-3 on the game, including a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal.

"We didn't get the job done in the first half," said head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "We controlled most of the game, but that doesn't mean anything at the end of the game. We were too content in the first half."

New Mexico came out with added intensity in the second half, scoring the lone goal in the 54th minute when Ashley Lowery found a wide-open Kristine Sweat, who drew out goalkeeper Erika Woodbury and buried the ball into the net. The goal marked the first time this season the Cougars found themselves trailing.

In the 65th minute Jaime Rendich Beck tried to even the score with a high-arching shot, but the New Mexico goalie stretched out to barely make the critical save.

In the end, it just wasn't the Cougars' night.

"The ball didn't bounce our way tonight," Rockwood said. "Some games [the shots] go in, sometimes they don't. We'll bounce back."

The perfect time for the Cougars to bounce back is Saturday when BYU challenges TCU (7-4-0) at 7 p.m., on South Stadium's field.

New Mexico vs Brigham Young Univ. (Oct 06, 2005 at Provo, Utah) New Mexico (4-3-3, 1-0) vs.                                     
Brigham Young Univ. (11-1-1, 0-1)                           
Date: Oct 06, 2005  Attendance: 1693            New Mexico..........  0  1 -  1
Weather:                                        Brigham Young Univ..  0  0 -  0
New Mexico                                        Brigham Young Univ.
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A Min     Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A Min
---------------------------------------------       -----------------------
GK  0  WINTERS, Kristen....   -   -  -  -  90     GK  28 WOODBURY, Erika.....   -   -  -  -  90
D   2  PITCOCK, Nicole.....   -   -  -  -  90     D   3  CUTHBERT, Haylee....   1   1  -  -  84
F   4  SANCHEZ, Bridgette..   1   1  -  -  62     F   7  SWENSON, Carolyn....   -   -  -  -  35
D   5  LOWERY, Ashley......   -   -  -  -  90     MF  9  HARMON, Jessica.....   -   -  -  -  90
D   11 ABEYTA, Alanna......   -   -  -  -  9      MF  11 BECK, Jaime.........   2   2  -  -  90
F   13 SWEAT, Kristine.....   2   2  1  -  90     MF  12 NATE, Natalie.......   2   1  -  -  90
MF  14 LEY, Katelyn........   -   -  -  -  74     MF  13 THULIN, Brooke......   -   -  -  -  90
MF  15 PAETZ, Eryn.........   -   -  -  -  90     MF  16 LUI, Charlene.......   -   -  -  -  73
D   16 McCARTY, Nicole.....   -   -  -  -  82     F   18 LARKIN, Katie.......   1   1  -  -  82
MF  17 KELLY, Kaela........   -   -  -  1  90     MF  19 ANDERSON, Nicole....   -   -  -  -  90
MF  21 GRANADOS, Terryn....   -   -  -  -  72     F   20 Tillotson, Bobbi....   1   1  -  -  74
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    8  HAND, Hannah........   -   -  -  -  19         2  ANDERSON, Amberlea..   -   -  -  -  0+
    18 PETERSON, Krista....   -   -  -  -  37         4  AQUINO, Jessica.....   -   -  -  -  45
    23 NEU, Anna...........   -   -  -  -   5         5  FELLER, Whitney.....   -   -  -  -  30
    25 RICHARDSON, Asha....   -   -  -  -  10         6  ZWAHLEN, Annie......   2   -  -  -  19
       Totals..............   3   3  1  1             15 BOWMAN, Brooke......   -   -  -  -   8
                                                      22 FELLOWS, Katie......   -   -  -  -   0
                                                               Totals..............   9   6  0  0
New Mexico                                           Brigham Young Univ.
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves              ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------              ---------------------
0  WINTERS, Kristen....  90:00  0     6              28 WOODBURY, Erika.....  90:00  1     2
Shots by period       1  2  Tot                      Saves by period       1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                      -----------------------
New Mexico..........  1  2 -  3                      New Mexico..........  3  3 -  6
Brigham Young Univ..  6  3 -  9                      Brigham Young Univ..  1  1 -  2
Corner kicks          1  2  Tot                      Fouls                 1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                      -----------------------
New Mexico..........  0  1 -  1                         New Mexico..........  8  8 - 16
Brigham Young Univ..  7  5 - 12                         Brigham Young Univ..  2  4 -  6
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.   54:25 UNM      SWEAT, Kristine          KELLY, Kaela
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-UNM #5 (55:38); YC-UNM #18 (63:10)

PROVO -- BYU soccer (11-0-1) received the No. 6 ranking this week by the NSCAA/adidas coaches' poll, the highest ranking in the program's history. The Cougars open up Mountain West Conference play at the friendly confines of South Stadium this weekend, when they will play the first two games of their four-game home stand. BYU will take on New Mexico (3-3-3) on Thursday and the MWC's newest member, TCU (7-4-0), on Saturday. Game times are slated for 7 p.m. Live stats will be available for both games. The web link for Thursday's game can be found at New Mexico and the link for Saturday's game can be found at TCU.

Thursday's game is Ward Youth night, while Saturday is High School Team Night.

Kristine Sweat leads the Lobos, scoring three goals for a total of six points. Kaela Kelly and Katelyn Ley have each posted three assisted. During her 865 minutes in the net, Kristen Winters has saved the ball 22 times for a 0.786 save percentage.

TCU packs a balanced offensive attack, with Bjarnveig Birgisdottir leading the way after scoring four goals and posting one assist. Close behind with eight points apiece are Moran Lavi, who has scored three goals and assisted twice, and Caroline Starns, scoring two goals and recording four assists. Katy Buchanan has recorded 44 saves in 695 minutes. Six other Frogs have tallied points this season.