FT. WORTH -- No. 9 BYU (10-1-1, 1-0-0) opened up Mountain West Conference play Thursday in Texas, defeating TCU (5-6-1, 0-1-0) 2-0 behind the feet of Katie Larkin and Carolyn Swenson.

"We really got off to a great start, and it's nice to start conference play this way," head coach Jennifer Rockwood said. "We had a phenomenal first half. We had opportunities to score several times in the first half, but couldn't get the ball to go in. TCU is a strong team, and they had a real dangerous player who gave us a lot of trouble in the second period."

Larkin scored the game-winner at the 14:42 mark when she teamed up with senior Annie Zwahlen. The pair operated a give-and-go to perfection as Larkin hit an open Zwhalen, who immediately flipped it back to Larkin. Larkin took a couple of dribbles, set herself up and shot a nice left-footed ball.

"It was a great shot," Rockwood said. "She put the ball in the upper left-hand corner of the net. It was perfect. I don't think there would have been a chance for anyone to have even gotten a hand on the ball."

Swenson put icing on the cake when she scored again with seven minutes remaining. The Horned Frogs had pushed all their players up, hoping to even the score. The ball popped loose and Swenson took advantage of the breakaway to net the late goal.

The Cougars outshot the Frogs 23-8 on the game, including a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal. Goalkeeper

Erika Woodbury made 3 saves, while Frog keeper Katy Buchanan blocked three Cougar attempts.

BYU heads to the University of Utah on Saturday to face the Utes at 1 p.m. Last year, the two teams drew even, 1-1, after two overtime periods.

"Obviously there is a lot of emotion going into the Utah game," Rockwood said. "They've had a great season so far. It's always a very close game, usually coming down to one shot. We are looking forward to it. It's always a great matchup between two great soccer teams."

Soccer Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer
#11 Brigham Young Univ. vs TCU (Oct 05, 2006 at Fort Worth, Texas)
Brigham Young Univ. (10-1-1, 1-0-0 MWC) vs. 
TCU (5-6-1, 0-1-0 MWC)
Date: Oct 05, 2006 Attendance: 1134
Weather: 90 Degrees, Wind NE 6 MPH
Goals by period  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young Univ. 	1 	1 	2 
TCU 	0 	0 	0 
Brigham Young Univ.
Pos 	## 	Player 	Sh 	SOG 	 G 	 A 
 	3  	CUTHBERT, Haylee  	1 	1 	0 	0 
 	4  	COOK, Karen  	1 	0 	0 	0 
 	6  	ZWAHLEN, Annie  	1 	0 	0 	1 
 	7  	SWENSON, Carolyn  	4 	3 	1 	0 
 	10 	HARMON, Jessica  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	11 	WILLIS, Andrea  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	12 	NATE, Natalie  	3 	0 	0 	0 
 	15 	BOWMAN, Brooke  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	18 	LARKIN, Katie  	5 	1 	1 	0 
 	19 	KAKADELAS, Kelsea  	3 	0 	0 	0 
 	28 	WOODBURY, Erika  	0 	0 	0 	0 
  	  	--- Substitutes --- 
 	2  	ANDERSON, Amberlea  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	8  	STAPLES, Stephanie  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	13 	DEARBORN, Heidi  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	16 	AQUINO, Jessica  	1 	1 	0 	0 
 	20 	TILLOTSON, Bobbi  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	21 	PHILLIPS, Jenavieve  	2 	2 	0 	0 
 	22 	FELLOWS, Katie  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	23 	VANDER VEUR, Alyssa  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	25 	THOMAS, Claire  	2 	1 	0 	0 
 	29 	JAMESON, Ashleigh  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	 	Totals......... 	23 	9 	2 	1 
## 	Goalie 	Minutes 	 GA 	Saves 
28 	WOODBURY, Erika  	 90:00 	0 	3 
TCU
Pos 	## 	Player 	Sh 	SOG 	 G 	 A 
GK  	0  	BUCHANAN, Katy  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	3  	HILL, Karissa  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	5  	KALDHEIM, Breanne  	0 	0 	0 	0 
D  	7  	STARNS, Caroline  	0 	0 	0 	0 
MF  	8  	BATTEN, Lizzie  	1 	0 	0 	0 
F  	11 	KAROLY, Lizzy  	2 	1 	0 	0 
MF  	12 	NGUYEN, Michelle  	2 	0 	0 	0 
D  	14 	SCHNEIDER, Sara  	0 	0 	0 	0 
MF  	17 	FAERBER, Kelly  	1 	1 	0 	0 
MF  	18 	JOHNSON, Courtney  	0 	0 	0 	0 
F  	20 	WHITE, Chelsea  	2 	1 	0 	0 
  	  	--- Substitutes --- 
 	6  	CLAUDAT, Becky  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	19 	GLASS, Casey  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	21 	PARKINSON, Lesley  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	23 	PAULSON, Anna  	0 	0 	0 	0 
 	 	Totals......... 	8 	3 	0 	0 
## 	Goalie 	Minutes 	 GA 	Saves 
0  	BUCHANAN, Katy  	 90:00 	2 	7 
Shots by period  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young Univ. 	12 	11 	23 
TCU 	1 	7 	8 
Corner kicks  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young Univ. 	2 	9 	11 
TCU 	2 	2 	4 
Saves by period  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young Univ. 	0 	3 	3 
TCU 	4 	3 	7 
Fouls  	1 	2 	Total 
Brigham Young Univ. 	3 	2 	5 
TCU 	7 	2 	9 
SCORING SUMMARY
Goal 	Time 	Team 	Goal Scorer 	Assists 	 
1. 	14:42 	BY  	LARKIN, Katie (4) 	ZWAHLEN, Annie 
2. 	89:53 	BY  	SWENSON, Carolyn (1) 	(unassisted) 
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
BY  	#15 	BOWMAN, Brooke  	Yellow card 	 76:10 
Officials: Referee: Robert Walker; Asst. Referee: Kyle Borne; Manny Ortiz; 
Alt. Official: Ronald Ramirez; 
Timekeeper: Ryan Schulz; Scorer: Ryan Schulz; 
Offsides: Brigham Young Univ. 6, TCU 0.

PROVO -- After four straight home games, the No. 9 Cougars (9-1-1) hit the road to begin Mountain West Conference play this week. BYU faces TCU (5-5-1) Thursday at 6 p.m. MDT, and No. 19 archrival Utah (7-4-0) Saturday at 1 p.m.

Live stats will be available by going to the women's soccer schedule page. For Saturday's game, fans can log onto Utah's All-Access and view the game for free. Fans interested in watching BYU events on the internet that are produced for CSTV -- including football and men's basketball -- can subscribe to the comprehensive CSTV XXL package, which includes the entire array of All-Access broadband channels and more than 10,000 events. CSTV XXL is available for $14.95/month or $99.95/year and provides access to video streaming for more than 70 schools including all Mountain West Conference teams.

The Cougars played two games last week, winning 1-0 over Arizona and San Francisco. Sophomore Katie Fellows scored the game-winning goal against Arizona, while sophomore Jessica Aquino netted a late goal to defeat the Dons.

Katie Larkin leads BYU with three goals and nine points. Katie Fellows has also netted three goals of her own. Also scoring goals for the Cougars are Alyssa Vander Veur (2), Bowman (2), Kelsea Kakadelas (1), Amberlea Anderson (1), Haylee Cuthbert (1) and Aquino (1). Carolyn Swenson and Larkin lead BYU with three assists. Goalkeeper Erika Woodbury has accumulated 36 saves on the season and now holds the record for most career saves at BYU with 160.

Lizzy Karoly heads the Horned Frogs' offensive attack with five goals and two assists for 12 points. Lauren Pope and Michelle Nguyen have scored four and three goals, respectively, to help guide TCU. Nguyen has posted three assists. Goalkeepers Kelsey Vross and Katy Buchanan have combined for 45 saves on the season.

Thursday's matchup will be the fourth meeting between the two schools with BYU leading 3-0. Last season the Cougars defeated TCU 4-0 in Provo.

Last year's MWC Regular Season Champions are lead by Adele Letro with four goals and three assists for 11 points. Seven other Utes have netted goals this season. Amanda Feigt and Kelly Isleib have each assisted on four goals. Keeper Ashley Mason has accumulated 32 saves on the season.

Utah and BYU have met 17 times with BYU leading 13-3-1. Last season, the two teams played through two overtimes and finished with a 1-1 tie, the first tie between these two teams in history.