LANSING -- On Friday, in the 94th minute of the BYU women's soccer team's first game of the season, freshman Kassidy Christensen (Woods Cross HS) scored a goal, assisted by fellow-freshman Becca Riddle (Hillcrest HS), to beat Michigan State on the Spartans' home field 1-0.

"It didn"t really hit me until I saw everyone rushing towards me," Christensen said after scoring in her first regular season collegiate game. "I was jogging with Becca (Riddle) at the end and I knew I just had to make sure I was at the back post. She crossed it and I was there to knock it in."

The Cougars outshot their opponents 14-10 and 10-5 in shots on goal. Riddle topped all shooters with three shots on goal, and corner kicks were even at four apiece.

In 2006, BYU goalkeeper Erika Woodbury set the BYU career saves record at 188 and tallied a record 12 shutouts in the season. On Friday she increased the career saves record to 193 and is one game closer to making another run at the season-shutout record as well.

"We got off to a good start, but we had a tough time getting behind the Michigan State defense," BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood said. "We kept fighting even when things weren?t going our way. Woodbury made two great saves that kept us in the game, and in the end it was a good win for us that did not come easy."

The Cougars' next challenge will be at Kansas on Thursday, Sept. 6 and then at Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 8. The team will then return home to its electrifying home crowd for the home opener against Long Beach State on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at South Stadium.

Soccer Box Score (Final)
Brigham Young vs Michigan State (Aug 31, 2007 at East Lansing, Mich.)
Brigham Young (1-0) vs.
Michigan State (0-1)
Date: Aug 31, 2007 Attendance: 625
Weather:
Goals by period   	1  	2  	OT  	Total 
Brigham Young  	0  	0  	1  	1 
Michigan State  	0  	0  	0  	0 
Brigham Young
Pos  	##  	Player  	Sh  	SOG  	 G  	 A  	Min 
GK   	28  	WOODBURY, Erika   	0  	0  	0  	0  	94 
  	4   	COOK, Karen   	0  	0  	0  	0  	94 
  	7   	SWENSON, Carolyn   	0  	0  	0  	0  	94 
  	9   	DRAEGER, Amanda   	1  	1  	0  	0  	44 
  	10  	CARTER, Jessica   	2  	1  	0  	0  	94 
  	11  	WILLIS, Andrea   	0  	0  	0  	0  	94 
  	12  	HENRIKSEN, Natalie   	0  	0  	0  	0  	26 
  	15  	KAKADELAS, Kelsea   	2  	2  	0  	0  	29 
  	16  	GREENFIELD, Jessica   	1  	0  	0  	0  	38 
  	18  	LARKIN, Katie   	2  	1  	0  	0  	94 
  	22  	FELLOWS, Katie   	0  	0  	0  	0  	62 
   	   	--- Substitutes --- 
  	3   	RIDDLE, Becca   	3  	3  	0  	1  	51 
  	5   	FELLER, Whitney   	0  	0  	0  	0  	68 
  	14  	JAMESON, Ashleigh   	0  	0  	0  	0  	70 
  	20  	DOW, Kristi   	0  	0  	0  	0  	32 
  	21  	CHRISTENSEN, Kassidy  	3  	2  	1  	0  	65 
  	  	Totals.........  	14  	10  	1  	1 
##  	Goalie  	Minutes  	 GA  	Saves 
28  	WOODBURY, Erika   	93:53  	0  	5 
Michigan State
Pos  	##  	Player  	Sh  	SOG  	 G  	 A  	Min 
GK   	29  	GALAS, Nicole   	0  	0  	0  	0  	94 
  	1   	LEE, Taryn   	0  	0  	0  	0  	94 
  	2   	MCCARTHY, Callie   	0  	0  	0  	0  	42 
  	3   	SINACOLA, Lauren   	2  	1  	0  	0  	34 
  	6   	DOAN, Erin   	1  	1  	0  	0  	94 
  	7   	REHOR, Katie   	2  	1  	0  	0  	91 
  	9   	HILL, Lauren   	0  	0  	0  	0  	86 
  	14  	LASKOWSKI, Linsey   	2  	1  	0  	0  	94 
  	19  	TELEBAR, Michelle   	0  	0  	0  	0  	94 
  	23  	TIMAR, Kristi   	0  	0  	0  	0  	38 
  	24  	PAWLAK, Maureen   	3  	1  	0  	0  	54 
   	   	--- Substitutes --- 
  	4   	CLARKE, Marshett   	0  	0  	0  	0  	3 
  	10  	BROWN, Megan   	0  	0  	0  	0  	50 
  	12  	CARTER, Lauren   	0  	0  	0  	0  	55 
  	18  	AMORMINO, Kelley   	0  	0  	0  	0  	60 
  	20  	ASTRY, Lauren   	0  	0  	0  	0  	61 
  	  	Totals.........  	10  	5  	0  	0 
##  	Goalie  	Minutes  	 GA  	Saves 
29  	GALAS, Nicole   	93:53  	1  	8 
TM  	TEAM   	0:00  	0  	1 
Shots by period   	1  	2  	OT  	Total 
Brigham Young  	    6  	5  	3  	    14 
Michigan State  	5  	4  	1  	    10 
Corner kicks   	    1  	2  	OT  	Total 
Brigham Young  	    2  	2  	0  	    4 
Michigan State  	2  	1  	1  	    4 
Saves by period   	1  	2  	OT  	Total 
Brigham Young  	    3  	2  	0  	    5 
Michigan State  	3  	4  	2  	    9 
Fouls   	        1  	2  	OT  	Total 
Brigham Young  	    3  	7  	0  	    10 
Michigan State  	0  	3  	0  	    3 
SCORING SUMMARY
Goal  	Time  	Team  	Goal Scorer  	Assists  	Description 
1.  	93:53  	BY   	CHRISTENSEN, Kassidy (1)  	RIDDLE, Becca  	off rebound from right side 
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS
Officials: Referee: Mike Sharrah; Asst. Referee: Steve Grinczel; Amy Willing;
Offsides: Brigham Young 0, Michigan State 3.

PROVO -- On Friday in the Great Lakes State, Michigan State will be the first opponent the BYU women?s soccer team will face in its 2007 campaign for another NCAA Tournament berth.

The Cougars have been ranked in the top 25 in the preseason polls by both Soccer Buzz and Soccer America and were picked in a tie for first with Utah to win the Mountain West Conference Championship.

The Cougars and the Spartans each played and won one preseason exhibition game, with a 5-0 victory over Dixie State College and a 4-0 win over Western Michigan, respectively.

BYU will stay on the road for its first three games of the season, playing at Kansas and at Colorado before returning home for the home opener against Long Beach State on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at South Stadium.