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PROVO -- Freshman forward Lauren Anderson continued her strong start to the season, recording the first goal of her Cougar career, but the BYU women’s soccer team lost a difficult match Thursday evening, losing to William and Mary 4-1 in Williamsburg.

“William and Mary did a great job,” said head coach Jennifer Rockwood. “They are a solid team. It’s disappointing defensively to give up four goals again. We need to work on being ready to play when the whistle blows, and we need to work on playing on the road.”

The Cougars fell behind early when the ball bounced off sophomore keeper Aleena Shelton and rolled into the goal for an own goal in the 17th minute. Senior defender Dani Collins added the second Tribe goal at the 18:02 mark off a corner kick, and William and Mary took the 2-0 lead into the break.

Anderson found the back of the net and got the Cougars on the board when her shot from the top of the goal box bounced off and rolled into the goal. Kristi Dow-Jackson assisted her shot.

William and Mary added two goals in the second half. Kellie Jenkins and Claire Zimmeck both scored for the Tribe after the break.

The team now travels to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to face off against Marquette University on Saturday. The game will kick off at 7:00 p.m. Live audio and stat feeds will be available by visiting www.byucougars.com/soccer_w/ and clicking on the ‘schedule’ page. A direct link to the live audio will be available on the soccer front page the day of the game.

Cougar fans can join the official Women's Soccer texting group by texting the words "WSOC" to the number 83043. Members of the group will receive reminders about game times, information about ticket discounts and other promotions.

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 Soccer Box Score (Final)
                      2008 William and Mary Women's Soccer
      Brigham Young vs William and Mary (Sep 4, 2008 at Williamsburg, Va.)
Brigham Young (3-2-0) vs.                                   Goals by period       1  2  Tot
William and Mary (2-1-1)                                    -------------------------------
Date: Sep 4, 2008   Attendance: 354                         Brigham Young.......  0  1 -  1
Weather:                                                    William and Mary....  2  2 -  4
Brigham Young                                           William and Mary
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A Min           Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A Min
---------------------------------------------           ---------------------------------------------
GK  1  SHELTON, Aleena.....   -   -  -  -  90           GK  1  Walker, Meghan......   -   -  -  -  90
F   3  ANDERSON, Lauren....   3   2  1  -  90           B   2  O'Connor, Kaitlin...   -   -  -  -  90
B   4  COOK, Karen.........   -   -  -  -  20           M   4  Vornadore, Krissy...   1   1  -  -  90
B   9  DRAEGER, Amanda.....   -   -  -  -  24           F   7  Jenkins, Kellie.....   4   2  1  -  46
B   10 CARTER, Jessica.....   -   -  -  -  90           M   8  Quinlan, Sarah......   -   -  -  -  90
B   11 WILLIS, Andrea......   2   1  -  -  90           M   12 Collins, Danielle...   1   1  1  -  76
M   15 KAKADELAS, Kelsea...   2   1  -  -  24           M   15 Lane, Brittany......   -   -  -  -  90
M   16 JANIS, Auna.........   -   -  -  -  20           B   17 Brown, Meredith.....   -   -  -  1  90
M   18 LARKIN, Katie.......   2   1  -  -  90           M   23 Stone, Kendall......   2   1  -  -  77
M   21 CHRISTENSEN, Kassidy   1   1  -  -  38           F   25 Zimmeck, Claire.....   3   2  1  -  78
F   22 HODGKISS, Katie.....   1   -  -  -  61           B   26 Lauer, Abby.........   1   1  1  1  90
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    5  FELLER, Whitney.....   -   -  -  -  66               3  Jacocks, Mary Carter   -   -  -  -   9
    6  RICHARDSON, Megan...   -   -  -  -  66               5  Weigel, Diana.......   -   -  -  -  21
    7  MARSHALL, Jennie....   -   -  -  -  52               10 Kayes, Anna.........   -   -  -  -  13
    14 JAMESON, Ashleigh...   -   -  -  1  53               20 Gerow, Stephanie....   1   -  -  1  44
    20 DOW-JACKSON, Kristi.   -   -  -  -  55                  Totals..............  13   8  4  3
    23 VANDER Veur, Alyssa.   -   -  -  -  70
    25 URRY, Nicole........   -   -  -  -  21
       Totals..............  11   6  1  1
Brigham Young                                           William and Mary
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves                 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------
1  SHELTON, Aleena.....  90:00  4     4                 1  Walker, Meghan......  90:00  1     5
Shots by period       1  2  Tot                         Saves by period       1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
Brigham Young.......  4  7 - 11                         Brigham Young.......  3  1 -  4
William and Mary....  9  4 - 13                         William and Mary....  2  3 -  5
Corner kicks          1  2  Tot                         Fouls                 1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
Brigham Young.......  0  0 -  0                         Brigham Young.......  6  7 - 13
William and Mary....  2  2 -  4                         William and Mary....  2 10 - 12
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  Description
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.   18:02 W&M      Lauer, Abby              (unassisted)                             BYU own goal
 2.   23:58 W&M      Collins, Danielle (1)    Brown, Meredith                          header off corner, backside post
 3.   46:48 W&M      Jenkins, Kellie (1)      Lauer, Abby                              from corner, near post on the ground
 4.   57:15 BYU      ANDERSON, Lauren         JAMESON, Ashleigh                        shot from top of inner box, deflected of
 5.   67:41 W&M      Zimmeck, Claire (4)      Gerow, Stephanie                         breakaway solo
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-BYU #15 (58:43); YC-W&M #12 (61:52)
Officials: Referee: George Vergara; Asst. Referee: Christel Winston; Steve Ankiel;
Timekeeper: Andrew Barr; Scorer: Jacob Skipper;
Offsides: Brigham Young 0, William and Mary 0.

PROVO -- Coming off of two big home wins, the No. – Cougars head on the road to face William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association and Big East foe No. 25 Marquette.

Kickoff of the William & Mary game is at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, and the Marquette game will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6.

William and Mary comes in to the game with a 1-1-1 record. Most recently, they fought to a 0-0 tie with Washington State. The Tribe features two Hermann Trophy candidates in Claire Zimmeck and Dani Collins. Senior Forward Zimmeck is a co-captain on the team and was a semi-finalist for the award in 2007. She leads the team with three goals scored this season. Collins, a senior defender, was tied for second on the team with four goals during the 2007 season and was a third-team All American.

Marquette has a 3-0-0 record with wins over Loyola Chicago, Ohio State and Samford. Junior Kelly Wepking leads the Golden Eagles this year with two goals. In 2007, Marquette lost to Louisville, 1-0, in the Big East semi-finals.

The Cougars leave for this road trip coming off an emotionally hard-fought victory over Arizona on Sept. 1, downing the Wildcats 1-0. Sophomore Kassidy Christensen scored on a pass from freshman Lauren Anderson in the 78th minute.

Overall, Hermann Trophy candidate senior forward Katie Larkin leads the team with three goals, while Anderson has racked up four assists.

Live stat feeds and internet radio broadcasts are available for both games and can be accessed by visiting www.byucougars.com/soccer_w/ and clicking on the ‘schedule’ page. Links to the live radio broadcasts will also be shown on the women’s soccer home page.

Cougar fans can join the official Women's Soccer texting group by texting the words "WSOC" to the number 83043. Members of the group will receive reminders about game times, information about ticket discounts and other promotions.