PROVO -- A late goal from senior forward Katie Larkin wasn't enough as the Cougars fell to Cal 2-1 on the road late Thursday evening.
"We were outplayed by a very good Cal team," said head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "We had a lot of opportunities to score but weren't able to put the ball in the net."
After a scoreless first half Cal got on the board quickly with two goals scored within six minutes of each other. Both goals were scored by freshman defender Danielle Brunache.
Larkin scored on a penalty kick during the 64th minute. It is the second time she has scored on a penalty kick this season.
The Cougars were outshot by the Bears 18-6.
Freshman keeper McKinzie Olson recorded eight saves. "Olson did a great job of keeping us in the game during the first half," said Rockwood. "She made some tremendous saves."
The loss drops the Cougars to 6-5-0 on the season.
The Cougars next travel to Logan Utah, to take on the Utah State Aggies on Oct. 2. The game will start at 4:00 p.m. and a live stat feed will be available by visiting www.byucougars.com/soccer_w. The game will be the last non-conference game for the team.
BYU then begins Mountain West Conference play when it faces in-state rival Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct. 4. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 p.m. The game will be the first between the schools for the 2008 edition of the annual 'Deseret First Duel' duel competition.
The team's next home game is Oct. 9 at 7:00 p.m. The Cougars will face MWC foe UNLV.
Fans can join the official BYU Women’s Soccer Texting group by texting the word “WSOC” to 83043. Members of the group will get updates about game times and special promotions.
--Soccer Box Score (Final)
BYU vs #22 CAL (Sep 26, 2008 at Berkeley, Calif.)
BYU (6-5-0) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot
CAL (6-3-0) -------------------------------
Date: Sep 26, 2008 Attendance: 315 BYU................. 0 1 - 1
Weather: Sunny, slight breeze CAL................. 0 2 - 2
BYU CAL
Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A
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GK 28 OLSON, McKinzie..... - - - - GK 00 PELLEGRINI, Gina.... - - - -
3 ANDERSON, Lauren.... 2 1 - - 2 DAISS, Katherine.... 2 2 - -
4 COOK, Karen......... - - - - 3 BENZ, Katie......... - - - -
9 DRAEGER, Amanda..... - - - - 6 KANU, Nkechi........ - - - -
11 WILLIS, Andrea...... 1 - - - 8 SCHREY, Nikki....... 1 1 - -
14 JAMESON, Ashleigh... - - - - 9 DELAPLANE, Torrey... - - - -
15 KAKADELAS, Kelsea... - - - - 10 OAKES, Katie........ - - - 1
16 JANIS, Auna......... - - - - 18 BAK, Brianna........ - - - -
18 LARKIN, Katie....... 2 1 1 - 20 BARNES, Valerie..... 2 1 - -
21 CHRISTENSEN, Kassidy - - - - 22 BRUNACHE, Danielle.. 3 2 2 -
25 URRY, Nicole........ - - - - 30 JESOLVA, Megan...... 1 - - 2
---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ----------
5 FELLER, Whitney..... - - - - 5 SUITS, Katherine.... - - - -
6 RICHARDSON, Megan... - - - - 7 SHIBATA, Emily...... 1 1 - -
7 MARSHALL, Jennie.... - - - - 16 RICHARDSON, Natasha. 3 2 - -
12 RIDDLE, Becca....... 1 1 - - 23 WHITE, Miranda...... 1 - - -
22 HODGKISS, Katie..... - - - - 24 KEVORKIAN, Lisa..... 2 1 - -
23 VANDER Veur, Alyssa. - - - - 25 SENEMAR, Camellia... 2 1 - -
Totals.............. 6 3 1 0 Totals.............. 18 11 2 3
BYU CAL
## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves
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28 OLSON, McKinzie..... 90:00 2 8 00 PELLEGRINI, Gina.... 90:00 1 2
TM TEAM................ 0:00 0 1
Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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BYU................. 3 3 - 6 BYU................. 9 0 - 9
CAL................. 15 3 - 18 CAL................. 1 1 - 2
Corner kicks 1 2 Tot Fouls 1 2 Tot
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BYU................. 0 1 - 1 BYU................. 5 3 - 8
CAL................. 4 5 - 9 CAL................. 3 5 - 8
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
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1. 47:55 CAL BRUNACHE, Danielle (1) JESOLVA, Megan scored on a header off the corner
2. 53:27 CAL BRUNACHE, Danielle (2) JESOLVA, Megan; OAKES, Katie cross from a free kick
3. 64:49 BY LARKIN, Katie (4) Penalty kick
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
Officials: Referee: Joe Pimentel; Asst. Referee: Colin Arblaster; Mike Kampmeinert;
Offsides: BYU 1, CAL 4.
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PROVO -- Riding a three-game winning streak, the Cougars travel to California this week to face the No. 20 Cal Berkeley Bears on Thurs., Sept. 25 in an afternoon match that starts at 4:00 p.m.
After leading 1-0 almost the entire game, Cal fell to No. 7 Texas 2-1 on Sunday, Sept. 21. Sophomore Lisa Kevorkian leads the team with six goals in eight games. Sophomore forward Alex Morgan, who has played with both the U-17 and U-20 U.S. teams, is second with five goals. In addition to losing to Texas, Cal also lost to No. 8 Texas A&M 1-0 last week.
The Cougars are coming off of a strong 2-0 win over previously undefeated Michigan State at South Field last Saturday. Junior defender Andrea Willis and freshman forward Jennie Marshall scored for BYU. The win moved BYU to 4-0 at home this season and 6-4 overall.
A live stat feed for the Cal game will be available by visiting www.byucougars.com/soccer_w/
The team also travels to Logan, Utah to face Utah State on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 4:00 p.m.
Fans can catch the Cougars at South Field again on Thursday Oct. 9, when the team hosts MWC foe UNLV at 7:00 p.m.
Fans can join the official BYU Women’s Soccer Texting group by texting the word “WSOC” to 83043. Members of the group will get updates about game times and special promotions.