PROVO -- The No. 11 BYU Cougars scored three goals in the second half to give them the 3-0 shutout victory over conference opponent Air Force, Saturday, to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 games.

The Cougars (14-2-2, 5-0-1) proved their offensive dominance against the Falcons (2-14-1, 0-6-0), finishing with 16 shots to Air Force’s five. With the road win, BYU remains in first place in the MWC regular season race.

The Cougars, who lead the league in the number of corner kicks taken, had 12 in the game, scoring on one. Air Force recorded just one corner for the game.

Going into halftime, the score was tied at zero but the Cougars had led the attack for the entire 45 minutes and were ready for the win in the second half.

Freshman Carlee Payne gave BYU its first goal, her 11th this season, in the 66th minute after a cross from teammate Mercede Koning. Payne has now scored in ten of BYU’s 18 games.

BYU's second goal came as a header from freshman defender Lindsi Lisonbee, her first of her collegiate career, after a corner kick from Alyssa Vander Veur. Lisonbee's goal is the second this season to come from a Cougar defender, while Vander Veur recorded her third assist on the year.

Sophomore Auna Janis also scored her first goal of the season, a chip over the head of the Falcon goalie, in the 85th minute to give the Cougars their third and final goal of the game.

The Cougars have now had eleven team shutouts. Sophomore goalie McKinzie Olson gathered her 9th personal shutout after the win, to tie her career-high.

BYU will play its final non-conference game Wednesday at Weber State at 3 p.m. MT and its final conference game against Wyoming at South Field on Halloween at 1 p.m.

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Soccer Box Score (Final)
                               BYU COUGAR SOCCER
           Brigham Young vs Air Force (Oct 24, 2009 at USAFA, Colo.)
Brigham Young (14-2-2, 5-0-1 MWC) vs.           Goals by period       1  2  Tot
Air Force (2-14-1, 0-6 MWC)                             -------------------------------
Date: Oct 24, 2009  Attendance: 134           Brigham Young.......  0  3 -  3
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 40s                   Air Force...........  0  0 -  0
Brigham Young                               Air Force
Pos ## Player         Sh SOG  G  A         Pos ## Player       Sh SOG  G  A 
------------------------------------        ------------------------------------------
GK32 OLSON, McKinzie.....   -   -  -  -   GK  00 GREEN, Ariana.......   -   -  -
3  ANDERSON, Lauren....   -   -  -  -     3  KOEPPEN, Kim........   -   -  -  - 
7  PAYNE, Carlee.......4   4  1  1        5  FINCH, Susan........   -   -  -  - 
8  KONING, Mercede.....-   -  -  1        7  MURPHY, Bridgett....   -   -  -  - 
11 Willis, Andrea......2   -  -  -        10 BIEBER, Kelly.......   -   -  -  - 
13 BARTHOLOMEW, Stacy..-   -  -  -        11 SHANKLIN, Krystin...   1   -  -  - 
15 KAKADELAS, Kelsea...1   -  -  1        13 YIP, Kelsey.........   2   1  -  - 
18 LISONBEE, Lindsi....1   1  1  -        16 LOCKERBY, Sophia....   -   -  -  - 
21 SHUMWAY-C, Kassidy..1   -  -  -        19 SIKORA, Amber.......   -   -  -  - 
22 RINGWOOD, Jessica...-   -  -  -        20 WILSON, Cassie......   -   -  -  - 
23 VANDER VEUR, Alyssa.4   2  -  1        21 LAURENT, Kelly......   1   1  -  - 
 ---------- Substitutes ----------         ---------- Substitutes ----------
4  JENSEN, Cami........ -   -  -  -       2  NAIL, Shannon.......   -   -  -  - 
9  MARSHALL, Jennie.... 2   -  -  -       4  LOWE, Anna..........   1   -  -  - 
14 JAMESON, Ashleigh... -   -  -  -       9  CARROLL, Britni.....   -   -  -  - 
16 JANIS, Auna......... 1   1  1  -       12 EISSELE, Meagan.....   -   -  -  - 
19 ERNST, Nicole....... -   -  -  -       14 SIKORA, Ashley......   -   -  -  - 
20 DOW-JACKSON, Kristi. -   -  -  -       15 PATTERSON, Stephanie   -   -  -  - 
25 URRY-Gilliam, Nicole -   -  -  -       17 WHITEMAN, Kristi....   -   -  -  - 
Totals..............   16   8  3          23 AVJIAN, Eryn........   -   -  -  - 
                                          26 WHITE, Prittany.....   -   -  -  - 
                                            Totals..............   5   2  0
Brigham Young                                Air Force
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves     ## Player           MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------             ---------------------------------------
32 OLSON, McKinzie.....  90:00  0     2    00 GREEN, Ariana... 90:00  3     5
Shots by period       1  2  Tot          Saves by period       1  2  Tot
Brigham Young....... 10  6 - 16          Brigham Young.......  1  1 -  2
Air Force...........  3  2 -  5          Air Force...........  3  2 -  
Corner kicks          1  2  Tot              Fouls                 1  2  Tot
Brigham Young.......  9  3 - 12              Brigham Young.......  2  2 -  4
Air Force...........  1  0 -  1              Air Force...........  5  3 -  8
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer         Assists                    Description
--------------------------------
 1. 66:37 BY PAYNE, Carlee (11)    KONING, M.; KAKADELAS, K. Cross to front 
                                                       of net, shot from 5 yards
 2. 78:56 BY LISONBEE, Lindsi (1)  VANDER VEUR, Alyssa    Header off corner kick
 3. 85:45 BY JANIS, Auna (1)       PAYNE, Carlee        Through pass chipped 
                                                          over GK
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-AF #20 (53:52)
Officials: Referee: Robert Baca; Asst. Referee: Eric Bryan; Dee Dee Daniger;
Alt. Official: John Bissell; Timekeeper: Tim Neuman; Scorer: Jerry Cross;
Offsides: Brigham Young 9, Air Force 1.

PROVO -- The No. 11 BYU Cougars will play their lone game of the week Saturday in Colorado against conference opponent Air Force at 5 p.m.

The Cougars (13-2-2, 4-0-1) are on an 11-game unbeaten streak after their most recent consecutive shutout wins over UNLV, New Mexico and TCU.

In BYU's last two games against UNM and TCU, five different Cougar players scored at least one goal.

BYU holds an 11-1-1 all-time record against Air Force (2-13-1, 1-6-1). Their meeting last year at South Field ended with a 3-0 BYU victory.

Freshman Falcon Stephanie Patterson leads the team with seven points, scoring two goals and providing three assists this year. Four Falcons have taken double-figure shots this season.

Freshman Carlee Payne leads the Cougars with ten goals and 40 shots this season. Payne has scored a goal in nine of BYU's 17 games and is currently tied for first in the MWC for the number of goals scored this season.

The Cougars have been ranked in the top-20 in the national polls or the last five weeks. Soccer America ranks BYU at No. 11 with other rankings from SoccerTimes, TopDrawerSoccer and the NSCAA. BYU is currently ranked No. 27 in the NCAA RPI.

To receive up-to-the-minute updates about each game, follow the BYU soccer team on twitter at www.twitter.com/byusoccer.

Join the official BYU Women’s Soccer Texting group by texting “wsoc” to 83043. Members of the group receive game times and promotions, such as 2-for-1 discounts to EVERY game!

For ticket information, visit www.byutickets.com or call 422.BYU1