POCATELLO, Idaho - The BYU women's soccer team (2-1-1) bounced back after a tough loss at home with a big 3-1 victory on the road against Idaho State, Tuesday.
UNLV transfer Colette Jepson led the Cougar offense with two goals. The goals were her first in BYU blue and of her career. Senior Jennie Marshall also tallied her first goal of the season and 12th in her career.
Marshall got things started early for BYU after a leading pass from Dana Oldroyd set her up perfectly for a shot about 20 yards out to put the Cougars on the board first. Not to be outdone, however, Allyssa Kenney hit a shot 13 minutes later to even the score.
With just 40 seconds left before halftime, Jepson got the Cougars their gamewinner with a pass from Carlee Payne and a shot 15 yards out.
"I think it says a lot about our offensive potential to have so many goal scorers," said BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "Certainly, though, Colette had a great game today. We had some really great looks early on and it was fantastic that Jennie got the ball rolling for us. This is a big win on the road."
To further secure the victory, Jepson found the back of the net again in the second half after a jumble in front of the net. The ball bounced around between a few Bengals and Cougars before Jepson got a hold of it and put it away.
Forward Amanda Ellsworth led Idaho State with five of the team's 17 shots.
Jepson led the Cougars on four shots with Auna Doria, Lindsi Lisonbee, Jessica Ringwood and Jaiden Thornock each contributing three for a team total of 22. Goalie McKinzie Olson played the full game and made five saves.
Up next for BYU is a home game against Cal State Fullerton on Friday, September 2, at 7 p.m. MT.
PROVO, Utah - The BYU women's soccer team will play two games this week, one on the road this Tuesday, August 30, at Idaho State and one at home on Friday, September 2, against Cal State Fullerton.
Tuesday's game against the Bengals kicks off at 4 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on BYU radio with Robbie Bullough (@RobbieBullough) calling the game. Friday's match-up will be televised live on BYUtv and online for free at byutv.org/live. Jarom Jordan (@jaromjordan) and Natalyn Lewis provide play-by-play commentary for all women’s soccer games on BYUtv.
The Cougars travel to Pocatello, Idaho, with an even 1-1-1 record after their most recent loss to ACC foe Miami at home. Six different players for BYU have scored the six goals in the 2011 stat book and head coach Jennifer Rockwood takes an all-time 5-2 record against the Benglas on the road with her.
Goals for BYU this season have been scored by Carlee Payne, Jessica Ringwood, Auna Doria, Dana Oldroyd, Jaiden Thornock and Niki Fernandes. Senior goalie McKinzie Olson has tallied 284 minutes and eight saves in front of the net.
The Bengals boast a 3-0 record as they get set to host BYU with wins over Southern Utah, Northwest Nazarene and Nevada. Amanda Ellsworth leads the Idaho State offense with three goals this season and 11 shots.
With record identical to the Cougars (1-1-1), the Titans come to Provo for their first road game of the 2011 season after their most recent overtime loss to Pepperdine. Cal State Fullerton returned six starters to this season's roster.