Cougar Women Strike Early and Beat Creighton, 6-1

PROVO -- Three consecutive first-half goals by senior midfielder Michelle Peterson propelled BYU's women's soccer team to a 6-1 victory over Creighton, Thursday.

Junior Sarah Higham got the scoring started early when she headed in a pass from Staci Reynolds just over three minutes into the game. Peterson scored all three of her goals within about a three-minute span. Her first goal came at the 33:08 mark on a tap-in after Aleisha Cramer's shot bounced off the crossbar. Peterson's second goal came just nine seconds later and her final goal at the 30:19 mark after Kim Lowe's shot bounced off the goalies hands.

"The starters moved the ball well and set the tone for the game," said Cougar coach Jennifer Rockwood. "Our main goal right now is to get our starting group and our first two off the bench to gel together. Michelle has stepped up on the team and is our most dangerous player we have in front of the goal."

Two quick goals from Natalyn Lewis and Sara Reading sealed the game midway through the second half. Creighton did score a goal in the first half after only one shot on goal for the entire game, compared to BYU's 14 shots on goal.

The Cougars improve their season record to 4-1 while the Bluejays drop to 1-4 on the year. BYU travels to Portland, Oregon to face the University of Portland on Tuesday, September 12, and then return home to face San Diego on Friday, September 15. The game is at 7 p.m. at South Field.

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BYU-6 Creighton-1

Scoring BYU Sarah Higham, 41:41, (Staci Reynolds, assist)

BYU Michelle Peterson, 33:08, (Aleisha Cramer, assist)

BYU Michelle Peterson, 32:59, (Sara Reading, assist)

BYU Michelle Peterson, 30:19, (Kim Lowe, assist)

Creighton Heather Houska, 27:58, (Lourdes Quigley, assist)

BYU Natalyn Lewis, 71:29, (unassisted)

BYU Sara Reading, 65:42, (Donna Werts, assist)

Goalie Saves BYU Jennifer Waldron, 0

Creighton Jaimie Thompson, 8

Soccer Box Score (Final)
                            The Automated ScoreBook
     Creighton University vs Brigham Young (Sep 07, 2000 at Brigham Young)
 Creighton University (1-4-0 0-0-0) vs.             Goals by Period       1  2  Tot
 Brigham Young (4-1-0 0-0-0)                        ------------------------- -----
 Date: Sep 07, 2000  Attendance: 909                Creighton University  1  0 -  1
 Weather: warm overcast                             Brigham Young.......  4  2 -  6
 Creighton University                            Brigham Young
 Pos. ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A      Pos. ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A
 ------------------------------------------      ------------------- ----------------------
      3  HOUSKA, H...........   1   1  1  -           00 WALDRON, Jennifer...   -   -  -  -
      4  CAMPA, K............   -   -  -  -           2  GRAHAM, Athelia.....   1   -  -  -
      5  HYLOK, F............   1   -  -  -           4  LEWIS, Natalyn......   3   2  1  -
      8  NOLL, L.............   -   -  -  -           7  WEIDNER, Aurelin....   -   -  -  -
      11 FLINK, K............   1   -  -  -           10 HOFHEINS, Farrah....   1   1  -  -
      12 QUIGLEY, L..........   -   -  -  1           11 HIGHAM, Sarah.......   1   1  1  1
      13 DAHLKOETTER, K......   -   -  -  -           12 READING, Sara.......   5   1  1  1
      15 LOVING, C...........   -   -  -  -           13 PETERSON, Michelle..   3   3  3  -
      16 COLLINS, M..........   -   -  -  -           15 LOWE, Kim...........   4   3  -  2
      17 HOVLAND, S..........   -   -  -  -           17 CRAMER, Aleisha.....   3   1  -  2
      24 THOMPSON, J.........   -   -  -  -           21 REYNOLDS, Staci.....   2   -  -  1
      ---------- Substitutes ----------               ---------- Substitutes  ---------
      2  RANDALL, C..........   -   -  -  -           3  CHRISTIANSON, Jennie   -   -  -  -
      9  MEINERS, J..........   -   -  -  -           6  HUNSBERGER, Kelly...   -   -  -  -
      18 SHARP, H............   -   -  -  -           8  WERTS, Donna........   1   -  -  1
      19 HOWE, L.............   -   -  -  -           9  DETTON, Kristy......   -   -  -  -
      20 SAUERWEIN, E........   -   -  -  -           14 HOECHERL, Annie.....   -   -  -  -
      22 GANDER, E...........   -   -  -  -           16 JENSEN, Janet.......   -   -  -  -
      23 MARTINSON, L........   -   -  -  -           18 WILLARDSON, Jeni....   3   2  -  -
                                                      19 HOLMAN, Britney.....   -   -  -  -
         Totals..............   3   1  1  1           20 OJUKA, Lydia........   -   -  -  -
                                                      23 SOFFE, Aydre........   1   -  -  -
                                                         Totals..............  28  14  6  8
 Creighton University                            Brigham Young
 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves         ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
 ---------------------------------------         --------------------- -----------------
 24 THOMPSON, J.........  90:00  6     8         00 WALDRON, Jennifer...  90:00  1     0
 Shots by Period       1  2  Tot                 Saves by Period       1  2  Tot
 -------------------------------                 ------------------------ ------
 Creighton University  2  1 -  3                 Creighton University  8  0 -  8
 Brigham Young....... 17 11 - 28                 Brigham Young.......  0  0 -  0
 Corner Kicks          1  2  Tot                 Fouls                 1  2  Tot
 -------------------------------                 ------------------------ ------
 Creighton University  0  0 -  0                 Creighton University  6  8 - 14
 Brigham Young.......  5  7 - 12                 Brigham Young.......  7 13 - 20
 SCORING SUMMARY:
 GOAL   Time Team     ## Goal Scorer              Assists
 ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------
  1.   41:41 BYU      11 HIGHAM, Sarah (1)        21 REYNOLDS, Staci
                                                  penatly kick to header
  2.   33:08 BYU      13 PETERSON, Michelle (4)   17 CRAMER, Aleisha
                                                  off bar to shot
  3.   32:59 BYU      13 PETERSON, Michelle (5)   12 READING, Sara/15 LOWE, Kim
                                                  pass to pass to shot
  4.   30:19 BYU      13 PETERSON, Michelle (6)   15 LOWE, Kim/11 HIGHAM, Sarah
                                                  hat trick
  5.   27:58 CU        3 HOUSKA, H                12 QUIGLEY, L
                                                  header off bar
  6.   71:29 BYU       4 LEWIS, Natalyn (1)       Unassisted
                                                  off blocked shot to goal
  7.   65:42 BYU      12 READING, Sara (3)        8 WERTS, Donna/17 CRAMER, Aleisha
                                                  pass to shot
 CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
 Officials: Referee: Bob Martinez; Asst. Referee: Gunther Haidentaller;
 Ismael Rodriguez; Alt. Official: Tara Ireland; Timekeeper: Leanne Weaver;
 Scorer: Kathy Jensen;
 Offsides: Creighton University 0, Brigham Young 3.