Season Opener Goes Cougars Way in Hawaii

WAIPAHU -- In an impressive showing on both ends of the field, Brigham Young overwhelmed George Mason, 4-0, during the second evening of the OHANA Hotels & Resort No Ka Oi at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium.

The Cougars dominated from the outset, scoring a pair of goals in each

half. BYU out-shot George Mason, 23-3 and held the advantage in corner

kicks, 7-2.

Sophomore Natalie Nate put BYU on the scoreboard early at the 6:15 mark sending a straight-away rocket from 35 yards into the goal. Less than 10 minutes later another sophomore, Carolyn Swenson stole a Patriots pass and hit a left-footed shot from close range to make it 2-0. The Cougars had another scoring opportunity in the 31st minute of the game, but missed on a penalty kick.

The second half saw two more BYU goals. On a free kick, senior Jamie Beck fed Brooke Thulin who bent a shot past Patriot goalie Olivia Brown in the 79th minute of the contest. Just two minutes later, freshman Jessica Harmon making her first college appearance, scored off a corner kick. Teammates Amberlea Anderson and Annie Zwahlen were credited with assists.

With the 4-0 victory, the Cougars advanced to the championship game against hosts Hawai'i on Monday night. The Rainbow Wahine defeated George Mason 2-1 in overtime on Friday.

BYU's home opener is on Friday, Sept. 2 against Weber State. The game kicks off at 7 p.m., at South Stadium.

- AGATE-

BYU-4: George Mason -0

Scoring Summary

Time Team Scorer (Assist)

6:15 BYU Natalie Nate

15:49 BYU Carolyn Swenson

78:55 BYU Brooke Thulin (Jamie Beck)

80:47 BYU Jessica Harmon (Anderson, Zwhalen)

Soccer Box Score (Final)
                       The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer
       Brigham Young Univ. vs George Mason (Aug 27, 2005 at Waipahu, HI)
Brigham Young Univ. (1-0-0) vs.                   Goals by period       1  2  Tot
George Mason (0-2-0)                              -------------------------------
Date: Aug 27, 2005  Attendance: 172               Brigham Young Univ..  2  2 -  4
Weather: clear skies                              George Mason........  0  0 -  0
Brigham Young Univ.                            George Mason
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A      Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A
------------------------------------------     ------------------------------------------
GK  28 WOODBURY, Erika.....   -   -  -  -      GK  1  Brown, Olivia.......   -   -  -  -
M   7  SWENSON, Carolyn....   2   1  1  -      D   3  Hart, Jessie........   -   -  -  -
D   9  HARMON, Jessica.....   1   1  1  -      F   4  MacDonald, Danielle.   1   1  -  -
M   11 BECK, Jaime.........   4   1  -  1      M   5  Paris, Jessica......   1   1  -  -
M   12 NATE, Natalie.......   2   1  1  -      F   8  Wiggins, Rachel.....   1   -  -  -
D   13 THULIN, Brooke......   2   1  1  -      M   11 Sorenson, Amy.......   -   -  -  -
M   16 LUI, Charlene.......   -   -  -  -      D   13 Salichs, Laura......   -   -  -  -
F   18 LARKIN, Katie.......   6   -  -  -      D   14 Portell, Kristin....   -   -  -  -
D   19 ANDERSON, Nicole....   -   -  -  -      M   15 Alecci, Amy.........   -   -  -  -
F   20 Tillotson, Bobbi....   1   1  -  -      D   17 Feldman, Alison.....   -   -  -  -
D   25 THOMAS, Claire......   -   -  -  -      F   22 Fack, Sarah.........   -   -  -  -
     ---------- Substitutes ----------              ---------- Substitutes ----------
    00 SMITH, Ashley.......   -   -  -  -          2  Sparks, Jenny.......   -   -  -  -
    2  ANDERSON, Amberlea..   -   -  -  1          18 Duarte, Nilani......   -   -  -  -
    3  CUTHBERT, Haylee....   -   -  -  -          19 Raveia, Mary........   -   -  -  -
    4  AQUINO, Jessica.....   1   -  -  -          20 Killany, Colleen....   -   -  -  -
    5  FELLER, Whitney.....   -   -  -  -          24 Daulton, Jaime......   -   -  -  -
    6  ZWAHLEN, Annie......   1   1  -  1
    15 BOWMAN, Brooke......   -   -  -  -             Totals..............   3   2  0  0
    22 FELLOWS, Katie......   1   -  -  -
    23 VANDER VEUR, Alyssa.   1   1  -  -
    24 KAKADELAS, Kelsea...   1   1  -  -
    27 COOK, Karen.........   -   -  -  -
       Totals..............  23   9  4  3
Brigham Young Univ.                            George Mason
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves        ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------        ---------------------------------------
28 WOODBURY, Erika.....  73:36  0     2        1  Brown, Olivia.......  90:00  4     6
00 SMITH, Ashley.......  16:24  0     0
TM TEAM................   0:00  0     0
Shots by period       1  2  Tot                Saves by period       1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                -------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ.. 10 13 - 23                Brigham Young Univ..  2  0 -  2
George Mason........  2  1 -  3                George Mason........  3  3 -  6
Corner kicks          1  2  Tot                Fouls                 1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                -------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ..  4  3 -  7                Brigham Young Univ..  7  7 - 14
George Mason........  1  1 -  2                George Mason........  8  8 - 16
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     ## Goal Scorer              Assists
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 1.    6:15 BY       12 NATE, Natalie            Unassisted
                                                 right footer from 35 yards out into top
 2.   15:49 BY        7 SWENSON, Carolyn         Unassisted
                                                 defensive error, 7 left footer to right
 3.   78:55 BY       13 THULIN, Brooke           11 BECK, Jaime
                                                 free kick, drop to 13, right footer into
 4.   80:47 BY        9 HARMON, Jessica          2 ANDERSON, Amberlea/6 ZWAHLEN, Annie
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
Officials: Referee: Tony Gomes; Asst. Referee: Dennis Tanaka; Christina Gonzalez;
Alt. Official: Jerry Giles; Timekeeper: Wanette Miyashiro; Scorer: Wanette Miyashiro;
Offsides: Brigham Young Univ. 4, George Mason 0.
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