Cougars fall 1-0 in OT at Marquette

PROVO -- The BYU women's soccer team battled Big East foe to a scoreless tie after 90 minutes, but fell 1-0 after the Golden Eagles scored eight minutes into the first overtime Saturday night in Milwaukee.

"I felt like our team bounced back well from our last game," said head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "Obviously we're disappointed with the outcome, but it's a step in the right direction and it's going to help us learn and grow stronger as a program."

Both BYU and Marquette battled back and forth during the game, with each team missing key opportunities to score during the game.

"Marquette is a tough team, especially at home," said Rockwood. "We had chances and they had chances and they were able to make theirs' count. We played much better."

Eight minutes into the overtime period, Sophomore forward Rosie Malone-Polvolny received a pass from Britni Benage and was able to put the ball past freshman Cougar keeper McKinzie Olson. Olson was making her second start this year, and recorded five saves.

Freshman forward Auna Janis led the Cougars with three of the Cougars' 12 shots.

Corner kick opportunities were prevalent for both teams, especially during the second half, with BYU notching one more that the Golden Eagles. six to five.

The pressure intensified during the last 10 minutes of regulation, as both teams attempted to score and prevent the game from going in to overtime.

The Cougars are on the road again on Sept. 11, when they face Long Beach State in Long Beach, Calif. That match will kick off at 4:30 p.m.

BYU will then return home and face Idaho State at South Field on Saturday, Sept. 13 for a 7:00 p.m. match.

Fans can join the BYU Athletic Marketing Women's Soccer Texting group by texting the word "WSOC" to 83043. Members of the group will receive information about upcoming games and promotions, as well as updates on the team.

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Soccer Box Score (OT Period [99:33])
      #26 Brigham Young Univ. vs #25 MU (Sep 06, 2008 at Milwaukee, Wis.)
Brigham Young Univ. (3-3-0) vs.                             Goals by period       1  2 OT  Tot
MU (4-1-0)                                                  ----------------------------------
Date: Sep 06, 2008  Attendance: 380                         Brigham Young Univ..  0  0  0 -  0
Weather:                                                    MU..................  0  0  1 -  1
Brigham Young Univ.                                     MU
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A               Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A
------------------------------------------              ------------------------------------------
GK  32 OLSON, McKinzie.....   -   -  -  -               GK  0  KULLA, Natalie......   -   -  -  -
    3  ANDERSON, Lauren....   1   1  -  -                   2  VICTOR, Julia.......   1   -  -  -
    6  RICHARDSON, Megan...   -   -  -  -                   3  CUSICK, Shannon.....   -   -  -  -
    9  DRAEGER, Amanda.....   -   -  -  -                   5  MALONE-POVOLNY, R...   3   2  1  -
    10 CARTER, Jessica.....   -   -  -  -                   7  MARTIN, Michelle....   -   -  -  -
    11 WILLIS, Andrea......   1   1  -  -                   8  McBRIDE, Allison....   -   -  -  -
    15 KAKADELAS, Kelsea...   1   -  -  -                   9  BENAGE, Britni......   1   -  -  1
    16 JANIS, Auna.........   3   1  -  -                   10 COMPTY, Michelle....   2   -  -  -
    18 LARKIN, Katie.......   1   -  -  -                   14 KELLY, Katie........   1   1  -  -
    21 CHRISTENSEN, Kassidy   1   -  -  -                   24 MILLER, Katie.......   -   -  -  -
    22 HODGKISS, Katie.....   1   -  -  -                   28 BARES, Ashley.......   1   1  -  -
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    4  COOK, Karen.........   1   -  -  -                   1  BOYER, Laura........   -   -  -  -
    5  FELLER, Whitney.....   -   -  -  -                   4  ZWOLSKI, Christy....   1   -  -  -
    7  MARSHALL, Jennie....   -   -  -  -                   11 EGASTI, Julia.......   2   1  -  -
    14 JAMESON, Ashleigh...   1   1  -  -                   15 THUT, Lauren........   -   -  -  -
    23 VANDER Veur, Alyssa.   1   1  -  -                   16 BARES, Brittany.....   -   -  -  -
       Totals..............  12   5  0  0                   17 TREMBLY, Aubrey.....   -   -  -  -
                                                            19 SAWICKI, Anna.......   1   -  -  -
                                                            20 MANGO, Shaina.......   1   1  -  -
                                                            27 ACREE, Lauren.......   -   -  -  -
                                                               Totals..............  14   6  1  1
Brigham Young Univ.                                     MU
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves                 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------
32 OLSON, McKinzie.....  99:33  1     5                 0  KULLA, Natalie......  99:33  0     4
                                                        TM Team................   0:00  0     1
Shots by period       1  2 OT  Tot                      Saves by period       1  2 OT  Tot
----------------------------------                      ----------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ..  5  7  0 - 12                      Brigham Young Univ..  1  4  0 -  5
MU..................  4  9  1 - 14                      MU..................  2  3  0 -  5
Corner kicks          1  2 OT  Tot                      Fouls                 1  2 OT  Tot
----------------------------------                      ----------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ..  4  2  0 -  6                      Brigham Young Univ..  5  4  1 - 10
MU..................  2  3  0 -  5                      MU..................  6  3  1 - 10
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  Description
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.   98:14 MU       MALONE-POVOLNY, R. (1)   BENAGE, Britni
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-MU #28 (6:06)
Officials: Referee: Shane Butler; Asst. Referee: Lou Labbadia; Miriam Harris;
Alt. Official: David Harris; Timekeeper: Cara Corradino; Scorer: Amy Ufnowski;
Offsides: Brigham Young Univ. 3, MU 1.