BYU Falls to No. 22 Cal on the Road, 2-1

PROVO -- A late goal from senior forward Katie Larkin wasn't enough as the Cougars fell to Cal 2-1 on the road late Thursday evening.

"We were outplayed by a very good Cal team," said head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "We had a lot of opportunities to score but weren't able to put the ball in the net."

After a scoreless first half Cal got on the board quickly with two goals scored within six minutes of each other. Both goals were scored by freshman defender Danielle Brunache.

Larkin scored on a penalty kick during the 64th minute. It is the second time she has scored on a penalty kick this season.

The Cougars were outshot by the Bears 18-6.

Freshman keeper McKinzie Olson recorded eight saves. "Olson did a great job of keeping us in the game during the first half," said Rockwood. "She made some tremendous saves."

The loss drops the Cougars to 6-5-0 on the season.

The Cougars next travel to Logan Utah, to take on the Utah State Aggies on Oct. 2. The game will start at 4:00 p.m. and a live stat feed will be available by visiting www.byucougars.com/soccer_w. The game will be the last non-conference game for the team.

BYU then begins Mountain West Conference play when it faces in-state rival Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct. 4. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 p.m. The game will be the first between the schools for the 2008 edition of the annual 'Deseret First Duel' duel competition.

The team's next home game is Oct. 9 at 7:00 p.m. The Cougars will face MWC foe UNLV.

Fans can join the official BYU Women’s Soccer Texting group by texting the word “WSOC” to 83043. Members of the group will get updates about game times and special promotions.

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 Soccer Box Score (Final)
               BYU vs #22 CAL (Sep 26, 2008 at Berkeley, Calif.)
BYU (6-5-0) vs.                                             Goals by period       1  2  Tot
CAL (6-3-0)                                                 -------------------------------
Date: Sep 26, 2008  Attendance: 315                         BYU.................  0  1 -  1
Weather: Sunny, slight breeze                               CAL.................  0  2 -  2
BYU                                                     CAL
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A               Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A
------------------------------------------              ------------------------------------------
GK  28 OLSON, McKinzie.....   -   -  -  -               GK  00 PELLEGRINI, Gina....   -   -  -  -
    3  ANDERSON, Lauren....   2   1  -  -                   2  DAISS, Katherine....   2   2  -  -
    4  COOK, Karen.........   -   -  -  -                   3  BENZ, Katie.........   -   -  -  -
    9  DRAEGER, Amanda.....   -   -  -  -                   6  KANU, Nkechi........   -   -  -  -
    11 WILLIS, Andrea......   1   -  -  -                   8  SCHREY, Nikki.......   1   1  -  -
    14 JAMESON, Ashleigh...   -   -  -  -                   9  DELAPLANE, Torrey...   -   -  -  -
    15 KAKADELAS, Kelsea...   -   -  -  -                   10 OAKES, Katie........   -   -  -  1
    16 JANIS, Auna.........   -   -  -  -                   18 BAK, Brianna........   -   -  -  -
    18 LARKIN, Katie.......   2   1  1  -                   20 BARNES, Valerie.....   2   1  -  -
    21 CHRISTENSEN, Kassidy   -   -  -  -                   22 BRUNACHE, Danielle..   3   2  2  -
    25 URRY, Nicole........   -   -  -  -                   30 JESOLVA, Megan......   1   -  -  2
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    5  FELLER, Whitney.....   -   -  -  -                   5  SUITS, Katherine....   -   -  -  -
    6  RICHARDSON, Megan...   -   -  -  -                   7  SHIBATA, Emily......   1   1  -  -
    7  MARSHALL, Jennie....   -   -  -  -                   16 RICHARDSON, Natasha.   3   2  -  -
    12 RIDDLE, Becca.......   1   1  -  -                   23 WHITE, Miranda......   1   -  -  -
    22 HODGKISS, Katie.....   -   -  -  -                   24 KEVORKIAN, Lisa.....   2   1  -  -
    23 VANDER Veur, Alyssa.   -   -  -  -                   25 SENEMAR, Camellia...   2   1  -  -
       Totals..............   6   3  1  0                      Totals..............  18  11  2  3
BYU                                                     CAL
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves                 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------
28 OLSON, McKinzie.....  90:00  2     8                 00 PELLEGRINI, Gina....  90:00  1     2
TM TEAM................   0:00  0     1
Shots by period       1  2  Tot                         Saves by period       1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
BYU.................  3  3 -  6                         BYU.................  9  0 -  9
CAL................. 15  3 - 18                         CAL.................  1  1 -  2
Corner kicks          1  2  Tot                         Fouls                 1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                         -------------------------------
BYU.................  0  1 -  1                         BYU.................  5  3 -  8
CAL.................  4  5 -  9                         CAL.................  3  5 -  8
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  Description
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.   47:55 CAL      BRUNACHE, Danielle (1)   JESOLVA, Megan                           scored on a header off the corner
 2.   53:27 CAL      BRUNACHE, Danielle (2)   JESOLVA, Megan; OAKES, Katie             cross from a free kick
 3.   64:49 BY       LARKIN, Katie (4)        Penalty kick
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
Officials: Referee: Joe Pimentel; Asst. Referee: Colin Arblaster; Mike Kampmeinert;
Offsides: BYU 1, CAL 4.