Cougar Women and Final NCAA Stats

PROVO, Utah (March 16, 2010 ) - Individually, and as a team, the Cougars were ranked in ten different NCAA categories at the end of the 2009 season.

In 2009 the Cougars played in 11 home games in front of a total of 21,279 fans. With an average home attendance of 1,934, the Cougars are ranked fourth for their average attendance in the nation among all Division I women's soccer programs.

For their 2009 performance, the Cougar squad also received many other top rankings in the NCAA. The following are team rankings from the NCAA:

Team scoring offense

#98 -- 24 games, 38 goals averaging 1.58 goals per game

Team Goals-against Average

#12 -- 24 games, 15 goals allowed 2263 minutes played

Averaging .596 goals allowed per game

Team Shutout Percentage

#25 -- 24 games, 13 shutouts averaging .542 shutouts

team Win-Loss-Tie Percentage

#10 -- 18 wins-4 losses-2 ties, Winning 79.2 percent of all games

Members of the 2009 squad also represented their team in the final NCAA stats. The following are individual rankings from the NCAA:

Points per game

#41 Carlee Payne with 35 points in 24 games, averaging 1.46 points per game

Goals per game

#57 Carlee Payne with 13 goals in 24 games, averaging .542 goals per game

Assists per game

#81 Carlee Payne with 9 assists in 24 games, averaging .38 assists per game

Goals against average

#20 McKinzie Olson with 15 goals allowed in 24 games in 2238 minutes, averaging .603 goals allowed per game

Save percentage

#114 McKinzie Olson with 63 saves in 24 games, averaging .808 saves per game