Vander Veur, Fellows Score Over No. 15 Georgia

ATHENS -- Two sophomores scored as No. 20 BYU (3-0) upset 15th-ranked Georgia (2-1), 2-0, Friday evening in Athens, forcing the Bulldogs to give up their first two goals of the season.

"We don't talk a lot about rankings, but we knew they were an extremely talented team that is certainly on their way up," head coach Jennifer Rockwood said. "We knew how important this game was, and it turned out to be a great battle between two very good teams. Things are definitely going well for us."

BYU took a 1-0 advantage in the 36th minute when Katie Larkin took a shot off Bobbi Tillotson's corner kick, and Alyssa Vander Veur deflected the ball past Georgia's keeper.

The second goal came in the 63rd minute from Katie Fellows as she took advantage of a breakdown in the Bulldog defense and put away a shot from just inside the penalty box.

BYU did a good job controlling the midfield, not allowing Georgia to get numbers forward and only giving up three Bulldog shots on goal.

"Our defense was unbelievable tonight," Rockwood said. "They were a talented team with some very skilled forwards, but we kept them away from our goal. I was very proud of our team."

The Cougars outshot Georgia 15-13 in total shots and 5-3 in shots on goal. Corner kicks went in the Bulldogs' favor, as did fouls, 8-7.

BYU returns to South Stadium Friday and Saturday with games against Colorado and Fresno State, respectively. Game times are slated for 7 p.m. Friday's game will be televised live on BYUTV.

Soccer Box Score (Final)
                       The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer
      #15 Brigham Young Univ. vs #20 Georgia (Sept 1, 2006 at Athens, Ga.)
Brigham Young Univ. (3-0) vs.                               Goals by period       1  2  Tot
Georgia (2-1)                                               -------------------------------
Date: Sept 1, 2006  Attendance: 1768                        Brigham Young Univ..  1  1 -  2
Weather:                                                    Georgia.............  0  0 -  0
Brigham Young Univ.                                     Georgia
Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A               Pos ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A
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GK  28 WOODBURY, Erika.....   -   -  -  -               GK  0  CHURCH, Lauren......   -   -  -  -
    2  ANDERSON, Amberlea..   2   1  -  -                   2  BRUCE, Catherine....   -   -  -  -
    3  CUTHBERT, Haylee....   1   -  -  -                   4  VICKERS, Joni.......   -   -  -  -
    4  COOK, Karen.........   1   1  -  -                   5  BROWN, Sarah........   -   -  -  -
    7  SWENSON, Carolyn....   -   -  -  -                   8  FARLEY, Natalie.....   2   -  -  -
    10 HARMON, Jessica.....   -   -  -  -                   9  FRANKLIN, Lena......   -   -  -  -
    11 WILLIS, Andrea......   -   -  -  -                   13 STINSON, Ashley.....   -   -  -  -
    16 AQUINO, Jessica.....   1   -  -  -                   15 WHITAKER, Kelly.....   1   -  -  -
    18 LARKIN, Katie.......   4   1  -  1                   22 GARMAN, Kristin.....   -   -  -  -
    19 KAKADELAS, Kelsea...   -   -  -  -                   23 DARVILL, Sarah......   -   -  -  -
    25 THOMAS, Claire......   1   -  -  -                   29 YOCULAN, Ali........   2   -  -  -
     ---------- Substitutes ----------                       ---------- Substitutes ----------
    6  ZWAHLEN, Annie......   1   -  -  -                   7  TOMLINSON, Megan....   -   -  -  -
    12 NATE, Natalie.......   1   -  -  -                   10 WEST, Olivia........   2   -  -  -
    15 BOWMAN, Brooke......   -   -  -  -                   12 MCCONNELL, Leslie...   -   -  -  -
    20 TILLOTSON, Bobbi....   -   -  -  1                   17 BRUSO, Randi-Lynn...   -   -  -  -
    21 PHILLIPS, Jenavieve.   -   -  -  -                   18 JOYNER, Cortni......   1   -  -  -
    22 FELLOWS, Katie......   2   1  1  -                   19 JACOBSEN, Katie.....   1   -  -  -
    23 VANDER VEUR, Alyssa.   1   1  1  -                   20 STEIN, Lindsay......   1   -  -  -
    26 SMURTHWAITE, Katie..   -   -  -  -                   27 PATTERSON, Carrie...   3   3  -  -
    27 DOW, Kristi.........   -   -  -  -                      Totals..............  13   3  0  0
    29 JAMESON, Ashleigh...   -   -  -  -
       Totals..............  15   5  2  2
Brigham Young Univ.                                     Georgia
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves                 ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------                 ---------------------------------------
28 WOODBURY, Erika.....  90:00  0     3                 0  CHURCH, Lauren......  90:00  2     3
Shots by period       1  2  Tot                         Saves by period       1  2  Tot
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Brigham Young Univ.. 10  5 - 15                         Brigham Young Univ..  0  3 -  3
Georgia.............  8  5 - 13                         Georgia.............  2  1 -  3
Corner kicks          1  2  Tot                         Fouls                 1  2  Tot
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Brigham Young Univ..  3  2 -  5                         Brigham Young Univ..  3  4 -  7
Georgia.............  1  5 -  6                         Georgia.............  4  4 -  8
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     Goal Scorer              Assists                                  
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 1.   35:27 BY       VANDER VEUR, Alyssa      LARKIN, Katie; TILLOTSON, Bobbi
 2.   62:17 BY       FELLOWS, Katie           (unassisted)
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-BY #29 (33:58)
Officials: Referee: Casey Black; Asst. Referee: Peter Valentino; Tom Fusco;
Alt. Official: Joe Morgalis;
Offsides: Brigham Young Univ. 1, Georgia 1.