The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented BYU during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 26th consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. Overall, the Cougars have made the NCAA tournament in 20 of the 25 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson (4th season) and Steve Magleby (3rd season) with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (6th season) and McKinzie Young (8th season). The Cougars came off of a season where they were first in the WCC and went 21–1–1, 8–0–1 in the WCC with the only loss coming to eventual College Cup Champion Stanford. The Cougars were picked to finish as champs by the WCC media. Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the women's soccer team practiced during the fall of 2020 and are playing a spring 2021 season with the NCAA Tournament also taking place in spring 2021.
Media Television and internet streaming Most BYU women's soccer will have a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. BYUtv and WCC Network (the new name for TheW.tv) will once again serve as the primary providers. Information on these television broadcasts can be found under each individual match.
Nu Skin BYU Sports Network
For a seventh consecutive season the BYU Sports Network will air BYU Cougars women's soccer games. Greg Wrubell provided play-by-play for most games with Jason Shepherd filling-in when Wrubell had basketball duties. BYU Radio's KUMT station 107.9 FM acted as the flagship stations for women's soccer, though the BYU Sports App carried a few games exclusively.
Affiliates BYU Radio- KUMT 107.9 FM
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Postseason
Roster
No.PositionPlayerHeightHometownYear1GKHaven EmpeyAmerican Fork, UT2MF, DOlivia SmithEagle, ID3MF, FMakaylie CallAuburn, WA4DGrace JohnsonCenterville, UT5F, MFBrecken MozingoSandy, UT6MFAshton JohnsonProvo, UT7DBrooke HaleDanville, CA8MFMikayla ColohanFruit Heights, UT10MF, FOlivia WadeKaysville, UT11MF, FEllie MaughanNorth Ogden, UT12MFJamie ShepherdAmerican Fork, UT13F, MFLytiana AkinakaMaui, HI14DJosie GelilachMurrieta, CA15DZoe JacobsKaysville, UT16MF, DKendell PetersenSouth Weber, UT18F, MFPaola GarciaMapleton, UT19F, MFNatalie ClarkMesa, AZ20FCameron TuckerHighland, UT22F, MFBella FolinoAliso Viejo, CA26DLaveni VakaSandy, UT27FDaviana VakaSandy, UT28DNatalee WellsAlpine, UT29MF, DAbbie KotterProvidence, UT32GKCassidy SmithAlpine, UT33MF, FRachel McCarthyAmerican Fork, UT66GKSavanna EmpeyAmerican Fork, UT
Rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Week20 Week21 Week22 Week23Postseason Final United Soccer Coaches – – – – 14 13 17 16 17 16 17 17 17 Top Drawer Soccer 10 10 10 21 21 20 25 24 22 21 21 21 23 + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received Votes
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