The 2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented Brigham Young University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 27th 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 21 of the 26 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson (5th season) and Steve Magleby (4th season) with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen (7th season) and McKinzie Young (9th season). The Cougars come off of a season where they were second in the WCC and went 11–4–1, 7–1–1 in the WCC. Their lone conference loss came to eventual national champion Santa Clara, whom the Cougars beat in Santa Clara in a non-conference match. For the 2021 season BYU returned 10 starters, including defending WCC Offensive Player of the Year Mikayla Colohan, who was drafted by the Orlando Pride. Cameron Tucker, who recorded eight goals and eight assists in 2020–21, also returned. The others returning due to an extra year of eligibility granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic include goalkeeper Cassidy Smith, Grace Johnson and Mikaylie Call. The incoming class features six new athletes and no new transfers. The Cougars went on to share the WCC crown, advance to their first ever College Cup, and tied in the championship with Florida State before losing on penalties to finish as national runner–up.
Personnel
Roster
No.PositionPlayerHeightHometownYear1GKHaven EmpeyAmerican Fork, UT2MF, DOlivia SmithEagle, ID3MF, FMakaylie MooreAuburn, 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, HI15DZoe JacobsKaysville, UT16MF, DKendell PetersenSouth Weber, UT18F, MFPaola GarciaMapleton, UT19FAddie GardnerHighland, UT20FCameron TuckerHighland, UT21DTara WarnerSpringville, UT22F, MFBella FolinoAliso Viejo, CA23FRuby HladekLadera Ranch, CA24MFJosie ShepherdAmerican Fork, UT25MF, FJacey WoodLas Vegas, NV26DLaveni VakaSandy, UT27FDaviana VakaSandy, UT28DNatalee WellsAlpine, UT29MF, DAbbie KotterProvidence, UT32GKCassidy SmithAlpine, UT33MF, FRachel McCarthyAmerican Fork, UT34GKKelsey HoopesLivermore, CA66GKSavanna EmpeyAmerican Fork, UT
Media
Television & Internet Streaming Most BYU women's soccer will have a TV broadcast or internet video stream available. BYUtv and WCC Network will once again serve as the primary providers. Information on these television and streaming broadcasts can be found under each individual match.
Nu Skin BYU Sports Network
For an eighth consecutive season the BYU Sports Network will air BYU Cougars women's soccer games. Greg Wrubell will provide play-by-play for most games with Jason Shepherd filling-in when Wrubell has football or basketball duties. BYU Radio's KUMT station 107.9 FM will act as the flagship stations for women's soccer, though the BYU Sports App will carry a few games exclusively. For the national semifinal and championship SiriusXM's BYU Radio 143 station was added to provide a nationwide broadcast.
Affiliates BYU Radio- KUMT 107.9 FM
Schedule and results {| class="toccolours" width=95% style="margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |-style="" ! colspan=2|2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer Game Log |- ! colspan=2 | Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled Bold = BYU team member |-style="" ! colspan=2 |Regular season (13–4–1) |- valign="top" | August (2–2–0) Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record WCC Record Box Score Recap August 14 7:00 PM BYUtv Weber State*(Exhibition) No. 15 South Field • Provo, UT W 5–0 Olivia Wade Cameron Tucker Bella Folino Ashton Johnson 1,938 Sly Yates, Mike Anglin, Mitch Lilywhite — — Box score Recap August 19 7:00 PM BYUtv Ohio State* No. 15 South Field • Provo, UT W 3–0 Mikayla Colohan Marissa Birzon Emaly Vatne Ellie Maughan Ellie Maughan 1,632 Allen Pickett, Skylar Pack, Blake Griffiths 1–0–0 — Box score Recap August 21 5:30 PM SEC+ @ Auburn* No. 15 Auburn Soccer Complex • Auburn AL L 1–2 Olivia Smith Anna Haddock Abbie Kotter Mallory Mooney 928 Jesus Hernandez-Balbas, Katarzyna Wasiak, Kevin Huet 1–1–0 — Box score Recap August 26 8:00 PM BYUtv No. 25 USC* No. 24 South Field • Provo, UT W 2–1 Brecken Mozingo Bella Folino Olivia Smith Natalee Wells Bethune Croix Olivia Wade 5,347 Schuyler Pack, Max Thomas, Robbie Kosinski 2–1–0 — Box score Recap August 30 6:00 PM SEC+ @ Arkansas* No. 24 Razorback Field • Fayetteville, AR L 0–2 Anna Podojil Kiley Dulaney Ellie Maughan 2,370 Jonathan Weiner, Rachel Cap, Matt Trotter 2–2–0 — Box score Recap
September (3–1–1) Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record WCC Record Box Score Recap September 2 7:00 PM BYUtv.org Marquette* No. 14 South Field • Provo, UT W 7–0 Olivia Wade Bella Folino Mikayla Colohan Cameron Tucker Brecken Mozingo Elsi Twombly Paola Garcia Hailey Block Caroline Stringfellow Addie Gardner 1,807 Omeed Azadpour, Scheyler Pack, Michael Anglin 3–2–0 — Box score Recap September 9 6:00 PM P12N @ Utah*(Deseret First Duel) No. 22 Ute Field • Salt Lake City, UT T 0–0 Kylee Geis Laveni Vaka 2,544 Sean Wright, Allen Pickett, Schuyler Pack 3–2–1 — Box score Recap September 11 6:00 PM BYUtv.org Missouri* No. 22 South Field • Provo, UT W 7–4 Cameron Tucker Abbie Cotter Ellie Maughan Leah Selm Ashlyn Mills Blythe Beldner Milena Fischer Makaylie Moore Skye Kingsley Rachel McCarthy Jenna Bartels Rachel McCarthy 1,777 Hamed Sadeghi, Robert Kosinski, Allen Pickett 4–2–1 — Box score Recap September 16 7:00 PM BYUtv.org Idaho State* No. 18 South Field • Provo, UT W 7–0 Mikayla Colohan Cameron Tucker Bella Folino Brecken Mozingo Ashton Johnson 1,537 Michael Anglin, Bennett Savage, Allen Jimenez 5–2–1 — Box score Recap September 18 6:00 PM BYUtv.org Utah State* No. 18 South Field • Provo, UT L 1–2 Addy Symonds Ashley Cardozzo Tenzi Knowles Sammie Murdock Laveni Vaka Mikayla Colohan Jamie Shepherd Tenzi Knowles 2,715 Sly Yeates, Nathan Boone, Daniel Spicer-Escalante 5–3–1 — Box score Recap
October (6–1–0) Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record WCC Record Box Score Recap October 2 8:00 PM WCC Network @ No. 16 Gonzaga – Luger Field • Spokane, WA W 6–1 Brecken Mozingo Bella Folino Cameron Tucker Rachel McCarthy Haley Archuleta Rachel McCarthy Mikayla Colohan Cameron Tucker 840 Saaed Askar, Elorm Atisu, Brett Danielson 6–3–1 1–0–0 Box score Recap October 6 7:00 PM BYUtv.org Saint Mary's No. 20 South Field • Provo, UT W 7–0 Cameron Tucker Olivia Smith Ellie Maughan Caroline Stringfellow 2,273 TJ Zablocki, Alan Jimenez, Kyle Douglas 7–3–1 2–0–0 Box score Recap October 9 6:00 PM BYUtv.org San Diego No. 20 South Field • Provo, UT W 6–0 BYU Team Goal Makaylie Moore Mikayla Colohan Kendell Peterson Addie Gardner Paola Garcia 1,358 Schuyler Pack, Nathan Boone, Bennett Savage 8–3–1 3–0–0 Box score Recap October 16 7:00 PM BYUtv.org Pacific No. 15 South Field • Provo, UT W 6–1 Mikayla Colohan Cameron Tucker Kelsey Oen Grace Johnson Rachel McCarthy Hunter More Bella Folino 2,139 Omeed Azadpour, Allen Pickett, Casey Harward 9–3–1 4–0–0 Box score Recap October 20 8:00 PM WCC Network @ San Francisco No. 12 Negoesco Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 3–1 Bella Folino Mikayla Colohan Cameron Tucker Marissa Vasquez Laveni Vaka 477 Peter Hanson, Sarah Cortez, Dwight Maloney III 10–3–1 5–0–0 Box score Recap October 23 7:00 PM BYUtv.org Loyola Marymount No. 12 South Field • Provo, UT W 2–0 Bella Folino Skylar Robledo Kendyll Humphreys Mikayla Colohan 1,447 Hamed Sadeghi, Allen Pickett, Marcelo Chaparro 11–3–1 6–0–0 Box score Recap October 30 2:00 PM WCC Network @ No. 25 Santa Clara No. 11 Stevens Stadium • Santa Clara, CA L 0–1 Rachel McCarthy Kelsey Turnbow 737 Saul Espinoza, Jorge Ruiz, Brandon Chapman 11–4–1 6–1–0 Box score Recap
November (2–0–0) Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record WCC Record Box Score Recap November 3 8:00 PM WCC Network @ Portland No. 12 Merlo Field • Portland, OR W 3–0 Rachel McCarthy Ellie Walker Bella Folino 1,018 Justin St. Pierre, Ian Miller, Bryan Juarez 12–4–1 7–1–0 Box score Recap November 6 6:00 PM BYUtv.org No. 16 Pepperdine No. 12 South Field • Provo, UT W 1–0 Devyn Gilfoy Mikayla Colohan Carlee Giammona Cameron Tucker 3,762 Adrian Gonzalez, Bennett Savage, Sly Yeates 13–4–1 8–1–0 Box score Recap
|-style="" ! colspan=2 |Postseason (4–0–2) |- valign="top" | Date Time (MT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Goal Scorers Attendance Referees Overall record Tournament record Box Score Recap November 13 7:00 PM BYUtv New Mexico* No. 13 (4-seed) South Field • Provo, UT W 6–0 Isais Myah Cameron Tucker Brecken Mozingo Jamie Shepherd Own Goal Ellie Maughan 2,745 Younes Marrakchi, Hao Guo, Jordan Downs 14–4–1 – Box score Recap November 18 2:00 PM ESPN+ vs. Alabama* No. 13 (4-seed) Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 4–1 Reyna Reyes Cameron Tucker Mikayla Colohan Kendell Petersen Brecken Mozingo Gessica Skorka Felicia Knox Sasha Pickard 0 Lucas Feathers, Bill Dittmar, Robert Velbis 15–4–1 – Box score Recap November 20 5:00 PM ACCNX @ No. 2 (1-seed) Virginia* No. 13 (4-seed) Klöckner Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 1–0 Mikayla Colohan' Cameron Tucker Rachel McCarthy Cameron Tucker 0 Karl Kummer, Raymond Thomas, Ryan Graves 16–4–1 – Box score Recap November 27 5:00 PM BYUtv South Carolina* No. 13 (4-seed) South Field • Provo, UT W 4–1 Makaylie Moore Mikayla Colohan Corinna Zullo Jyllissa Harris Makaylie Moore Remi Swartz 4,131 Brad Jensen, Karsten Gillwald, Jordan Downs 17–4–1 – Box score Recap December 3 7:30 PM ESPNU vs. No. 12 Santa Clara* No. 13 (4-seed) Stevens Stadium • Santa Clara, CA T 0–0 (Pen. 3–2) 7,600 Tori Penso, Matt Rodman, Kate Wasiak 17–4–2 – Box score Recap December 6 6:00 PM ESPNU vs. No. 1 (1-seed) Florida State* No. 13 (4-seed) Stevens Stadium • Santa Clara, CA T 0–0 (Pen. 3–4) Jaelin Howell Mikayla Colohan 7,087 JC Griggs, Rachel Smith, Kristen Patterson 17–4–3 – Box score Recap |- | * indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from the United Soccer Coaches Poll on the date of the contest.
Announcers Weber State: Spencer Linton, Carla Haslam, & Kiki Solano (BYUtv); Greg Wrubell (BYU Cougars Live Radio App) Ohio State: Jason Shepherd, Carla Haslam & Kiki Solano (BYUtv); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Auburn: JJ Jackson & Mackenzie Hamilton (SEC+); Greg Wrubell (BYU Radio) USC: Jason Shepherd, Carla Haslam & Kiki Solano (BYUtv); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Arkansas: Brett Dolan & Josh Haley (SEC+); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Marquette: Jason Shepherd & Landon Southwick (BYUtv.org); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Utah: Krista Blunk (P12); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Missouri: Jarom Jordan & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Idaho State: Spencer Linton & Avery Walker (BYUtv.org); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Utah State: Jarom Jordan & Landon Southwick (BYUtv.org); Jason Shepherd & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Gonzaga: Nezar Awad & Sam Mohan Lewin (WCC Net); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Saint Mary's: Spencer Linton & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) San Diego: Jarom Jordan & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Jason Shepherd & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) Pacific: Landon Southwick & Carla Haslam (BYUtv.org); Jason Shepherd & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio) San Francisco: Charles Wollin (WCC Net); Greg Wrubell & Rachel Jorgensen (BYU Radio)