2014 BYU Cougars women's soccer team

The 2014 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented BYU during the 2014 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 20th 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. The Cougars entered the 2014 season having won back-to-back West Coast Conference championships[1] and having made the NCAA Tournament each of the last two seasons and in 15 of the 19 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. The Cougars would win the WCC title and secure a berth in the College Cup, where they lost to Colorado playing in the snow.

2014 BYU Cougars women's soccer
NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, 1st Round Loss, Colorado
Conference	West Coast Conference
2014 record	15–5–3 (7–1–1 WCC)
Head coach	Jennifer Rockwood
Home stadium	South Stadium
Uniform
Home Away

2014 West Coast Conference women's soccer standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 22 BYU  ‍†‍‍^y	7	–	1	–	1		.833			13	–	5	–	3		.690
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	0		.778			14	–	6	–	0		.700
No. 10 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	1	–	2		.778			16	–	3	–	4		.783
San Diego ‍‍‍^y	6	–	3	–	0		.667			10	–	8	–	2		.550
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1		.500			9	–	9	–	1		.500
Portland  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	1		.500			7	–	9	–	3		.447
San Francisco  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	1		.389			7	–	10	–	3		.425
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1		.278			9	–	8	–	2		.526
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	3		.278			7	–	10	–	3		.425
Pacific  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	0		.000			2	–	16	–	1		.132
† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship As of December 9, 2014; Rankings from NSCAA

Media

Television & Internet Streaming

• For 2014 all but 2 Cougars home games aired on BYUtv. All BYUtv games were simulcast on BYU Radio. Spencer Linton and Natalyn Lewis served as the BYUtv broadcast team. The remaining two home games were streamed online through TheW.tv.
• All road games had internet streaming capabilities. Two road games were televised. The game at Utah was shown on Pac-12 Networks while the game at Denver was shown on Altitude 2 (and streamed online through Pioneer Vision). The game at Cal State Fullerton aired on BigWest.tv, at Tennessee streamed on SEC Network+, at SMU streamed for a cost through PonyUp TV, and all conference road games were streamed through the school's website or on TheW.tv.

Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network

For the first time ever the Cougar IMG Sports Network entered into a contract to broadcast BYU Cougars women's soccer games. Greg Wrubell providing play-by-play while former men's assistant coach Hugh Van Wagenen acted as analyst.[2] For game where Van Wagenen wasn't available Colette Jepson Smith filled in as analyst. The games were streamed exclusively on BYUcougars.com and through the BYU Cougars athletic app.

Schedule

[3]

*- Denotes WCC game

x- Denotes Cougar IMG Sports Network broadcast

y- Television Broadcast

z- Internet Stream

Blue/White Classic

August 13, 2014	Blue	0–1	White	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT		Recap	Nadia Gomes  25'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: N/A

x-Alumni Game

August 16, 2014	Alumni	2–7	BYU	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Jeni Willardson Viernes  15', 68'	Recap	Elena Medeiros  11', 43' Niki Fernandes  14' Ashley Hatch  66', 79' Marissa Nimmer  67' Elisabeth Phillips  84'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: N/A[4] Referee: Mitch Lillywhite Assistant referees: Schuyler Pack Assistant referees: Kali Smith

xz-Cal State Fullerton

Series History: BYU leads series 6–0
Broadcaster: Mike Martinez (BigWest.tv)

August 22, 2014 1	BYU Cougars	1–1[5]	Cal State Fullerton Titans	Fullerton, CA
9:00 p.m. MDT	Ashley Hatch  77'	Recap	Lauren Stupin  29' Ivy Diego  83'	Stadium: Titan Stadium Attendance: 1,365[6] Referee: Arnold Baldeaux Assistant referees: Alex Estrada Assistant referees: Gary Nakano

xy-Washington State

Series History: BYU leads series 3–2–1
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv)

August 25, 2014 2	Washington State Cougars	0–0[7]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
5:30 p.m. MDT		Recap		Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,225[8] Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Mitch Lillywhite Assistant referees: Brad Jensen Fourth official: Jeff Young

z-Tennessee

Series History: Series Even 1–1
Broadcasters: Brian Rice & Tori Beeler Watson (SEC Network+)

August 29, 2014 3	BYU Cougars	1–0[9]	Tennessee Lady Volunteers	Knoxville, TN
5:00 p.m. MDT	Elena Medeiros  17'	Recap		Stadium: Regal Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,691[10] Referee: Lance VanHaitsma Assistant referees: Chad Collins Assistant referees: William Bethea Fourth official: Mike Compton

xy-Baylor

Series History: BYU leads series 1–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv)

September 1, 2014 4	Baylor Lady Bears	2–1[11]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
1:00 p.m. MDT	Justine Hovden  45' Precious Akanyirige  46' Justine Hovden  51' Katie Daigle  84'	Recap	Nadia Gomes  81' Elisabeth Phillips  88' Elisabeth Phillips  89' (pen.)	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 4,517[12] Referee: Hamed Sadeghi Assistant referees: Scott Reynolds Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson Fourth official: Kali Smith

xy-Utah

Series History: BYU leads series 19–6–1
Broadcasters: Jason Knapp & Temryss Lane (Pac-12 Network)

September 5, 2014 5	BYU Cougars	0–1[13]	Utah Utes	Salt Lake City, UT
5:00 p.m. MDT		Recap	Katie Taylor  28' Katie Taylor  84' (pen.) Avery Jenkins  86'	Stadium: Ute Field Attendance: 2,552[14] Referee: Frank Anderson Assistant referees: Hamed Sadeghi Assistant referees: Sly Yeates Fourth official: Jay Hutchinson

z-LSU

Series History: Series even 1–1–1
Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough & Amber Wadsworth (TheW.tv)

September 11, 2014 6	LSU Tigers	4–3[15]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
6:00 p.m. MDT	Summer Clarke  23' Megan Lee  39' Jorian Baucom  64' (pen.) Emma Fletcher  79'	Recap	Marissa Nimmer  24' Ashley Hatch  63' Nadia Gomes  86'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 757[16] Referee: Mitch Lillywhite Assistant referees: Brandon Major Assistant referees: Brad Jensen Fourth official: Blake Griffiths

xy-Long Beach State

Series History: BYU leads 4–2
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Natalyn Lewis (BYUtv)

September 13, 2014 7	Long Beach State 49ers	0–2[17]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT		Recap	Ashley Hatch  30', 74'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 1,880[18] Referee: Tyler Ploeger Assistant referees: Paul Scott Assistant referees: Alan Jimenez Fourth official: Karsten Gillwald

xy-Oregon

Series History: BYU leads series 3–0–1
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Natalyn Lewis (BYUtv)

September 18, 2014 8	Oregon Ducks	1–2[19]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m.	Allie Rodriguez  30' Abby Steele  50' Caitlyn Wong  59'	Recap	Marissa Nimmer  50' (pen.) Ashley Hatch  59' Madie Lyons  76'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 3,871[20] Referee: Ignacio Jaimes Assistant referees: Scott Reynolds Assistant referees: Jeff Young Fourth official: Marcelo Chaparro

xz-Colorado College

Series History: Series even 1–1
Broadcasters: Robbie Bullough, Amber Wadsworth, & Colette Jepson Smith (TheW.tv)

September 20, 2014 9	Colorado College Tigers	0–4[21]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:35 p.m. MDT	Samantha Curran  40' AnneSophie LaPointe  56'	Recap	Niki Fernandes  5', 22' Marissa Nimmer  41' Michele Murphy  56' (pen.)	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,243[22] Referee: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Michael Anglin Assistant referees: Jay Hutchinson Fourth official: Kali Smith

xy-Denver

Series History: Series even 1–1
Broadcasters: Mike Evans & Kristen Hamilton (ALT 2)

September 25, 2014 10	BYU Cougars	4–1[23]	Denver Pioneers	Denver, CO
7:00 p.m. MDT	Elena Medeiros  4' Madie Lyons  40' Michele Murphy  53' Ashley Hatch  59'	Recap	Francesca Garzelloni  12'	Stadium: CIBER Field Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Ben Chouaf Assistant referees: Adam Mueller Assistant referees: Ken Kehir

xz-SMU

Series History: SMU leads series 1–0
Broadcaster: Lindsey Olsen (PonyUp TV)

September 27, 2014 11	BYU Cougars	3–0[24]	SMU Mustangs	University Park, TX
6:00 p.m. MDT	Elena Medeiros  66' Ashley Hatch  73' (pen.), 76'	Recap		Stadium: Westcott Field Attendance: 623 Referee: Leszek Stalmach Assistant referees: Ryan Pool Assistant referees: Dustin Cohen Fourth official: Brett Wiles

*z-San Diego

Series History: BYU leads series 4–2
Broadcaster: Jack Cronin (TheW.tv)

October 3, 2014 12	BYU Cougars	3–2[25]	San Diego Toreros	San Diego, CA
8:30 p.m. MDT	Niki Fernandes  16' Elisabeth Phillips  59' Ashley Hatch  78'	Recap	Jacquelin Altschild  13' Julia Sherwood  52'	Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 982[26]

*y-Portland

Series History: Series even 4–4
Broadcasters: Ty Brandenburg, Natalyn Lewis, & Lauren Francom (BYUtv)

October 9, 2014 13	Portland Pilots	0–3[27]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
6:00 p.m. MDT		Recap	Ashley Hatch  5', 14', 83'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 1,683[28] Referee: Michael Zapata Assistant referees: Hamed Sadeghi Assistant referees: Sly Yeates Fourth official: Blake Griffiths

*y-Gonzaga

Series History: BYU leads series 6–0
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Natalyn Lewis (BYUtv)

October 11, 2014 14	Gonzaga Bulldogs	0–2[29]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT		Recap	Elena Medeiros  60' Michele Murphy  63'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 3,483[30] Referee: Paul Nothman Assistant referees: Mitch Lillywhite Assistant referees: Alan Jimenez Fourth official: Jeff Young

*z-Loyola Marymount

Series History: BYU leads series 4–1
Broadcasters: No audio- Video only (LMU All Access)

October 18, 2014 15	BYU Cougars	3–0[31]	Loyola Marymount Lions	Los Angeles, CA
8:00 p.m. MDT	Elisabeth Phillips  42' Niki Fernandes  49' Stephanie Ringwood  56' Ashley Hatch  62'	Recap	Shannon Kent  68'	Stadium: Sullivan Field Attendance: 461[32] Referee: Joseph Dickerson Assistant referees: Magic Berenji Assistant referees: Israel Fernandez Fourth official: Bernhard Hosu

*xy-Santa Clara

Series History: Santa Clara leads series 6–0–2
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Natalyn Lewis (BYUtv)

October 23, 2014 16	Santa Clara Broncos	2–5[33]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Mariana Galvan  14' Brittany Ambrose  26'	Recap	Ashley Hatch  5', 29' Michele Murphy  23', 47' Nadia Gomes  88'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,279[34] Referee: Christopher Calderon Assistant referees: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Scott Reynolds Fourth official: Karsten Gillwald

*xy-San Francisco

Series History: BYU leads series 5–0
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Natalyn Lewis (BYUtv)

October 25, 2014 17	San Francisco Dons	0–3[35]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:00 p.m. MDT	Jaciara Mello  41'	Recap	Elena Medeiros  61' Michele Murphy  71' Ashley Hatch  73'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 2,841[36] Referee: Jeff Arthurholtz Assistant referees: Brandon Major Assistant referees: Blake Griffiths Fourth official: Marcelo Chaparro

*xz-Saint Mary's

Series History: BYU leads series 4–0
Broadcasters: Daniel Conlin & Ashley Neid (TheW.tv)

October 30, 2014 18	BYU Cougars	1–1[37]	Saint Mary's Gaels	Moraga, CA
4:00 p.m. MDT	Marissa Nimmer  12'	Recap	Vicki Shimkus  30'	Stadium: Saint Mary's Stadium Attendance: 459[38] Referee: Michael Radchuk Assistant referees: Turan Ozdemir Assistant referees: Samantha Moos Fourth official: Jessica Bowen

*z-Pacific

Series History: BYU leads series 4–1
Broadcasters: Alan Sanchez (TheW.tv)

November 1, 2014 19	BYU Cougars	4–0[39]	Pacific Tigers	Stockton, CA
8:00 p.m. MDT	Ashley Hatch  24', 56' Nadia Gomes  39' Jaiden Thornock  78'	Recap	Alex Hussar  69' Malaya Cabrera  80'	Stadium: Knoles Field Attendance: 250[40] Referee: Katja Koroleva Assistant referees: Joseph Dickerson Assistant referees: Luis Ordaz Fourth official: Victor Rivas

*z-Pepperdine

Series History: BYU leads series 3–2
Broadcasters: Al Epstein & Jen Karson (TheW.tv)

November 8, 2014 20	BYU Cougars	2–3	Pepperdine Waves	Malibu, CA
2:00 p.m. MST	Ashley Hatch  19' Niki Fernandes  59'	Report	Amanda LeCave  32' Colby Carson  43' Ally Holtz  50' Kristen Rodriguez  80'	Stadium: Tari Frahm Rokus Field Attendance: 679[41] Referee: Allen Chapman Assistant referees: Cesar Calderon Assistant referees: Kristin Patterson Fourth official: Kate Chapman

x- College Cup: Colorado

Series History: BYU leads series 3–1–1
Broadcasters: Ann Schatz & Kyndra de St. Aubin (P12 Mtn & AZ)

November 15, 2014 21	BYU Cougars	0–2	Colorado Buffaloes	Boulder, CO
1:00 p.m. MST		Report	Olivia Pappalardo  7' Madison Krauser  53'	Stadium: Prentup Field Attendance: 441[42] Referee: J.C. Plott Assistant referees: Adam Finney Assistant referees: Adam Zarrin Fourth official: William Knause

Roster

No.	Position	Player	Height	Hometown	Year
2	D	Taylor Campbell	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	Sandy, UT	Freshman
3	F	Carla Swensen	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	South Jordan, UT	Freshman
4	MF, D	Brittain Dearden	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	Mercer, NJ	Sophomore
5	MF	Marissa Nimmer	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)	Orem, UT	Junior
6	F	Nadia Gomes	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)	Sandy, UT	Freshman
7	F, MF	Michele Murphy	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	Sandy, UT	RS Sophomore
8	D	Ella Johnson	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	Centerville, UT	Sophomore
10	MF	Elisabeth Phillips	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)	Sandy, UT	Freshman
11	GK	Hannah Clark	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	Danville, CA	RS Freshman
12	D	Avery Calton	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	Ogden, UT	RS Freshman
13	D	Shaylyn Orr	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	Draper, UT	Freshman
14	D	Annie Amos	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	Pleasanton, CA	Senior
15	D	Alyssa Jefferson	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	Sandy, UT	Freshman
16	MF	Kayci Griffin	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	Cedar Park, TX	Sophomore
18	GK	Katherine Snyder	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	Lake Forest, CA	Senior
19	F, MF	Sarah Chambers	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)	Medford, OR	Junior
20	F	Niki Fernandez	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	Roy, UT	Graduate
21	F	Jaiden Thornock	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)	Ogden, UT	Senior
22	MF, D	Miranda Bailey	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	Loomis, CA	Sophomore
23	MF	Rachel Bingham	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	Mapleton, UT	Freshman
24	MF	Stephanie Ringwood	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	Cottonwood Heights, UT	Freshman
25	D	Camille Green	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	Bountiful, UT	Junior
26	F	Madie Lyons	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	Sandy, UT	Freshman
27	MF	Elena Medeiros	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	Bountiful, UT	Sophomore
28	GK	Hilary Kaufusi	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	Orem, UT	Junior (currently on Medical RS)
33	F	Ashley Hatch	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	Gilbert, AZ	Sophomore

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