COACHESHead coach: Jennifer Rockwood (27 seasons)

Assistant coach: Brent Anderson (5)Assistant coach: Steve Magleby (4)

Administrative assistant: Rachel Jorgensen (8)Volunteer assistant: Madie Gates (2)

BYU vs. USC | AUGUST 26, 2021 | 8 p.m.

COACHESHead coach: Keidane McAlpine

Associate head coach: Jason LockhartAssistant coach: Sammy TowneVolunteer assistant: Ian Feuer

Director of operations: Carla Hayden

WOMEN’S SOCCER15 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA APPEARANCES | 3 NCAA QUARTERFINALS | 27 ALL-AMERICA HONORS

# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown1 Haven Empey Fr. GK 5-9 American Fork, Utah2 Olivia Smith Fr. MF/D 5-6 Eagle, Idaho3 Makaylie Moore Sr. F/MF 5-5 Auburn, Washington4 Grace Johnson Sr. D 5-10 Centerville, Utah5 Brecken Mozingo So. F/MF 5-6 Sandy, Utah6 Ashton Johnson Jr. MF 5-9 Provo, Utah7 Brooke Hale Fr. D 5-10 Danville, California8 Mikayla Colohan Sr. MF 5-8 Kaysville, Utah9 Caroline Stringfellow Fr. MF/F 5-4 Syracuse, Utah10 Olivia Wade So. MF/F 5-8 Kaysville, Utah11 Ellie Maughan So. MF/F 5-8 North Ogden, Utah12 Jamie Shepherd So. MF 5-7 American Fork, Utah15 Zoe Jacobs So. D 5-3 Kaysville, Utah16 Kendell Petersen So. MF/D 5-8 South Weber, Utah18 Paola Garcia Fr. MF/D 5-3 Mapleton, Utah19 Addie Gardner Fr. F 5-7 Highland, Utah20 Cameron Tucker Sr. F 5-9 Highland, Utah21 Tara Warner Fr. D 5-6 Springville, Utah22 Bella Folino So. F/MF 5-6 Aliso Viejo, California23 Ruby Hladek Fr. F 5-7 Ladera Ranch, California24 Josie Shepherd Fr. MF 5-6 American Fork, Utah25 Jacey Wood Fr. MF/F 5-6 Las Vegas, Nevada26 Laveni Vaka So. D 5-6 Sandy, Utah27 Daviana Vaka Fr. F 5-7 Sandy, Utah28 Natalee Wells Jr. D 5-7 Alpine, Utah29 Abbie Kotter Fr. MF/D 5-3 Providence, Utah32 Cassidy Smith Sr. GK 5-9 Alpine, Utah33 Rachel McCarthy So. F/MF 5-7 American Fork, Utah34 Kelsey Hoopes Fr. GK 5-7 Livermore, California66 Savanna Empey Fr. GK 5-10 American Fork, Utah

# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown0 Talia Grossman So. GK 5-8 Palo Alto, California00 Emily Rhinehart So. GK 5-11 Fallston, Maryland1 Anna Smith Sr. GK 5-9 Sammamish, Washington2 Jaelyn Eisenhart Jr. MF 5-3 Henderson, Nevada3 Kayla Colbert Fr. F/D 5-2 Rancho Cucamonga, California4 Mary Shin So. D 5-9 Honolulu, Hawaii5 Penelope Hocking Sr. F 5-5 Anaheim, California6 Katie Roditis So. F 5-8 Rancho Palos Verde, California7 Croix Bethune Jr. MF 5-3 Alpharetta, Georgia8 Brooklyn Courtnall Fr. D 5-9 Westlake Village, California9 Angeles Escobar So. F 5-5 Lancaster, California10 SavannahDeMelo R-Sr. MF 5-5 Bellflower,California11 Olufolasade Adamolekun Jr. F/MF 5-9 Austin, Texas12 Zoe Burns So. D/MF 5-2 Issaquah, Washington14 Reezyn Turk Fr. GK 5-8 Seal Beach, California15 Alexa Gonzalez So. MF 5-3 Riverside, California16 Madeline Vergura Sr. MF/F 5-8 Concord, Massachusetts17 Izzy Kimberly Fr. F/D 5-8 Jacksonville, Florida18 Hannah White Jr. F 5-10 Atlanta, Georgia20 Kaylin Martin Sr. D 5-9 Aliso Viejo, California21 Anuhea Kane So. D 5-0 Kapolei, Hawaii22 Helena Sampaio Fr. MF 5-9 Porto Alegre, Brazil23 Isabel Rolley Jr. D 5-8 Las Vegas, Nevada24 Savianna Gomez Jr. F/MF 5-10 Torrance, California25 Aaliyah Farmer Fr. MF 5-9 Tustin, California26 Simi Awujo Fr. MF 5-9 Atlanta, Georgia27 Lily Babalola Jr. D 5-10 Lawrenceville, Georgia28 Morgan Brown Fr. D 5-11 Los Angeles, California29 Jennifer Westendorf R-Sr. F 5-9 Grayson, Georgia30 Julia Gomez Fr. F 5-8 Hacienda Heights, California33 Jada Talley R-Sr. F 5-9 Corona, California34 BK Harris Fr. F 5-4 New Albany, Ohio35 Lily Perryman Sr. D 5-10 Portola Valley, California36 Savannah Kessler Jr. D 5-5 Murrieta, California80 Simone Jackson Fr. F 5-4 Redondo Beach, California

GAME NOTES

No. 15 BYU women’s soccer will host No. 12 USC this week on Thursday, Aug. 26 at South Field.

Thursday’s matchup is scheduled for 8 p.m. MDT on BYUtv. The game will also be carried live on the BYU Sports Net-work — BYU Radio 107.9 FM/BYU Cougars App. The matchup will also be available for streaming on byutv.org or the BYUtv app.

IN THE RANKINGS. BYU is ranked No. 24 in the DI women’s soccer poll. Additionally, BYU is ranked No. 15 in the Top Drawer Soccer college soccer national ranking.

LAST TIME ON THE FIELD.Ontheroad,BYUreceiveditsfirstlossoftheseason2-1atAuburnlastSaturdayevening.FreshmanAbbieKotterscoredthefirstcollegiategoalofhercareerinthe42ndminuteofthematchfortheCougars.Previously, BYU defeated Ohio State 3-0 at South Field to open the season.

ATTENDANCE. This week’s game will have free attendance only for BYU students who attend New Student Orientation [NSO]. Students must have an NSO wrist band for entry.

No. 15 BYU (1-1-0, 0-0-0 WCC) vs No. 12 USC (0-1-0, 0-0-0 PAC-12)

Thursday, Aug. 26, at 8 p.m. MDT at South FieldTV: BYUtvRadio: BYU Sports Network/BYU Cougars App/107.9 FMRadio play-by-play: Greg WrubellStreaming: BYUtv.org/BYUtv app

THE TROJANS. USC is 0-1-0 after losing its season opener against Pepperdine 2-0 on Thursday, Aug. 19. The two-timeNationalChampionsfinishedthe2020-21seasonwitha7-3-4recordandreachedthesecondroundoftheNCAATournament.

COUGARS VS. TROJANS. Overall, the Cougars and Trojans have met ten times (BYU is 2-5-3). Most recently, the Cougars fell to the Trojans 4-3 last season on Feb. 15 in overtime. USC forward Jennifer Westendorf scored in the 97th minute to secure the victory over the Cougars after a back-and-forth battle.

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