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Christina Leung
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San Francisco USF (10-6-2, 2-2-2)
4
Winner Brigham Young BYU (11-4-1, 6-1)
San Francisco USF
(10-6-2, 2-2-2)
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Final
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Brigham Young BYU
(11-4-1, 6-1)
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San Francisco USF 0 0 0
Brigham Young BYU 1 3 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Dons Unbeaten Streak Ended in Provo

PROVO, Utah – The University of San Francisco women's soccer team's five-game unbeaten streak came to an end Thursday evening when host BYU scored four goals, three in the second half, to defeat the Dons 4-0 at South Field.
 
BYU (11-4-1, 6-1-0 WCC) owned possession throughout the first half.  The Dons (10-6-2, 3-2-2 WCC) were outshot 17-3 in the first period.  The Cougars eventually broke the scoreless tie just before halftime when Makaylie Moore scored her sixth goal of the season with 12 seconds before the break. Dons' keeper Molly Eby (7-3-1) recorded five of her nine saves in the first period.
 
In the second half BYU put the game on ice in a matter of seconds. The Cougar's Elise Flake scored her 11th and 12th goal of the season 54 seconds apart when she beat the defender and had a one on one with the keeper with 62:45 on the clock.  Her next goal came on a header on a cross from the left side at 63:39. 
 
The Cougars scored a fourth goal in the 86th minute when Cameron Tucker scored her third goal of the season when she slipped past the USF defense and sent a shot to the lower corner.
 
The Dons finished the evening with seven shots on the night, two by Sydney Cooper with one coming on goal. 
 
GAME NOTES
  • The Dons, who are on pace to have a historic season in goals scored, were held scoreless for just the second time all season.  USF entered the game 54th in the nation averaging 1.94 goals per game.
  • The seven shots by USF on the evening was the third lowest total by the Dons this year. 
  • With 11 points in the WCC standings, the Dons still sit in fourth place with two games still to play.
 
COACH'S QUOTE
"I think at the end of the day we weren't good enough in the first 45 minutes," said head coach Jim Millinder. "We didn't possess the ball well enough against them and when you don't possess well you give them too many chances.  I think that sucked the energy out of our legs.  At the end of the day, late in the match we just didn't have enough juice, we just weren't good enough in the final third, and they are very athletic and whenever you press a team like that you leave yourself vulnerable and that allowed them to score those two quick goals.  But we will learn from it and move on, we look forward to facing USD on Sunday and look forward to finishing strong in the WCC."
 
NEXT UP
The Dons will play the final road game of the season when they travel to San Diego to take on the Toreros at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. 
 
 
 
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