BYU vs Oklahoma by BYU

On the Road Again

The 4th seeded BYU Women's Soccer team traveled across the country to Columbia, South Carolina to face the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2nd Round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships.

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Practice

Due to several fires in the region, BYU was forced to go inside and practice in South Carolina's indoor practice facility before visiting Stone Soccer Stadium for a brief walkthrough.

Gameday

1st Half

Hatch's header in the 11th minute gave BYU a 1-0 lead. The attack started with Vasconcelos passing to Stephanie Ringwood Ney, who crossed to Hatch just inside the penalty spot. Hatch placed it past Oklahoma keeper Kassidie Stade for the early advantage.

It was Hatch’s 19th goal of the season and first career NCAA tournament goal. Ney was credited with her second assist of the year while Vasconcelos picked up her 13th. The Cougars held that the 1-0 edge at halftime. They outshot the Sooners 10-3 in the first half.

SECOND HALF

Vasconcelos scored a goal 20 minutes into the second half to put BYU up 2-0. She extended her scoring streak to seven games with an unassisted shot chipped over Stade. It hit the bottom side of the cross bar and bounced down into the net. The goal was Vasconcelos’ 16th of the year and her second of this year’s NCAA tournament.

Oklahoma scored in the 82nd minute of the game, as Rachel Ressler scored off an assist from Lizzie Luallin to cut the deficit to one goal. BYU was able to hold on in the last eight minutes for the win.