The BYU mens’ soccer found themselves on the road for their first regular-season game Tuesday night, coming home with a 3-1 victory over the Orange County Blue Strikers Football Club. BYU let a strikers’ goal through early on in the game to bring the score to 0-1. In an effort to even the score, defender…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches members it is important to “keep the Sabbath Day holy” and forgo certain activities; however, playing sports on the Sabbath is an individual decision many athletes are faced with in professional their careers. Former Pittsburgh Steelers player Chris Hoke is just one LDS athlete to be…
Young athletes dream of one day making it to the big leagues and playing in front of thousands of fans, and for a select few, that dream actually becomes a reality. BYU has won 10 NCAA titles and 296 conference championships; it has produced 75 Olympians and more than 1,000 All-Americans. All of these titles,…
BYU soccer defeated Colorado Mesa University 2-0 in the last exhibition game of the season on Saturday. BYU was able to maintain possession and control throughout the game. “Our backs were super wide, we could play the ball side to side,” coach Chris Watkins said. “I was nervous, because the first time you try that…
BYU mens’ soccer hosts Colorado Mesa University in the last exhibition game on Saturday, April 13, at 7 p.m. at South Field Stadium. BYU is 3-2 this season, hosting CMU in its last home meet until May 31. BYU has lost only to the Real Salt Lake professional team and University of Washington last week. Assistant coach…
The BYU mens’ soccer team lost 1-0 against the professional Real Salt Lake team at Rio Tinto Stadium Monday night. This exhibition game was unlike any other BYU has played this season. Real Salt Lake started many key players, and a few recovering from injuries. Lovel Palmer, Aaron Maund, Khari Stephenson and Chris Wingert all…
BYU men’s soccer beat University of Utah 6-1 on Friday. The game started out slow, but BYU gained possession quickly and had two shots on goal in the first eight minutes. Utah then took control and Keita Sato scored the first and only goal for the Utes. The BYU defense was able to prevent all…
BYU mens’ soccer heads into the second exhibition game of the season against the University of Utah on Friday. The BYU Cougars will host the Utes in the preseason match-up. This is the only time BYU mens’ soccer will play against the Utes because BYU is a semi-professional team. This in-state rivalry game is the first time these…
The Denver University men’s soccer team tied the game against BYU in the final five minutes, ending the game tied at 1–1. The soccer preseason began on Saturday with BYU’s Colby Bauer scoring the first and only goal for the Cougars. Although there were only two goals the entire game, the referees were sure to…
The BYU men’s soccer team competes against Denver University in its first pre-season game at the South Field on Saturday, March 23, at 7 p.m. After two months of practice, the semi-professional team is ready to compete in its season debut this weekend. The exhibition game will be the first time this team is scrimmaging against a…