Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The University of San Diego women's soccer team battled hard, but came up short, in a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to No. 6 BYU Friday evening in a West Coast Conference match at Torero Stadium.

With the loss, the Toreros fall to 8-7-1 overall, and move to 3-3-0 in the WCC. With the win, the Cougars improve to 13-2-1, and they move to 4-1-1 in the WCC.

The Cougars got on the scoreboard first, as in the 10th minute of action, Madie Lyons passed the ball to Elena Medeiros, who tapped the ball over to Michele Vasconcelos, and she hit a one-timer into the back of the net, to give BYU a 1-0 lead.

Then in the second half, head coach Ada Greenwood made some key adjustments, and USD dominated the time of possession over the first 20 minutes of play, keeping the ball on the BYU side of the field, and nearly equalized the score in the 54th minute. Summer Mason got loose in the goal box, and fired off a shot at the top of the goal box, only the ball had a little too much force on it, and just went over the crossbar, much to the relief of the Cougars.

BYU then doubled their lead in the 82nd minute of play, as Alyssa Jefferson sent the ball to Vasconcelos, and she crossed it to Lizzy Braby, who took one touch then put the ball into the back of the net, to give BYU a 2-0 lead.

San Diego didn't just fade away, as in the 89th minute of play, the Toreros cut the lead in half. Tara Meier got the ball, sent it to Summer Mason, who then tapped the ball over to Julia Sherwood, and she put he ball into the goal to give USD some hope, and moved the score to its final of 2-1.

USD simply ran out of time, as the Cougars managed to hold on for the last almost 2 minutes to claim the win.

BYU out shot the Toreros 13-8, but USD did hold a 7-4 advantage in corner kicks.

Amber Michel was saddled with the loss in goal for USD, as she allowed two goals and recorded six saves. Her counterpart, Hannah Clark, picked up the win, as she allowed one goal and recorded two saves.

The Toreros will return to action on Thursday, as they travel to Stockton, Calif. to take on the University of the Pacific at 7 p.m.