BYU clinched its fifth MWC Tournament title after defeating regular-season
champion UNLV, 2-1, in the final. The Cougars received the
automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
With BYU in the 2007 field, the Mountain West Conference now has
20 appearances all-time in the NCAA Soccer Championship. Overall,
the conference holds a 10-17-3 record in the tournament.
The 2007 NCAA Tournament marks the first year since 2001 that the
MWC did not receive multiple bids to the championship. BYU was
the lone team to advance to the tournament in 2001.
TEAM QUICK HITS
BYU is making its 10th appearance in the NCAA Women's Soccer
Championship and eighth as a member of the Mountain West. In
BYU's last appearance, the Cougars fell to Portland, 2-1, in the first
round. The Cougars' best finish in the NCAA Tournament was an
Elite Eight appearance in 2003.
The Cougars hold a 1-1 all-time record vs. Texas. The teams last met
in 2005, with BYU taking a 1-0 win in Provo, Utah.
BYU is just (0-0-1) vs. this year's NCAA tournament field, despite
playing six teams from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-10 Conferences
during the regular season. The Cougars' only meeting with an NCAA
Tournament participant was then-#18/#25 Colorado on September 8
that resulted in a tie, 0-0.
