BYU women’s soccer secured its first national championship appearance by beating WCC rival and defending national champion Santa Clara in the NCAA College Cup Semifinal on Friday night in OT.
The Cougars lost earlier this season at Santa Clara, a loss that ultimately resulted in being the conference co-champion with the Broncos. The College Cup finals were moved from the San Jose Earthquakes PayPal Park to Santa Clara’s Stevens Stadium, which meant that the Cougars would have to return to Santa Clara’s home field. The game was a sell-out in front of 7,500 fans, the overwhelming majority being Santa Clara fans despite the Cougars typically phenomenal road support.