2015 BYU Cougars men's soccer team

BYU Cougars men's soccer

2015 season
Owner	Brigham Young University
Coach	Chris Watkins
Stadium	South Stadium, 3,000 capacity
U.S. Open Cup	Lost 1st Round vs. Harpo's FC (0-0 aet) (2-4 p)
Highest home attendance	3,000
Lowest home attendance	300
Average home league attendance	743
Home colors Away colors
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The 2015 BYU Cougars men's soccer team is part of the BYU Athletics program but does not play in a college conference. During the 2015 USL Premier Development League. The Cougars were coached for a 21st consecutive season by Chris Watkins.^[1] The Cougars finished the season 1-5-8. After the season Coach Watkins announced he would be retiring as head coach of the men's soccer team.^[2]

Media

Television & Internet Streaming

All BYU Cougars home games were streamed live on YouTube.

Regular Season

Real Colorado

BYU Cougars v Real Colorado Foxes

May 8	BYU Cougars	0–2[3]	Real Colorado Foxes	Highlands Ranch, CO
7:00 p.m. MDT	Jerry Dearden  43' Ariel Chavez  73' Dallin Cutler  90+'		Daniel Arrubla  23' Andrew Mejia  33' Andrew Mejia  75'	Stadium: Highlands Heritage Stadium Attendance: 116 Referee: Adam Zarroty Assistant referees: Robert Barycyzk Assistant referees: Chris Greer Fourth official: Rob Kiefer

Albuquerque

BYU Cougars v Albuquerque Sol FC

May 22	BYU Cougars	1–2	Albuquerque Sol FC	Albuquerque, NM
2:30 p.m. MDT	Jace Green  37' Dallin Cutler  42' Richard Haddock  87'	Recap	Matt Ball  33' Matt Ball  65' Ricardo Zacarias  88'	Stadium: Ben Rios Field Attendance: 484 Referee: Doug Cotter Assistant referees: Steve Schafer Assistant referees: Forest Dunnahoo Fourth official: James Keohone

FC Tucson

Broadcasters: John Pearlman & Jeff Rogers (YouTube)

BYU Cougars v FC Tucson

May 23	BYU Cougars	0–0[4]	FC Tucson	Tucson, AZ
8:30 p.m. MDT	Matt Rider  20' Andrew Dossett  27' Jerry Dearden  75' Jace Green  90+'			Stadium: Kino Sports Complex Attendance: 762 Referee: Robert Hullner Assistant referees: Matt Stewart Assistant referees: Ramy Touchan

Real Colorado

Broadcasters: Dave Neeley & Hugh Van Wagenen (YouTube)

Real Colorado Foxes v BYU Cougars

June 5	Real Colorado Foxes	2–2[5]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:30 p.m. MDT	Blake McNalit  8' Jeffrey Jennings  21' Danny Arrubla  40'	Recap	Jace Green  11' Jace Green  29'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Hamed S. Assistant referees: Jeff Gaston Assistant referees: Steven Chapman Fourth official: Paige Kulm

Real Colorado

Broadcasters: Dave Neeley & Carla Swensen (YouTube)

Real Colorado Foxes v BYU Cougars

June 6	Real Colorado Foxes	1–1[6]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
8 p.m. MDT	Javon Bastic  29' Jordan Gealy  42' Miguel Rosolos  71' Jordan Gealy  78' Santiago Velez  90+'	Recap	Ethan Meyer  44' Pedro Vasconeclos  71' Dallin Cutler  80'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Brad Jensen Assistant referees: Robert Pickett

Las Vegas

Broadcasters: Dave Neeley & Carla Swensen (YouTube)

Las Vegas Mobsters v BYU Cougars

June 9	Las Vegas Mobsters	2–2[7]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:30 p.m. MDT	Craig Carney  35' Craig Carney  45' Franck Taylor  80' Franck Taylor  81' Lucas Cawley  86' Carlos Lara  90'	Recap	Dallin Cutler  30' Matt Rider  51' Ryan Botcherby  76' Dallin Cutler  78'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Jeff Gastosh Assistant referees: Brandon Major Assistant referees: Paige Kulm Fourth official: Marcelo Chaporro

Albuquerque

Broadcasters: Dave Neeley, Hugh Van Wagenen, & Carla Swensen (YouTube)

Albuquerque Sol v BYU Cougars

June 11	Albuquerque Sol	3–2[8]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:30 p.m. MDT	Sam Gleadle  21' Giovanni Rollie  39' Yuri Domiciano  52' Carlos Sendin  62' Ricardo Zacharias  68' Adrian Mora  76'	Recap	Jace Green  44' Pedro Vasconcelos  70' Garrett Gee  78' Ethan Meyer  80' Andrew Dossett  90'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Henson Keetch Assistant referees: Marcelo Chapparo Assistant referees: Jason Hutchinson Fourth official: Paul Burgess

FC Tucson

Broadcasters: Skyler Hardman & Hugh Van Wagenen (YouTube)

FC Tucson v BYU Cougars

June 19	FC Tucson	2–2[9]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:30 p.m. MDT	Jose Miranda 45' Luis Martinez  51' Pedro Espindola  53' Devonte Dubose  58' Edgar Reyna  61' Luis Martinez  64' Merlin Hoekendierff  90'	Recap	Winston Sorhaitz  17' Pedro Vasconeclos  18' Winston Sorhaitz  34' Dallin Cutler  50' Junior Lartey  65' Ryan Botcherby  81' Ethan Meyer  83' Ryan Botcherby  90+'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Jeff Gaston Assistant referees: Kristi Mak Assistant referees: Kali Hamby-Smith Fourth official: Blake Griffiths

FC Tucson

Broadcasters: Mitchell Marshall & Carla Swensen (YouTube)

FC Tucson v BYU Cougars

June 20	FC Tucson	3–1[10]	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:30 p.m. MDT	Justin Bileyu  17' Davis Clemens  33' Ozzie Ramos  56' David Clemens  68'		Andrew Dossett  41' Ethan Meyer  62' Junior Lartey  65' Jacob Ence  90+'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Blake Griffiths Assistant referees: Alan Jurenez Assistant referees: Daniel Spicer–Escalante Fourth official: Robert Duncombe

Las Vegas

BYU Cougars v Las Vegas Mobsters

June 26	BYU Cougars	1–2	Las Vegas Mobsters	Las Vegas, NV
8:30 p.m. MDT	Taylor Fankhauser  19'		Carlos Lara  45' Craig Carney  78' Aaron Goo  84'	Stadium: Valley High School Attendance: N/A Referee: Miguel Urbina Assistant referees: Jason Hutchinson Assistant referees: Scott Connor Fourth official: Oscar Arias

Las Vegas

BYU Cougars v Las Vegas Mobsters

June 27	BYU Cougars	0–4	Las Vegas Mobsters	Las Vegas, NV
8:30 p.m. MDT	Jaiden Waggoner  36'		Kandai Otsuka  32' Aaron Goo  36' Craig Carney  68' Milan Popovic  73' Oscar Velasquez  82' Craig Carney  83'	Stadium: Valley High School Attendance: N/A Referee: Oscar Arias Assistant referees: Ray Baez Assistant referees: Benjamin Limon Fourth official: Miguel Urbina

Burlingame

Broadcasters: Carla Swensen & Hugh Van Wagenen (YouTube)

Burlingame Dragons FC v BYU Cougars

July 4	Burlingame Dragons FC	3-2	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:30 p.m. MDT	Joshua Smith  3' Luke Salmon  40' Own Goal  45' Joseph Cariel  50' Fredy Razo  52' Marquis Brooks  64' Joshua Smith  69'	Recap	Garrett Gee  14' Emmanuel Lartey  25' Andrew Dossett  42' Ethan Meyer  67' Dallin Cutler  77'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Alex Krelo Assistant referees: James Roy Assistant referees: Marcelo Chuparo Fourth official: Karsen Gillwad

Burlingame

Broadcasters: Jason Long & Andreas Wolf (Bay Area Online Sports Network)

BYU Cougars v Burlingame Dragons FC

July 11	BYU Cougars	0–2	Burlingame Dragons FC	Burlingame, CA
6:00 p.m. MDT			Fredy Razo  28' Brian Nana-Sinkam  50' Junior Cardona  62' Josh Morton  64' Ugochukwu Uche  69'	Stadium: Burlingame High School Stadium Attendance: N/A

Real Monarchs

BYU and Real Colorado were scheduled to play each other for the finale on July 15. Real Colorado withdrew from the game claiming there were travel conflicts, giving BYU their lone win of the year. Real Colorado was also deducted 3 points for league violations. BYU then scheduled a match with the Real Monarchs for their senior night match.^[11]

Broadcasters: Dave Neeley & Carla Swensen (YouTube)

Real Monarchs v BYU Cougars

July 15	Real Monarchs	3-2	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:30 p.m. MDT	Garrett Losee  33' Johnny Caporelli  51' Ricardo Velazco  66' Alec Sundly  80' Alec Sundly  82'	Recap	Garrett Gee  6' Christian Bain  40' Dallin Cutler  60'	Stadium: South Stadium Attendance: N/A Referee: Marco Shapiro

2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

For the first time since 2007 BYU was invited to participate in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The field expansion to 91 teams gave the Cougars only their third ever invitation. The Cougars were given a bye from the qualifying round and a host location for the first round where they would meet new team Harpo's FC, a squad sponsored by Avery Brewing Company of Colorado. If they could win it would give BYU their first ever win in the U.S. Open Cup.^[12]

The Cougars and Harpo's FC would play a penalty free match and a full 120 minutes of scoreless play setting up a shootout for the right to advance to the second round.^[13]

Broadcasters: Dave Neeley & Hugh Van Wagenen (YouTube)

Harpo's FC v BYU Cougars

May 13	Harpo's FC	0–0[14] (aet) (4–2 p)	BYU Cougars	Provo, UT
7:30 PM MDT				Stadium: South Stadium Referee: Adam Finney
		Penalties
	Justin Geibel, Ben Iiames, Corey Cullen, Sawyer Frank		Dallin Cutler, Jacob Ence

Roster

No.	Position	Player	Year
00	GK	Brenden Ottman	Junior
0	GK	Trevor LeSueur	Sophomore
1	GK	Michael "Jake" Petersen	Senior
2	F	Ariel Chavez	Senior
3	F	Jacob Ence	Freshman
4	MF	Josh Hunter	Junior
5	D	Ethan Meyer	Junior
6	MF	Dallin Cutler	Junior
7	F	Garrett Gee	Senior
8	MF	Jake Miles	Sophomore
10	MF	Pedro Vasconeclos	Junior
11	D	Winston Sorhaitz	Junior
12	D	Jerry Dearden	Sophomore
13	D	Emmanuel "Junior" Lartey	Sophomore
14	MD	Matt Rider	Junior
15	D	Ryan Botcherby	Freshman
16	M	Christian Bain	Freshman
17	MD	Ben Jensen	Freshman
18	D	Andrew Dossett	Freshman
19	MF	Jace Green	Senior
20	MF	Zack Cowan	Freshman
21	MF	MJ Affleck	Freshman
23	F	Gavin Christensen	Freshman

Standings

Pos	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	FC Tucson (C)	14	8	4	2	28	15	+13	28
2	Albuquerque Sol FC (TQ)	14	8	3	3	19	12	+7	27
3	Las Vegas Mobsters	14	5	3	6	19	19	0	18
4	Real Colorado Foxes (-3)	14	5	5	4	20	21	−1	17
5	BYU Cougars	14	1	5	8	17	28	−11	8

Note: Real Colorado Foxes deducted three points.

References

1. "BYU Men’s Soccer Unveils 2015 PDL Team". Salt City FC. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
2. "Chris Watkins resigns as BYU men's soccer head coach after 21 years". Deseret News. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
3. "BYU soccer opens 2015 PDL campaign with loss in weather-postponed twin-bill at Colorado". Salt City FC. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
4. "FC Tucson settles for 0-0 tie after missed chances". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
5. "Green's brace powers BYU soccer to 2-2 draw in PDL home opener". KSL. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
6. "Cutler’s penalty kick draws BYU level with Real Colorado, 1-1 on rainy Saturday". Salt City FC. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
7. "BYU earns fourth-straight draw, 2-2 against Las Vegas". Salt City FC. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
8. "BYU loses first home match in PDL play, 3-2 to Albuquerque". Salt City FC. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
9. "BYU picks up another home draw, 2-2 with 10-man FC Tucson". Retrieved June 19, 2015.
10. "FC Tucson outlasts BYU, 3-1 in homestand finale". Retrieved June 20, 2015.
11. "Cougars to play Real Monarchs this Wednesday". Deseret News. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
12. "BYU men’s soccer to play in US Open Cup, chance of competing with Real Salt Lake". The Digital Universe. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
13. "BYU soccer falls to Harpo's FC on penalties in Open Cup first round". KSL-TV. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
14. "BYU men's soccer loses on PKs to Harpo's FC in US Open Cup". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved May 13, 2015.