Huskers Defeat BYU, Fall to Arizona State in Tempe

Tempe, Ariz. ­- The Nebraska soccer team hit the road for the second straight week and picked up its first win of the 2010 spring season with a 1-0 victory over BYU on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.

Katie Goetzmann led the Huskers over the Cougars in the first match of day, giving Nebraska the game-winning goal in the first half of a 1-0 triumph. The Big Red outshot BYU, 9-8, while goalkeeper Emma Stevens played the entire match to register her first career shutout.

The Huskers dropped the second contest of the day to host Arizona State, 2-0.

Both BYU and Arizona State qualified for the 2009 NCAA Tournament. The Cougars won last season's Mountain West Conference regular season title and finished with an 18-4-2 record, while the Sun Devils were 9-7-4.

Nebraska will be out of spring competition for two weeks, returning to the field March 28 in Charlottesville for a pair of matches against the Virginia Cavaliers.

Nebraska Soccer 2010 Spring Schedule (all times Central)
Feb. 27             at Georgia*                               Atlanta, Ga.                               T, 1-1
Feb. 27             vs. Florida State*                        Atlanta, Ga.                             L, 2-3
March 6            vs. BYU*                                   Tempe, Ariz.                              W, 1-0
March 6            at Arizona State*                       Tempe, Ariz.                              L, 0-2
March 28           at Virginia*                                Charlottesville, Va.                    8 a.m.
March 28           at Virginia*                                Charlottesville, Va.                    12:30 p.m.
April 11             at Marquette*                            Milwaukee, Wis.                        10 a.m.
April 11             at Wisconsin-Milwaukee*          Milwaukee, Wis.                        12:30 p.m.
April 17            vs. Minnesota                           Nebraska Soccer Field             9:30 a.m.
April 17             at Creighton                              Omaha, Neb.                             4 p.m.
April 18            vs. Alumni                               Nebraska Soccer Field             11 a.m.
*Indicates 2009 NCAA Tournament qualifier