Both matchups against Power Five conference teams are vital to BYU's quest to build a solid RPI before WCC play begins in late September, coach Jennifer Rockwood said.
Senior Ashley Hatch won NCAA and espnW National Player of the Week honors after recording her second career hat trick against Penn State, the reigning national champion. Hatch has scored all five of BYU's goals this season.
"It was an incredible performance against an excellent program," Rockwood said. "We played our game right from the beginning and were rewarded for it."
BYU led the nation in home attendance (38,466) last year and average home attendance per game (3,497) and is looking for another attendance record at 7 p.