New Mexico had an inkling of what awaited in Provo, Utah, in the opening round of the NCAA women’s soccer tournament.
But knowing that BYU has a dynamic offense and seeing it in action are two completely different things.
The fourth-seeded Cougars (14-4-1), who came into Saturday’s match averaging an NCAA-best 3.44 goals per match, eradicated the UNM (14-5-2) defense in the second half to come away with a 6-0 victory. BYU’s scoring average was second best in NCAA history.
It’s the second straight NCAA Tournament game that the Lobos gave up six goals having lost to TCU 6-2 in April after winning their first ever NCAA game by beating Navy on penalty kicks.