PROVO, UTAH – The #16 Pepperdine women's soccer team fell to #12 BYU 1-0 in two overtime periods on Saturday night in the final West Coast Conference regular-season game. 

The Waves (15-3-1, 6-2-1) and Cougars (13-4-1, 8-1-0) battled it out throughout the entire game and were both in double figures in shots, 25-10 in favor of BYU. The Waves had their chances, including Tabhita LaParl hitting the crossbar with a long shot in the 71st minute and Devyn Gilfoy heading the ball off the crossbar in the 81st minute. 

Pepperdine finished third in the WCC standings and BYU shares the champion title with Santa Clara.

GOAL 

BYU 104': The Cougars drew a foul about 40 yards out. Brecken Mozing took the free kick and hooked it over the line of Pepperdine defenders. Pepperdine's goalkeeper punched away a tricky ball, but it went to the feet of Cameron Tucker, who scored from about 15 yards out for the golden goal. 

STATS

Shots: Pepperdine 10, BYU 25
Shots on Goal: Pepperdine 5, BYU 8
Saves:  Zoe Clevely (Pepperdine) 7, Cassidy Smith (BYU) 4
Corner Kicks: Pepperdine 5, BYU 13
Fouls:  Pepperdine 10, BYU 13
Offsides: Pepperdine 1, BYU 9

QUOTABLE

Pepperdine Head Coach Tim Ward said: "It's a rare thing to be this proud of a team after a defeat, but our Waves were magnificent tonight!

"Every single woman was up for the battle tonight and put in a herculean effort against arguably one of the most powerful attacking teams in the country. Not only did we defend brilliantly, we created some of the best chances in the game. Although we were really disappointed with the outcome, this team took a huge step forward tonight.

"We're really hopeful our name will be called on Monday for the NCAA tourney."

UP NEXT

The NCAA Selection Show is set for Monday (Nov. 8) at 1:30 p.m. PT/ 4:30 p.m. ET and will be live on NCAA.com.