Third Straight Championship Stake Show

PROVO, Utah – First-seed BYU (17-2-2) ensured that the top-two seeds in the 2009 MWC Women’s Soccer Tourney will run for the championship on Saturday with the Cougars' 1-0 victory over fourth-seed New Mexico (13-5-3).

With the win, BYU raises to run second-seeded San Diego State at noon on Saturday, Nov. 7.

BYU’s MWC Freshman of the Year, Carlee Payne, headed in the game’s lone hit for her 13th goal of the season. Afterwards BYU defender Andrea Willis sent a free kick in advance of the New Mexico goal, teammate Kassidy C. Shumway headed the pass back to Payne for the goal. Payne led all players in the stake with three shots.

“It was tough heading,” said BYU head coach Jennifer Rockwood. “I don’t recognize how she did it. She’s had a fantastic year for us and marked a lot of great goals.”

New Mexico's Jess Quador, Rachel Fields and Elizabeth Lambert all established BYU goalkeeper McKinzie Olson with shootings on goal but to no prevail. Olson recorded her 11th personal shutout win, other career-high.

The Cougars ended with 11 shots to New Mexico’s nine.

BYU holds an all-time 9-8-4 record against San Diego State and a 3-1-0 record against them in conference tournament run. The winner of Saturday's match will represent the conference with an automated bid to the 2009 NCAA Women's Soccer College Cup.

Saturday's championship stake will be streamed live on The Mtn.’s World Wide Web site (www.themtn.tv) and line on the linear network via same-day record delay at midnight MT. It will also be re-broadcast at 2 p.m. MT on Sunday, Nov. 8.

Tickets for the MWC Women’s Soccer Tournament finals are now on cut-rate sale online at byutickets.com.

Prices for single-game tickets: $10 for reserved seating; $7 for adults in common admission; $5 for students in common admission.

Children age five and under are free. For info, please call the BYU Marriott Center ticket office at 800-322-BYU1

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Michael Dyer charges to Auburn

Auburn has brought its running back of the future.

Little Rock Christian (Little Rock, Ark.) major Michael Dyer, the state's all-time leading rusher, announced his commitment to Auburn during a school assembly this morning.

Dyer, No. 15 widespread in the MaxPreps 2010 Top 100 rolled up by Tom Lemming, is the third ranked running back in the state, downward Marcus Lattimore (Byrnes, Duncan, S.C.) and Lache Seastrunk (Temple, Texas).

He selected the Tigers over Arkansas, Tennessee, and a boniface of other schools that offered a scholarship.

Two workweeks ago against Lake Side (Hot Springs, Ark.), the 5-foot-9, 215-pound Dyer broke the Arkansas career state rushing record of 7,122 previously held by previous Elaine star Vernon Hicks.

“His best asset likely is his balance," Little Rock Christian private instructor Justin Roper said after the game. "What makes him so great is that on that point are guys who are responsible and guys who are big and physical, and some are proficient receivers but Michael can do it all. He’s so hard to tackle because he’s so strong and you can’t knock him off balance.”

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