WASHINGTON TERRACE -- There was no shortage of motivation for the Outlaws on Saturday evening.
Playing their arch-rivals in front the biggest crowd of the season with a chance to escape the divisional cellar, Ogden did everything right for 60 minutes.
The final half-hour, however, was an absolute disaster for the home side.
In the span of just 12 minutes, the Outlaws saw a 1-0 lead turn into a two-goal deficit and Ogden couldn't recover as Brigham Young University rolled out of Bonneville High School with a 3-1 result.
"When we decide to play, we can play some pretty good soccer," Ogden coach Rob Karas said. "We can be fun to watch when we play simple and ping the ball around.
"There was just no rhythm in the second half," Karas added. "This game could've been three, four to zero at halftime and we didn't put away the opportunities that we had."
Ogden dominated the opening half, but struggled to finish its attack inside the offensive third. The Outlaws finished the first 45 minutes with 1-0 lead and a 9-3 advantage in shots.
Ogden's goal came courtesy of defender Robert Smith in the 28th minute after Smith corralled a rebound from a corner kick play and slammed the ball through traffic for the lead.
The Outlaws opened the second half strongly, but the Cougars gradually began to gain control of the field, wearing down Ogden's energy level.
BYU (4-10-2) made several substitutions early in the second half to get fresh legs on the field. Just moments after entering for BYU, Jantzen Romney punched home the equalizer in the 63rd minute, followed by a goal from second-half sub Pedro Vasconcelos in the 73rd.
Toni Niccoli made it 3-1 in the 75th to effectively kill off the match. Ogden dropped to 2-9-3 and finished the home portion of its schedule with a 2-3-3 record. The Outlaws will wrap up their season with a two-game road trip next weekend to California.
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