Remember this name for the class of 2028 — Andie Marshall.  I’m guessing she’ll play forward since her Dad is Brady Marshall and Mom is the former BYU women’s soccer player, Annie Zwahlen.

Congrats to the Marshall’s who gave birth to Andie on Friday, August 13.  She was 6 pounds, 14 ounces and 19.5”.

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Kristina Cummins wrote a feature in the BYU student newspaper, The Daily Universe on July 1 about Brady Marshall.

Brady Steve Marshall began playing soccer when he was 5 after his mother, Lisa, said he couldn’t play his favorite sport, football, until he entered high school because she thought he would get hurt.

His dad, Tony Marshall, invited him to play soccer when he was 5. To this day, he said he still teases Brady about his response to the invitation.

“Brady responded with, ‘I am not very good at things with my feet,’ ” Tony said, in jest.

This year, Brady has taken 15 shots on goal, the third-highest on the team, according to the league division’s website. Antonio Niccoli has 17 shots on goal and B.J. Pugmire has 19.

“Brady is a great athlete with unique speed, power and agility,” Watkins said. “When he’s motivated, he can play with anyone in the country.”

Tony said he did the typical fatherly things in Brady’s young soccer career, like taking him to practices and games. He noticed at a young age that Brady’s driven nature and high level of intensity impacted every facet of his nature.

“Brady has always been a young man of spiritual intensity,” Tony said. “He is very obedient and he wants to do what is right and never get in trouble. He is a natural leader and good example for others to follow.  It has been an absolute pleasure as a parent to watch him.”

Tony said in any sport Brady took on, the coaches were always happily surprised by his ability.

“The coaches would say, ‘We can’t get over this kid,’ ” Tony said. “He stood out because of his work ethic.”

Brady’s strong and intense work ethic was developed as a result of always being small compared to the other kids on teams, so he had to work harder to compensate, Tony said.

“I grew up in Modesto, Calif.,” Brady said. “I played baseball, basketball, football and soccer in high school but felt I had the greatest potential for a scholarship in soccer.”

Brady said his life revolved around sports and his mom tried to keep him well rounded by having him play the piano and earn an Eagle Scout award. He said even family vacations revolved around sporting events for both him and his younger sister, Jennie Marshall, who currently plays on the Cougar women’s soccer team.

Both of them recall spending their Thanksgivings in condos in Oceanside, Calif., for soccer tournaments. They said these Thanksgiving vacations were some of their favorite childhood memories, especially when extended family members went with them.

“Brady is an insane athlete,” Jennie said. “He can play anything he wants. He’s strong, fast and mentally there. A lot of athletes struggle mentally.”

Jennie said her brother has done everything he can in school as well as spiritually and has always been firm in his standards and beliefs. She said she feels close to him because they are only a few years apart and they share a common bond by playing soccer at BYU.

Brady’s wife, Annie, also played soccer at BYU. She is two years older than Brady and is currently expecting their first child, a girl, in August, she said.

Annie and Brady were married in the Oakland California Temple on Aug. 1, 2009.

They met at BYU during a youth summer soccer camp Brady attended while Annie was a counselor, Annie said.

“Brady came up to me on Monday morning, the first day of camp,” she said. “And the first thing he said to me was ‘I am a 209 area code, too.’ ”

Annie said they dated when Brady was a freshman and she was a junior. Then Brady left for his mission in Charlotte, W. Va., and she wrote him throughout. They went through the date-break up cycle when he returned from his mission, until they finally were engaged and married.

“He is definitely the clean one in the relationship,” Annie said. “Our apartment is really clean and he loves to vacuum.”

Brady said he is a steak and potatoes kind of a guy and he loves anything his wife cooks.

“I have a new favorite kind of food every week,” Brady said. “I especially love my wife’s tacos.”

Brady said he loves coming home to find his wife watching soccer or any kind of sport on TV.

“That is how you know you have a good one,” Brady said. “They understand your second love. It is awesome to be with someone who understands you completely.”

Brady and Annie continue the tradition in Brady’s family of finding a spouse at BYU. Brady’s dad said he and his wife met at BYU. He was a civil engineering major and his wife, Lisa, was an elementary education major. He said they lived in Wymount and Brady spent his first year of life being strolled around here on campus.

Brady will play in the men’s soccer game Saturday at South Stadium Field at 7 p.m. against the Ogden Outlaws.

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PROVO, Utah (July 3, 2010) — On a night featuring a firework display following the match, the BYU Cougars lit up the scoreboard during the match, with a 3-1 victory over the Ogden Outlaws.  The Cougars are now 3-7-2 while Ogden falls to 1-7-2.

Ogden scored a goal in the first half but junior forward, Brady Marshall scored the Cougars equalizer in the 45th minute with a putback following a header off the crossbar by freshman midfielder, Matt Rider.  The score was tied 1-1 at halftime.

Brady Marshall scored two goals versus Ogden, Saturday night. (BYU Photo)

In the second frame, Marshall received a pass over the top of the defense by Brazillian freshman forward, Pedro Vasconcelos, then scored the go-ahead goal with a chip over the Ogden goalkeeper to score his second goal of the game.  In the closing minutes the Outlaws put everyone in the box on a corner kick to try and tie the score.  The ball hit the post in the penalty area scrum but Cougar midfielder, Kip Critchlow tackled the ball away and assisted Jantzen Romney for a late goal to win, 3-1.  The assist was Critchlow’s team leading, third of the year and Romney’s first career goal as a Cougar.  It is also the first time the Cougars have scored three goals in a game this season.

“The win really meant a lot to us,” said Brady Marshall.  “It’s been a season full of frustration so it was nice to get back on track.  Scoring those goals really felt good since I’ve been in a slump.  Pedro came in and really changed the game.  His assist was beautiful.”

BYU will play games two and three of a four-game homestand this week with 2009 Southwest Division Champion, Hollywood United Hitmen in Provo on Thursday, July 8 followed by last year’s Premier Development League champions, the Ventura County Fusion on Saturday, July 10.  Both games will kickoff at 8 p.m. MT and be broadcast live on BYUtv and www.byutv.org/live.

Scoring Summary
Ogden: 0-1
BYU: 1-1, Brady Marshall (Matt Rider)
BYU: 2-1, Brady Marshall (Pedro Vasconcelos)
BYU: 3-1, Jantzen Romney (Kip Critchlow)

Postgame Notes
-BYU won its first game after trailing this season
-After being shutout two games in a row, BYU has scored the last two games
-The Cougars scored three goals Saturday night after totaling eight in the first 11 games
-Janzten Romney scored his first career goal as a Cougar
-Kip Critchlow added an assist to his team leading total of three
-Brady Marshall now joins Toni Niccoli and Britton Osborn with three goals this season to lead the team
-BYU needs to win its final four games to finish with a .500 record
-All four remaining games are in Utah and the next three are at homeTweet

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Jarom Jordan
jarom.jordan@byu.edu

Toni Niccoli – Forward (Fr.)

Brady Marshall – Forward (Jr.)

Kip Critchlow – Midfielder (Fr.)

PROVO, Utah (April 9, 2010) — After a frantic, all out offensive assault, BYU scored the game winning goal in double overtime to beat the Dixie Red Storm, 2-1 in Provo on Friday night. KC Whitworth played Brady Marshall the ball wide who then scored the game winning goal in the 107th minute, his second goal of the spring exhibition season.

“It feels great,” said junior forward, Brady Marshall. “KC (Whitworth) played me the ball and I turned and let it run … and put it in the far post. It was all KC. I just finished it off.”

Toni Niccoli, assisted by BJ Pugmire, got BYU on the board in the 68th minute with his first goal since the 2007 PDL season before his mission. Dixie tied the score in the 78th minute with a penalty kick. The Cougars relentlessly attacked Dixie with shot after shot only to play 17 minutes of the possible 20 in overtime to win with Marshall’s golden goal.

“I think we’re doing well,” said freshman forward, Toni Niccoli. “We’ve made huge steps in the two games this week. We’re starting to create a lot more opportunities now. It’s just putting them in.”

The Cougars outshot the Red Storm, 21-7 and made five saves on the night.

“I loved it,” said freshman, Kip Critchlow. “The fans were really loud and we got the win so it was great.”

BYU’s next game is April 24 at 6 p.m. on Haws Field in Provo. Tickets are $6 for adults and $5 for students and children.

Chris Watkins rallies his team after the first overtime to victory against Dixie.

Jarom Jordan
Media Relations Director
jarom.jordan@byu.edu

Friday morning the men and women’s soccer teams went down to Vegas at noon together in snowy weather. I did not make the trip due to two men’s volleyball broadcasts in Provo but it would have been fun to hang out in 70 degree weather!

The women play UNLV at 9 a.m. and the men play the Rebels at 11 a.m. Last year BYU lost 3-0 to UNLV.

Listen to my conversation with junior forward, Brady Marshall this morning before he left on the bus with the team.

Junior forward, Brady Marshall likes BYU's new 4-3-3 formation. (BYU Photo)