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In a penalty kick situation, it seems natural to have a go-to shooter pegged. Someone with experience. Someone with confidence.

Utah coach Rich Manning said he didn't specifically have senior midfielder Katie Taylor designated to take PKs — she was one of two or three players who could have taken the Utes' attempt in the 84th minute. But apparently her teammates had her in mind.

"Honestly I just heard all my teammates saying my name to come and take it," Taylor said. "For me, that really helped. I felt like they were all behind me."

Taylor blasted the penalty kick high and to the right, not giving BYU keeper Hannah Clark an opportunity to save it, as the Utes (4-0-1) broke the hearts of their chief in-state rivals, 1-0, on Friday afternoon at home.

The grudge match drew a crowd of 2,552 fans, and for the Utes it was proper payback for a one-goal loss they suffered last year to the Cougars (1-2-2) also via penalty kick. Utah roared back from a lackluster start to get a number of looks in the second half, until finally drawing the penalty.

"In the final minutes, it comes down to heart," Taylor said. "We played with a lot of heart."

Junior forward Ali Allen drew the penalty late in the game charging down into the box on a through ball. Clark dived into her legs, setting up the go-ahead kick attempt.

BYU coach Jennifer Rockwood said her team "lost a little bit of composure" in letting the Utes attack so often. From her angle, she said she thought Clark was going for the ball, but said she'd live with the call.

In all, BYU allowed eight shots in the second half after permitting only three in the first.

"Utah was able to spread us out," Rockwood said. "I thought we were a little soft there in the second half."

At first, it was the opposite: BYU's aggressiveness set Utah back on its heels. Keeper Lindsey Luke was forced to make three first-half saves against a numbers-heavy Cougars attack. Ashley Hatch was a consistent threat, getting six shot attempts off, and Elena Medeiros caused some problems particularly in the second half. In the back end, Megan Trabert and the Utah defense ended more than a few threats with good closing speed and knocking back crosses into the box.

Eventually the Utes gained some momentum by straightening out passes and using speed to get looks on goal. Baylee Nielsen and Taylor had several good looks in the box before getting the penalty kick.

With the win, Utah conquered arguably its toughest nonconference foe with only four games to go before conference play begins. Beating the Cougars, who hold an overall 19-7-2 series advantage, is a good sign of progress for the Utes.

"We've learned from our experiences, and we're managing situations better," Manning said. "We're now a mature team." —

Utah 1, BYU 0

O Katie Taylor scores on an 84th minute penalty kick.

• Ali Allen draws the penalty against goalkeeper Hannah Clark.

• Utes keeper Lindsey Luke gets 5 saves and records her third shutout.