Mattyn Summers-Oviatt: Built by Faith, Backed by Resilience

In this episode of Her Y, host Lauren McLain sits down with Mattyn Summers-Oviatt to talk about her remarkable journey: from a late-start recruitment during COVID, to her freshman year at St. Louis University, to a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Puebla, Mexico. That one decision to serve God changed everything. Mattyn opens up about the surprising spiritual prompting that led her to transfer to BYU, the faith it took to leave behind a team that believed in her, and what it felt like to finally find her footing as a Cougar. She also shares the story behind BYU's magical postseason run — including the header goal against UCLA that sent the Cougars to the Sweet 16. But perhaps the most extraordinary chapter? Being invited — almost overnight — to represent the American Samoa Women's National Team in World Cup qualifying, competing in the Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, and New Zealand, and helping put a tiny island nation on the soccer map for the first time in history.