Sunday, October 14
Santa Clara, CA
1:00 p.m. PT
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Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
WSOC | No. 7 Broncos Run Past Gaels, 4-1
10/14/2018 6:11:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Saint Mary's was held to six shots on Sunday as No. 7 Santa Clara handed the Gaels their third conference loss.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Saint Mary's bad fortune against WCC-rival Santa Clara continued Sunday on the road as the No. 7 Broncos' offense came alive for four goals in an eventual 4-1 win. Saint Mary's is now 0-15-3 in their last 18 matchups against SCU.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gaels were held to six shots in the match by a tough Santa Clara defense and only managed one scoring try in the first half. SMC would eventually find the back of the net in the 74th minute of the match but it proved to be too late as the Broncos had already tallied four goals.
Only 40 seconds after Santa Clara's fourth goal of game, the Gaels stormed back down the field where AnnaMaria DiGeronimo connected on a volley to end the Broncos' shutout bid. The goal was DiGeronimo's first career goal and the sophomore totaled two shots on the afternoon.
Santa Clara took an early lead in the match as Kelsey Turnbow got the scoring started less than two minutes into the first half. Six and a half minutes later, the Broncos got another goal from Julie Doyle on an assist from Kelcie Hedge.
Hedge added two more goals of her own during the final half in the 54th and 73rd minute to widen Santa Clara's lead to four.
Gaels' keeper Maleah Milner recorded her third-highest save total of the season with six against the Broncos. Santa Clara fired off 22 shot attempts during the match and also had nine corner kicks.
QUICK FACTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Gaels were held to six shots in the match by a tough Santa Clara defense and only managed one scoring try in the first half. SMC would eventually find the back of the net in the 74th minute of the match but it proved to be too late as the Broncos had already tallied four goals.
Only 40 seconds after Santa Clara's fourth goal of game, the Gaels stormed back down the field where AnnaMaria DiGeronimo connected on a volley to end the Broncos' shutout bid. The goal was DiGeronimo's first career goal and the sophomore totaled two shots on the afternoon.
Santa Clara took an early lead in the match as Kelsey Turnbow got the scoring started less than two minutes into the first half. Six and a half minutes later, the Broncos got another goal from Julie Doyle on an assist from Kelcie Hedge.
Hedge added two more goals of her own during the final half in the 54th and 73rd minute to widen Santa Clara's lead to four.
Gaels' keeper Maleah Milner recorded her third-highest save total of the season with six against the Broncos. Santa Clara fired off 22 shot attempts during the match and also had nine corner kicks.
QUICK FACTS
- DiGeronimo and Jaylen Crim led the Gaels with two shots each.
- Four of the Gaels' six shots came on goal.
- 22 shots against was the most Saint Mary's has allowed this season.
- Saint Mary's returns home for a Thursday matchup against the Toreros at 3:30 p.m. Links for the match can be found on the Gaels' schedule page.
Team Stats
SMC
SCU
Goals
1
4
Shots
6
22
Shots on Goal
4
10
Saves
6
3
Corners
0
9
Fouls
11
7
Scoring Plays
Kelsey Turnbow (5)
Assisted By: Marika Guay
hot from inside post
01:47
Julie Doyle (2)
Assisted By: Kelcie Hedge
low pass into box and one time
08:18
Kelcie Hedge (5)
Assisted By: Alex Loera
olley off free kick
53:55
Kelcie Hedge (6)
Assisted By: Maria Sanchez
ross and touch in box
72:51
AnnaMaria DiGeronimo (1)
Assisted By: Brenna Crow
olley in box
73:31
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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