Saturday, October 12
Santa Clara, CA
7:00 p.m.
Saint Mary's College of California
at
Santa Clara
Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
MSOC | No. 8 Gaels Open WCC Action Against Broncos
10/10/2019 3:04:00 PM | Men's Soccer
No. 8 Saint Mary's will travel to Santa Clara on Saturday at 7 p.m. for their first conference match of the season.
MORAGA, Calif. — No. 8 Saint Mary's will look to earn their third straight shutout as they travel to Santa Clara on Saturday to open West Coast Conference play against the Broncos at 7 p.m.
Links and more information can be found on the team's schedule page.
The Gaels are currently 9-1 this season as they head into Saturdays' match and are coming off a dominating 5-0 victory over Northern Illinois to finish their non conference schedule on a high note. SMC had a strong offensive performance throughout the match as Boyd Curry got the Gaels on the board after scoring just 71 seconds into the contest. Anders Engebretsen, Joseph Restani, Jake Rudel, and Sebastian Scacht each followed suit with a tally of their own while the Gaels outshot the Huskies 15-5.
Engebretsen continues to lead the team on the national leaderboard as he ranks tied for second in total points with 25, which is just five points back of tying UCLA's Milan Iloksi for first. Engebretsen also ranks tied for fourth with seven assists and tied for sixth in goals with nine. Joseph Restani follows close behind Engebretsen as he has recorded seven goals so far this season.
As a team, Saint Mary's has moved up two spots in the rankings to eighth in the nation for their robust offense as they have outscored their opponents 164-78 in 10 matchups.
ABOUT SANTA CLARA
Santa Clara owns a 6-3-1 record this season and are currently on a four-game winning streak with their last three matchups being shutouts. The Broncos are most recently coming off a 2-0 win over CSUN as two goals that came in the second half would propel Santa Clara to claim the win to close out their non conference schedule.
Five different Broncos have each tallied two goals this season while Alejandro Barajas leads the team in shots (20) and assists (4). Barajas and Julian Bravo have each been at the forefront of the Broncos' offense with six total points each. In goal, Guillem Badenes Mecho has tallied 22 saves in nine appearances while recording four shutouts in his six total wins.
Santa Clara holds the all-time record against Saint Mary's at 8-37-6, but most recently, the Gaels defeated the Broncos in a 2-1 win in overtime in 2018. The teams have been more evenly matched in recent years as SMC has gone 7-7-1 against Santa Clara since 2009.
Links and more information can be found on the team's schedule page.
The Gaels are currently 9-1 this season as they head into Saturdays' match and are coming off a dominating 5-0 victory over Northern Illinois to finish their non conference schedule on a high note. SMC had a strong offensive performance throughout the match as Boyd Curry got the Gaels on the board after scoring just 71 seconds into the contest. Anders Engebretsen, Joseph Restani, Jake Rudel, and Sebastian Scacht each followed suit with a tally of their own while the Gaels outshot the Huskies 15-5.
Engebretsen continues to lead the team on the national leaderboard as he ranks tied for second in total points with 25, which is just five points back of tying UCLA's Milan Iloksi for first. Engebretsen also ranks tied for fourth with seven assists and tied for sixth in goals with nine. Joseph Restani follows close behind Engebretsen as he has recorded seven goals so far this season.
As a team, Saint Mary's has moved up two spots in the rankings to eighth in the nation for their robust offense as they have outscored their opponents 164-78 in 10 matchups.
ABOUT SANTA CLARA
Santa Clara owns a 6-3-1 record this season and are currently on a four-game winning streak with their last three matchups being shutouts. The Broncos are most recently coming off a 2-0 win over CSUN as two goals that came in the second half would propel Santa Clara to claim the win to close out their non conference schedule.
Five different Broncos have each tallied two goals this season while Alejandro Barajas leads the team in shots (20) and assists (4). Barajas and Julian Bravo have each been at the forefront of the Broncos' offense with six total points each. In goal, Guillem Badenes Mecho has tallied 22 saves in nine appearances while recording four shutouts in his six total wins.
Santa Clara holds the all-time record against Saint Mary's at 8-37-6, but most recently, the Gaels defeated the Broncos in a 2-1 win in overtime in 2018. The teams have been more evenly matched in recent years as SMC has gone 7-7-1 against Santa Clara since 2009.
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