This Week in Gael Athletics | Apr. 12-18
4/12/2021 3:45:00 PM | Baseball, General, Men's Soccer, Softball, Men's Track and Field, Women's Beach Volleyball, Women's Rowing, Women's Tennis
Take a look at what Saint Mary's teams are up to this week...
TUESDAY
Baseball vs. Cal, 3:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
Back at home following a weekend in Spokane, Saint Mary's Baseball returns to the friendly confines of Louis Guisto Field for their first non-conference game in nearly a month, as the Gaels host Cal on Tuesday afternoon. Saint Mary's and Cal will resume a season-long six-game series between the long-time Bay Area rivals. The last game these teams played was back on March 7 at home, when Saint Mary's salvaged the final game of a split four-game series. Justin Banks homered twice in that game for Saint Mary's, and Ryan Taurek drew the start. He will again be on the mound this time around, but it is expected to be a bullpen game for both teams.
THURSDAY
Beach Volleyball vs. UC Davis, 4:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
For the final time during the 2021 beach season, Saint Mary's is at home as they host UC Davis in a rematch of their contest on Sunday. The Gaels were victorious in that contest 3-2, picking up the final win in the third pair, with Sienna Young and Jasmin Suarez clinching the victory for SMC. The Gaels have now won four of their last five matches, including three at the WCC Midseason Invitational last week. Thursday afternoon will also serve as Senior Day for the Gaels playing their final home beach match on the Saint Mary's campus. The final two weeks of the season will be played on the road.
FRIDAY
Baseball vs. Santa Clara, 3:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
WCC is on the schedule again this weekend as Saint Mary's opens up a three-game series with Santa Clara on Friday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 3:00 pm. Saint Mary's is looking to pick up their first WCC series win of the season, after dropping two out of three in each of their first four this season. They did score their first series-opening win in conference play this year last weekend, when they downed Gonzaga 10-6, using a seven-run rally in the ninth inning to blow past the Zags. The Broncos and Gaels will play this three-game series and then meet again in late May in non-conference fashion.
SATURDAY
Track at Bryan Clay Invite, All Day (Azusa, Calif.)
Live Stream
For the second time in three weekends, the Gaels will be down at Azusa Pacific as SMC takes part in the annual Bryan Clay Invite on the campus of APU. Two weeks ago, the Gaels were down in SoCal at the Distance Carnival that Azusa Pacific hosted, and three Gaels broke existing school records (Abigayle Mitchell, Rayna Stanziano, Nolan Dozier). This time around, the Gaels will compete across two days, with a small number of Gaels running Friday night during the opening day of the Invite. A majority of the runners will compete all day on Saturday, in one of the final races before the WCC Championships.
Women's Rowing vs. San Diego, 7:00 am (Redwood Shores, Calif.)
Saint Mary's Women's Rowing competes for the third weekend in a row as they welcome in San Diego for a dual-style race against the Toreros. The Gaels have had mixed results in a pair of races so far, taking two out of three against Portland on April 3 before dropping all three races against Sacramento State last weekend. Despite the outcome against the Hornets, the Gaels improved their times in two of the three races. SMC will face only WCC teams from this point out.
Beach Volleyball at Stanford Invitational, 10:00 am (Palo Alto, Calif.)
The Gaels busy stretch of action continues on Saturday with two matches at the Stanford Invitational, beginning at 10:00 am. First up, Saint Mary's will take on #10 Pepperdine for the first time this season, marking the second time this season that SMC will take on a ranked-WCC squad (#5 LMU last weekend). The Gaels will play the next match of the day at 12:00 pm when they play the hosting Cardinal, ranked #7 in the country. Saint Mary's has played Stanford twice this season, and dropped both contests in tight 3-2 fashion.
Women's Tennis vs. Pacific, 11:00 am (Moraga, Calif.)
Saint Mary's will celebrate Senior Day this weekend in the team's final home match of the regular season. The Gaels will welcome the Pacific Tigers to Korth Tennis Complex and will seek their third WCC win of 2021. The Tigers are 4-9 overall this year and 1-4 in conference action with their lone win coming in 5-2 fashion against Santa Clara. SMC is 4-7 this year but have fared much better on their home courts at 3-2. Following this week's match against Pacific, the Gaels will head north to take on Gonzaga and Portland the following weekend.
Baseball vs. Santa Clara, 1:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
Game two of the three-game series between Saint Mary's and Santa Clara gets underway with the typical earlier weekend start time of 1:00 pm. Saint Mary's has won their last four middle games against Santa Clara, dating back to 2015, and the Gaels have done well in the season series against Santa Clara since that time. The Gaels have won ten of their last twelve against the Broncos in conference play, including a three-game sweep in 2019 the last time these teams met. Sam Bower will take the mound for the Gaels in his usual Saturday slot.
Men's Soccer at Portland, 1:00 pm (Portland, Ore.)
Live Stream | Stats
No. 23 Saint Mary's will look to cement their place in the NCAA Tournament as they face the Pilots in the final match of the regular season. The Gaels will need an at-large bid to clinch their third straight postseason trip after Loyola Marymount took the league title over the weekend. SMC is currently second in the WCC standings at 3-2-1 and will face Portland who is 1-2-3 against conference opponents. Prior to playing the Gaels, UP will have a midweek tuneup against NAIA-Corban on Wednesday.
Women's Soccer vs. Loyola Marymount, 1:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
The Gaels will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday as they play LMU in the final game of the regular season. SMC is 3-3-2 in conference this year and are seeking their fourth WCC win which would be a first for the program since the conference began playing a 9-game schedule in 2013. First year head coach Theresa Romagnolo has already secured the team's best performance in conference games since 2003 and a win would give the Gaels their first winning WCC season in 17 years. LMU is currently 1-7 this year in league play.
Softball at Fresno State (DH), 1:00 and 3:00 pm (Fresno, Calif.)
Game 1 Live Stream | Game 2 Live Stream | Stats
SMC will look to get off the schneid this week and break their four-game losing streak when they head south to Fresno to take on the Bulldogs. Fresno State is having a strong season at 25-7 and are currently in the midst of an eight-game win streak. The Gaels' offense has been led this year by sophomore Indya Smith who is batting .316 with a team-high seven extra-base hits. The outfielder went 6-for-11 last week in the team's four games against California and BYU. Following their doubleheader against the Bulldogs, SMC jump back into league play the following weekend with a three-game series against Santa Clara.
SUNDAY
Beach Volleyball at Stanford Invitational, 10:00 am (Palo Alto, Calif.)
The Gaels wrap up the Stanford Invitational on Sunday with a pair of matches, beginning first at 10:00 am against #9 Cal. The Gaels and Bears are familiar with one another, having just met in Moraga on April 6. The Gaels came close to upsetting the ranked-Bears, but Cal escaped with a 3-2 win over Saint Mary's. SMC will play again at either 2:00 pm or 4:00 pm in the third-place match of the Invitational or the championship match, depending on the outcome of their first three matches. It is possible they duel against Cal in back-to-back matches.
Baseball vs. Santa Clara, 1:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
The three-game series between Santa Clara and Saint Mary's wraps up on Sunday afternoon as the Gaels and Broncos will do battle at 1:00 pm. Saint Mary's has scored wins on Sunday on three occasions, most recently taking the final game of a three-game series against Pepperdine on March 28. The last Sunday home win for the Gaels came on March 7 when they defeated Cal in the final game of their series. The Gaels will get two more cracks at home against conference opponents following this series, with Pacific coming to town next weekend, and LMU coming to Louis Guisto Field during the middle of May.
#GaelsRise
TUESDAY
Baseball vs. Cal, 3:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
Back at home following a weekend in Spokane, Saint Mary's Baseball returns to the friendly confines of Louis Guisto Field for their first non-conference game in nearly a month, as the Gaels host Cal on Tuesday afternoon. Saint Mary's and Cal will resume a season-long six-game series between the long-time Bay Area rivals. The last game these teams played was back on March 7 at home, when Saint Mary's salvaged the final game of a split four-game series. Justin Banks homered twice in that game for Saint Mary's, and Ryan Taurek drew the start. He will again be on the mound this time around, but it is expected to be a bullpen game for both teams.
THURSDAY
Beach Volleyball vs. UC Davis, 4:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
For the final time during the 2021 beach season, Saint Mary's is at home as they host UC Davis in a rematch of their contest on Sunday. The Gaels were victorious in that contest 3-2, picking up the final win in the third pair, with Sienna Young and Jasmin Suarez clinching the victory for SMC. The Gaels have now won four of their last five matches, including three at the WCC Midseason Invitational last week. Thursday afternoon will also serve as Senior Day for the Gaels playing their final home beach match on the Saint Mary's campus. The final two weeks of the season will be played on the road.
FRIDAY
Baseball vs. Santa Clara, 3:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
WCC is on the schedule again this weekend as Saint Mary's opens up a three-game series with Santa Clara on Friday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 3:00 pm. Saint Mary's is looking to pick up their first WCC series win of the season, after dropping two out of three in each of their first four this season. They did score their first series-opening win in conference play this year last weekend, when they downed Gonzaga 10-6, using a seven-run rally in the ninth inning to blow past the Zags. The Broncos and Gaels will play this three-game series and then meet again in late May in non-conference fashion.
SATURDAY
Track at Bryan Clay Invite, All Day (Azusa, Calif.)
Live Stream
For the second time in three weekends, the Gaels will be down at Azusa Pacific as SMC takes part in the annual Bryan Clay Invite on the campus of APU. Two weeks ago, the Gaels were down in SoCal at the Distance Carnival that Azusa Pacific hosted, and three Gaels broke existing school records (Abigayle Mitchell, Rayna Stanziano, Nolan Dozier). This time around, the Gaels will compete across two days, with a small number of Gaels running Friday night during the opening day of the Invite. A majority of the runners will compete all day on Saturday, in one of the final races before the WCC Championships.
Women's Rowing vs. San Diego, 7:00 am (Redwood Shores, Calif.)
Saint Mary's Women's Rowing competes for the third weekend in a row as they welcome in San Diego for a dual-style race against the Toreros. The Gaels have had mixed results in a pair of races so far, taking two out of three against Portland on April 3 before dropping all three races against Sacramento State last weekend. Despite the outcome against the Hornets, the Gaels improved their times in two of the three races. SMC will face only WCC teams from this point out.
Beach Volleyball at Stanford Invitational, 10:00 am (Palo Alto, Calif.)
The Gaels busy stretch of action continues on Saturday with two matches at the Stanford Invitational, beginning at 10:00 am. First up, Saint Mary's will take on #10 Pepperdine for the first time this season, marking the second time this season that SMC will take on a ranked-WCC squad (#5 LMU last weekend). The Gaels will play the next match of the day at 12:00 pm when they play the hosting Cardinal, ranked #7 in the country. Saint Mary's has played Stanford twice this season, and dropped both contests in tight 3-2 fashion.
Women's Tennis vs. Pacific, 11:00 am (Moraga, Calif.)
Saint Mary's will celebrate Senior Day this weekend in the team's final home match of the regular season. The Gaels will welcome the Pacific Tigers to Korth Tennis Complex and will seek their third WCC win of 2021. The Tigers are 4-9 overall this year and 1-4 in conference action with their lone win coming in 5-2 fashion against Santa Clara. SMC is 4-7 this year but have fared much better on their home courts at 3-2. Following this week's match against Pacific, the Gaels will head north to take on Gonzaga and Portland the following weekend.
Baseball vs. Santa Clara, 1:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
Game two of the three-game series between Saint Mary's and Santa Clara gets underway with the typical earlier weekend start time of 1:00 pm. Saint Mary's has won their last four middle games against Santa Clara, dating back to 2015, and the Gaels have done well in the season series against Santa Clara since that time. The Gaels have won ten of their last twelve against the Broncos in conference play, including a three-game sweep in 2019 the last time these teams met. Sam Bower will take the mound for the Gaels in his usual Saturday slot.
Men's Soccer at Portland, 1:00 pm (Portland, Ore.)
Live Stream | Stats
No. 23 Saint Mary's will look to cement their place in the NCAA Tournament as they face the Pilots in the final match of the regular season. The Gaels will need an at-large bid to clinch their third straight postseason trip after Loyola Marymount took the league title over the weekend. SMC is currently second in the WCC standings at 3-2-1 and will face Portland who is 1-2-3 against conference opponents. Prior to playing the Gaels, UP will have a midweek tuneup against NAIA-Corban on Wednesday.
Women's Soccer vs. Loyola Marymount, 1:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
The Gaels will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday as they play LMU in the final game of the regular season. SMC is 3-3-2 in conference this year and are seeking their fourth WCC win which would be a first for the program since the conference began playing a 9-game schedule in 2013. First year head coach Theresa Romagnolo has already secured the team's best performance in conference games since 2003 and a win would give the Gaels their first winning WCC season in 17 years. LMU is currently 1-7 this year in league play.
Softball at Fresno State (DH), 1:00 and 3:00 pm (Fresno, Calif.)
Game 1 Live Stream | Game 2 Live Stream | Stats
SMC will look to get off the schneid this week and break their four-game losing streak when they head south to Fresno to take on the Bulldogs. Fresno State is having a strong season at 25-7 and are currently in the midst of an eight-game win streak. The Gaels' offense has been led this year by sophomore Indya Smith who is batting .316 with a team-high seven extra-base hits. The outfielder went 6-for-11 last week in the team's four games against California and BYU. Following their doubleheader against the Bulldogs, SMC jump back into league play the following weekend with a three-game series against Santa Clara.
SUNDAY
Beach Volleyball at Stanford Invitational, 10:00 am (Palo Alto, Calif.)
The Gaels wrap up the Stanford Invitational on Sunday with a pair of matches, beginning first at 10:00 am against #9 Cal. The Gaels and Bears are familiar with one another, having just met in Moraga on April 6. The Gaels came close to upsetting the ranked-Bears, but Cal escaped with a 3-2 win over Saint Mary's. SMC will play again at either 2:00 pm or 4:00 pm in the third-place match of the Invitational or the championship match, depending on the outcome of their first three matches. It is possible they duel against Cal in back-to-back matches.
Baseball vs. Santa Clara, 1:00 pm (Moraga, Calif.)
Live Stream | Stats
The three-game series between Santa Clara and Saint Mary's wraps up on Sunday afternoon as the Gaels and Broncos will do battle at 1:00 pm. Saint Mary's has scored wins on Sunday on three occasions, most recently taking the final game of a three-game series against Pepperdine on March 28. The last Sunday home win for the Gaels came on March 7 when they defeated Cal in the final game of their series. The Gaels will get two more cracks at home against conference opponents following this series, with Pacific coming to town next weekend, and LMU coming to Louis Guisto Field during the middle of May.
#GaelsRise
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