SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara men's soccer played short handed for much of the match but competed to a scoreless draw against Saint Mary's in a West Coast Conference match on Saturday night at Stevens Stadium. Yu Yokokawa was given a red card in the 13th minute for denying a goal scoring opportunity just outside the box but the Broncos kept the Gaels off the scoreboard absorbing 16 shots.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Santa Clara (4-6-3, 1-1-3 WCC) held off 11 Saint Mary's attacking actions over a second-half stretch from the 47th through 58th minutes without conceding. Five of those shots came at around the 48th minute mark in rapid succession that included a pair of saves by Jackson Ozburn, a team save that was cleared off the underside of the crossbar and two blocks by the Broncos defense.
- Ozburn recorded a total of eight saves in the game and had his second-straight shutout and fourth overall. Moises Almontes led Santa Clara with four shots and Will Wiersdorf put both of his shots on frame.
- The shots were 16 to 15 in favor of Saint Mary's (2-8-5, 0-3-2 WCC) and they held a nine to five edge in shots on goal. Cameron Kobey and Rafael Suarez each had three shots apiece with all of the shots for Kobey on target.
- In the opening half, Broncos nearly scored in the 12th minute, when Anton Carell hit the top woodwork after a corner kick.
- The second half saw both teams generating chances as each team had 12 shots apiece.
- Ozburn added saves in the 54th, 58th and 60th minutes to tie his career-high mark in saves.
- SCU created its first sustained push from the 60th through 66th minutes, finishing with four shots and two corner kicks, including a Jona Starek shot saved by Sam Bentley in the 62nd minute.
- Santa Clara pressed again late with five shots and two corners from the 74th through 83rd minutes, then Bentley saved Wiersdorf and Almontes in the 88th minute before the match finished 0-0.
- Bentley finished with five saves for his first clean sheet of the season.
NOTABLE NUMBERS / GAME NOTES:
- Santa Clara leads the series 44-13-9.
NEXT UP:
- Santa Clara heads out to play at San Diego on Wednesday.
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