Box Score LOS ANGELES — In the first-ever match of the West Coast Conference Tournament, fourth seeded Santa Clara women's soccer scored twice in each half and defeated top-seeded LMU 4-0 on Wednesday at Sullivan Field in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Broncos (9-2-9) finished with a 19-7 shot advantage and put seven shots on goal while recording the shutout. They extend their unbeaten streak to 13.
The Lions (7-7-4) had gone 10 matches in a row without allowing multiple goals. During that stretch LMU had allowed just three total goals. They hadn't given up more than two goals all season.
Santa Clara broke through in the first half when Jacey Martinez scored in the 33rd minute, and Lucy Wimsatt added a goal in the 38th minute off assists from Mailin Orozco and Tessa Ferguson to make it 2-0. Earlier, the Broncos generated steady pressure, taking five shots and three corner kicks from the ninth through the 18th minute while the match remained scoreless. Ally Harrison saved the Lions lone shot on goal of the half, and Santa Clara carried the 2-0 advantage into halftime.
The Broncos added two second-half goals, with Kennedy Schoennauer scoring in the 53rd minute and Addie Whitehouse in the 62nd, both assisted by Wimsatt, to stretch the lead from 2-0 to 4-0. Santa Clara kept pressure on from the 70th through the 71st minute, taking three shots and three corner kicks in that stretch. The Broncos did not concede in the half and closed out the 4-0 win.
Wimsatt scored and added two assists for a team-high four points. Martinez recorded the unassisted game-winning goal and put one of her two shots on goal. Whitehouse scored on one of her three shots. Schoennauer also scored and finished with three shots.
Malia Suehiro led LMU with three shots and put one on goal. Elise Bolanos put both of her shot attempts on frame. JJ Hoover, coWCC Goalkeeper of the Year played all 90 minutes in goal and recorded three saves. The four goals allowed were the most in her four-year career.
Up next, Santa Clara takes on either second-seeded Pepperdine or third-seeded Seattle at Sullivan Field for the WCC Championship Saturday at 3 p.m.
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