SANTA CLARA, Calif. – In the final nonconference game of the season, Santa Clara women's soccer, No. 39 in the first RPI of the year, hosts UC Irvine on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Anteaters will be the first opponent the Broncos have faced this year that didn't not make the NCAA Tournament a year ago.
Santa Clara is 12-0-1 all-time against UC Irvine with the first meeting coming in 1984. Last year the Broncos won 4-0 in Irvine. The last meeting in Santa Clara was in 2014. Santa Clara won that match 2-0.