SANTA CLARA, Calif.– For the second year in a row and third time in the last four years, Santa Clara women's soccer knocked off the second-ranked team in the country by handling No. 2 UCLA in a 2-0 win Thursday night at Stevens Stadium.
Last season the Broncos (2-3) beat then-No. 2 North Carolina 1-0 and won at No. 2 Stanford 1-0 in double overtime in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
The Broncos were on the front foot for much of Thursday night, collecting 13 shots to eight for the Bruins (4-1) while also putting five on goal and forcing UCLA to register an own goal for the first tally of the match.