SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Coming off a thrilling double overtime win vs. LMU on Friday night at Stevens Stadium, No. 25 Santa Clara women's soccer returns to action Sunday at 1 p.m. vs. Pepperdine. The Broncos used a goal from Mariana Galvan with 44 seconds on the clock in the second extra period to seal a 2-1 victory.
"This was a grinder game and from a coaching stand point is one that takes years off your life but you want your team to play in games like this because that's the way the games are in the NCAA Tournament," said Santa Clara head coach Jerry Smith after the win. "It's great to get the win. It's great to come from behind. I'm proud of what we did in the second half and in the overtimes. Credit to LMU who really outplayed us in the first half. We've got to come out and start the game better. We'll be coming out ready to fight on Sunday. That said I'm really happy with the fight we saw in the team in the second half."
Grace Cutler leads Santa Clara with four goals and is tied with Dani Weatherholt for the team lead with eight points. Weatherholt has scored three goals to go with two assists. Julie Vass has also scored three goals and added an assist. Jenna Roering has scored twice to go with two assists while Megan Crosson is tied for the conference lead with four assists.
Andi Tostanoski has allowed just seven goals for a 0.60 GAA. She has made 56 saves for a .889save percentage and picked up six shutouts.
Santa Clara is 13-8-0 all-time vs. Pepperdine with the first meeting coming in 1994. Last year the Broncos fell 2-1 in Malibu.
Pepperdine (6-5-2, 1-2-0 WCC) is 1-2-0 on the road this season. On Friday night the Waves dropped a game at San Francisco 1-0. Last week they topped Pacific 1-0 but lost to Saint Mary's by the same score.
Three Waves have scored two goals each to lead the team. Kristen Rodriguez has also added an assist to lead the team with five points. Bri Visalli and Jamie Van Horn are the other two players with two goals. Six other players have scored one goal each and six players have at least one assist.
Hannah Seabert has started all 12 games in net and has allowed 11 goals for a 0.92 GAA. She has made 38 saves for a .776 save percentage and has five shutouts.
