THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (3-1-0) vs. UC San Diego (1-3-0)
MATCH INFO
When: Saturday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m.
Where: Triton Soccer Stadium
Live Stats: Sidearm
Video: ESPN+ ($ Subscription based)
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's match is the first ever meeting between Santa Clara and UC San Diego.
NOTES
- Last week, Santa Clara played two of the three 2020 NCAA Tournament qualifiers on their schedule when they faced American University and No. 2 Georgetown on the road. LMU is the other 2020 NCAA Tournament qualifier on the docket facing them in the season finale.
- Santa Clara won the first three games of the season for the first time since 2004.
- Senior forward Oladayo Thomas leads the West Coast Conference in goals (three), points (seven) and shots (18).
- Graduate student goalkeeper Andreu Cases Mundet has given up one goal in 315 minutes of action.
- Broncos have conceded two goals on the year, both coming in the second half.
- Santa Clara has been to 20 NCAA Tournaments, five College Cups (1989, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003) and won one National Championship (1989).
- The Broncos have won the West Coast Conference 12 times (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015).
- Head coach Cam Rast is in his 20th year as the head coach. He owns a 180-134-51 career record and is Santa Clara men's soccer's winningest coach. A Santa Clara University alumnus, Rast has led his alma mater to seven NCAA tournaments and five West Coast Conference Championships since taking over the Bronco men's soccer program in 2002. A former All-America player on Santa Clara's National Championship team of 1989 and U.S. Olympic Team captain in 1992, Rast spent eight seasons as an assistant coach at SCU from 1994-2001.
EVENT PROTOCOL
Admission to Saturday's match at Triton Soccer Stadium is free, however all fans will need to provide proof of vaccination (or negative test within 48 hours) and wear a mask at all times. For more details click here.
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