THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (4-4-4, 1-1-2 WCC) vs. LMU (8-5-2, 2-2 WCC)

MATCH INFO
When: Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. PT
Where: Stevens Stadium
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Video: WCC Network

SERIES HISTORY
Santa Clara is 25-16-10 all-time against LMU.  The last meeting was a scoreless draw at LMU in the 2021 regular season finale.  

NOTES

• Santa Clara is coming off their first West Coast Conference win of the season, a 3-1 road victory over San Francisco on Wednesday night.
  • Oladayo Thomas, Bar Hazut and Eduardo Lopez Perez each tallied a goal in the first half.
  • For Thomas, the goal put him tied atop the team lead with three.  It was the first goal of the season for Hazut and Lopez Perez. 
  • Thomas and Hazut were inserted into the starting lineup together for the first time this season.  It was Thomas' second start of the season and the first start as a Broncos for Hazut who is in his second season with the program after transferring from the University of Illinois-Chicago. 
  • The Broncos tallied the first goal of the match against USF, the first time they've scored first since the Utah Tech (Sept. 12) game.      
• Saturday's match against LMU is the third match in eight days for the Broncos.  
• LMU (2-2 WCC) currently sits third in the conference standings with six points, trailing Portland (12 points, 4-0) and San Diego (3-0-1).  The Broncos are tied for fourth with Saint Mary's (1-1-2).
• The win against USF snapped a two-game losing streak.  Prior to that, the Broncos were undefeated in their previous six matches.   
• Santa Clara opened WCC play at Pacific (Oct. 1) and it was the first tie for Bronco head coach Cam Rast in a conference opener where he is now 11-9-1.    
• Santa Clara has allowed opening half goals in just four games this season - against Utah Valley (Sept. 16), Gonzaga (Oct. 8), Incarnate Word (Oct. 15) and San Diego (Oct. 22)
• Goalkeepers Felix Schaefer and Blake Gillingham have five shutouts between them with Schaefer credited for four and Gillingham with one.     
• Santa Clara's 2022 season combined stats.    
• SCU opened the season with a scoreless draw against UNLV.  It was the first draw in the season opener for Rast who is in his 21st season at the helm.  Rast is now 11-9-1 in season openers.
  • The last time the Broncos played to a draw in the season opener was in 1994 at Creighton where it was 1-all.
• The loss against UC San Diego in the second game of the year was the first regular season defeat since Sept. 6, 2021 when they fell to then No. 2 Georgetown, 1-0.  
• Santa Clara finished last season 12-2-4 overall and 5-0-2 in West Coast Conference to win the WCC Championship for the 13th time and made their 21st appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
• The Broncos return 16 players from last season's squad that advanced to the second round the NCAA Tournament where they lost 2-0 to Kentucky.  
• Four returnees garnered All-WCC honors in 2021: Oladayo Thomas (first team), Alejandro Barajas (second team), Joshua Dabora (second team) and Tyrone Kirunda (all-freshman).
• The Broncos opened the 2022 season ranked No. 22 in the United Soccer Coaches poll but fell from the rankings after the loss to UC San Diego.      
• SCU lost 12 players from the 2021 squad including five-time All-WCC selection and three-time co-captain Javier Ruiz Duran as well as Julian Bravo who was drafted in the second round by the Portland Timbers in the MLS Super Draft.   
• Twelve newcomers dot the roster including five freshmen and seven transfers.
  • Eight players made their Bronco debut in the season opener (Felix Schaefer, Herman Aalberg, Adem Hamdaoua, James Redington and Jesse Anamoo were in the starting XI while Bar Hazut, Chase Weiner and Pierce Dyal came off the bench.). Dylan Penn and Brandon Zelaya made their Bronco debuts against Cal State Fullerton.  
• Nine of the 16 returnees tallied at least a point in 2021.   
• Thomas led the WCC in points (26), goals (nine) and shots (52) while finishing second in assists (eight). 
• Thomas and junior defender Damani Osei were named preseason All-WCC.  
• Thomas and Osei were also named to the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch List.  
• Osei was called up to the Jamaican Senior Club for the Austria Mini Tournament and missed the Broncos' season opener.        

In 2021:    

• Santa Clara made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015.
• Santa Clara won its 13th WCC Championship in the penultimate game of the regular season, beating NCAA qualifier Portland 3-1 (Nov. 6), to earn an automatic NCAA Tournament berth. 
• The Broncos finished the WCC season undefeated for the fourth time in program history (1989: 4-0-1, 1994: 5-0-1, 2007: 10-0-2 & 2021: 5-0-2).
• The Broncos finished the regular season (11-1-4) with their highest winning percentage (.813) since 2004 when they were 16-2-4 (.818).  
• The lone regular season loss in 2021 was at then No. 2-ranked Georgetown, 1-0.  
• From Sept. 17 to Oct. 16, Thomas logged a point in six-straight games (four goals & four assists during the span), tied for the third longest streak in Bronco history alongside Paul Bravo in 1989, before it was snapped against San Diego.
• Seven different Bronco players scored the game-winning goal last fall including Thomas who scored three game winners while Dabora and Eduardo Lopez Perez scored two.  Lopez Perez scored the golden goal against Akron in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
• The Broncos conceded just six goals in the first half last season. 
• Santa Clara has been to 21 NCAA Tournaments, five College Cups (1989, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2003) and won one National Championship (1989).
• The Broncos have won the West Coast Conference 13 times (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2021).
• Head coach Cam Rast is in his 21st year as the head coach. He owns a 194-140-59 career record and is Santa Clara men's soccer's winningest coach.  A Santa Clara University alumnus, Rast has led his alma mater to eight NCAA tournaments and six 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 - OUTDOOR
All Santa Clara Athletics home events will operate in compliance with state, county, and university COVID-19 guidelines.  Anyone experiencing COVID-19 symptoms should refrain from attending.  Seating in Stevens Stadium is general admission and we encourage everyone to utilize appropriate social distancing in the stands and common areas. Updates will be provided should there be an adjustment in protocol.

TICKETS
Tickets are subject to change day of game please refer to our pricing by visiting here or contacting the Santa Clara Athletics at (408) 554-4660. Purchase tickets online and avoid waiting at the stadium box office which opens one hour prior to kickoff. Questions may be directed to the Santa Clara Athletics ticket office from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at (408) 554-4660 or BroncoTickets@scu.edu. The ticket office also handles inquiries on group tickets.

Secure your season tickets or group tickets by tapping here ➡️ https://t.co/2PQ687iMme

OR call the Bronco Ticket Office at 408-554-4660. #SCUBroncos #StampedeTogether pic.twitter.com/rd85LITxKd

— Santa Clara Men's Soccer (@SCUBroncoSoccer) August 24, 2022

PROMOTIONS
The student giveaway is a Smart TV and there will be a post-game autograph session with the Broncos.  Click here for all future gameday promotions. 

Caden and Josh with the rundown for this Saturday's match!#SCUBroncos #StampedeTogether pic.twitter.com/zX6N3IhiBc

— Santa Clara Men's Soccer (@SCUBroncoSoccer) October 27, 2022

PARKING
For weekday matches, the Leavey Center lot (see below for access), located on Accolti Way off El Camino Real, is free beginning one hour prior to kickoff. Any other parking facility on campus will be subject to normal daily rates or restrictions, including the main structure, located adjacent to Stevens Stadium on Palm Drive. During the weekend, campus parking facilities are free (except for permit required locations). Click here for a campus map and parking restrictions.

Connect with the Broncos on Social Media
Athletics: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
Men's Soccer: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram