Posted: Mar 24, 2022
TOURNAMENT
Mid-Season Invitational
Santa Cruz Main Beach (between the boardwalk and the wharf), Santa Cruz, California
THE TEAMS (with overall tournament seedings)
1. LMU
2. Pepperdine
3. Saint Mary's
4. Santa Clara
5. Pacific
6. San Francisco
7. San José State
8. Portland
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, March 25, 2022
Pool 1
9 a.m. LMU vs. Portland (Match #1)
11 a.m. Santa Clara vs. Pacific (Match #2)
1 p.m. Winner of Match #1 vs. Winner of Match #2 (Gold Bracket)
3 p.m. Loser of Match #1 vs. Loser of Match #2 (Silver Bracket)
Pool 2
10 a.m. Pepperdine vs. San José State (Match #3)
Noon Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco (Match #4)
2 p.m. Winner of Match #3 vs. Winner Match #4 (Gold Bracket)
4 p.m. Loser of Match #3 vs. Loser of Match #4 (Silver Bracket)
Saturday, March 26, 2022
9 a.m. LMU vs. Portland (Match #1)
11 a.m. Santa Clara vs. Pacific (Match #2)
1 p.m. Winner of Match #1 vs. Winner of Match #2 (Gold Bracket)
3 p.m. Loser of Match #1 vs. Loser of Match #2 (Silver Bracket)
Pool 2
10 a.m. Pepperdine vs. San José State (Match #3)
Noon Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco (Match #4)
2 p.m. Winner of Match #3 vs. Winner Match #4 (Gold Bracket)
4 p.m. Loser of Match #3 vs. Loser of Match #4 (Silver Bracket)
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Gold Bracket
9 a.m. #1 Seed from Pool 1 vs. #2 Seed from Pool 2 (Match #5)
10 a.m. #1 Seed from Pool 2 vs. #2 Seed from Pool 1 (Match #6)
1 p.m. 3rd/4th Place Match (Loser Match #5 vs. Loser Match #6)
2 p.m. 1st/2nd Place Match (Winner Match #5 vs. Winner Match #6)
Silver Bracket
11 a.m. #3 Seed from Pool 1 vs. #4 Seed from Pool 2 (Match #7)
Noon #3 Seed from Pool 2 vs. #4 Seed from Pool 1 (Match #8)
3 p.m. 7th/8th Place Match (Loser Match #7 vs. Loser Match #8)
4 p.m. 5th/6th Place Match (Winner Match #7 vs. Winner Match #8)
9 a.m. #1 Seed from Pool 1 vs. #2 Seed from Pool 2 (Match #5)
10 a.m. #1 Seed from Pool 2 vs. #2 Seed from Pool 1 (Match #6)
1 p.m. 3rd/4th Place Match (Loser Match #5 vs. Loser Match #6)
2 p.m. 1st/2nd Place Match (Winner Match #5 vs. Winner Match #6)
Silver Bracket
11 a.m. #3 Seed from Pool 1 vs. #4 Seed from Pool 2 (Match #7)
Noon #3 Seed from Pool 2 vs. #4 Seed from Pool 1 (Match #8)
3 p.m. 7th/8th Place Match (Loser Match #7 vs. Loser Match #8)
4 p.m. 5th/6th Place Match (Winner Match #7 vs. Winner Match #8)
NOTES
- Santa Clara opens West Coast Conference play at the Mid-Season Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Santa Cruz.
- Eight schools will participate including seven WCC schools plus San José State.
- The Broncos went 2-3 in their last tournament in Cal Poly, beating Houston Baptist and Southern Miss on Sunday and falling to Boise State, No. 16 Arizona and No. 10 Cal on Monday.
- Alexia Inman and Nicole Robison have the best record as a pair at 6-3.
- Individualy, Michelle Shaffer tops the team with an 11-2 record.
- The Broncos are led by Associate Head Coach Jeff Alzina who is in his third season with the program.
- Last season, the Broncos finished 5-7 including 3-5 in West Coast Conference action.
- The squad is comprised of 14 players with eight returners and six first-year players.
- Returners include: Alexia Gallegos, Julia Sangiacomo, Michelle Shaffer, Jordan Bennett, Kat Georgiadis, Natalie Rentsch, Elena Radeff and Claire Doud.
- First-year players include: freshmen Nicole Robison and Alexie Epstein; redshirt freshmen Casey Campbell, Elyse Erickson and Sophia Tulino and graduate student Alexia Inman who transferred from Cal.
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