SAN MATEO, Calif. – Reigning National and West Coast Conference Champion No. 2 Santa Clara women's soccer was picked to win its 12th league title this year in a poll of the conference's 10 head coaches. The Broncos also had a league-best four named to the Preseason All-WCC Team.

Santa Clara received eight first place votes and totaled 80 points to finish ahead of BYU who had the remaining two first place votes and finished with 74 points.

Kelsey Turnbow, Alex Loera, Izzy D'Aquila, and Sally Menti were the four Broncos honored on the preseason team. No other team had more than two players make the list.

Turnbow, the College Cup Offensive Most Outstanding Player after scoring the game-tying tally in the title game, led the high-powered Santa Clara offense with 10 goals and 24 points. She was a Third Team All-American and Top Drawer Soccer's Player of the Year. She was also a First-Team All-WCC pick for the fourth season in a row.

Loera won the Honda Award and was Second Team All-America for the 2020 season while taking home her second consecutive West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year award. She was also the College Cup Defensive Most Outstanding Player. She took home her third First Team All-WCC nod last season.

D'Aquila, who converted the clinching penalty kick against top-seeded Florida State, scored eight goals last season and added three assists while being named First Team All-West Region. She was First Team All-WCC a season ago.

Menti, the WCC Freshman of the Year, was Second Team All-WCC after leading the team with six assists and adding two goals, including the lone tally in the national quarterfinals against Clemson.

The Broncos being the season with an exhibition at Fresno State Saturday before opening the regular season August 19 at home against San Jose State at 7:30 p.m.

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