FRESNO, Calif. – Elizabeth Anderson scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally, to help lead Santa Clara women's water polo to a key 6-3 Golden Coast Conference road victory against Fresno Pacific Thursday.
Anderson snapped a 1-all tie on a penalty shot goal with 4:33 left in the second quarter and the Broncos (10-13, 3-3) scored four of the next five goals against the Sunbirds (9-15, 1-6), who concluded their regular season.
Hannah Buck's 5-meter goal with less than 2 minutes left in the first half increased the Santa Clara lead to 3-1 and Erin Sheridan scored with 22 seconds gone in the third quarter to make it 4-1.
Syndi Estrella blocked seven shots and the Broncos, who remain in fifth place in the league standings, held the Sunbirds to just 2 of 11 on the man advantage.
After Emily Marr of Fresno Pacific scored an exclusion goal with 5:23 left in the third period to close the gap to 4-2, Mara Dominguez and Keri Clifford netted markers for the Broncos just more than two minutes apart late in the quarter.
Santa Clara was 0-for-3 with the man advantage, but connected on both of its penalty shots.
The Broncos close out the regular season Saturday when 17th-ranked Pacific (13-16, 5-1) visits Sullivan Aquatic Center. Santa Clara will honor its senior class of Anderson, Estrella, Sheridan and Elle Surber prior to game, which begins at noon.
After finishing out the regular season, the Broncos will play in the GCC Championship beginning Friday, April 29 at San Diego State.
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