MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's Men's Soccer scored early, but the Santa Clara Broncos put three unanswered goals in the back of the net for a 3-1 loss in the West Coast Conference opener.
The Gaels got the scoring started when Luke Lawrence lofted a pass into the penalty area that caromed off a Santa Clara defender's back, after he had turned to look up expected the ball to go over his head.
The Santa Clara keeper expected the same and came out to play the ball. But the deflection off the defender's back landed right next to Wade Muttitt, who put a right-footed shot into the net to make it 1-0 Gaels just 16 seconds into the match.