SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women's soccer was picked to win the West Coast Conference by a poll of the league's 10 head coaches, it was announced Thursday.
The Broncos got 76 points, one ahead of runner-up BYU. Both teams received five first place votes. Santa Clara finished in third place in last season's standings while BYU tied Pepperdine in the top spot.
In addition to being picked to win one of the best conferences in the country, senior Kellie Peay and sophomore Gudrun Arnardottir were both named to the All-WCC Preseason Team.