PALO ALTO, Calif. – No. 7 Santa Clara women's soccer went on the road and battled to a 1-1 draw at No. 1 Stanford Sunday evening, snapping the Cardinal's 29-match winning streak.
Melissa Lowder and the Broncos (7-1-1) defense came up huge, allowing just one goal while facing 28 shots, including 15 on goal from the potent Stanford (7-0-1) offense. Lowder made a season-high 13 saves, one off her career-high of 14 (at Stanford, Nov. 18, 2016), and Santa Clara defenders stopped two shots from going in at the goal line.
With less than five seconds remaining in the second overtime, a flurry in front of the net nearly gave Stanford the golden goal but a Bronco defender was able to knock the ball away and Lowder saved the final attempt.