SANTA CLARA, Calif. – In a matchup of teams that tied for first in the preseason poll, Santa Clara women's soccer tied No. 4 BYU 2-2 Saturday to open West Coast Conference play.
The Broncos (6-5-1, 0-0-1 WCC) snapped the Cougars (10-0-1, 0-0-1 WCC) 10-match winning streak to open the season and became the first team to lead by more than one goal and hold a lead at halftime. Santa Clara was also just the second team to hold a lead over BYU which lasted a season-long 62 minutes.
The Broncos got the scoring going early off a free kick to make it 1-0.