The Broncos loaded their goals, tables, water buckets into a truck and went mobile Saturday night as they headed south to Morgan Hill Sports Complex to get their game in.  Santa Clara's home field remains water-logged after nearly three weeks of rain on the West Coast.  The poor field conditions prevented the Broncos from hosting the visiting Sonoma State Sea Wolves on their home turf. 

The Broncos started strong against the Sea Wolves scoring the first twelve goals of the contest to take a 12-0 lead until Sonoma scored its first goal of the game with nine seconds remaining in the half.  The Broncos kept constant pressure on the ball as Sonoma tried to clear the ball through the midfield.  However, the Bronco ride continually forced turnovers in transition to give Santa Clara plenty of transition opportunities. 

After a 13-1 halftime lead, the Broncos continued their scoring into the second half as they again scored the first 6 goals of the half to hold a 19-1 lead and eventual 20-3 win.  Notable performances were freshman Eloise Callander scoring her first two goals of her career, freshman Mayan Zeitlin ripping a top-corner shot on Sonoma's goalie and sophomore rookie goalie Lauren Orlando recording her first three career saves in cage.

It was a great night for the Broncos overall.  They now travel south to Santa Barbara this Friday for the annual Santa Barbara Shootout.  The Broncos will face the Univ. of Pittsburgh Friday night and then follow with Arizona State, Georgia and Colorado State throughout the weekend.

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Saturday's game versus Sonoma State has been moved due to weather.  The game will now be played at the Morgan Hill Sports Complex at 7:30 PM on turf. 

Morgan Hill Sports Complex: 16500 Condit Road, Morgan Hill, CA 95037

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The Broncos will face Pittsburgh, Arizona State, Georgia and Colorado State at the annual Santa Barbara Shootout Tournament to be held Feb 12-14.  The full tournament schedule and information can be viewed here.

Santa Clara traveled to Cal Berkeley on a rainy Friday night for their first game of the season.  The Broncos started the game slow with poor shooting and an unfocused defense.  An impressive Bears goalie, Devon Combe, saved 7 of the first 8 Bronco shots on cage thereby allowing the Bears enough time to take a 3-1 lead early in the game.  With the Bears still leading 4-2, junior Gracie Binder scored on an assist by sophomore Maria Pestana.  After Binder's goal the Broncos would soon settle down, scoring the next three goals going into halftime thereby leading 5-4 at the break.

With three straight goals scored prior to half, the Broncos added the first six goals of the second half to make it a 9-0 unanswered scoring run that went late into the game.  Freshman Mayan Zeitlin scored her first goal of the season and the final goal of the night for the Broncos for a 14-4 lead.  Cal would answer the Broncos scoring with three goals of their own to finish out the game.  The final score of the game was 14-7.  Binder led the Bronco's in scoring with 5g-1a.

The Broncos will come back to UC Berkeley on Sunday for five 25 minute scrimmages versus Chico State, UC Davis and BayLax's post-collegiate club teams.  Santa Clara's next official game will be their home opener versus division opponent Sonoma State next Saturday.

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The Broncos open their season tonight on the road versus the California Golden Bears.  Follow in-game scoring updates on Twitter. 

Also with the 2010 season getting underway please check out our Century Club fundraiser.  Sign up today!

Lacrosse Magazine released its annual pre-season rankings for 2010 this past week.  Virginia Tech, the defending 2009 WDIA Champion received the top spot on this year's pre-season poll followed by UC Santa Barbara, Colorado and then Santa Clara as the #4 slotted team.  The Broncos return 8 starters from last year's squad including 7 seniors.  They will open up their regular season play on the road versus WWLL Division II opponent UC Berkeley Club on Friday January 29th.

Also released with the pre-season rankings last week was Lacrosse Magazine's nomination for WDIA Pre-Season Player of the Year.  Santa Clara's senior midfielder, Krista Shaw, was this year's nominee for the award.  Shaw, in her fourth year with the Broncos, is a two-time first team WDIA All-American and two-time WDIA Midfielder of the Year.  Shaw has led the team in scoring the past two seasons after accounting for 65g/11a in 2009 and 77g/9a in 2008. 

LM: WDIA Pre-Season Poll

1. Virginia Tech
2. UC Santa Barbara
3. Colorado
4. Santa Clara
5. Michigan
6. Florida
7. Cal Poly
8. Colorado State
9. Lindenwood
10. UCLA
11. Georgia
12. Texas
13. Central Florida
14. UC Davis
15. Michigan State
16. BYU
17. Maryland
18. Minnesota
19. Pittsburgh
20. Boston College and Virginia (tied)

Check out the soon to be released January issue of Lacrosse Magazine for a full article.

Santa Clara defeated the Bay Area's post collegiate club team BayLax 14-13 this past Saturday to close out their fall ball schedule with a win.  It was the only full game the Broncos played this fall and they appreciated the competition.  Santa Clara is now off until January when the regular season begins. 

Thank you very much to all those supporters who bought our apparel online.  Items will be shipped in early December.

Last, please check out our main season fundraiser: Century Club

Get your SANTA CLARA LACROSSE APPAREL!!! 
Offer Ends: November 10, 2009

The Santa Clara Women's Lacrosse team is currently running a two week offer for parents, family, friends and alumni to be able to buy their Santa Clara Lacrosse gear online and have it shipped directly to you without hassle.

To order, simply logon to www.impactsportsforms.com and enter the code SACLUNIVLXCA to access our store.  Pick what items you want to buy and what sizes you prefer and pay for it online.  Orders ship within three weeks of the end of the offering period.

Items Offered:

• Short-Sleeve Tee: 100% Cotton Short-Sleeve Tee. Color: White
• Long-Sleeve Tee: 100% Cotton Long-Sleeve Tee. Color: Gray
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• Nike 1/2 Zip Fleece: Heavyweight 1/2 zip fleece with knit rib waistband.  Swoosh design on right chest. Color: Gray
• Nike Team Polo: Relaxed cut, lightweight DriFit polo constructed to ensure you stay cool, comfortable and dry.  Swoosh design on lower left sleeve. Color: Black
• Nike Women's Road Trip Pant: Warm-up pant with draw cord waist.  Color: Black

This a one-time deal and will not be reopened, so order now.

Sizes: There is a link on the online form where you can review general sizing info on Nike apparel.  One note of mention, the sizes on tee shirts do run big for girls. 

Download Offer Form: Click Here

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