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Broncos 2-0 to Start SeasonFeb. 11, 2007 In their second game of the day, Santa Clara traveled to USC to play their first night game of the season. The Broncos opened the contest scoring on a free position shot by freshman Jenna Choquette (North Kingstown, RI) with just over 5 minutes into the game. Junior Catherine Erker (St. Louis, MO) would follow a minute later by scoring her first goal of the season to put the Broncos ahead 2-0. USC's speedy midfield attack countered the Broncos first punch by scoring the next 4 goals to take a 4-2 lead. In a punch, counter-punch game the Broncos answered USC's 4 straight with four straight of their own, to take a 6-4 lead going into the half. In the second half, led behind strong goalkeeping by senior Clair Metcalfe (Carlsbad, CA) who had 14 saves in the game (70% svp), the Broncos finished the evening off with a 9-6 victory over the Trojans. The Broncos improve to 2-0 while USC drops to 0-2. Next up, the Broncos travel to Arizona State to play in the annual Cactus Classic Tournament beginning next Friday night at 7:00pm. The Broncos will face Arizona State, University of Arizona, Michigan State and Colorado State during the course of the tournament. GOALS: O'Leary, Claire 3; Steck, Megan 2; Choquette, Jenna 2; Erker, Catherine 1; Campbell, Lindsay 1
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