SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Back to conference play, the Gaels (23-18, 3-2 WCC) dropped a tightly contested ballgame against the Santa Clara Broncos (23-19, 2-3 WCC), 2-1. The two squads matched each other pitch for pitch, but an unearned run proved to be the difference, with Broncos eking out game one of the four game set.
Odhi Vasquez of the Gaels and Hannah Edwards of the Broncos locked in a scoreless pitcher's duel through four innings. The Broncos came close to denting the scoreboard twice, once in the first with two on an two away before Tori Cervantes made a diving play to her right and through out the batter from her knees to end the inning, and once in the bottom of the fourth, when Camille Lara caught a lazy fly ball to left and gunned out a runner at the plate attempting to score tagging up.