Nov. 17, 2002

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The 10th-ranked Loyola Marymount University men's soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to Santa Clara on Saturday evening in Buck Shaw Stadium to conclude the 2002 regular season.

The Broncos (10-6-1, 3-3-0 WCC), who extended their current winning streak to four with the win, played dominant soccer all night long, possessing the ball for most of the game and out-shooting the Lions (14-3-2, 4-2-0 WCC) by a 12-4 margin.

Santa Clara took the 1-0 lead in the 37th minute when Jason Cunliffe headed home a goal amidst two LMU players from four yards out. He got the ball off a headed pass from Jamil Walker who guided the ball off a cross from the right side of the field off the foot of Devin Skrade.

After the intermission, Santa Clara continued its offensive pressure and scored its second goal at the 59:12 mark when Kelechi Igwe bent a shot from 25 yards out into the upper right hand corner of the goal. Igwe took a 40-plus yard pass from.

The Broncos concluded the scoring in the 69th minute with a goal from Will Weatherly.

Lion goalkeeper Adam Sthay, who entered the match with a 0.64 goals-against average, played 73 minutes before being relieved by freshman Robert Flores.

The Santa Clara defense became very stingy in the second half as they allowed only one second half shot by the Lions. Santa Clara became one of only three teams this season to shutout the 10th-ranked Lions.

The Lions now await their postseason fate as the 48-team bracket for the 2002 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament will be announced Monday, November 18 at 1:30 p.m. on the ESPNEWS network.