INW Collegiate Recap - WCC & Pac-12: GU ladies alter history with Portland; WSU drubs USC

Though they did not get a win this weekend, the Gonzaga women made a little history, registering their first-ever point against Portland after losing all 20 previous contests between the two sides. The men, meanwhile, fell at home to Saint Mary's on narrowly on the road to Santa Clara. Washington State dominated USC, 4-0, to remain in the top half of the conference table.  


WEST COAST CONFERENCE – WOMEN

Thursday 

Lauren Luke, Gonzaga

Portland 1 :: 1 Gonzaga – INW Report [+]
San Francisco 1 :: 3 BYU

Friday
San Diego 1 :: 0 Saint Mary’s
Loyola Marymount 0 :: 1 Santa Clara

Saturday
BYU 2 :: 1 Portland

Sunday
Gonzaga 0 :: 2 San Francisco
The hosts scored in the 24th when they put in a rebound off the post and doubled the lead on the hour mark with a header off a corner. – MORE 

Santa Clara 1 :: 2 Pepperdine
Trailing from a late first half goal, Sofia Huerta (Boise, ID) evened the match for Santa Clara in the 74th only to see Pepperdine claim the win in the 82nd.

Saint Mary’s 2 :: 3 Loyola Marymount

Standings [+]  

Coming Up This Week

Friday
Loyola Marymount @ Pepperdine – 3:00
San Francisco @ Saint Mary’s – 4:00
Gonzaga @ BYU – 6:00
Portland @ San Diego – 8:00
Sunday
Gonzaga @ Santa Clara – 11:00
Pepperdine @ San Diego – Noon
Portland @ Saint Mary’s – 1:00
San Francisco @ Loyola Marymount – 1:00

WEST COAST CONFERENCE – MEN

Wednesday
San Diego 2 :: 1 Loyola Marymount

Friday
Saint Mary’s 2 :: 0 Gonzaga
Two goals in a 13-minute span in the first half was all the visiting Gaels needed. They tallied the first in the 20th minute with a flick-header off a free kick and added the second in the 33rd with a blistering shot from just outside the box. – MORE   

Loyola Marymount 0 :: 2 San Francisco
Santa Clara 3 :: OT :: 2 Portland

Sunday
Santa Clara 1 :: 0 Gonzaga

Conner Bevans, Gonzaga

A goal-line clearance by a Santa Clara defender denied Conner Bevans from giving the Zags the lead in the seventh minute. From that point, the Bulldog defense kept the league-leaders at bay for over an hour before allowing the lone goal, a 67th minute strike, in a close-fought contest. – MORE 

Saint Mary’s 1 :: OT :: 0 Portland
San Diego 2 :: 0 San Francisco

Standings [+]  

Coming Up This Week

Conference idle until 10/24

PAC-12 CONFERENCE – WOMEN

Thursday
Stanford 4 :: 1 Arizona

Friday
USC 0 :: 4 Washington State
The Cougars took the lead seven minutes in on an own goal created by a Beau Bremer free kick from 20 yards out (note: box score has goal credited to Bremer). Brandi Vega set up the second in the 42nd minute and scored herself off a low ball across the six from Jocelyn Jeffers in the 82nd. Micaela Castain capped the contest in the final minute with a close-range finish for her team-leading ninth. – MORE  |  VID   

Oregon 1 :: 3 Utah
With the score level since the 21st minute, Allie Wisner (Bozeman, MT) provided the game-winner for Utah in the 68th minute, heading in a Monica Okapal free kick.

California 2 :: 0 Arizona State
UCLA 1 :: 0 Washington

Saturday
Oregon State 2 :: 0 Colorado

Standings [+]  

Coming Up This Week

Thursday
Washington State @ Stanford – 7:30
Friday
Utah @ USC – 3:30
Arizona State @ Oregon State – 3:30
Washington @ California – 3:30
Colorado @ UCLA – 7:00
Arizona @ Oregon – 7:00
Sunday
Arizona @ Oregon State – Noon
Washington State @ California – Noon
Colorado @ USC – 1:00
Utah @ UCLA – 1:00
Arizona State @ Oregon – 1:00
Washington @ Stanford – 5:30

PAC-12 CONFERENCE – MEN

Monday
Washington 2 :: 1 UCLA
Friday
California 0 :: OT :: 1 Washington
Stanford 2 :: 2 Oregon State
UCLA 4 :: 3 San Diego State
Sunday
Stanford 0 :: 2 Washington
California 3 :: 1 Oregon State

Standings [+]  

Coming Up This Week

Thursday
Oregon State @ Stanford – 5:00
Friday
Washington @ California – 1:00
Sunday
Oregon State @ California – 2:30
Washington @ Stanford – 3:00