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Pepperdine, Portland, San Diego, and Santa Clara all pick up wins in conference action
lt;bgt;Pepperdine , Gonzaga 0lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; Pepperdine junior midfielder April Blaker scored her first goal of the season as she put an end the 0-0 stalemate at 74:36 when she scored on an unassisted shot from six yards.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The Waves scored another goal in the 86th minute when junior forward Lacey Ubaldi also recorded her first goal of the year.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Gonzaga freshman Annie Hawkins led the Bulldogs with two shots.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The Bulldogs continue WCC action Sunday against the Loyola Marymount University Lions as they host the first match of a double header at Noon.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;Portland 1, LMU 0lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; Portland's only goal came at 8:06 after Lindsey Huie;s centering cross inside the box was tapped home by Misaki for Misaki's fifth goal of the year.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Portland outshot the Lions 0- in the contest, but failed to convert many chances as LMU was forced into a defensive alignment for a majority of the game. While LMU keeper Kelly Yukihiro made five saves, the Lions defense was responsible for twice clearing the ball off the goal line in the first half.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Portland hosts Pepperdine on Sunday, Oct. 0 at :1 p.m.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;Santa Clara 3, Saint Mary's 1lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; Senior All-America Aly Wagner netted one goal and one assist as the Santa Clara University women's soccer team defeated Saint Mary's 3-1 in West Coast Conference action tonight at Buck Shaw Stadium.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The Broncos opened up scoring in the 18th minute. Devvyn Hawkins fed to Megan Kakadelas on the far side, whose one-touch shot inside the six-yard box marked her fifth goal of the season.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Five minutes later, a mis-clear by a Bronco defender allowed Gael Lu Crenshaw a steal. She drew SCU goalkeeper Alyssa Sobolik out and made her chip shot fall just under the crossbar for the equalizer.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; With just over three minutes until the half, Leslie Osborne was tripped just outside the goal box on the near side, earning a yellow card for a Saint Mary's defender. Wagner took the free kick in the same place where she knocked in a game-winning goal last year against the Gaels. Tonight's shot curved just wide left of the goal.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The Broncos took the lead in the 67th minute with Wagner's game-winner. Her shot from 18 yards was deflected off of Gael Allison Kop's head into the net.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Santa Clara remains at Buck Shaw Stadium and will host a West Coast Conference and Bay Area Rival on Sunday, as San Francisco visits for a 1 p.m. contest. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;San Diego , USF 0lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; USF was beaten -0 by San Diego tonight. The Dons took 1 shots but failed to connect, while San Diego's Brooke Roby turned in a double-goal performance for the Toreros. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Roby scored her first goal off her chest from a Marie-Claude Henry assist in the 8th minute and then scored again close to the net at the 40-minute mark with an assist from Val Strocco. Dons' goalie Jennifer Orantes made 10 saves on the night, but couldn't completely stop the onslaught of San Diego shots.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The Dons return to the Bay Area for another road test against Santa Clara on Sunday. Game time is slated for 1:00 PM.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;
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