Women’s soccer reaches final four again

The team its 10th College Cup, led by Senior Star Leslie Osborne ’05.

SCU reached its 10th College Cup and made it to the semifinal match, where it lost 1-0 to Notre Dame in Cary, N.C. The Broncos’ road to the final four included an 1-0 overtime victory over defending national champion and top-seeded North Carolina, which hadn’t lost a match all year. Santa Clara, which won a national championship in 2001 and was runner-up in 2002, finished the season 18-5-2. Senior Leslie Osborne was named the nation’s top female college soccer player, becoming the third Bronco to win the honor.

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