SAN DIEGO -- No. 21 San Diego State used a strong fourth quarter to pull away from Santa Clara in a 14-8 win in Golden Coast Conference action on Saturday afternoon.

San Diego State (14-13, 3-3) allowed just two second half goals and outscored Santa Clara (6-19, 1-5) 4-1 in the fourth quarter to move to .500 in GCC play. Claudia Valdes had a five-point day to lead the Aztecs, scoring three goals with two assists. Sydney Gish had two goals and two assists for a four-point day.

Santa Clara was led by Elle Fredrickson with three goals.

The Broncos took and early 2-1 lead and after San Diego State tied it, took another at 3-2. The Aztecs then scored three straight to take a 5-3 lead on a Gish goal with 2:08 left in the first quarter, in which the teams scored a combined 10 goals. The Aztecs would never trail again.

The Broncos cut the lead to just one several times, including at 7-6 on a Kate Rodman goal with 4:12 to play in the first half. The Aztecs would then hold Santa Clara to just two goals the last 20 minutes of the game.

GCC CHAMPIONSHIP
Tickets are on sale now for the 2024 Golden Coast Conference Championship. Santa Clara will host the three-day tournament April 26-28 at the Sullivan Aquatic Center. The tournament runs from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April 28. General admission tickets are $15 for each day of action and will be treated as day passes. No all-session tickets will be available. Click here to secure yours today. For further information, contact the Santa Clara Athletics Ticket Office via email at broncotickets@scu.edu. 

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