Ducks Rally for 1-1 Draw at Santa Clara

Thursday, August 20

Santa Clara, CA

7:30 PM

University of Oregon

2-0-1, 0-0-0

Santa Clara

1-0-2, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Oregon	1	0	1
Santa Clara	1	0	1

08/20/26 | Women's Soccer

Box Score Oregon 1, Santa Clara 1

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Oregon found itself down 1-0 less than three minutes into Thursday night's match at Santa Clara, but rallied for a 1-1 tie on the home field of the 2026 preseason West Coast Conference favorites.

"Today was a battle between two very good teams," said Oregon coach Tracy Joyner. "We both had chances to the win the game. Lots for us to learn and grow from moving forward."

The Broncos (1-0-2) were awarded a penalty kick in the third minute following a coach's challenge video review.

Carly Cormack scored the equalizer for the Ducks in the 22^nd minute, taking a pass from Shiloh Baird and one-timing a shot to the bottom of the net at the far post.

Goalkeeper Gray Willson made four saves as the Duck defense fended off six Bronco shots in the final seven minutes to preserve the draw.

Oregon is 2-0-1 through three games for the first time since 2021.

How It Happened: Santa Clara got on the board less than three minutes into the match on a successful penalty kick. The Broncos were awarded the penalty following a successful coach's challenge video review where Oregon was ruled to have committed a foul inside the 18-yard box.

Cormack tied the game at 1-1 in the 22^nd minute. Baird carried the ball deep into the Broncos' end and drew three defenders. She then dropped a short pass over to a wide-open Cormack who squared up and scored her third goal of the season from close range.

The Ducks were the more aggressive team in the 15 minutes before and after halftime. Six of the Ducks' 15 shots came during those 30 minutes.

Four different Ducks attempted three shots Thursday night – Cormack, Baird, Cloe Chase and Ellie Felt.

Notable: Dating back to last season's finale, Cormack has registered a point in four straight games … Baird has a point in each of her first three games as a Duck … Oregon's seven goals through its first three games are the most since the 2021 squad had 11 in the opening three games … Freshman Giselle Fuentes Gonzalez made her first career start … Forward Lauren Hunter, who came off the bench for 15 minutes on Thursday, played the previous two seasons at Santa Clara before transferring to Oregon … Santa Clara is a two-time NCAA Champion (2001, 2020).

Quotable:
Head coach Tracy Joyner
"I loved the matchup today in terms of playing style. We are starting to step into our identity and gain confidence with every game."

Up Next: The Ducks remain in the Bay Area to face San Francisco Sunday at 12 p.m. (ESPN+).