Hello Broncos! We hope that this newsletter finds you well. We have 21 active and competitive Club Sport teams at SCU that compete at the local, regional, and national level against other universities. Each month during the academic year, we ask them to report what they have been up to, and those that submit information will be sent out in this monthly e-mail. Not every Club Sport will report each month.

OPEN CLUB SPORTS

The Santa Clara Club Golf team has had a tremendous start to our year. Engagement has grown significantly and we’re proud to have over 30 active members representing the Broncos. Our team has performed exceptionally well, finishing second behind Stanford in one tournament and winning our regional championship in another. This past weekend, Sunday, November 9, we faced off against UC Berkeley in a head-to-head competition, sending an impressive 23 golfers to compete. The team is stronger than ever, and we’re excited to build on our momentum in future tournaments. Go Broncos!

Hey Broncos! The Shotokan Karate Club has been having fun and working hard! We recently held our Halloween social where we played board and card games, and we’re looking forward to more events this quarter. We are currently practicing kata (forms) and kumite (sparring) for our upcoming tournaments. As always, we are open to new members who are interested in karate no matter their experience level. If you’re curious about joining, reach out to jberry@scu.edu. 

Allison Lam ‘27

Hi everyone! Club swim has been up to a lot this past month. We had our first intrasquad meet a few weeks ago, as well as having our first travel meet to UC Davis shortly after. We also just went to our Regionals meet in Mission Viejo, our biggest meet of the quarter against teams from all over the West. Multiple swimmers have achieved Nationals cuts, and many more are working to get there as well. We have been working hard as a team during practices, and are looking to finish out the rest of the quarter strong!

Joe Aoukar ‘28

MEN'S CLUB SPORTS

Men’s Ice Hockey is off to our best start in program history with an undefeated (8-0) campaign so far. 

Daniel Bateman ‘29 leads Division III of the West Coast Hockey Conference in scoring, tallying 10 goals and 16 assists for an impressive 26 points in just eight games. That places within the top 12 scorers nationally. The team heads down to San Diego next weekend for a series against USD to finish up play for the fall quarter. With four players returning from abroad studies in the winter, the team hopes to come back even stronger. Make sure to keep an eye on our Instagram (@scuhockey) and website for schedule and game updates. Go Broncos!

Keegan Bankoff ‘26 

WOMEN'S CLUB SPORTS

Hi Everyone! We are happy to report that Women’s Lacrosse has been busy this last month. We ran tryouts and added 18 skilled players to our team. We have also been hard at work scheduling some games, both home and away, so keep an eye on our Instagram @scuwlax where we will be posting it! Our pre-season practices & bonding have officially begun, and it has been amazing to get back on the field, especially with our fabulous new members. Finally, keep an eye out for our pop-up shop coming soon, where supporters can buy our merch! We are thrilled for the upcoming season, go Broncos!! 

Julia Canavero '28

Women’s Rugby has had a very strong start to our season, with a very successful Rookie 10's Tournament last weekend! Our first year players worked hard, tying Stanford, winning UC Santa Cruz, and losing to UN Reno. The BRUWS have been training hard this week, preparing for our first 15's game. We scrimmage against Stanford on Saturday, November 15.

Hello!! Women’s Club Soccer has been up to a lot. Our record right now is 2 wins (UCSC and Sac State), 1 tie (Stanford), and 2 losses (UC Davis and Stanford). The team is filled with fun as we held our annual Halloween practice where we all dressed up, laughed, and prepped for our games. We are excited to finish out the quarter!