Santa Clara alumna Bosio enters professional draft

By Margo Consul

Santa Clara has a long and rich soccer history. With the installment of Women's Professional League last year, the Broncos have been able to re-visit the soccer tradition surrounding the university.

Today, Santa Clara alumna Kiki Bosio may be another player to add to the list of Broncos that are playing in the WPS.

Bosio recorded 11 goals and 15 assists during her career at Santa Clara. However, she suffered from a knee injury during her junior year, that did not slow her down; she came back for her senior year and started in 19 of 21 matches played.

In 2009 she was a WCC preseason All-Conference selection and team captain. She was named WCC Player of the Week (9/21) for scoring the game winner against No. 23 Colorado and earning two assists in a 2-1 victory over Wisconsin at the Stanford/Nike Invitational. As a sophomore she was named to All-WCC First Team and finished the season with a team-best 20 points and tied for first on the team with seven goals.

There are six former Santa Clara players currently playing in the WPS. Albertin Montoya, '97, is the head coach of the local FC Gold Pride.

Leslie Osborne, '05, played midfielder for the FC Gold Pride in 2009. She started in 18 of the 19 matches she played in and logged 1622 minutes of playing time. She was traded to the Boston Breakers in the offseason.

She notched 44 goals and 34 assists overall with Santa Clara, named the WCC Defender of the Year as a senior and became the first player in league history to be selected as both the Player of the Year, which she won in 2003, and Defender of the Year.

Marian Dalmy, '07, played defense for the Chicago Red Stars after being drafted in the 3rd round. Dalmy started in 16 of the 16 games she played in and notched two assists on the season.

As a Bronco, Dalmy scored 16 goals and 11 assists overall, Earned All-WCC first team honors three times, and Named West Coast Conference Player of the Year after leading all WCC defenders with six goals and six assists.

Chioma Igwe, '08, played midfielder for the Chicago Red Stars after being selected in the fourth round of the regular WPS draft. Igwe played 976 minutes for the Red Stars in 2009. With Santa Clara, she scored five goals throughout her career and was named All-West Coast Conference second team as a senior in 2007.

Brittany Klein, '08, played midfielder for the Chicago Red Stars after being selected in the 2nd round of the WPS regular Draft. Klein was an All Star in 2009 and represented the Red Stars in St. Louis. Klein tallied one goal and three assists overall and played 1678 minutes.

She was named captain of the Santa Clara women's team in 2007 and was named to the All-West Coast Conference first team. She Earned All-WCC second team honors in 2006 and All-Freshman team recognition in 2004 and took part in team's 2004 appearance in the NCAA Women's College Cup.

Brandi Chastain, '91, played midfielder for the FC Gold Pride after being selected in the 7th round of the regular WPS Draft. She started five of the ten matched she played in and saw 450 minutes of action.

Chastain led Santa Clara to their first ever post season appearance in 1989 and finishing the season ranked third in the nation. In 1990, she scored 22 goals and 50 points as the Broncos recorded an 18-1-1 record and the nation's top ranking. She is the third highest scorer in Santa Clara history.

Aly Wagner, '02, played midfielder for the Los Angeles Sol after being signed as a free agent. She started in 11 of the 15 games she played in and tallied four assists on the season.

At Santa Clara, Wagner had 39 goals and 49 assists making her 13th best in NCAA history in career assists per game. In 2002 she was awarded with the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy presented to college soccer's top player. Her most memorable moment as a Bronco is scoring the game-winning goal against North Carolina to give Santa Clara the 2001 NCAA Championship.

You can watch the draft live on Twitter @womensprosoccer starting at 10 a.m. EST.

Contact Margo Consul at mconsul@scu.edu or (408) 551-1918.