Santa Clara won its first NCAA women's soccer championship and denied No.1 North Carolina its 17th, beating the Tar Heels 1-0 Sunday on a first-half goal.

        Senior All-America defender Danielle Borgman (McAuley) and freshman midfielder Sara Randolph (Sycamore) start for UNC (24-1). Randolph's apparent tying goal with 13 minutes left was negated by an offsides call.

        It was UNC's first loss of the season, ending an 11-game winning streak in the NCAA Tournament and a 34-game streak overall.

        The Tar Heels have made the national semifinals 20 straight years and they hadn't lost an NCAA tournament game since a 1-0 defeat against Florida in the 1998 final.

        Aly Wagner scored four minutes before halftime for the No.2 Broncos (23-2).

        More on the game at tarheelblue.fansonly.com

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