No. 1 Stanford shuts out No. 11 Santa Clara as Lizzie Boamah stars in dual role

SANTA CLARA — Lizzie Boamah is never going to say no to scoring a goal.

The Stanford freshman normally plies her trade as a defender, but on Sunday against No. 11 Santa Clara, she received a brief opportunity to play as a forward. Boamah took full advantage of her good fortune, scoring the No. 1 Cardinal’s lone goal in a 1-0 shutout win over the Broncos in front of about 2,000 fans at Stevens Stadium.

“I mean, I’m never going to say I don’t like playing forward, just because I get...