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2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
WBIT, Second Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record25–9 (12–4 WCC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMichael Floyd
Assistant coaches
  • Kristin Iwanaga
  • Kerri Nakamoto
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga 16 0   1.000 32 4   .889
Santa Clara 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Portland 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
San Francisco 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
Pacific 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Saint Mary's 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Loyola Marymount 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
San Diego 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
Pepperdine 1 15   .063 5 25   .167
2024 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos were led by eighth year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Leavey Center.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the first round to Pepperdine.

Offseason

Departures

Santa Clara Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ayzhiana Basallo 3 G 5'5" Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated
Anna Johnson 4 G 5'10" Junior Manhattan Beach, CA
Lexie Pritchard 11 G 5'10" Senior West Linn, OR Graduate transferred to Samford
Ashlee Maldonado 12 G 5'7" Junior Sunnyside, WA Transferred to Providence
Emma Ellinghouse 15 C 6'3" Junior Boise, ID

Incoming

Santa Clara Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Malia Latu 0 G 5'8" Junior East Palo Alto, CA San Francisco
Keeley Frawley 2 F 6'0" Senior Melbourne, Australia Portland
Emma Shaffer 52 F 6'2" GS Senior Cincinnati, OH Bucknell

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Malia Latu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Menlo-Atherton HS
San Francisco
East Palo Alto, CA
F 2 Keeley Frawley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Haileybury College
Portland
Melbourne, Australia
F 5 Olivia Pollerd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Lake Ginninderra College
Washington
Melbourne, Australia
F 10 Georgia Grigoropoulou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So ACS Athens Athens, Greece
G 12 Maddie Naro 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Beaverton HS Beaverton, OR
G/F 13 Lara Edmanson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr MLC Melbourne, Australia
G 22 Jayde Cadee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School
UC Irvine
Melbourne, Australia
G 23 Marya Hudgins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Grandview HS Aurora, CO
G 24 Rafailia Stergaki 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Aristotelio College Thessaloniki, 0Greece
G 31 Ashley Hiraki 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Archbishop HS San Jose, CA
F 33 Danja Stafford Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Mountain View HS
Eastern Arizona College
Orem, UT
G 34 Tess Heal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lowther Hall Melbourne, Australia
F 52 Emma Shaffer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Ursuline Academy
Bucknell
Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Cal State Monterey Bay W 82–38 
                  Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at San Jose State W 55–47  1–0
 20  Heal   7  Pollerd   2  Tied  Provident Credit Union Event Center (733)
San Jose, CA
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
at California L 56–71  1–1
 15  Heal   13  Hudgins   3  Heal  Haas Pavilion (819)
Berkeley, CA
November 11, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hawaii W 62–51  2–1
 16  Heal   9  Hudgins   3  Tied  Leavey Center (263)
Santa Clara, CA
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 71–39  3–1
 19  Heal   11  Hudgins   5  Heal  Leavey Center (198)
Santa Clara, CA
November 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
at Oregon W 89–50  4–1
 21  Heal   7  Tied   8  Heal  Matthew Knight Arena (5,207)
Eugene, OR
November 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 75–54  5–1
 17  Heal   10  Hudgins   5  Pollerd  Leavey Center (206)
Santa Clara, CA
November 24, 2023*
4:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Boise State
Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic
W 62–52  6–1
 18  Pollerd   8  Hudgins   9  Heal  South Point Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Texas Tech
Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic
L 56–61  6–2
 18  Heal   5  Tied   6  Heal  South Point Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 70–65  7–2
 22  Pollerd   4  Tied   7  Tied  Hornets Nest (309)
Sacramento, CA
December 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lincoln (CA) W 113–37  8–2
 19  Shaffer   12  Hudgins   5  Edmanson  Leavey Center (237)
Santa Clara, CA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Menlo College W 80–39  9–2
 18  Pollerd   13  Hudgins   8  Heal  Leavey Center (198)
Santa Clara, CA
December 15, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
at Oregon State L 52–80  9–3
 17  Tied   7  Hudgins   3  Tied  Gill Coliseum (3,522)
Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside W 76–46  10–3
 22  Pollerd   10  Frawley   3  Tied  SRC Arena (113)
Riverside, CA
December 21, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton W 76–57  11–3
 22  Heal   8  Hudgins   3  Tied  Titan Gym (176)
Fullerton, CA
December 30, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
at Arizona State W 65–55  12–3
 23  Heal   8  Pollerd   3  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (1,586)
Tempe, AZ
WCC regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific W 80–77  13–3
(1–0)
 30  Heal   6  Hiraki   6  Heal  Leavey Center (388)
Santa Clara, CA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 16 Gonzaga L 49–87  13–4
(1–1)
 10  Heal   7  Stafford Collins   4  Pollerd  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,155)
Spokane, WA
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland L 63–73  13–5
(1–2)
 19  Heal   9  Frawley   3  Heal  Chiles Center (196)
Portland, OR
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine W 92–36  14–5
(2–2)
 23  Pollerd   11  Shaffer   4  Tied  Leavey Center (342)
Santa Clara, CA
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco W 72–59  15–5
(3–2)
 21  Heal   7  Pollerd   3  Heal  Leavey Center (352)
Santa Clara, CA
January 25, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 17 Gonzaga L 45–82  15–6
(3–3)
 22  Heal   7  Frawley   3  Heal  Leavey Center (337)
Santa Clara, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's L 67–74  15–7
(3–4)
 20  Pollerd   7  Frawley   4  Heal  University Credit Union Pavilion (766)
Moraga, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount W 63–49  16–7
(4–4)
 24  Pollerd   6  Tied   4  Heal  Gersten Pavilion (235)
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine W 79–58  17–7
(5–4)
 25  Pollerd   10  Heal   10  Heal  Firestone Fieldhouse (202)
Moraga, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego W 83–57  18–7
(6–4)
 29  Heal   8  Shaffer   7  Heal  Leavey Center (418)
Santa Clara, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Mary's W 70–58  19–7
(7–4)
 18  Hudgins   8  Shaffer   6  Heal  Leavey Center (319)
Santa Clara, CA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco W 73–65  20–7
(8–4)
 27  Heal   7  Hudgins   7  Heal  War Memorial Gymnasium (315)
San Francisco, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland W 66–58  21–7
(9–4)
 24  Heal   6  Pollerd   4  Pollerd  Leavey Center (594)
Santa Clara, CA
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego W 66–57  22–7
(10–4)
 30  Heal   8  Heal   4  Heal  Jenny Craig Pavilion (384)
San Diego, CA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount W 86–45  23–7
(11–4)
 21  Pollerd   9  Shaffer   10  Heal  Leavey Center (551)
Santa Clara, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific W 85–77  24–7
(12–4)
 40  Heal   6  Edmanson   7  Heal  Alex G. Spanos Center (917)
Stockton, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
March 11, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Portland
Semifinals
L 61–63  24–8
 20  Heal   7  Heal   8  Heal  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) BYU
First round
W 60–59  25–8
 17  Heal   7  Shaffer   6  Heal  Leavey Center (357)
Santa Clara, CA
March 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) at (1) Washington State
Second round
L 47–73  25–9
 18  Heal   5  Pollerd   4  Heal  Beasley Coliseum (674)
Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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