2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga160 1.000324 .889
Santa Clara124 .750259 .735
Portland106 .6252113 .618
San Francisco106 .6251416 .467
Pacific88 .5001815 .545
Saint Mary's610 .3751318 .419
Loyola Marymount511 .3131119 .367
San Diego412 .250922 .290
Pepperdine115 .063525 .167
2024 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Santa Clara Departures
NameNumPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Ayzhiana Basallo3G5'5"SeniorSan Francisco, CAGraduated
Anna Johnson4G5'10"JuniorManhattan Beach, CA
Lexie Pritchard11G5'10"SeniorWest Linn, ORGraduate transferred to Samford
Ashlee Maldonado12G5'7"JuniorSunnyside, WATransferred to Providence
Emma Ellinghouse15C6'3"JuniorBoise, ID

Incoming

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Santa Clara Incoming Transfers
NameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Malia Latu0G5'8"JuniorEast Palo Alto, CASan Francisco
Keeley Frawley2F6'0"SeniorMelbourne, AustraliaPortland
Emma Shaffer52F6'2"GS SeniorCincinnati, OHBucknell

Recruiting

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There was no recruiting class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Malia Latu5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrMenlo-Atherton HS
San Francisco
East Palo Alto, CA
F2Keeley Frawley6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrHaileybury College
Portland
Melbourne, Australia
F5Olivia Pollerd6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrLake Ginninderra College
Washington
Melbourne, Australia
F10Georgia Grigoropoulou6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoACS AthensAthens, Greece
G12Maddie Naro5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrBeaverton HSBeaverton, OR
G/F13Lara Edmanson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SrMLCMelbourne, Australia
G22Jayde Cadee5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrIvanhoe Girls Grammar School
UC Irvine
Melbourne, Australia
G23Marya Hudgins6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoGrandview HSAurora, CO
G24Rafailia Stergaki5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrAristotelio CollegeThessaloniki, 0Greece
G31Ashley Hiraki5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SrArchbishop HSSan Jose, CA
F33Danja Stafford Collins6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)GSMountain View HS
Eastern Arizona College
Orem, UT
G34Tess Heal5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoLowther HallMelbourne, Australia
F52Emma Shaffer6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)GSUrsuline 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#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Cal State Monterey BayW 82–38 
               Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at San Jose StateW 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 CaliforniaL 56–71 1–1
 15  Heal  13  Hudgins  3  Heal Haas Pavilion (819)
Berkeley, CA
November 11, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
HawaiiW 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 NorthridgeW 71–39 3–1
 19  Heal  11  Hudgins  5  Heal Leavey Center (198)
Santa Clara, CA
November 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
at OregonW 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 ChristiW 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 StateW 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 CollegeW 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 StateL 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 RiversideW 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 FullertonW 76–57 11–3
 22  Heal  8  Hudgins  3  Tied Titan Gym (176)
Fullerton, CA
December 30, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
at Arizona StateW 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+
PacificW 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 GonzagaL 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 PortlandL 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+
PepperdineW 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 FranciscoW 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 GonzagaL 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'sL 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 MarymountW 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 PepperdineW 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 DiegoW 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'sW 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 FranciscoW 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+
PortlandW 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 DiegoW 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 MarymountW 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 PacificW 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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References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Santa Clara Women's Basketball Schedule – Santa Clara". Santaclarabroncos.com.