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
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

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 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

Santa Clara Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Malia Latu0G5'8"JuniorEast Palo Alto, CASan Francisco
Keeley Frawley2F6'0"SeniorMelbourne, AustraliaPortland
Emma Shaffer52F6'2"GS SeniorCincinnati, OHBucknell

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Malia Latu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMenlo-Atherton HS
San Francisco
East Palo Alto, CA
F 2 Keeley Frawley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHaileybury College
Portland
Melbourne, Australia
F 5 Olivia Pollerd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrLake Ginninderra College
Washington
Melbourne, Australia
F 10 Georgia Grigoropoulou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoACS Athens Athens, Greece
G 12 Maddie Naro 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBeaverton HS Beaverton, OR
G/F 13 Lara Edmanson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMLC Melbourne, Australia
G 22 Jayde Cadee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrIvanhoe Girls Grammar School
UC Irvine
Melbourne, Australia
G 23 Marya Hudgins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoGrandview HS Aurora, CO
G 24 Rafailia Stergaki 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrAristotelio College Thessaloniki, 0Greece
G 31 Ashley Hiraki 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrArchbishop HS San Jose, CA
F 33 Danja Stafford Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSMountain View HS
Eastern Arizona College
Orem, UT
G 34 Tess Heal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLowther Hall Melbourne, Australia
F 52 Emma Shaffer 6 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# 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

References

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