2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represents Santa Clara University in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Broncos are led by second year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos are members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center.[1][2][3] They finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to Pepperdine.

2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2017–18 record9–21 (5–13 WCC)
Head coachBill Carr (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Floyd
  • Kristin Iwanaga
  • Taelor Karr
Home arenaLeavey Center
2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga †17–1 .944  27–6  .818
Saint Mary's13–5 .722  20–11  .645
Loyola Marymount11–7 .611  19–11  .633
BYU11–7 .611  16–14  .533
San Francisco10–8 .556  16–15  .516
San Diego8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Pacific7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Pepperdine5–13 .278  10–21  .323
Santa Clara5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Portland3–15 .167  7–23  .233
† 2018 WCC Tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women's Tournament to Saint Mary's.

Roster
2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Erica Meyer  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrWilton
Providence		 Wilton, CT
G 3 Taylor Berry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSt. Mary's Martinez, CA
G 4 Dru Toleafoa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBrigidine College Randwick Sydney, Australia
G 11 Ruobing Bai 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoTsinghua Henan, China
G 12 Kyla Martin 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrEtiwanda
East Los Angeles College		 Chino, CA
F 13 Joeseta Fatuesi  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrWilcox HS
Utah		 Santa Clara, CA
F 20 Lauren Yearwood  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrOak Bay HS
Oregon		 Victoria, BC
F 21 Naomi Jimenez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoWesttown School Albrightsville, PA
F 22 Ashlyn Herlihy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrArroyo Grande Arroyo Grande, CA
G 23 Alexus Brigham 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNorthwest Fort Worth, TX
G 24 Madison Piper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLawrence Free State Lawrence, KS
G 25 Emily Wolph 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrDesert Vista Phoenix, AZ
F 30 Andraya Flor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSeattle Prep Seattle, WA
F 32 Morgan McGwire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrReno Reno, NV
F 33 Tamia Braggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoLincoln Tacoma, WA
G 44 Charise Holloway 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSt. Mary's
Arizona		 Tracy, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule and results

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2017*
7:00 PM		 UC Santa Cruz W 71–32 
Leavey Center (343)
Santa Clara, CA
11/06/2017*
7:00 PM		 San Francisco State W 74–39 
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
6:00 PM		 Cal State Fullerton L 69–73  0–1
 Leavey Center (414)
Santa Clara, CA
11/14/2017*
7:00 PM		 UC Santa Barbara W 68–63  1–1
 Leavey Center (303)
Santa Clara, CA
11/17/2017*
7:00 PM		 USC L 43–64  1–2
 Leavey Center (395)
Santa Clara, CA
11/22/2017*
11:00 AM		 at Northwestern L 47–57  1–3
 Beardsley Gym (628)
Evanston, IL
11/25/2017*
11:00 AM, ESPN3		 at UIC W 45–36  2–3
 UIC Pavilion (207)
Chicago, IL
11/28/2017*
7:00 PM		 San Jose State L 66–71 OT 2–4
 Leavey Center (417)
Santa Clara, CA
12/02/2017*
2:00 PM		 No. 24 California L 41–79  2–5
 Leavey Center (517)
Santa Clara, CA
12/10/2017*
2:00 PM		 Menlo W 104–61  3–5
 Leavey Center (372)
Santa Clara, CA
12/14/2017*
6:30 PM		 at San Diego State W 48–34  4–5
 Viejas Arena (617)
San Diego, CA
12/16/2017*
4:00 PM		 at Nevada L 41–52  4–6
 Lawlor Events Center (1,457)
Reno, NV
12/21/2017*
1:00 PM		 at Grand Canyon L 38–39  4–7
 GCU Arena (301)
Phoenix, AZ
WCC regular season
12/28/2017
4:00 PM		 at Pepperdine L 55–56  4–8
(0–1)		 Firestone Fieldhouse (278)
Malibu, CA
12/30/2017
2:00 PM		 Gonzaga L 51–63  4–9
(0–2)		 Leavey Center (402)
Santa Clara, CA
01/04/2018
7:00 PM		 Loyola Marymount L 51–65  4–10
(0–3)		 Leavey Center (390)
Santa Clara, CA
01/06/2018
2:00 PM		 at Portland W 50–43  5–10
(1–3)		 Chiles Center (333)
Portland, OR
01/11/2018
6:30 PM		 at Saint Mary's L 46–59  5–11
(1–4)		 McKeon Pavilion (321)
Moraga, CA
01/13/2018
1:00 PM, BYUtv		 at BYU L 47–65  5–12
(1–5)		 Marriott Center (881)
Provo, UT
01/18/2018
7:00 PM		 San Francisco L 54–58  5–13
(1–6)		 Leavey Center (642)
Santa Clara, CA
01/20/2017
2:00 PM		 at Gonzaga L 44–71  5–14
(1–7)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/25/2018
7:00 PM		 San Diego W 59–50  6–14
(2–7)		 Leavey Center (256)
Santa Clara, CA
01/27/2018
2:00 PM		 Pepperdine W 54–50  7–14
(3–7)		 Leavey Center (401)
Santa Clara, CA
02/01/2018
7:00 PM		 at Pacific L 37–55  7–15
(3–8)		 Alex G. Spanos Center (335)
Stockton, CA
02/03/2018
2:00 PM		 at San Francisco L 47–64  7–16
(3–9)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (358)
San Francisco, CA
02/08/2018
7:00 PM		 BYU L 34–55  7–17
(3–10)		 Leavey Center (200)
Santa Clara, CA
02/10/2018
2:00 PM		 at San Diego L 40–51  7–18
(3–11)		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (354)
San Diego, CA
02/15/2018
7:00 PM		 Portland W 67–57  8–18
(4–11)		 Leavey Center (303)
Santa Clara, CA
02/17/2018
2:00 PM		 Pacific W 57–55  9–18
(5–11)		 Leavey Center (1,075)
Santa Clara, CA
02/22/2018
7:00 PM		 at Loyola Marymount L 45–64  9–19
(5–12)		 Gersten Pavilion (390)
Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2018
2:00 PM		 Saint Mary's L 51–72  9–20
(5–13)		 Leavey Center (527)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/01/2018
12:00 PM, BYUtv		 (9) vs. (8) Pepperdine
First Round		 L 63–74  9–21
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References
  1. "Santa Clara" (PDF). Santaclarabroncos.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  2. "Santa Clara Broncos Women's Basketball – Broncos News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  3. Santa Clara Broncos. "Santa Clara Broncos on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  4. "2017–18 Santa Clara Women's Basketball Schedule – Santa Clara". Santaclarabroncos.com. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
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