2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record14–16 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Floyd
  • Kristin Iwanaga
  • Taelor Karr
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga† 14 – 4   .778 26 – 7   .788
BYU 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625
Saint Mary's 13 – 5   .722 20 – 13   .606
San Francisco 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Loyola Marymount 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Santa Clara 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
San Diego 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
Pacific 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Pepperdine 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233
Portland 4 – 14   .222 6 – 24   .200
† 2017 WCC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Broncos, led by first year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center. 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

2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Carly Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr John Paul College Gold Coast, Australia
G 3 Taylor Berry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Mary's Martinez, CA
G 4 Dru Toleafoa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Brigidine College Randwick Sydney, Australia
F 5 Beth Carlson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Archbishop Murphy Mill Creek, WA
G 10 Nicole Vander Helm 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Holy Cross Regional Surrey, BC
G 11 Ruobing Bai 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Tsinghua Henan, China
G 12 Kyla Martin 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Etiwanda
East Los Angeles College 		Chino, CA
F 15 Marie Bertholdt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Alameda Alameda, CA
F 20 Lori Parkinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Cyprus
Southern Utah 		West Valley, UT
F 21 Naomi Jimenez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Westtown School Albrightsville, PA
F 22 Ashlyn Herlihy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande, CA
G 24 Savanna Hanson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So King's Edmonds, WA
G 25 Emily Wolph 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Desert Vista Phoenix, AZ
F 30 Andraya Flor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Seattle Prep Seattle, WA
F 32 Morgan McGwire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Reno Reno, NV
F 33 Tamia Braggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lincoln Tacoma, WA
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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
7:00 pm 		Notre Dame de Namur W 84–54 
Leavey Center (160)
Santa Clara, CA
11/05/2016*
5:00 pm 		Chico State W 83–68 
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
1:00 pm 		Idaho State W 82–78  1–0
 Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		at California L 58–73  1–1
 Haas Pavilion (1,816)
Berkeley, CA
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm 		at San Jose State L 54–65  1–2
 Event Center Arena (316)
San Jose, CA
11/25/2016*
4:00 pm 		vs. Marquette
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 65–62  2–2
 Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
11/26/2016*
1:00 pm 		vs. Montana State
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament 		L 50–77  2–3
 Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		at UC Santa Barbara W 69–58  3–3
 The Thunderdome (609)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		UC Santa Cruz
Play4Kay Shootout opening round 		W 85–39  4–3
 Leavey Center (390)
Santa Clara, CA
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm 		Northwestern L 75–87  4–4
 Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
12/19/2016*
5:30 pm 		vs. Oklahoma State
Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals 		L 53–67  4–5
 T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/20/2016*
12:30 pm 		vs. No. 21 South Florida
Play 4 Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round 		L 54–63  4–6
 T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/21/2016*
12:30 pm 		vs. New Mexico State
Play 4 Kay Shootout 7th place game 		W 60–46  5–6
 T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
6:00 pm 		BYU W 64–63  6–6
(1–0) 		Leavey Center (443)
Santa Clara, CA
12/31/2016
2:00 pm 		at San Francisco L 68–77 OT 6–7
(1–1) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (450)
San Francisco, CA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		at Portland W 56–44  7–7
(2–1) 		Chiles Center (317)
Portland, OR
01/07/2017
2:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount W 71–64  8–7
(3–1) 		Leavey Center (350)
Santa Clara, CA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm 		San Diego L 56–57  8–8
(3–2) 		Leavey Center (200)
Santa Clara, CA
01/14/2017
2:00 pm 		Pepperdine W 61–40  9–8
(4–2) 		Leavey Center (550)
Santa Clara, CA
01/19/2017
6:00 pm 		at Gonzaga L 39–51  9–9
(4–3) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (5,760)
Spokane, WA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm 		at Loyola Marymount L 50–61  9–10
(4–4) 		Gersten Pavilion (329)
Los Angeles, CA
01/26/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 66–72 OT 9–11
(4–5) 		Marriott Center (734)
Provo, UT
01/28/2017
1:00 pm 		at Saint Mary's L 53–55  9–12
(4–6) 		McKeon Pavilion (239)
Moraga, CA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm 		Portland W 68–56  10–12
(5–6) 		Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm 		Gonzaga L 49–50  10–13
(5–7) 		Leavey Center (300)
Santa Clara, CA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm 		San Francisco W 74–61  11–13
(6–7) 		Leavey Center (300)
Santa Clara, CA
02/11/2017
2:00 pm 		Pacific W 68–51  12–13
(7–7) 		Leavey Center (400)
Santa Clara, CA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm 		at Pepperdine W 69–48  13–13
(8–7) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (202)
Malibu, CA
02/18/2017
6:00 pm 		at San Diego L 58–60  13–14
(8–8) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (728)
San Diego, CA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm 		at Pacific W 61–51  14–14
(9–8) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (595)
Stockton, CA
02/25/2017
2:00 pm 		Saint Mary's L 58–73  14–15
(9–9) 		Leavey Center (400)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv 		(6) vs. (3) Saint Mary's
Quarterfinals 		L 57–60  14–16
 Orleans Arena (7,089)
Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2016-17 Santa Clara Women's Basketball Schedule".