2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	9–21 (5–13 WCC)
Head coach	Bill Carr (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Michael Floyd Kristin Iwanaga Taelor Karr
Home arena	Leavey Center

2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga †	17	–	1		.944			27	–	6		.818
Saint Mary's	13	–	5		.722			20	–	11		.645
Loyola Marymount	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
BYU	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
San Francisco	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
San Diego	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Pacific	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Santa Clara	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Portland	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 WCC tournament winner As of 17 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Broncos were led by second year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and played 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.

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Erica Meyer  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Wilton Providence Wilton, CT G 3 Taylor Berry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr St. Mary's Martinez, CA G 4 Dru Toleafoa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Brigidine College Randwick Sydney, Australia G 11 Ruobing Bai 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Tsinghua Henan, China G 12 Kyla Martin 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Etiwanda East Los Angeles College Chino, CA F 13 Joeseta Fatuesi  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Wilcox HS Utah Santa Clara, CA F 20 Lauren Yearwood  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Oak Bay HS Oregon Victoria, BC F 21 Naomi Jimenez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Westtown School Albrightsville, PA F 22 Ashlyn Herlihy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande, CA G 23 Alexus Brigham 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Northwest Fort Worth, TX G 24 Madison Piper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lawrence Free State Lawrence, KS 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) Jr Seattle Prep Seattle, WA F 32 Morgan McGwire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Reno Reno, NV F 33 Tamia Braggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Lincoln Tacoma, WA G 44 Charise Holloway 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Mary's Arizona Tracy, CA	Head coach Bill Carr (San Francisco) Assistant coach(es) Michael Floyd (Murray State) Kristin Iwanaga (California) Taelor Karr (Gonzaga) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule and results

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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

• 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

References

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