Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball

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Santa Clara Broncos
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University Santa Clara University
Head coachLoree Payne (1st season)
Conference West Coast Conference
Location Santa Clara, California
Arena Leavey Center
(capacity: 4,500)
Nickname Broncos
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
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Alternate
NCAA tournament round of 32
1992
NCAA tournament appearances
1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005
Conference tournament champions
1992, 1998, 2005
Conference regular season champions
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006

The Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represents Santa Clara University in NCAA Division I basketball competition. The team plays home games at the Leavey Center in Santa Clara, California and are members of the West Coast Conference. [2]

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History

Santa Clara began play in 1963. They played in the NorCal Conference from 1978 to 1982, the NorPace Conference from 1982 to 1985, and the West Coast Athletic Conference from 1985 to 1988 before joining the West Coast Conference in 1988. They have made the NCAA Tournament six times (1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005), with one victory in the Tournament being in 1992 with a 73–71 win over California. They have made the WNIT six times (1991, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2016), with an WNIT championship in 1991. [3]

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1992 #12First Round
Second Round
#5 California
#4 Texas Tech
W 73−71
L 58−64
1994 #11First Round#6 OregonL 59−74
1998 #14First Round#3 ArizonaL 63−75
1999 #13First Round#4 Iowa StateL 61−74
2002 #11First Round#6 LSUL 78−84
2005 #15First Round#2 StanfordL 57−94

References

  1. "SCU Color Palette - University Marketing and Communications - Santa Clara University" . Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. "Santa Clara".
  3. "Santa Clara" (PDF).