2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team will represent Santa Clara University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It is head coach JR Payne's first season at Santa Clara.[5] The Broncos are members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center. They finished the season 11–18, 5–13 in WCC to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to San Diego.

2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
Air Force Classic Champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record11–18 (5–13 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Toriano Towns[1]
  • Shandrika Lee[2]
  • Bianca Ziemann[3]
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Gonzaga162 .889268 .765
San Diego144 .778257 .781
Pacific135 .7222110 .677
Saint Mary's135 .7222311 .676
BYU126 .6672310 .697
San Francisco810 .4441914 .576
Santa Clara513 .2781118 .379
Loyola Marymount414 .222724 .226
Pepperdine315 .167822 .267
Portland216 .111426 .133
Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2015
Rankings from AP poll[4]

Roster

2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F2Lori Parkinson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrCyprusWest Valley, UT
G3Taylor Berry5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)FrSt. Mary'sMartinez, CA
F5Beth Carlson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS FrArchbishop MurphyEverett, WA
G/F10Katie Hawkins5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrGlacier ParkSnohomish, WA
G12Nici Gilday5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SrPresentationSan Jose, CA
F15Marie Bertholdt6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoAlamedaAlameda, CA
F20Courtney Lisowski6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SoArchbishop MittyLos Gatos, CA
G21Raquel Avila5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SrSt. Ignatius College PrepS. San Francisco, CA
G22Brooke Gallaway5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrCentral ValleyGreenacres, WA
F23Taylor Williams6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoThunder RidgeHighlands Ranch, CO
G25Emily Wolph5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)FrDesert VistaPhoenix, AZ
G30Sidney Rielly5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrEverettEverett, WA
F32Morgan McGwire6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrRenoReno, NV
F44Maddison Allen6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrJohn Paul CollegeBrisbane, Australia
F/C45Vanessa Leo6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS JrArchbishop MittySan Jose, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2014*
6:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
Notre Dame de NamurW 77–40 -
Leavey Center (N/A)
Santa Clara, CA
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
DominicanW 81–55 -
Leavey Cebter (N/A)
Santa Clara, CA
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
5:00 pm, BigWest.tv
at UC RiversideL 60–89 0–1
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (184)
Riverside, CA
11/16/2014*
7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
San Francisco StateW 87–41 1–1
Leavey Center (N/A)
Santa Clara, CA
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm, BigWest.tv
at UC Santa BarbaraW 47–33 2–1
The Thunderdome (391)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/25/2014*
12:30 pm
vs. LSU
Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope
W 69–67 3–1
Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (275)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/26/2014*
3:00 pm
vs. Kansas State
Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope
Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center 
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/27/2014*
12:30 pm
vs. UTEP
Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope
Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center 
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
Cal PolyL 73–79 3–2
Leavey Center (N/A)
Santa Clara, CA
12/05/2014*
3:30 pm, MW Net
vs. UC Davis
Air Force Classic
W 79–76 4–2
Clune Arena (N/A)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/06/2014*
1:00 pm, MW Net
at Air Force
Air Force Classic
W 85–64 5–2
Clune Arena (373)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/14/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 7 StanfordL 43–82 5–3
Maples Pavilion (3,527)
Stanford, CA
12/18/2014*
6:00 pm
at OregonL 88–92 2OT5–4
Matthew Knight Arena (1,245)
Eugene, OR
12/27/2014
7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
Saint Mary'sL 61–62 5–5 (0–1)
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
12/29/2014
7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
PacificL 59–61 5–6 (0–2)
Leavey Center (N/A)
Santa Clara, CA
01/01/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
at BYUL 55–84 5–7 (0–3)
Marriott Center (693)
Provo, UT
01/03/2015
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San DiegoL 59–72 5–8 (0–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (414)
San Diego, CA
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
PortlandW 83–68 6–8 (1–4)
Leavey Center (365)
Santa Clara, CA
01/10/2015
2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
GonzagaL 70–78 6–9 (1–5)
Leavey Center (371)
Santa Clara, CA
01/17/2015
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San FranciscoL 45–62 6–10 (1–6)
War Memorial Gymnasium (348)
San Francisco, CA
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, LMUSN
at Loyola MarymountL 57–82 6–11 (1–7)
Gersten Pavilion (321)
Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2015
12:00 pm, WavesCast
at PepperdineW 65–54 7–11 (2–7)
Firestone Fieldhouse (214)
Malibu, CA
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
San DiegoL 61–64 7–12 (2–8)
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
01/31/2015
2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
BYUL 56–58 7–13 (2–9)
Leavey Center (315)
Santa Clara, CA
02/05/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
at GonzagaL 49–76 7–14 (2–10)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,082)
Spokane, WA
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, Portland Portal
at PortlandW 64–55 8–14 (3–10)
Chiles Center (390)
Portland, OR
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
San FranciscoW 80–79 OT9–14 (4–10)
Leavey Center (N/A)
Santa Clara, CA
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
PepperdineW 84–66 10–14 (5–10)
Leavey Center (N/A)
Santa Clara, CA
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal
Loyola MarymountL 65–73 10–15 (5–11)
Leavey Center (N/A)
Santa Clara, CA
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at PacificL 75–87 10–16 (5–12)
Alex G. Spanos Center (612)
Stockton, CA
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary'sL 71–74 10–17 (5–13)
McKeon Pavilion (534)
Moraga, CA
2015 WCC Tournament
03/05/2015
2:00 pm, BYUtv
vs. Portland
First Round
W 66–58 11–17
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
03/06/2015
2:00 pm, BYUtv
vs. San Diego
Quarterfinals
L 42–51 11–18
Orleans Arena (7,110)
Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 No Change
(RV) Received Votes
(NR) Not Ranked

See also

References