2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team


The 2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team will represent Santa Clara University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Broncos, led by second year head coach JR Payne. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's basketball tournament where they lost to BYU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Fresno State in the first round.

2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record23–9 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Toriano Towns
  • Shandrika Lee
  • Alex Carl
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU162 .889267 .788
Saint Mary's144 .778248 .750
San Diego135 .722248 .750
Santa Clara135 .722239 .719
Gonzaga108 .5561914 .576
San Francisco99 .5002112 .636
Pacific612 .3331317 .433
Loyola Marymount612 .3331120 .355
Pepperdine216 .111724 .226
Portland117 .056327 .100
Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

On March 28, 2016, Payne has accepted the head coaching job a Colorado.[1] She finished at Santa Clara with a 2 year record of 34–27.

Roster

2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G3Taylor Berry5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoSt. Mary'sMartinez, CA
G4Dru Toleafoa6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrBrigidine College RandwickSydney, Australia
F5Beth Carlson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SoArchbishop MurphyMill Creek, WA
G10Nicole Vander Helm6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrHoly Cross RegionalSurrey, BC
G12Kyla Martin5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SoEtiwanda
East Los Angeles College
Chino, CA
F15Marie Bertholdt6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrAlamedaAlameda, CA
F20Lori Parkinson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS JrCyprus
Southern Utah
West Valley, UT
G22Brooke Gallaway5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SrCentral ValleyGreenacres, WA
G24Savanna Hanson6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrKing'sEdmonds, WA
G25Emily Wolph5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SoDesert VistaPhoenix, AZ
F30Andraya Flor6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrSeattle PrepSeattle, WA
F32Morgan McGwire6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SoRenoReno, NV
F33Devin Hudson6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS SrColony
Long Beach State
Ontario, CA
F44Maddison Allen6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS SrJohn Paul College
Cal Poly
Brisbane, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2015*
6:00 pm
Notre Dame de NamurW 90–50 
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
11/07/2015*
2:00 pm
San Francisco StateW 87–41 
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
2:00 pm
at WashingtonL 55–100 0–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,868)
Seattle, WA
11/16/2015*
4:00 pm
at USCL 46–81 0–2
Galen Center (302)
Los Angeles, CA
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
Air ForceW 68–34 1–2
Leavey Center (300)
Santa Clara, CA
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
at No. 13 StanfordW 61–58 2–2
Maples Pavilion (2,668)
Stanford, CA
11/27/2015*
3:00 pm
at Cal Poly
Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament
W 69–63 3–2
Mott Athletic Center (557)
San Luis Obispo, CA
11/28/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Evansville
Cal Poly/ShareSLO Holiday Tournament
W 62–44 4–2
Mott Athletic Center (95)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at UC Santa BarbaraW 48–37 5–2
The Thunderdome (319)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/04/2015*
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Simpson (California)W 112–34 6–2
Leavey Center (421)
Santa Clara, CA
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
Hope InternationalW 78–54 7–2
Leavey Center (229)
Santa Clara, CA
12/12/2015*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
Texas TechW 75–70 8–2
Leavey Center (252)
Santa Clara, CA
12/18/2015*
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
UC Santa BarbaraW 66–48 9–2
Leavey Center (320)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC regular season
12/21/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
PacificW 76–52 10–2
(1–0)
Leavey Center (255)
Santa Clara, CA
12/23/2015
1:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary'sW 73–67 11–2
(2–0)
McKeon Pavilion (470)
Moraga, CA
12/31/2015
4:00 pm, TheW.tv
at PortlandW 67–45 12–2
(3–0)
Chiles Center (291)
Portland, OR
01/02/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at GonzagaL 44–53 12–3
(3–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/07/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
BYUL 63–68 12–4
(3–2)
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
01/09/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
San DiegoL 58–70 12–5
(3–3)
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at PepperdineW 62–60 13–5
(4–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (217)
Malibu, CA
01/16/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Loyola MarymountW 57–56 14–5
(5–3)
Gersten Pavilion (523)
Los Angeles, CA
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
San FranciscoW 68–57 15–5
(6–3)
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
01/28/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
GonzagaW 71–64 16–5
(7–3)
Leavey Center (400)
Santa Clara, CA
01/30/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
PortlandW 66–47 17–5
(8–3)
Leavey Center (301)
Santa Clara, CA
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San FranciscoW 59–57 18–5
(9–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium (304)
San Francisco, CA
02/11/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
at San DiegoW 61–47 19–5
(10–3)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (607)
San Diego, CA
02/13/2016
1:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYUL 63–70 19–6
(10–4)
Marriott Center (1,509)
Provo, UT
02/18/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Loyola MarymountW 68–41 20–6
(11–4)
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
02/20/2016
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
PepperdineW 84–50 21–6
(12–4)
Leavey Center (250)
Santa Clara, CA
02/25/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Saint Mary'sL 70–78 21–7
(12–5)
Leavey Center (500)
Santa Clara, CA
02/27/2015
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at PacificW 66–60 22–7
(13–5)
Alex G. Spanos Center (544)
Stockton, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016
8:00 pm, BYUtv
vs. Gonzaga
Quarterfinals
W 59–58 23–7
Orleans Arena (6,071)
Las Vegas, NV
03/07/2016
2:00 pm, BYUtv
vs. BYU
Semifinals
L 67–87 23–8
Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
WNIT
03/18/2016*
7:00 pm, MW Net
at Fresno State
First Round
L 53–59 23–9
Save Mart Center (1,478)
Fresno, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References