2013-14 Santa Clara Women's Basketball News
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Broncos Set Commissioner's Honor Roll Record for Second Straight Year
July 23, 2014The West Coast Conference announced its 13th annual Commissioner's Honor Roll Tuesday, and 141 Santa Clara Broncos were recognized with honors for their athletic success and academic excellence. Santa Clara had 18 student-athletes receive gold honors (3.75-4.00 GPA) and 33 student-athletes receive silver honors (3.50-3.74 GPA). The Broncos set a new record of student athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, breaking the previous mark of 133 in the 2012-13 school year. -
EYEBRONCO: Women's Basketball Photo Day
June 17, 2014Santa Clara women's basketball takes its turn in the EYEBRONCO photo day series. Marie Bertholdt and Brooke Gallaway talk with reporter Cali Reis about their selfie game, go-to meal after a practice and roommates on the team.
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Meet Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Bianca Ziemann
June 12, 2014Bianca Ziemann enters her first season as an assistant coach at Santa Clara in 2014-15. She spent the last two years as an assistant coach at Oregon. Ziemann first joined the Ducks for the 2012-13 season after accumulating four seasons of coaching experience at the collegiate and high school levels since playing professionally in Europe.
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Meet Women's Basketball Assistant Coach Shandrika Lee
June 11, 2014Shandrika Lee enters her first season as an assistant coach at Santa Clara in 2014-15. She spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach with the Oregon women’s basketball program.
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Meet Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach Toriano Towns
June 10, 2014Toriano Towns enters his first season as an assistant coach at Santa Clara in 2014-15. He spent the last five seasons as associate head coach for Southern Utah. Towns served as SUU’s recruiting and defensive coordinator, assisted with the planning of practice sessions, conditioning, scouting, and also worked with the Thunderbird post players.
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New Women's Basketball Head Coach JR Payne Has Had Busy First Week Back
April 25, 2014After serving as an assistant coach in 2008-09 on the Mission campus, JR Payne (JP) is back as the head coach of the Santa Clara women’s basketball team. With just over a week under her belt with her new team, Payne spoke with Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) about the whirlwind of being back in the Bay Area.
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EYEBRONCO: Meet Women's Basketball Head Coach JR Payne
April 14, 2014On April 6, 2014, JR Payne was named the ninth head women's basketball coach at Santa Clara. She stopped by to talk with EYEBRONCO on Monday about returning to the Mission Campus — where she is a former assistant coach — to take the helm for the 2014-15 season.
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Santa Clara Names JR Payne As Ninth Head Women's Basketball Coach
April 06, 2014After leading Southern Utah University to a school-record 23 wins this season and advancing to the national postseason for the first time in school history, Santa Clara University is thrilled to announce it has hired JR Payne as the Broncos ninth head women’s basketball coach on Sunday. Payne has been the head coach at Southern Utah for the past five seasons and prior to that, Payne was an assistant coach on the Mission campus in 2008-09. An All-WCC point guard who graduated from Saint Mary’s in 1999, Payne has also served as an assistant coach at Boise State and Gonzaga.
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Join Us At The Bronco Bench Foundation Annual Bocce Ball Tournament March 16
March 11, 2014Come join us for the Bronco Bench Foundation Annual Bocce Ball Tournament at Campo di Bocce in Los Gatos on March 16th at 4:30 pm. Put together a team of six for $1500 or come as a spectator for $50. Entrance fee includes unlimited food and drinks. Catch up with old friends and reunite with fellow Broncos.
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Women's Basketball's Season Ends with Loss to Pepperdine in WCC Tournament
March 06, 2014In the opening round of the West Coast Conference Tournament from The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Santa Clara women’s basketball fell to Pepperdine by a final of 80-74. The loss ends the Broncos season at 10-20 overall and 6-12 in WCC action while the Waves are now 6-24 overall and 1-17 in conference play.
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Bronco Women Head to Las Vegas to Take on Pepperdine in WCC Tournament
March 04, 2014With the regular season in the rearview mirror, Santa Clara women’s basketball heads to Las Vegas for the West Coast Conference Tournament. The Broncos will face Pepperdine at 12 p.m. on Thurs., March 6 at the Orleans Arena. The Broncos are the No. 7 seed with an overall record of 10-19 and a 6-12 mark in WCC play while Pepperdine is the 10th seed with an overall record of 5-24 and a WCC record of 1-17. The matchup will be broadcast live on BYUtv and TheW.tv and will be called by Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski. The winner will advance to play second-seeded BYU Fri., March 7 at 2 p.m. with the same broadcast schedule.
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Women's Basketball Faces Pepperdine Thursday at 12 in WCC Tournament
March 03, 2014Santa Clara women’s basketball will face off against Pepperdine in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tournament Thurs., March 6 at 12 p.m. at the Orleans Arena. The Broncos are the No. 7 seed with a 6-12 mark in WCC play while Pepperdine is the 10th seed with a 1-17 record. The matchup will be broadcast live on BYUtv and TheW.tv and will be called by Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski. The winner will advance to play second-seeded BYU Fri., March 7 at 2 p.m. with the same broadcast schedule.
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Two Women's Basketball Players Honored by WCC
March 03, 2014Santa Clara women’s basketball had two players honored by the West Coast Conference for their performances on the court. Junior guard Nici Gilday was named All-WCC Honorable Mention and freshman Jo Paine was named to the WCC All-Freshman Team.
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Nici Gilday Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week
March 03, 2014After a record-setting week, Nici Gilday of Santa Clara women’s basketball was named the West Coast Conference Player of the week. Gilday scored a program-best 40 points vs. LMU on Feb. 27 and followed it up with 22 vs. Pepperdine on March 1.
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Bronco Women Win on Senior Day
March 01, 2014On Senior Day, Santa Clara women’s basketball beat Pepperdine by a final of 67-61. The win puts the Broncos at 10-19 overall and 6-12 in WCC action while the Waves are now 5-24 overall and 1-17 in conference play.
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Two Women's Basketball Players Named WCC All-Academic
February 28, 2014With the end of the regular season here and the conference tournament fast approaching, Santa Clara women’s basketball had two players named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team. Nici Gilday was named to the All-Academic Team while Ruta Zurauskyte was named Honorable Mention.
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Women's Basketball Hosts "We Back Pat" Game vs. LMU
February 27, 2014Santa Clara women’s basketball will host its first ‘We Back Pat!” game vs. LMU tonight. The game is a tribute to Pat Summitt and her foundation dedicated to Alzheimer’s research, The Pat Summitt Foundation.
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Gilday Scores Program-Best 40 Points But Broncos Fall to LMU
February 27, 2014With seeding in the conference tournament on the line, Santa Clara women’s basketball fell to LMU by a final of 88-74. The loss puts the Broncos at 9-19 overall and 5-12 in WCC action while the Lions are now 9-19 overall and 6-11 in conference play.
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Women's Basketball Hosts LMU Thursday, Pepperdine Saturday for Senior Day
February 26, 2014Getting set to finish the regular season, Santa Clara women’s basketball hosts LMU Thurs., Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. and Pepperdine Sat., March 1 at 2 p.m. on Senior Day. Last week the Broncos fell at Pacific before upsetting Saint Mary’s 89-83 on the road. The split has Santa Clara at 9-18 overall and 5-11 in conference play.
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Women's Basketball Goes on the Road to Take Down Saint Mary's
February 22, 2014Wrapping-up the regular season road portion of its schedule, Santa Clara women’s basketball knocked off Saint Mary’s by a final of 89-83. This was the first win for Santa Clara vs. Saint Mary’s since an 82-55 win at the WCC Tournament in 2009. It was the first regular season win vs. the Gaels since an 84-71 win in Moraga on Jan. 7, 2007. It was also the first time head coach Jennifer Mountain or any of the current players have topped Saint Mary’s. The win puts the Broncos at 9-18 overall and 5-11 in WCC action while the Gaels are now 20-7 overall and 10-6 in conference play.
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Bronco Women Drop Road Contest to Pacific
February 20, 2014Heading into the last road trip of the regular season, Santa Clara women’s basketball lost to Pacific by a final of 64-47. The loss puts the Broncos at 8-18 overall and 4-11 in WCC action while the Tigers are now 15-10 overall and 10-5 in conference play.
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Women's Basketball Finishes Up Regular Season Road Schedule at Pacific, Saint Mary's
February 19, 2014Entering the final road weekend of the regular season, Santa Clara women’s basketball heads to Pacific Thurs., Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. and Saint Mary’s Sat., Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. Last week the Broncos took down San Francisco 74-73 on the road in a thrilling game. The win has Santa Clara at 8-17 overall and 4-10 in conference play.
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Late Three Lifts Broncos Past Dons on the Road
February 15, 2014Trying to get back in the win column, Santa Clara women’s basketball beat San Francisco by a final of 74-73. The win puts the Broncos at 8-17 overall and 4-10 in WCC action while the Dons are now 9-16 overall and 4-10 in conference play.
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Bronco Women Head to San Francisco for Rivalry Game
February 13, 2014With just one game this week, Santa Clara women’s basketball faces local rival San Francisco on Sat., Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. Last week the Broncos fell to BYU and San Diego at home. The Broncos are now 7-17 overall and 3-10 in WCC play.
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Ruta Zurauskyte Opens Up About Her Final Season as a Bronco
February 10, 2014Redshirt senior Ruta Zurauskyte (RZ) is hoping that her experience on the court will help lead her team to success. Remembering their incredible comeback against Southern Utah University two years ago, Zurauskyte talks a little bit about her fifth and final year here at Santa Clara.
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Second Half Sinks Women's Basketball vs. San Diego on Alumni Day
February 08, 2014On alumni day, Santa Clara women’s basketball fell to San Diego by a final of 72-44. The loss puts the Broncos at 7-17 overall and 3-9 in WCC action while the Toreros are now 19-5 overall and 8-5 in conference play.
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Broncos Drop Overtime Contest to BYU
February 06, 2014In its third overtime game of the season, Santa Clara women’s basketball lost to BYU by a final of 87-80. The loss puts the Broncos at 7-16 overall and 3-8 in WCC action while the Cougars are now 18-5 overall and 8-4 in conference play.
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Bruno and Choppelas to Have Jerseys Honored at Halftime of San Diego Game Saturday
February 05, 2014At halftime of the San Diego game at 2 p.m. on Sat. Feb. 8, Santa Clara will honor the jerseys of two Bronco greats in Caren Choppelas Horstmeyer '84 and Liz Bruno '82. Bruno is the only women's basketball player in Santa Clara history with 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Choppelas finished her time at Santa Clara No. 1 on the all-time scoring list and currently sits at No. 3. She was also the head coach of the Broncos from 1988-2000 and led the team to the 1991 WNIT title.
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Broncos Host BYU, San Diego; Honor Two Jerseys Saturday
February 05, 2014Coming off a tough four-game road trip vs. three of the top teams in the West Coast Conference, Santa Clara women’s basketball returns to the Leavey Center for a pair of games. The Broncos play BYU Thurs., Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. and San Diego at 2 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 8. Last week Santa Clara fell at No. 23 Gonzaga and at Portland. The Broncos are now 7-15 overall and 3-8 in WCC play.
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Second Half Runs Sink Santa Clara at Portland
February 01, 2014In a game that saw a combined 46 free throws attempted, Santa Clara women’s basketball fell to Portland by a final of 75-55. The loss puts the Broncos at 7-15 overall and 3-7 in WCC action while the Pilots are now 12-9 overall and 5-5 in conference play.
