SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Seeking a four-game winning streak, Santa Clara women's basketball topped Evansville 62-44 on Saturday afternoon. The Broncos took a big lead with 14 straight points in the first quarter and sealed the game with a big fourth quarter.

Morgan McGwire continued her big week with a game-high 17 points for Santa Clara (4-2) on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and added six rebounds. Savanna Hanson scored 14 and dished out two assists while Lori Parkinson grabbed a game-best nine boards and scored eight points.

The Bronco defense continued its strong play by forcing 36 Evansville turnovers while picking up 17 steals. Santa Clara scored 33 points off turnovers and held a 23-10 advantage in bench points.

"I am very proud of our efforts this weekend," said Santa Clara head coach JR Payne. "We played two good teams with varying styles of play. Sometimes it's tough to play back-to-back like that but we made some good adjustments and finished strong."

Evansville (1-4) was led by 11 points and six rebounds from Kerri Gasper. Ashley Hawkins added 10 points and four boards for the Purple Aces.

In the first quarter Santa Clara jumped out to a 12-point lead behind a 14-0 run. Hanson led the way with seven points and Dru Toleafoa hit a three with four minutes on the clock to put the Broncos up 14-2.

Evansville came right back with a 7-0 run over the final 3:46 of the quarter. Laura Friday drained a three and Hawkins made a layup as the clock expired to make it 14-9.

Taylor Berry made a fast break layup with 3:47 on the clock in the third quarter that made the score 37-29 but Evansville hit back-to-back threes to make it a two-point game.

The Broncos answered with seven-straight to end the quarter behind five points from Lori Parkinson that put Santa Clara up 44-35.

With a layup from Devin Hudson in the final minute of the second quarter, Santa Clara went on top 29-18. The Purple Aces scored the final four points of the half, including a last second layup by Camary Williams off a turnover, and hit a three to start the second half to make it seven-straight points and cut the deficit to 29-25.

A 7-0 run by Santa Clara midway through the fourth quarter put the game away. The Broncos pushed the lead to as high as 59-42 and ended up with the 18-point win.

Santa Clara returns to action Tuesday at 7 p.m. at UC Santa Barbara to wrap up a four-game road swing.