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Women's Basketball Hosts LMU Thursday

Women's Basketball Hosts LMU Thursday

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THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (8-5, 2-1 WCC) vs. LMU (5-8, 0-3 WCC)

GAME INFO
When: Thursday, Jan. 20 at 6 p.m.
Where: Leavey Center
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Game Notes: Santa Clara

SERIES HISTORY
Santa Clara is 51-29 all-time against LMU.
LMU won both meetings last year.

NOTES

  • The Broncos are averaging 71.2 points per game this year while shooting 41.6-percent from the field and 32.13-percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, they have allowed 62.5 ppg while forcing 15.9 turnovers per contest.
  • Lindsey VanAllen leads the team in scoring with 16.8 ppg and is third in the West Coast Conference. Merle Wiehl leads with 7.4 rpg, good for fourth in the WCC, and scores 12.3 ppg. Ashley Hiraki is scoring 9.7 ppg with a team-best 3.6 apg. Lana Hollingsworth scores 9.2 ppg with 4.5 rpg as well.
  • The Broncos are missing Lexie Pritchard who was injured at Long Beach State on November 21. Ashlee Maldonado will miss the season with a torn ACL. All three were projected starters before the season.
  • Lindsey VanAllen was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Week on January 17.
  • The first four games of the WCC schedule were postponed due to Covid-19.
  • Santa Clara won its first two games by 10-plus points for the first time since 1999-2000 when they beat Oakland 84-66 and Drexel 71-49. The Broncos finished that season 21-9 and went to the WNIT.
  • The team's 39 attempted 3-pointers at Kansas tied a program record. They also attempted 39 January 8, 2006 at Portland.
  • The 58-point win over Holy Names on December 20 was tied for the sixth largest margin of victory in program history and was the third largest in Leavey Center.
  • Merle Wiehl was named Preseason All-WCC. She was Second Team All-WCC last season and was named to the WCC All-Tournament team.
  • Bill Carr enters his sixth season at the helm of the Broncos.
  • The Broncos fell to San Francisco on the road on Monday.

EVENT PROTOCOL - INDOOR
Santa Clara University has announced temporary changes to their winter sports attendance policies in response to Covid-19 and the spread of the Omicron variant. Attendance will be limited to 25 percent of the maximum capacity for the Leavey Center. Permitted spectators will include home and visiting team pass list members, men's and women's basketball season ticket holders and 600 Santa Clara University students. 

Guests and essential game staff that are permitted to attend will be required to wear a mask at all times while at the event. KN95 masks are recommended. To eliminate opportunity for patrons to remove masks, concessions and bistro will be closed and no outside food or drink will be permitted. Patrons not complying with the mask requirement will be removed from the event.

SCU requires attendees age 3 or older to provide pre-attendance proof of vaccination verification (boosters are also highly recommended for those that are eligible) OR proof of a negative antigen test within 24 hours of the event OR PCR lab-based test within 48 hours of the event. Individuals under the age of 3 are exempt from providing proof of vaccination and testing. Click here for detailed instructions.

TICKETS
Tickets priced at $10 are available either online or at Leavey Center prior to the game. Purchase tickets online and avoid waiting at the arena box office which opens one hour prior to tipoff. Questions may be directed to the Santa Clara Athletics ticket office from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at (408) 554-4660 or BroncoTickets@scu.edu. The ticket office also handles inquiries on group tickets.

PARKING
For weekday games, the Leavey Center lot (see below for access), located on Accolti Way off El Camino Real, is free beginning one hour prior to tipoff. Any other parking facility on campus will be subject to normal daily rates or restrictions, including the main structure, located adjacent to Stevens Stadium on Palm Drive. During the weekend, campus parking facilities are free (except for permit required locations). Click here for a campus map and parking restrictions.

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