Posted: Feb 15, 2022
THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (12-11, 6-7 WCC) at Pepperdine (7-12, 3-7 WCC)
GAME INFO
When: Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m.
Where: Firestone Fieldhouse
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Game Notes: Santa Clara
SERIES HISTORY
Santa Clara is 42-41 all-time against Pepperdine.
The Broncos won both meetings last season, both on the road due to Covid rescheduling.
NOTES
- The Broncos are averaging 69.8 points per game this year, third in the West Coast Conference, while shooting 41.4-percent from the field and 33.6-percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, they have allowed 66.8 ppg while forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest.
- Lindsey VanAllen leads the WCC in scoring with 19.2 ppg. Merle Wiehl leads the team with 6.7 rpg and scores 12.5 ppg. Ashley Hiraki is scoring 7.8 ppg with a team-best 3.6 apg and adds 3.8 rpg. Lana Hollingsworth scores 8.9 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. Both were projected starters before the season.
- Lindsey VanAllen scored her 1,000th career point on January 20 against LMU, becoming the 27th Bronco to accomplish the feat. She is currently 11th all-time at Santa Clara with 1,204 points. Next is Lana Gipson (2008-11) with 1,224.
- Santa Clara has won 10 home games this season.
- 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 won a thriller at LMU on Saturday.
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