2015 Santa Clara Beach Volleyball News

  • EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — June 10, 2015 (Season Finale)
    June 10, 2015
    On the season finale of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday take you around the horn for the best of Santa Clara University sports in 2014-15. EYEBRONCO thanks the seniors Denzel and Nici for their exceptional work during their time as Broncos. Enjoy their last episode as hosts of the BWSW!
  • WATCH | Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — May 6, 2015 (Celebrity Golf Edition)
    May 06, 2015
    Santa Clara Athletics hosted the second annual SCU Celebrity Golf Tournament Monday, May 4 at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park, Calif. The tournament benefitted Santa Clara Athletics and the Bronco Bench Foundation. EYEBRONCO reporters Nici Gilday and Jared Brownridge took this week's edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap out to the links to catch up with the celebrity field. Take a look at interviews with Steve Nash '95, Jerry Rice, Randy Winn '96, Jose Vizcaino, Dwight Clark, Dan Jansen, Ronnie Lott, JT Snow, Shawn Estes, Lloyd Pierce '98, Stuart Holden and many more in this EYEBRONCO production!
  • Looking Forward with Jensen Cunningham
    May 04, 2015
    Jensen Cunningham (JC) put a lot of hard work into the 2015 sand volleyball season after transferring to Santa Clara University in the middle of her freshman year. Cunningham told Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) that she is already looking forward to the indoor season and is excited to find out what she will bring to the Bronco team.
  • Danielle Rottman on Preparing for Her Senior Year
    April 30, 2015
    With the 2015 sand volleyball season in the books, junior Danielle Rottman (DR) is already getting prepared for her final year as a Bronco. Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) sat down with Rottman to discuss the importance of everything from their locker room playlists to travelling as a team.
  • WATCH | Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — April 28, 2015
    April 28, 2015
    SANTA CLARA, Calif. – On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday get you caught up on Bronco sports. Last week featured a number of championship events with five Bronco sports competing for titles. Additionally, Sunday marked a special event with the 10th anniversary of baseball’s Stephen Schott Stadium. This episode begins with the Bronco baseball team.
  • Mead Wraps up the Sand Season
    April 24, 2015
    After a successful sand season, Santa Clara Broncos caught up with freshman volleyball player Kirsten Mead. She shares with us some highlights of the Hermosa Beach Tournament and looks ahead at what she hopes to contribute to the team during the indoor season this fall.
  • WATCH | EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — April 21, 2015
    April 21, 2015
    SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel and Johnson and Nici Gilday get you caught up on Bronco sports. Last week marked the first spring West Coast Conference championship of 2015 and five more Bronco teams all have championships on the line in the coming days. We begin the episode with Bronco golf, which wrapped up the WCC championships last week at the Saticoy Country Club in Somis, Calif.
  • Hess on Sand Season and Goals for the Fall
    April 21, 2015
    Sophomore Nikki Hess (NH) of the women’s volleyball team caught up with Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) about the 2015 sand season as well as what she is most looking forward to this fall.
  • Sabrina Clayton on Sand Season So Far
    April 20, 2015
    Sophomore Sabrina Clayton (SC) reflects on the sand season so far and shares how the sand season is helping her prepare for the indoor season in the fall.
  • No. 18 Sand Travels To Cal Wednesday, Hosts Saint Mary's Friday
    April 15, 2015
    Santa Clara’s sand team will play two weekday matches this week. First, the No. 18 Broncos will travel to Cal on April 15 for a 3 pm match with the Bears and then finish play this week with Saint Mary’s on April 17 at 3 pm at Los Gatos High School.
  • Sand Competes At Top Ranked Sand Tournament
    April 13, 2015
    Santa Clara’s sand volleyball team travelled to Southern California last weekend to compete in the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Challenge. There were seven top 20 teams in the competition, including the No. 16 Broncos. Santa Clara played two matches vs. top 15 teams, including No. 1 Southern California, and also played in the pairs tournament.
  • No. 16 Sand Travels To Southern California To Play No. 1 USC and No. 14 LMU As Well As Pairs Tournament
    April 07, 2015
    This weekend Santa Clara’s sand volleyball team, ranked No. 16 nationally by DiG magazine, will travel to Southern California to play in one of the top sand tournaments this spring, the USA Volleyball Collegiate Challenge.
  • No. 16 Sand Wins On The Road In the State Capitol
    April 02, 2015
    No. 16 Santa Clara won 4-1 at Sacramento State on Wednesday. The Broncos are off until next weekend when they compete in the Hermosa Open in Southern California. The Broncos move to 6-2 with the win.
  • Sand Finishes Successful Weekend In Santa Cruz With Pairs Play Sunday
    March 31, 2015
    The No. 16 Santa Clara sand volleyball team finished a successful weekend in Santa Cruz with a strong showing in pairs play on Sunday.
  • No. 16 Sand Finishes As Runner-Up To No. 3 Hawaii In Santa Cruz
    March 30, 2015
    Santa Clara's sand volleyball team, ranked No. 16 nationally, finished as the runner-up at the Santa Cruz Duals on Saturday on Main Beach in Santa Cruz. Posting a 2-1 record, the Broncos lost in the finals to No. 3 Hawaii. The Broncos are now 5-2 this season.
  • Bronco Volleyball Summer Camp Open For Registration
    March 25, 2015
    Got any big summer plans for your young volleyball players?! Come train with us on the Mission campus and learn volleyball with some of the best coaches and players around!
  • Bronco Sand To Host Santa Cruz Duals March 28-29
    March 23, 2015
    Santa Clara’s sand volleyball team, ranked No. 15 nationally, will host the Santa Cruz Duals March 28-29 in Santa Cruz, Calif. Also playing in the two-day tournament with the Broncos will be USF, Cal, No. 1 Hawaii, Cal Poly and CSU Bakersfield. In the latest poll CSU Bakersfield received votes.
  • WATCH | EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — March 17, 2015
    March 17, 2015
    SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, student-athlete hosts Nici Gilday and Denzel Johnson get you caught up on the latest in Santa Clara athletics. Seven Bronco teams competed last week, so take a look as Gilday and Johnson spin you around the world of Bronco sports.
  • No. 15 Sand Defeats San Jose State In Home Opener
    March 13, 2015
    With four teams winning 2-0 matches, No. 15 Santa Clara sand volleyball defeated local rival San Jose State 4-1 on Thursday in Los Gatos. The Broncos move to 3-1 and San Jose State falls to 0-4.
  • Sand Volleyball Moves Up To No. 15, Hosts San Jose State Thursday At 3:30 PM
    March 11, 2015
    After a successful weekend, which was capped with a 3-2 win over then-No. 7 Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara’s sand volleyball team moved up three notches to No. 15 in this week’s national poll by DiG magazine.
  • No. 18 Sand Finishes Third At Stanford Invitational
    March 10, 2015
    Santa Clara’s sand volleyball team finished the weekend with a 2-1 record at the Stanford Invitational, finishing in third place. The No. 18 Broncos defeated USF 3-2, lost a close one to No. 12 Stanford, 2-3, and came back an hour later to defeat No. 7 Saint Mary’s 3-2. The Broncos also competed well in the pairs competition Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
  • No. 18 Sand Volleyball Team Opens Play At Stanford This Weekend
    March 06, 2015
    Santa Clara, ranked No. 18 in the preseason poll, opens its spring sand season at Stanford this weekend. Its first match is vs. USF on Fri., March 6 at 3 pm. The winner will advance to play the winner of the Stanford – Sac State match on Saturday. Cal, Pacific, San Jose State and Saint Mary’s will also play in the tournament that runs through Sunday.
  • WATCH | EYEBRONCO: Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap — March 3, 2015
    March 03, 2015
    SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of the Bronco weekly sports wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday get you up to date on the latest in Bronco sports during one of the busiest times of the athletic year for SCU.
  • Jensen Cunningham Transfers to Play Volleyball at SCU
    January 29, 2015
    SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jensen Cunningham is a new member of the Bronco Volleyball team. She shares with Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) her love of the game and excitement to be a part of the Bronco Family.
  • Getting to Know Claire Healy
    January 29, 2015
    SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) checked in with junior transfer Claire Healy to find out more about her transition from Bucknell University to SCU. She talks about how she will bring her recent experience of volunteering in Africa to the volleyball team.
  • Sand Volleyball Ranked No. 18 As It Begins Preseason Practice
    January 21, 2015
    The Santa Clara sand volleyball team opens the year at No. 18 in DiG magazine’s 2015 preseason poll released Jan. 21. Proving the strength of sand volleyball in California, there are four West Coast Conference teams ranked in the top 10: Pepperdine (1), LMU (5), Saint Mary’s (7), Pacific (10).