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!
Sophomore Katrina Inch (KI) chatted with Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) about her spring season goals, summer plans, and excitement for what next year holds for the Santa Clara Women's Volleyball team.
In its third week of indoor training, Santa Clara's volleyball is already fast at work to make improvements for next year. The team will be looking to clinch its third NCAA tournament bid in four years in 2015.
Looking for its third NCAA tournament bid in four years, Santa Clara volleyball will open the 2015 season at home Aug. 28 and travel to New Mexico, Texas and Sacramento for preseason tournaments before starting West Coast Conference play at home on Sept. 24 vs. San Diego. After finishing with a final sand ranking of No. 18 nationally, the women have come indoors for four weeks of training beginning this week.
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!
Santa Clara Broncos (SCU) caught up with sophomore outside hitter Madison Dutra (MD) to find out how her recovery from ACL surgery is going. She talks about her rehabilitation routine and looks forward to getting back on to the court in early August.
With a 3-2 loss to No. 14 Stanford, No. 18 Santa Clara wrapped its spring sand season with a 7-7 record. The Broncos posted a 2-6 record vs. ranked teams this year, including defeating Saint Mary’s twice.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday bring you the latest in Santa Clara University Bronco sports. As we march on in April, Monday-Wednesday marks the first of the West Coast Conference spring championships.
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 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.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday kick off their final quarter with EYEBRONCO by giving you the latest in Bronco Sports.
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.
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.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week’s edition of Bronco weekly sports wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday get you up to date on the latest in Bronco sports.
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.
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).
On the final day of action in 2013, the Santa Clara volleyball team, up 2-0 vs. Pepperdine, was primed to end the year on a high note. But that momentum was cut short. Santa Clara would go on to fall in five sets, finish the season with 11 wins and head into the offseason with the bitter feeling of defeat resonating inside each competitor. Something needed to change.
Bronco of the Month is an honor started by SAAC, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, that highlights the great accomplishments by our Broncos on and off their respective playing fields. Check out these Broncos of the Month for November 2014 in this EYEBRONCO video.
Eugene, Ore. – Playing in the school’s 15th NCAA tournament, Santa Clara lost 3-0 at No. 13 Oregon. Set scores were 15-25, 17-25 and 16-25. Santa Clara finishes the year at 22-10. Oregon is 22-9 and advances to the second round to play LSU.
On this week's edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, co-hosts Denzel Johnson from the men's basketball team and Nici Gilday from the women's basketball team give a quick update on the latest Bronco sports news. This edition features interviews and highlights that you won't want to miss!
Joining the seven Bronco volleyball players honored on the court Tuesday, four more Broncos were honored on the 2014 West Coast Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team on Wednesday. GiGi Cresto was named to the First Team and Madison Dutra, Katy Schatzman and Mary Shepherd were named Honorable Mention.
On the eve of the first round of the 2014 NCAA tournament, Bronco head coach Jon Wallace sat down with SantaClaraBroncos.com to talk about the team, their opponent, No. 13 Oregon, and what former Broncos have taught this team this year.
Leading Santa Clara to the school's 15th NCAA tournament, including the 12th under Bronco head coach Jon Wallace, seven Santa Clara volleyball players were honored by the West Coast Conference on Tuesday, including one on the All-WCC First Team and another as the WCC Freshman of the Year.
The Santa Clara volleyball team received the school's 15th NCAA tournament bid on Sunday and will play at No. 13 Oregon at 7 pm on Thurs., Dec. 4. LSU and Oklahoma will play in the match prior to that and the winners will advance to a 4 pm match on Fri., Dec. 5 at Oregon.
In the final game of the regular season, on Senior Night, Santa Clara volleyball took down Saint Mary’s 3-0 in the Leavey Center. It was their second straight win over the Gaels. Set scores were 25-18, 25-22, and 25-15. Santa Clara is 22-9 and 12-6 in the WCC. Saint Mary’s is 12-19 and 5-13 in the WCC.
Getting set to wrap-up the regular season, Santa Clara volleyball hosts Saint Mary’s on Tues., Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. for Senior Day. Earlier this year the Broncos took down the Gaels 3-1 on the road.
Volleyball head coach Jon Wallace reflects on the careers of three players spending their last season with the Broncos in 2014 —Chloe Sliger, Katy Schatzman, and Taylor Milton — for this EYEBRONCO video. The seniors also took time to share their experiences and favorite memories.
Led by senior Taylor Milton, who had 17 kills, hitting .484 with five aces, Santa Clara took care of San Francisco 3-0 in the Leavey Center on Thursday night. Set scores were 25-18, 25-22 and 26-24. Santa Clara is 21-9 and 11-6 in the WCC. USF is 12-17 and 5-12 in the WCC.
Santa Clara volleyball hosts one home match this week and it's a big one! The Broncos welcome Bay Area rival, San Francisco, at 6 pm on Thurs., Nov. 20 in the Leavey Center. Santa Clara will be looking to avenge its 3-0 loss to the Dons on Sept. 26 in San Francisco.