SANTA CLARA, Calif. - After having its six-game winning streak snapped on Thursday, Santa Clara men's basketball looks to get back on track on Saturday against Saint Mary's in its second-straight road contest.

Tipoff between the Broncos and Gaels is set for 5 p.m. in University Credit Union Pavilion.

The Broncos (14-3, 1-1) are coming off an 80-61 loss at San Francisco on Thursday in their West Coast Conference road opener. Charles Minlend tallied a career-high 25 points for the Dons who shot 53 percent from the floor. DJ Mitchell had a career-high 21 points and Trey Wertz scored 13 for the Santa Clara which had its six-game winning streak snapped.

The Gaels (15-3, 2-1) have won six of their last seven, including Thursday's 87-84 overtime home win over BYU. Santa Clara is seeking its first road win of the season.

QUICK HITS...
• The Broncos are in the midst of a season-long stretch of three straight on the road.
• Six players are averaging at least 8.0 points, including three in double digits led by Trey Wertz (12.5 ppg), Guglielmo Caruso (11.6), and DJ Mitchell (10.8). Josip Vrankic is averaging 9.6 points, Keshawn Justice 9.1 and Jalen Williams 8.1. Caruso, who is out of the lineup, is the top rebounder at 5.5 per game. Mitchell is second at 5.1 and Vrankic third at 4.8. Wertz is averaging a team-high 3.8 assists per game and Vrankic is second at 3.6.
• Santa Clara's record is its best through 17 games since 1997-98 when the record was also 14-3. The 14-2 start was the best since opening a school-record 21-0 in 1968-69 on the way to a 27-2 mark and a trip to the NCAAs. The Broncos won at least 14 of 16 to begin a season for only fourth time in school history. They were 14-2 in 1930-31, and 15-1 in 1946-47.
• Santa Clara has won its last 16 home games, dating to last season. That streak is the third longest in school history and ranks first all-time during the Toso Pavilion/Leavey Center era (since 1975-76). Santa Clara has not lost at home since a 66-55 defeat to Saint Mary's (Feb. 14, 2019).

YEAR FOUR UNDER SENDEK...
The Broncos are heading into the their 113th year, including fourth under Herb Sendek, who has been successful in each of his three previous head-coaching stops. With a resume that includes 18 postseason appearances and three conference coach of the year awards, Sendek, was one of the three youngest coaches with 400 or more career victories. Having led the Broncos to winning records in two of his three seasons, he is in his 26th season as a collegiate head coach with stops at Arizona State, North Carolina State and Miami (Ohio).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES...
• Injuries are starting to take a toll and Guglielmo Caruso is the newest addition with a lower right leg injury that will keep him out indefinitely. He was injured against Alcorn State (Dec. 29). Ezekiel Richards (ankle), who played in seven games as a reserve, and Miguel Tomley (knee), who has not seen action, have been ruled out for the season.
• Over the last four games, Trey Wertz is averaging 17.5 points on 74.3 percent (26 of 35) shooting from the floor, including 73.7 percent (14-for-19) behind the 3-point line in that span.
• Keshawn Justice is averaging 16.6 points on 56.3 percent shooting (27-for-48) from the floor, including 50.0 percent (12 of 24) from behind the 3-point line, over the last five games.

THE SAINT MARY's SERIES...
Santa Clara and Saint Mary's are longtime rivals and original West Coast Conference members. The series began in 1910 and the teams will be playing for the 227th time, the most common opponent in Santa Clara history. The Broncos lead the series 135-91, but the Gaels have won 10 of the last 12 meetings, including the last eight. Saint Mary's has won the last five at home.

BY THE NUMBER...
0...Number of seniors on the roster
1...Guglielmo Caruso leads the WCC in field-goal percentage (66.4).
1...Santa Clara is blocking 4.3 shots per game which is first in the league.
2...Santa Clara ranks second in the WCC in assists at 17.1 per game.
2...Santa Clara ranks second in the WCC in field-goal percentage defense (40.3).
4...Number of returning starters - Tahj Eaddy, Trey Wertz, Josip Vrankic and Guglielmo Caruso
8...The Broncos have connected on at least 50 percent from the field in eight games this season. They did it seven times all last season.
9...Number of underclassmen (four sophomores and five freshmen) scholarship players on the roster.
13...Santa Clara ranks 13th in the nation in assists per game (17.1).
19...The Broncos rank No. 19 in the nation in field-goal percentage (49.1).
50...Josip Vrankic's 50 straight starts lead the team.
70...The Broncos were 10-3 last season when scoring at least 70 points. They are 13-0 this year.

RADIO/LIVE STREAM
Anthony Passarelli (play-by-play) and John Stege (analyst) call the action during the season on radio and through WCC Network at home. All Broncos home games and West Coast Conference contests (not on an ESPN platform, CBS Sports Network or BYUtv) will also be streamed through WCC Network (local blackout restrictions apply for games broadcast over the air). As in the past two seasons, nearly all games can also be heard on either KDOW-AM 1220 or KTRB-AM 860. In addition, any of this year's games can also be heard on the Tunein app. Saturday's game can be heard on KDOW-AM 1220 or through Tunein. Click here for the complete list of 2019-20 radio broadcast outlets.

TICKETS
There are a number of ticket options for 2019-20, which has seven home games remaining. Single-game and game-plan packages are on sale. For questions, contact the Santa Clara Athletics ticket office at (408) 554-4660 or BroncoTickets@scu.edu. The ticket office and doors to Leavey Center open one hour prior to tipoff.

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— Santa Clara Men's Basketball (@SantaClaraHoops) January 8, 2020

FAN EXPERIENCE PACKAGES
Group-ticket options and Fan Experience Packages are available through the Santa Clara ticket office, which is open weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Contact Jesse Moreno, the team leader of sales and service, at (408) 554-4628 or jpmoreno@scu.edu for further details.

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