WCC Basketball Tournament Central | Bracket
Game Notes
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – In the semifinals for the first time since 2016, Santa Clara women's basketball faces a tough test in top-seeded No. 18 Gonzaga Monday at the University Credit Union West Coast Conference Tournament. Tip is scheduled for 11 a.m. from the Orleans Arena. Unfortunately, fans are not permitted into the facility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Broncos handled LMU in the quarterfinals 83-68.
SERIES HISTORY
Santa Clara is 29-43 all-time against Gonzaga with the first meeting coming in 1987-88. The Bulldogs won both matchups during the regular season.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION |
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| Tickets | N/A |
| TV | NBC Sports Bay Area | FOX Sports Prime Ticket |
| FOX Sports San Diego | Root Sports NW | |
| BYUtv | |
| Video | WCC Network (local blackout) |
| Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
THE BRONCOS
Santa Clara (14-10) is scoring 65.5 points per game this season while shooting 41.5-percent from the field and 34.4-percent from beyond the arc.
Lindsey VanAllen, a Second Team All-WCC selection, leads the team in scoring with 12.8 ppg while adding 4.0 rebounds per game. Ashlyn Herlihy, an honorable mention pick, scores 11.3 ppg with a team best 6.6 rpg. Merle Wiehl, also named to the second team and coming off a career high 28 against LMU, scores 11.5 ppg with 5.1 rpg and leads Santa Clara with 41 3-pointers made, a 53.7-percent mark from the field and a 44.6-percent mark from beyond the arc.
Check out the @HerculesTires Strong Plays of the Game from Saturday's @WCCSports Tournament victory over LMU!#StampedeTogether #SCUBroncos #WCCHoops pic.twitter.com/cFmVos0lzv
— Santa Clara Women's Basketball (@Santaclarawbb) March 7, 2021
THE BULLDOGS
Gonzaga (21-3) is outscoring opponents by an average of 72.6-55.1. The Bulldogs shoot 47.4-percent from the floor and 36.7-percent from downtown.
Jill Townsend leads the team in scoring with 13.8 ppg, just ahead of Jenn Wirth's 13.2. Townsend adds 4.9 rpg and Wirth leads the team with 8.4 rpg. Kayleigh Truong's 4.3 assists per game are tops on the team and she adds 8.1 ppg as well.
2021 University Credit Union West Coast Conference Tournament Schedule
Monday, March 8
SEMIFINALS
• Semifinal: No. 1 Gonzaga vs No. 4 Santa Clara 11 a.m. (NBC Sports Bay Area, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego, Root Sports NW, BYUtv, WCC Network)
• Semifinal: No. 2 Brigham Young vs No. 3 San Francisco, 2 p.m. (RSNs, BYUtv, WCC Network)
Tuesday, March 9
CHAMPIONSHIP
• 1:00 p.m. (ESPNU, ESPN app)
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