THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (9-6, 3-2 WCC) at BYU (16-1, 6-0 WCC)

GAME INFO
When: Thursday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m.
Where: Marriott Center
Video: BYUtv.org
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Game Notes: Santa Clara

SERIES HISTORY
Santa Clara is 2-22 all-time against BYU.
The Cougars won both meetings last year.

NOTES

• The Broncos are averaging 70.5 points per game this year, third in the West Coast Conference, while shooting 41.6-percent from the field and 32.1-percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, they have allowed 62.6 ppg while forcing 15.8 turnovers per contest. Their plus-8.3 rebounding margin is second in the conference.
• Lindsey VanAllen leads the team and is second in the WCC in scoring with 18.0 ppg. Merle Wiehl leads with 7.2 rpg, good for fourth in the WCC, and scores 12.2 ppg. Ashley Hiraki is scoring 8.9 ppg with a team-best 3.6 apg and adds 4.3 rpg. Lana Hollingsworth scores 8.4 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. All three 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 24th all-time at Santa Clara. Next is Terri Reade (1978-82) with 1,042.
• Santa Clara is 8-1 at home 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 topped fell at Portland in overtime on Saturday.

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