Posted: Feb 25, 2022
THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (14-13, 8-9 WCC) at San Diego (15-13, 7-9 WCC)
GAME INFO
When: Saturday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m.
Where: Jenny Craig Pavilion
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: SideArm
Game Notes: Santa Clara
SERIES HISTORY
Santa Clara is 39-42 all-time against San Diego.
The Broncos won the first meeting earlier this season.
NOTES
- The Broncos are averaging 69.2 points per game this year, third in the West Coast Conference, while shooting 41.6-percent from the field and 33.4-percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, they have allowed 67.9 ppg while forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest.
- Lindsey VanAllen leads the WCC in scoring with 18.8 ppg. Merle Wiehl leads the team with 6.8 rpg and scores 11.8 ppg. Ashley Hiraki is scoring 6.9 ppg with a team-best 3.7 apg and adds 3.3 rpg. Lana Hollingsworth scores 9.0 ppg with 4.4 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. Both 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 ninth all-time at Santa Clara with 1,273 points. Next is Meagan Fulps (2009-13) with 1,297.
- Santa Clara won 11 home games this season, their most since 2015-16.
- 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 beat fell to No. 19 BYU on Senior Night Thursday.
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