# 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2017–18 college basketball season. The Broncos were led by second year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Leavey Center. They finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC women's tournament to Pepperdine.

## Previous season

They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament to Saint Mary's.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Cruz | W 71–32 | | Leavey Center (343) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/06/2017* 7:00 pm | | San Francisco State | W 74–39 | | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2017* 6:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | L 69–73 | 0–1 | Leavey Center (414) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 68–63 | 1–1 | Leavey Center (303) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | USC | L 43–64 | 1–2 | Leavey Center (395) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/22/2017* 11:00 am | | at Northwestern | L 47–57 | 1–3 | Beardsley Gym (628) Evanston, IL |
| 11/25/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at UIC | W 45–36 | 2–3 | UIC Pavilion (207) Chicago, IL |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | L 66–71 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Leavey Center (417) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/02/2017* 2:00 pm | | No. 24 California | L 41–79 | 2–5 | Leavey Center (517) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | Menlo | W 104–61 | 3–5 | Leavey Center (372) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/14/2017* 6:30 pm | | at San Diego State | W 48–34 | 4–5 | Viejas Arena (617) San Diego, CA |
| 12/16/2017* 4:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 41–52 | 4–6 | Lawlor Events Center (1,457) Reno, NV |
| 12/21/2017* 1:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | L 38–39 | 4–7 | GCU Arena (301) Phoenix, AZ |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 4:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 55–56 | 4–8 (0–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse (278) Malibu, CA |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | Gonzaga | L 51–63 | 4–9 (0–2) | Leavey Center (402) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/04/2018 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 51–65 | 4–10 (0–3) | Leavey Center (390) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | at Portland | W 50–43 | 5–10 (1–3) | Chiles Center (333) Portland, OR |
| 01/11/2018 6:30 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 46–59 | 5–11 (1–4) | McKeon Pavilion (321) Moraga, CA |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 47–65 | 5–12 (1–5) | Marriott Center (881) Provo, UT |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | L 54–58 | 5–13 (1–6) | Leavey Center (642) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/20/2017 2:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 44–71 | 5–14 (1–7) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/25/2018 7:00 pm | | San Diego | W 59–50 | 6–14 (2–7) | Leavey Center (256) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 54–50 | 7–14 (3–7) | Leavey Center (401) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 37–55 | 7–15 (3–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (335) Stockton, CA |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 47–64 | 7–16 (3–9) | War Memorial Gymnasium (358) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm | | BYU | L 34–55 | 7–17 (3–10) | Leavey Center (200) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | at San Diego | L 40–51 | 7–18 (3–11) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (354) San Diego, CA |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 67–57 | 8–18 (4–11) | Leavey Center (303) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | Pacific | W 57–55 | 9–18 (5–11) | Leavey Center (1,075) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/22/2018 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 45–64 | 9–19 (5–12) | Gersten Pavilion (390) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 51–72 | 9–20 (5–13) | Leavey Center (527) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (9) | vs. (8) Pepperdine First Round | L 63–74 | 9–21 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||