# 2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It was head coach JR Payne's first season at Santa Clara. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Leavey Center. They finished the season 11–18, 5–13 in WCC to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament, where they lost to San Diego.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2014* 6:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | Notre Dame de Namur | W 77–40 | - | Leavey Center (N/A) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/06/2014* 7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | Dominican | W 81–55 | - | Leavey Cebter (N/A) Santa Clara, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:00 pm, BigWest.tv | at UC Riverside | L 60–89 | 0–1 | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (184) Riverside, CA |
| 11/16/2014* 7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | San Francisco State | W 87–41 | 1–1 | Leavey Center (N/A) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm, BigWest.tv | at UC Santa Barbara | W 47–33 | 2–1 | The Thunderdome (391) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 11/25/2014* 12:30 pm | vs. LSU Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope | W 69–67 | 3–1 | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (275) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 11/26/2014* 3:00 pm | vs. Kansas State Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope | | | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 11/27/2014* 12:30 pm | vs. UTEP Puerto Vallarta Hardwood Tournament of Hope | | | Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | Cal Poly | L 73–79 | 3–2 | Leavey Center (N/A) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/05/2014* 3:30 pm, MW Net | vs. UC Davis Air Force Classic | W 79–76 | 4–2 | Clune Arena (N/A) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 pm, MW Net | at Air Force Air Force Classic | W 85–64 | 5–2 | Clune Arena (373) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 12/14/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | at No. 7 Stanford | L 43–82 | 5–3 | Maples Pavilion (3,527) Stanford, CA |
| 12/18/2014* 6:00 pm | at Oregon | L 88–92 $^{2OT}$ | 5–4 | Matthew Knight Arena (1,245) Eugene, OR |
| 12/27/2014 7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | Saint Mary's | L 61–62 | 5–5 (0–1) | Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/29/2014 7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | Pacific | L 59–61 | 5–6 (0–2) | Leavey Center (N/A) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/01/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | at BYU | L 55–84 | 5–7 (0–3) | Marriott Center (693) Provo, UT |
| 01/03/2015 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Diego | L 59–72 | 5–8 (0–4) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | Portland | W 83–68 | 6–8 (1–4) | Leavey Center (365) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | Gonzaga | L 70–78 | 6–9 (1–5) | Leavey Center (371) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | at San Francisco | L 45–62 | 6–10 (1–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (348) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, LMUSN | at Loyola Marymount | L 57–82 | 6–11 (1–7) | Gersten Pavilion (321) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/24/2015 12:00 pm, WavesCast | at Pepperdine | W 65–54 | 7–11 (2–7) | Firestone Fieldhouse (214) Malibu, CA |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | San Diego | L 61–64 | 7–12 (2–8) | Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | BYU | L 56–58 | 7–13 (2–9) | Leavey Center (315) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/05/2015 6:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Gonzaga | L 49–76 | 7–14 (2–10) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,082) Spokane, WA |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, Portland Portal | at Portland | W 64–55 | 8–14 (3–10) | Chiles Center (390) Portland, OR |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | San Francisco | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–14 (4–10) | Leavey Center (N/A) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | Pepperdine | W 84–66 | 10–14 (5–10) | Leavey Center (N/A) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm, Santa Clara Portal | Loyola Marymount | L 65–73 | 10–15 (5–11) | Leavey Center (N/A) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Pacific | L 75–87 | 10–16 (5–12) | Alex G. Spanos Center (612) Stockton, CA |
| 02/28/2015 1:00 pm, TheW.tv | at Saint Mary's | L 71–74 | 10–17 (5–13) | McKeon Pavilion (534) Moraga, CA |
| 2015 WCC Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2015 2:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. Portland First Round | W 66–58 | 11–17 | Orleans Arena (N/A) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/06/2015 2:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. San Diego Quarterfinals | L 42–51 | 11–18 | Orleans Arena (7,110) Las Vegas, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |