# 2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos were led by eighth year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Leavey Center.

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the first round to Pepperdine.

## Offseason
### Departures

Santa Clara Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Ayzhiana Basallo | 3 | G | 5'5" | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |
| Anna Johnson | 4 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Manhattan Beach, CA | |
| Lexie Pritchard | 11 | G | 5'10" | Senior | West Linn, OR | Graduate transferred to Samford |
| Ashlee Maldonado | 12 | G | 5'7" | Junior | Sunnyside, WA | Transferred to Providence |
| Emma Ellinghouse | 15 | C | 6'3" | Junior | Boise, ID | |

### Incoming

Santa Clara Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Malia Latu | 0 | G | 5'8" | Junior | East Palo Alto, CA | San Francisco |
| Keeley Frawley | 2 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Portland |
| Emma Shaffer | 52 | F | 6'2" | GS Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Bucknell |

#### Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | Cal State Monterey Bay | W 82–38 | | – | – | – | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at San Jose State | W 55–47 | 1–0 | 20 – Heal | 7 – Pollerd | 2 – Tied | Provident Credit Union Event Center (733) San Jose, CA |
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | at California | L 56–71 | 1–1 | 15 – Heal | 13 – Hudgins | 3 – Heal | Haas Pavilion (819) Berkeley, CA |
| November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hawaii | W 62–51 | 2–1 | 16 – Heal | 9 – Hudgins | 3 – Tied | Leavey Center (263) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge | W 71–39 | 3–1 | 19 – Heal | 11 – Hudgins | 5 – Heal | Leavey Center (198) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | at Oregon | W 89–50 | 4–1 | 21 – Heal | 7 – Tied | 8 – Heal | Matthew Knight Arena (5,207) Eugene, OR |
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 75–54 | 5–1 | 17 – Heal | 10 – Hudgins | 5 – Pollerd | Leavey Center (206) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 24, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Boise State Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic | W 62–52 | 6–1 | 18 – Pollerd | 8 – Hudgins | 9 – Heal | South Point Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Texas Tech Las Vegas Thanksgiving Classic | L 56–61 | 6–2 | 18 – Heal | 5 – Tied | 6 – Heal | South Point Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 70–65 | 7–2 | 22 – Pollerd | 4 – Tied | 7 – Tied | Hornets Nest (309) Sacramento, CA |
| December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lincoln (CA) | W 113–37 | 8–2 | 19 – Shaffer | 12 – Hudgins | 5 – Edmanson | Leavey Center (237) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Menlo College | W 80–39 | 9–2 | 18 – Pollerd | 13 – Hudgins | 8 – Heal | Leavey Center (198) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | at Oregon State | L 52–80 | 9–3 | 17 – Tied | 7 – Hudgins | 3 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (3,522) Corvallis, OR |
| December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | W 76–46 | 10–3 | 22 – Pollerd | 10 – Frawley | 3 – Tied | SRC Arena (113) Riverside, CA |
| December 21, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 76–57 | 11–3 | 22 – Heal | 8 – Hudgins | 3 – Tied | Titan Gym (176) Fullerton, CA |
| December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m. | | at Arizona State | W 65–55 | 12–3 | 23 – Heal | 8 – Pollerd | 3 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (1,586) Tempe, AZ |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | W 80–77 | 13–3 (1–0) | 30 – Heal | 6 – Hiraki | 6 – Heal | Leavey Center (388) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 16 Gonzaga | L 49–87 | 13–4 (1–1) | 10 – Heal | 7 – Stafford Collins | 4 – Pollerd | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,155) Spokane, WA |
| January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 63–73 | 13–5 (1–2) | 19 – Heal | 9 – Frawley | 3 – Heal | Chiles Center (196) Portland, OR |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | W 92–36 | 14–5 (2–2) | 23 – Pollerd | 11 – Shaffer | 4 – Tied | Leavey Center (342) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | W 72–59 | 15–5 (3–2) | 21 – Heal | 7 – Pollerd | 3 – Heal | Leavey Center (352) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 25, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 17 Gonzaga | L 45–82 | 15–6 (3–3) | 22 – Heal | 7 – Frawley | 3 – Heal | Leavey Center (337) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 67–74 | 15–7 (3–4) | 20 – Pollerd | 7 – Frawley | 4 – Heal | University Credit Union Pavilion (766) Moraga, CA |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | W 63–49 | 16–7 (4–4) | 24 – Pollerd | 6 – Tied | 4 – Heal | Gersten Pavilion (235) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | W 79–58 | 17–7 (5–4) | 25 – Pollerd | 10 – Heal | 10 – Heal | Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Moraga, CA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego | W 83–57 | 18–7 (6–4) | 29 – Heal | 8 – Shaffer | 7 – Heal | Leavey Center (418) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary's | W 70–58 | 19–7 (7–4) | 18 – Hudgins | 8 – Shaffer | 6 – Heal | Leavey Center (319) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | W 73–65 | 20–7 (8–4) | 27 – Heal | 7 – Hudgins | 7 – Heal | War Memorial Gymnasium (315) San Francisco, CA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | W 66–58 | 21–7 (9–4) | 24 – Heal | 6 – Pollerd | 4 – Pollerd | Leavey Center (594) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | W 66–57 | 22–7 (10–4) | 30 – Heal | 8 – Heal | 4 – Heal | Jenny Craig Pavilion (384) San Diego, CA |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | W 86–45 | 23–7 (11–4) | 21 – Pollerd | 9 – Shaffer | 10 – Heal | Leavey Center (551) Santa Clara, CA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 85–77 | 24–7 (12–4) | 40 – Heal | 6 – Edmanson | 7 – Heal | Alex G. Spanos Center (917) Stockton, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Portland Semifinals | L 61–63 | 24–8 | 20 – Heal | 7 – Heal | 8 – Heal | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| WBIT |||||||||
| March 21, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | BYU First round | W 60–59 | 25–8 | 17 – Heal | 7 – Shaffer | 6 – Heal | Leavey Center (357) Santa Clara, CA |
| March 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | at (1) Washington State Second round | L 47–73 | 25–9 | 18 – Heal | 5 – Pollerd | 4 – Heal | Beasley Coliseum (674) Pullman, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||