# 2024–25 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos are led by interim head coach Michael Floyd. The Broncos are members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center.

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2023–24 season 25–9, 12–4 in WCC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the semifinals to Portland. They received an at-large bid to the WBIT where they defeated BYU in the first round before losing to Washington State in the second round.
Bill Carr announced his resignation from Santa Clara on October 12, 2024 after 8 seasons. Broncos associate head coach Floyd was tabbed as the interim head coach for the season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Santa Clara Departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Keeley Frawley | 2 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Lara Edmanson | 13 | G/F | 6'0" | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to Villanova |
| Jayde Cadee | 22 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Graduated |
| Marya Hudgins | 23 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Aurora, CO | Transferred to BYU |
| Rafailia Stergaki | 24 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Thessaloniki, Greece | Transferred to Delta State |
| Ashley Hiraki | 31 | G | 5'7" | Senior | San Jose, CA | Transferred to Cal Poly |
| Danja Stafford Collins | 33 | F | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Orem, UT | Transferred to Utah Valley |
| Tess Heal | 34 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to Stanford |
| Emma Shaffer | 52 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |

### Incoming

Santa Clara Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Mia Curtis | 4 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Minneapolis, MN | Dartmouth |
| Alana Goodchild | 11 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Northwestern |
| Kaya Ingram | 20 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Albuquerque, NM | Cornell |
| Hannah Rapp | 21 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Saint Mary's |
| Irena Korolenko | 23 | F | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Redmond, WA | Seattle |

#### Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2024.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m. | | Hawaii Pacific | | | | | | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | W 73–60 | 1–0 | 21 – Pollerd | 7 – Pollerd | 7 – Naro | Leavey Center (275) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | W 67–61 | 2–0 | 33 – Pollerd | 8 – Grigoropoulou | 6 – Naro | Save Mart Center (997) Fresno, CA |
| November 15, 2024* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 3 USC | L 50–81 | 2–1 | 13 – Ingram | 8 – Rapp | 3 – Naro | Galen Center (3,594) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 19, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jessup | W 67–41 | 3–1 | 24 – Pollerd | 8 – Rapp | 5 – Naro | Leavey Center (132) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Davis | L 70–74 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | 23 – Pollerd | 9 – Pollerd | 4 – Tied | Leavey Center (237) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Butler Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 50–79 | 3–3 | 14 – Pollerd | 6 – Grigoropoulou | 4 – Naro | Hertz Arena (213) Estero, FL |
| November 30, 2024* 10:30 a.m., FloSports | | vs. New Mexico State Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round | L 49–61 | 3–4 | 15 – Pollerd | 8 – Goodchild | 2 – Latu | Hertz Arena (245) Estero, FL |
| December 1, 2024* 8:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | W 74–65 | 4–4 | 15 – Tied | 10 – Grigoropoulou | 5 – Naro | Hertz Arena (203) Estero, FL |
| December 7, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal Maritime | W 86–27 | 5–4 | 14 – Tied | 11 – Rapp | 4 – Naro | Leavey Center (275) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Texas | W 63–58 | 6–4 | 16 – Rapp | 10 – Grigoropoulou | 6 – Naro | Leavey Center (163) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 56–64 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 (0–1) | 16 – Naro | 13 – Rapp | 4 – Pollerd | Leavey Center (243) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | W 70–69 | 7–5 (1–1) | 17 – Pollerd | 8 – Tied | 6 – Naro | Firestone Fieldhouse (209) Malibu, CA |
| December 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | L 54–81 | 7–6 (1–2) | 15 – Pollerd | 11 – Grigoropoulou | 6 – Naro | Leavey Center (291) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 30, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | L 53–65 | 7–7 (1–3) | 13 – Tied | 12 – Pollerd | 5 – Latu | Leavey Center (241) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 2, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Washington State | W 68–62 | 8–7 (2–3) | 21 – Latu | 7 – Pollerd | 5 – Naro | Beasley Coliseum (865) Pullman, WA |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gonzaga | L 56–82 | 8–8 (2–4) | 13 – Pollerd | 6 – Rapp | 3 – Naro | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,280) Spokane, WA |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | L 64–75 | 8–9 (2–5) | 27 – Pollerd | 7 – Grigoropoulou | 5 – Naro | Alex G. Spanos Center (614) Stockton, CA |
| January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego | W 67–59 | 9–9 (3–5) | 20 – Pollerd | 10 – Pollerd | 4 – Ingram | Leavey Center (287) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oregon State | L 72–74 | 9–10 (3–6) | 17 – tied | 8 – Latu | 9 – Pollerd | Leavey Center (280) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Washington State | L 47–74 | 9–11 (3–7) | 15 – Latu | 6 – Pollerd | 2 – Naro | Leavey Center (299) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | W 67–60 | 10–11 (4–7) | 21 – Latu | 9 – Pollerd | 4 – Pollerd | Gersten Pavilion (191) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | W 74–67 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (5–7) | 16 – Pollerd | 7 – Ingram | 6 – Latu | University Credit Union Pavilion (513) Moraga, CA |
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | W 59–50 | 12–11 (6–7) | 21 – Pollerd | 11 – Pollerd | 5 – Curtis | Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | W 69–58 | 13–11 (7–7) | 22 – Pollerd | 8 – Pollerd | 7 – Latu | Leavey Center (335) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | L 62–69 | 13–12 (7–8) | 23 – Pollerd | 12 – Pollerd | 6 – Naro | Leavey Center (660) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | W 54–46 | 14–12 (8–8) | 15 – Latu | 8 – Rapp | 4 – Rapp | Leavey Center (365) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | L 57–63 | 14–13 (8–9) | 17 – Pollerd | 5 – tied | 5 – Ingram | Jenny Craig Pavilion (560) San Diego, CA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oregon State | L 51–68 | 14–14 (8–10) | 21 – Pollerd | 7 – Grigoropoulou | 3 – Ingram | Gill Coliseum (3,751) Corvallis, OR |
| February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 66–73 | 14–15 (8–11) | 15 – Pollerd | 10 – Pollerd | 5 – Naro | Chiles Center (1,158) Portland, OR |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gonzaga | L 61–68 | 14–16 (8–12) | 17 – Rapp | 10 – Rapp | 5 – Pollerd | Leavey Center (400) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Loyola Marymount Second Round | L 52–66 | 14–17 | 19 – Latu | 9 – Pollerd | 3 – tied | Orleans Arena (828) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||