2012–13 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. It was head coach Jennifer Mountain's fifth season at Santa Clara. The Broncos, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Leavey Center. The Broncos would finish the season 14–16, 6–10 in conference, to finish in a tie for 5th place. Despite having the better overall record, the Broncos were awarded the 6th seed in the WCC Tournament and were eliminated in the 2nd round.

2012–13 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	14–16 (6–10 WCC)
Head coach	Jennifer Mountain (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Marissa White Stacy Clinesmith Rich Brown
Home arena	Leavey Center
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 West Coast Conference Women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga†	15	–	1		.938			27	–	6		.818
San Diego	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
Saint Mary's	11	–	5		.688			23	–	10		.697
BYU	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Loyola Marymount	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Santa Clara	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
Portland	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
San Francisco	4	–	12		.250			12	–	19		.387
Pepperdine	2	–	14		.125			5	–	23		.179
† 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

The Gaels were picked to finish fifth in the WCC.^[1]

Roster

2012–13 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Meagan Fulps 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Highlands Ranch Littleton, CO G 4 Ricki Radanovich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Carondelet Diablo, CA G/F 10 Katie Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Glacier Park Snohomish, WA G 11 Noe Viloria 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Huntington Beach Garden Grove, CA G 12 Nici Gilday 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Presentation San Jose, CA G 13 Telisha Anderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Magnolia Stanton, CA F 20 Courtney Lisowski   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Archbishop Mitty Los Gatos, CA G 21 Raquel Avila 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So St. Ignatius College Prep S. San Francisco, CA G 22 Brooke Gallaway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Central Valley Greenacres, WA G 23 Ashley Armstrong 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Bishop Manogue Reno, NV F 24 Arteivia Lilomaiava 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Aragon San Mateo, CA G 30 Shelby Swofford 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Bellarmine Prep Gig Harbor, WA F 32 Lindsay Leo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA C 33 Ruta Zurauskyte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Regis Jesuit Siauliai, Lithuania G 34 Iman Scott 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA F 44 Christina Carlson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Bartlett Bartlett, IL F/C 45 Vanessa Leo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA	Head coach Jennifer Mountain (Gonzaga) Assistant coach(es) Marissa White (Chico State University) Stacy Clinesmith (UC Santa Barbara) Rich Brown (Santa Clara) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012* 7:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		UC Santa Cruz	W 90–52	-	Leavey Center (N/A ^[2]) Santa Clara, CA
11/04/2012* 7:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		Sonoma State	W 74–54	-	Leavey Center (399 ^[3]) Santa Clara, CA
Regular Season
11/09/2012* 7:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		UC Irvine	W 77–54	1–0	Leavey Center (626 ^[4]) Santa Clara, CA
11/11/2012* 2:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		at Stanford	L 57–92	1–1	Leavey Center (2,728 ^[5]) Santa Clara, CA
11/17/2012* 2:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		Utah Valley	W 80–67	2–1	Leavey Center (402 ^[6]) Santa Clara, CA
11/20/2012* 2:00 pm		at Pacific	L 45–72	2–2	Alex G. Spanos Center (427 ^[7]) Stockton, CA
11/23/2012* 4:30 pm		vs. Toledo John Ascuaga's Nugget Classic	L 48–73	2–3	Lawlor Events Center (1,149) Reno, NV
11/24/2012* 2:00 pm		vs. Cleveland State John Ascuaga's Nugget Classic	W 82–71	3–3	Lawlor Events Center (N/A) Reno, NV
11/29/2012* 7:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		Cal State Northridge	L 67–70	3–4	Leavey Center (529 ^[8]) Santa Clara, CA
12/09/2012* 2:00 pm		at Long Beach State	W 68–67	4–4	Walter Pyramid (605) Long Beach, CA
12/12/2012* 7:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 62–47	5–4	Event Center Arena (265 ^[9]) San Jose, CA
12/16/2012* 9:00 am		at UC Davis	L 59–70	5–5	The Pavilion (330) Davis, CA
12/19/2012* 7:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 77–56	6–5	Icardo Center (245) Bakersfield, CA
12/29/2012* 2:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		Fresno State	W 58–53	7–5	Leavey Center (583 ^[10]) Santa Clara, CA
12/31/2012* 1:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		UNLV	W 70–64	8–5	Leavey Center (N/A ^[11]) Santa Clara, CA
01/03/2013 7:00 pm, Portland on Stretch		at Portland	W 59–58	9–5 (1–0)	Chiles Center (413 ^[12]) Portland, OR
01/05/2013 2:00 pm		at Gonzaga	L 50–79	9–6 (1–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,690 ^[13]) Spokane, WA
01/10/2013 7:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		Loyola Marymount	W 58–54	10–6 (2–1)	Leavey Center (488 ^[14]) Santa Clara, CA
01/17/2013 7:00 pm, TV-32		at Pepperdine	W 38–36	11–6 (3–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse (227 ^[15]) Malibu, CA
01/19/2013 2:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		San Francisco	W 61–48	12–6 (4–1)	Leavey Center (416 ^[16]) San Francisco, CA
01/24/2013 7:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		at Saint Mary's	L 50–56	12–7 (4–2)	Leavey Center (421 ^[17]) Santa Clara, CA
01/26/2013 2:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		at Portland	L 68–71	12–8 (4–3)	Leavey Center (553 ^[18]) Santa Clara, CA
01/31/2013 7:00 pm, USD on Stretch		at San Diego	L 48–59	12–9 (4–4)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (368 ^[19]) San Diego, CA
02/02/2013 2:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		BYU	L 48–65	12–10 (4–5)	Leavey Center (N/A ^[20]) Santa Clara, CA
02/07/2013 7:00 pm, LMU All Access		at Loyola Marymount	L 50–71	12–11 (4–6)	Gersten Pavilion (291 ^[21]) Los Angeles, CA
02/09/2013 2:00 pm, USF on Stretch		at San Francisco	W 69–64	13–11 (5–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium (489 ^[22]) San Francisco, CA
02/14/2013 7:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 42–65	13–12 (5–7)	Marriott Center (617 ^[23]) Provo, UT
02/21/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN		Gonzaga	L 55–70	13–13 (5–8)	Leavey Center (550 ^[24]) Santa Clara, CA
02/23/2013 2:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		Pepperdine	W 64–52	14–13 (6–8)	Leavey Center (N/A ^[25]) Santa Clara, CA
02/28/2013 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		at Saint Mary's	L 56–65	14–14 (6–9)	McKeon Pavilion (498 ^[26]) Moraga, CA
03/02/2013 1:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		San Diego	L 66–84	14–15 (6–10)	Leavey Center (800) Santa Clara, CA
2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
03/07/2013 2:30 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital		vs. Portland WCC Tournament 2nd Round	L 64–70	14–16	Orleans Arena (7,896 ^[27]) Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball

References

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