2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Broncos, led by first year head coach Bill Carr. The Broncos were members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Leavey Center. 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.

2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	14–16 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach	Bill Carr (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Michael Floyd Kristin Iwanaga Taelor Karr
Home arena	Leavey Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga†	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
BYU	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Saint Mary's	13	–	5		.722			20	–	13		.606
San Francisco	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Loyola Marymount	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Santa Clara	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
San Diego	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Pacific	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Portland	4	–	14		.222			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 WCC tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 2 Carly Patrick 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr John Paul College Gold Coast, Australia G 3 Taylor Berry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Mary's Martinez, CA G 4 Dru Toleafoa 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Brigidine College Randwick Sydney, Australia F 5 Beth Carlson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Archbishop Murphy Mill Creek, WA G 10 Nicole Vander Helm 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Holy Cross Regional Surrey, BC G 11 Ruobing Bai 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Tsinghua Henan, China G 12 Kyla Martin 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Etiwanda East Los Angeles College Chino, CA F 15 Marie Bertholdt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Alameda Alameda, CA F 20 Lori Parkinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Cyprus Southern Utah West Valley, UT F 21 Naomi Jimenez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Westtown School Albrightsville, PA F 22 Ashlyn Herlihy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande, CA G 24 Savanna Hanson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So King's Edmonds, WA G 25 Emily Wolph 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Desert Vista Phoenix, AZ F 30 Andraya Flor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Seattle Prep Seattle, WA F 32 Morgan McGwire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Reno Reno, NV F 33 Tamia Braggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Lincoln Tacoma, WA	Head coach Bill Carr (San Francisco) Assistant coach(es) Michael Floyd (Murray State) Kristin Iwanaga (California) Taelor Karr (Gonzaga) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 pm		Notre Dame de Namur	W 84–54		Leavey Center (160) Santa Clara, CA
11/05/2016* 5:00 pm		Chico State	W 83–68		Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 1:00 pm		Idaho State	W 82–78	1–0	Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		at California	L 58–73	1–1	Haas Pavilion (1,816) Berkeley, CA
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 54–65	1–2	Event Center Arena (316) San Jose, CA
11/25/2016* 4:00 pm		vs. Marquette Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament	W 65–62	2–2	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
11/26/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. Montana State Tiger Turkey Tip-Off Thanksgiving Tournament	L 50–77	2–3	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara	W 69–58	3–3	The Thunderdome (609) Santa Barbara, CA
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm		UC Santa Cruz Play4Kay Shootout opening round	W 85–39	4–3	Leavey Center (390) Santa Clara, CA
12/17/2016* 1:00 pm		Northwestern	L 75–87	4–4	Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA
12/19/2016* 5:30 pm		vs. Oklahoma State Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals	L 53–67	4–5	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
12/20/2016* 12:30 pm		vs. No. 21 South Florida Play 4 Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round	L 54–63	4–6	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
12/21/2016* 12:30 pm		vs. New Mexico State Play 4 Kay Shootout 7th place game	W 60–46	5–6	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
WCC regular season
12/29/2016 6:00 pm		BYU	W 64–63	6–6 (1–0)	Leavey Center (443) Santa Clara, CA
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		at San Francisco	L 68–77 ^OT	6–7 (1–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium (450) San Francisco, CA
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		at Portland	W 56–44	7–7 (2–1)	Chiles Center (317) Portland, OR
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 71–64	8–7 (3–1)	Leavey Center (350) Santa Clara, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		San Diego	L 56–57	8–8 (3–2)	Leavey Center (200) Santa Clara, CA
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 61–40	9–8 (4–2)	Leavey Center (550) Santa Clara, CA
01/19/2017 6:00 pm		at Gonzaga	L 39–51	9–9 (4–3)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,760) Spokane, WA
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 50–61	9–10 (4–4)	Gersten Pavilion (329) Los Angeles, CA
01/26/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 66–72 ^OT	9–11 (4–5)	Marriott Center (734) Provo, UT
01/28/2017 1:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 53–55	9–12 (4–6)	McKeon Pavilion (239) Moraga, CA
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		Portland	W 68–56	10–12 (5–6)	Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		Gonzaga	L 49–50	10–13 (5–7)	Leavey Center (300) Santa Clara, CA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		San Francisco	W 74–61	11–13 (6–7)	Leavey Center (300) Santa Clara, CA
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		Pacific	W 68–51	12–13 (7–7)	Leavey Center (400) Santa Clara, CA
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		at Pepperdine	W 69–48	13–13 (8–7)	Firestone Fieldhouse (202) Malibu, CA
02/18/2017 6:00 pm		at San Diego	L 58–60	13–14 (8–8)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (728) San Diego, CA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		at Pacific	W 61–51	14–14 (9–8)	Alex G. Spanos Center (595) Stockton, CA
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		Saint Mary's	L 58–73	14–15 (9–9)	Leavey Center (400) Santa Clara, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv	(6)	vs. (3) Saint Mary's Quarterfinals	L 57–60	14–16	Orleans Arena (7,089) Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

References

1. "2016-17 Santa Clara Women's Basketball Schedule".