2024–25 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team

2024–25 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record14–17 (8–12 WCC)
Head coach
  • Michael Floyd (interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Kristin Iwanaga
  • Kerri Nakamoto
  • Tahlia Garza
Home arenaLeavey Center
2024–25 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 17 – 3   .850 24 – 11   .686
Portland 17 – 3   .850 31 – 5   .861
Washington State 14 – 6   .700 21 – 14   .600
Oregon State † 12 – 8   .600 19 – 16   .543
San Francisco 11 – 9   .550 15 – 16   .484
Saint Mary's 10 – 10   .500 14 – 17   .452
Pacific 9 – 11   .450 15 – 19   .441
8 – 12   .400 14 – 17   .452
Loyola Marymount 7 – 13   .350 14 – 16   .467
Pepperdine 3 – 17   .150 8 – 22   .267
San Diego 2 – 18   .100 7 – 24   .226
† 2025 WCC tournament winner

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.[1]

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.

Roster

2024–25 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Malia Latu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Menlo-Atherton HS
San Francisco 		East Palo Alto, CA
G 4 Mia Curtis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Minnehaha Academy
Dartmouth 		Minneapolis, MN
F 5 Olivia Pollerd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Lake Ginninderra College
Washington 		Melbourne, Australia
F 10 Georgia Grigoropoulou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr ACS Athens Athens, Greece
F 11 Alana Goodchild 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr AIS
Northwestern 		Sydney, Australia
G 12 Maddie Naro 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Beaverton HS Beaverton, OR
F 13 Lauren Grover (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Santiago HS Corona, CA
G 20 Kaya Ingram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS La Cueva HS
Cornell 		Albuquerque, NM
G 21 Hannah Rapp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Avila College
Saint Mary's 		Melbourne, Australia
F 23 Irena Korolenko 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Cedar Park Christian
Seattle 		Redmond, WA
G 33 Gabby Harris (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Pinewood Sunnyvale, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bill Carr Stepping Down As Santa Clara Women's Basketball Head Coach" (Press release). Santa Clara Broncos. October 12, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Santa Clara Women's Basketball Schedule – Santa Clara". Santaclarabroncos.com.
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