Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball

Santa Clara Broncos
Santa Clara Broncos
	2025–26 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team
University	Santa Clara University
Head coach	Loree Payne (1st season)
Location	Santa Clara, California
Arena	Leavey Center ; (capacity: 4,500)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Nickname	Broncos
Colors	Maroon and white;
NCAA Division I tournament round of 32
	1992
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005
Conference tournament champions
	1992, 1998, 2005
Conference regular-season champions
	1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006
Uniforms

The Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team represents Santa Clara University in NCAA Division I basketball competition. The team plays home games at the Leavey Center in Santa Clara, California and are members of the West Coast Conference.^[2]

History

Santa Clara began play in 1963. They played in the NorCal Conference from 1978 to 1982, the NorPace Conference from 1982 to 1985, and the West Coast Athletic Conference from 1985 to 1988 before joining the West Coast Conference in 1988. They have made the NCAA Tournament six times (1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005), with one victory in the Tournament being in 1992 with a 73–71 win over California. They have made the WNIT six times (1991, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2016), with an WNIT championship in 1991.^[3]

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 California #4 Texas Tech	W 73−71 L 58−64
1994	#11	First Round	#6 Oregon	L 59−74
1998	#14	First Round	#3 Arizona	L 63−75
1999	#13	First Round	#4 Iowa State	L 61−74
2002	#11	First Round	#6 LSU	L 78−84
2005	#15	First Round	#2 Stanford	L 57−94

References

^ "SCU Color Palette - University Marketing and Communications - Santa Clara University". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
^ "Santa Clara".
^ "Santa Clara" (PDF).

External links

Official website

[1] "SCU Color Palette - University Marketing and Communications - Santa Clara University". Retrieved February 11, 2018.

[2] "Santa Clara".

[3] "Santa Clara" (PDF).

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Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball
Venues	San Jose Civic Auditorium (1963–1975) Toso Pavilion / Leavey Center (1975–present)
Culture & lore	History "Fight for Santa Clara"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Santa Clara University
Colleges & schools	College of Arts & Sciences Leavey School of Business Education, Counseling Psychology & Pastoral Ministries (ECPPM) School of Engineering Jesuit School of Theology School of Law
Centers of Distinction	Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Center for Science, Technology, and Society Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education
Life	The Santa Clara KSCU Malley Fitness Center De Saisset Museum Mission Santa Clara de Asís Santa Clara Depot Noted alumni and faculty
Athletics	Santa Clara Broncos Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Women's soccer Leavey Center Stevens Stadium Stephen Schott Stadium Santa Clara fight song

West Coast Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Gonzaga Bulldogs (leaving in 2026) Loyola Marymount Lions Oregon State Beavers (leaving in 2026) Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos Seattle Redhawks Washington State Cougars (leaving in 2026)
Future teams	Denver Pioneers (joining in 2026) UC San Diego Tritons (joining in 2027)
Championships & awards	Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26