Last road game of nonconference as the ladies (7-2) travel west to play Santa Clara (5-4). The Lady Broncos posted the best record in 2023-24 of any of our nonconference opponents at 25-9 and made it to the second round of the WBIT, but now it looks like a much more winnable game as two of their five wins are against non-DI competition.
Notes/comparison:
Santa Clara has one scorer avergaging double digits (we have four) and that's 6'3" forward Olivia Pollerd at 17.8 PPG. She's also their most lethal deep shooting threat at 37% with a team-high 20 triples made on the season.
We average 69.7 PPG and Santa Clara averages 65.1. We give up 61.2 PPG and Santa Clara gives up 61.0.
Both teams shoot far fewer 3's than their opponents. We have shot 108 and our opponents have shot 200. Santa Clara has shot 162 and their opponents have shot 221. Our percentage is better at 32.4% compared to SC's 29.6%
Santa Clara has definitely been able to put together the tougher schedule. In D1 competition, our wins are against teams with a combined 22-42 record. Santa Clara's wins are against teams with a combined 17-16 record. Our losses are against teams with a combined 12-8 record. Santa Clara's losses are against teams with a combined 29-11 record.
We probably won't have to worry about a homecourt advantage. Santa Clara is averaging an announced attendance of 230 per game through their first four at home.
Take care of business tomorrow and we likely go into AAC play with 10 wins!
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