SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women's basketball opened the 2021-22 campaign with a solid all-around 74-41 exhibition victory over San Francisco State Wednesday night in Leavey Center.

The team's two top scorers from a year ago, Lindsey VanAllen and Merle Wiehl, led all scorers with 17 apiece. Wiehl added 13 rebounds for the double-double and was 8-for-15 from the field while VanAllen was 7-of-13 from the floor.

Also in double figures was Lara Edmanson who scored 14 and Lana Hollingsworth with 12.

As a team, the Broncos shot 44.3-percent from the field and won the rebound battle 50-28. They also forced 24 Gator turnovers and turned them into 27 points.

San Francisco State was held to 29.2-percent shooting and 19.2-percent from beyond the arc.

Jolene Armendariz led the team with 11 points and Alexsandra Alvarado added 10. Both Mya Blake and Samaria Velasquez scored eight.

NOTES

• The last time the two teams met was an exhibition in 2017. The Broncos won that matchup 74-39.
• Eleven different Broncos got on the floor with each playing at least nine minutes.
• Of the 11 players that saw time, nine scored.

NEXT UP
The regular season opens Wednesday against Cal Poly at 6 p.m. at Leavey Center.

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