EUGENE, Ore. - Santa Clara women's basketball put the college basketball nation on notice on Saturday afternoon with a monster 39-point victory over previously unbeaten Oregon at Matthew Knight Arena. The Broncos shot the ball lights-out, especially in the first half where they knocked down 12-of-15 shots from beyond the arc (80 percent), and finished with 16 made treys - the second-most in program history - to pick up their first win over the Ducks since Dec. 15, 2003.
The 39-point margin of victory was Santa Clara's largest-ever over a Pac-12 opponent. It was also career win No. 300 for head coach
Bill Carr.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Broncos (4-1) entered the game as 19-point underdogs, but came out swinging right out of the gate with 31 points in the first quarter. Santa Clara knocked down an incredible 8-of-10 attempts from beyond the arc during the period with Marya Hudgins leading the charge with a perfect 3-for-3 mark.
- Santa Clara knocked down four more treys in the second quarter (4-for-5) as Olivia Pollerd scored 10 of her own on 4-of-5 shooting, to make it a 55-30 affair at the halftime break.
- The Broncos finished the first half shooting 65.6 percent from the floor (21-of-32).
- Santa Clara's defense stifled Oregon's offensive attack to just 25 percent shooting (8-of-32) in the second half to prevent any hopes of a comeback bid.
NOTABLE NUMBERS:
- The Broncos are now 3-11 all-time against Oregon.
- Tess Heal led the way with 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting with eight assists and three rebounds.
- Pollerd tied her career high of 20 points (8-of-15 FG), while Hudgins finished with 16 points and Lara Edmanson chipped in 15.
- Santa Clara's 16 treys are second only to the Broncos' 18 on the road against Portland on Jan. 8, 2006, for the most in program history.
- The Broncos shot 55 percent for the game (36-of-66) while holding Oregon to just 35 percent (21-of-60), including a paltry 24 percent mark from 3-point range (5-of-21).
