Box Score SAN FRANCISCO – For the first time in eight years, Santa Clara women's basketball reached the 20-win mark. The Broncos got their 20th victory of the year Thursday night with a 73-65 win on the road at San Francisco. The Dons got close multiple times but each time Santa Clara had an answer.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• An 11-0 Santa Clara (20-7, 8-4 WCC) run that put the them up eight was followed by a 9-1 San Francisco (11-14, 7-5 WCC) run that tied things up before a bucket in the final seconds gave the Broncos a 20-18 lead after the opening 10 minutes.
• Santa Clara stretched its lead out to 33-24 with 4:17 left in the first half on a 13-3 run over two and a half minutes. The Broncos would hold a lead of 37-30 at the halftime break.
• San Francisco got the deficit down to two midway through the third quarter with an 11-2 run but once again, Santa Clara had a response. The Broncos would close out the quarter on a 15-3 run to get the lead out to 58-44.
• The Dons were able to cut into the deficit a big in the fourth but it was too late into the final quarter for it to matter.

 
NOTABLE NUMBERS:

•  Santa Clara finished the game at 45.3-percent from the floor but had an off night from deep, connecting on 6-of-22 attempts. San Francisco had a tougher night shooting, ending up at 37.9-percent and went 5-of-15 from downtown.
• Tess Heal had another big game, scoring a game-high 27 points on 11-of-23 shooting while dishing out seven assists and pulling down four rebounds. Ashley Hiraki scored 14 and knocked down three 3-pointers with Marya Hudgins scored nine points with a team-high seven rebounds.
• Deborah Dos Santos was a problem all night with her size down low. She finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds for the double-double. Luana Leite (14), Jasmine Gayles (14), and Cami Fulcher (10) were all in double-figures as well.
• The Broncos had a 16-7 advantage in points off turnovers.
• Santa Clara has won five in a row.

 
NEXT UP

• The Broncos host Portland Saturday at 2 p.m.