SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Tess Heal had a big game and scored her 1,000th career point as Santa Clara women's basketball took care of San Diego 83-57 Thursday night in Leavey Center. The Broncos took control midway through the first quarter and never looked back.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• San Diego (5-18, 1-9 WCC) held a lead midway through the first but a 7-0 Santa Clara (18-7, 6-4 WCC), with five points coming from Emma Shaffer, put the Broncos on top for good.
• An 8-0 run to end the first and start the second stretched the lead out to double-digits. A 6-0 stretch late in the second quarter gave Santa Clara a 15-point lead and the Broncos would go to the break leading 38-25.
• The lead continued to grow in the third and fourth quarters as Santa Clara pulled away to erase any doubt.

 
NOTABLE NUMBERS:

•  Santa Clara had a good day from the field, shooting 53.-6percent and an impressive 7-of-11 from deep. San Diego was at 45.3-percent from the floor and were 3-of-11 from downtown.
• The Broncos dominated on the boards, outrebounding the Toreros 40-20. They also showed off their depth with a 19-5 advantage in bench points.
• Heal had a monster game with 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting and added seven assists and five rebounds. Olivia Pollerd was 5-of-7 from beyond the arc for 15 points to go with six rebounds. Ashley Hiraki scored 13 on 6-of-7 shooting with five boards and Emma Shaffer had 12 points and eight rebounds.
• Harsimran Kaur led San Diego with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Kylie Horstmeyer added 12 points with Veronica Sheffey chipping in 11 with seven assists.

 
OTHER NOTES:

• Heal became the fastest Bronco to reach 1,000 career points. She did it in just her 57th career game.
• Bill Carr moved into a tie for the second most wins by a head coach in program history with 112. He tied Ken Thompson.

 
POSTGAME COMMENTS:
 

Hear from Bill Carr after tonight's big win over San Diego#StampedeTogether pic.twitter.com/0nQtWorTYd

— Santa Clara Women's Basketball (@Santaclarawbb) February 9, 2024

HIGHLIGHTS:
 

PLENTY of highlights from tonight!#StampedeTogether pic.twitter.com/bhbSJe8EfL

— Santa Clara Women's Basketball (@Santaclarawbb) February 9, 2024

NEXT UP

• The Broncos stay home and face Saint Mary's Saturday at 2 p.m.