Box Score SPOKANE, Wash. – Santa Clara women's basketball was topped 82-56 by Gonzaga Saturday afternoon on the road. The Broncos (8-8, 2-4 WCC) pulled even in the second quarter with a nice run, but the Bulldogs (9-8, 4-2 WCC) took over from there and were in control the rest of the way.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Up four, Gonzaga went on a 6-0 run with all the points coming at the free throw line late in the first quarter to take a 10-point lead. The Zags would hold a 23-14 edge after the first quarter.
• Back-to-back 3-pointers by Olivia Pollerd and Maddie Naro gave Santa Clara six in a row and Kaya Ingram scored the next two baskets to twice tie the game, the second time at 31-all with four minutes to go. Gonzaga took over the rest of the half and closed in a 12-0 run to lead 43-31 at the break.
• The Bulldogs really began to put things out of reach with a 7-0 run midway through the third. The stretch put them up by 20-plus for the first time and they ended the quarter leading 63-41.

 
NOTABLE NUMBERS:

• Santa Clara finished the game shooting 32.8-percent from the field but just 4-of-21 from beyond the arc.
• Gonzaga shot the ball well, finishing at 53.7-percent, including 66.7-percent in the first half, and was 6-of-20 from downtown.
• Pollerd led Santa Clara with 13 points and had five rebounds. Kaya Ingram and Malia Latu chipped in 10 each with Ingram also pulling down five boards.
• Nine of the 10 Broncos to see minutes scored.
• Maud Huijbens led all scorers with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and had 10 rebounds for the double-double. Yvonne Ejim also had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds while adding eight assists as well.

 
NEXT UP

• The Broncos play at Pacific Thursday at 6 p.m.