Box Score LARAMIE, Wyo. — Santa Clara women's basketball defeated Wyoming (0-1) 84-50 on Monday. The Broncos (1-0) took the lead less than two minutes into the game and never gave it back to the Cowgirls (0-1).
A 7-0 run late in the first pushed Santa Clara's lead to double-digits, where it would stay for the rest of the night. The Broncos then scored the first six of the second quarter and later used a 6-0 run and a 7-0 run to end the half to take a commanding 48-27 lead into the locker room.
Santa Clara all but put the game away with a 13-0 run in the third quarter over the span of four-plus minutes that made it 63-30 with just over three minutes left in the period. The Cowgirls went seven possessions without scoring during that stretch and missed 10 shots in a row from the field.
Santa Clara shot 50.0-percent from the field (32-of-64) and 12-of-27 from 3-point range, while holding Wyoming to 29.1-percent (16-of-55) from the field and 4-of-13 from 3-point range. The Broncos also held a 45-28 rebounding advantage and finished with 24 points off turnovers to Wyoming's 10, along with a 38-22 edge in points in the paint. They also added 13 second-chance points thanks to 12 offensive boards.
Sophie Glancey scored a team-high 15 points and collected nine rebounds, just missing a double-double. Maia Jones finished with 14 points, six rebounds and two steals. Ava Schmidt added 13 points, making three 3-pointers and recording three assists. Emma Najjuma collected a team-high 11 rebounds, including four offensive boards.
Norah Clark scored 16 points, went 9-for-9 at the free-throw line, collected seven rebounds and recorded three steals. Kati Ollilainen added seven points and three rebounds. Peyton Wohlford made two 3-pointers and finished with six points. Liv Blomkvist scored six points and recorded two assists.
Up next, Santa Clara travels to Orem, Utah, to face Utah Valley on Saturday at 3 p.m. Pacific.
NOTES:
- Najjuma, Sara Schmerbach, and Brooke Blachly all made their Santa Clara debuts. It was the collegiate debuts for Schmerbach, who missed last year with an injury, and Blachly who is a true freshman.
- This is Santa Clara's biggest win in a season-opener against a Division I team since beating NE Illinois 93-48 to open the 1990-91 season, the year they won the WNIT.
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