MALIBU, Calif. — The Santa Clara University women's basketball team ran into a force of momentum on the road Saturday.
Host Pepperdine had just beaten fifth-place San Francisco by 22 points on Thursday, and it was hosting Senior Day on Saturday – this after beating BYU in Provo, Utah, for the first time ever only two weeks ago.
Using its two six-foot forwards down low, the West Coast Conference's best rebounding team shut down the Broncos' offense to win both teams' regular season finale, 62-46, at Firestone Fieldhouse.
Saturday's result ensured the two teams will meet for a third time in the first round of next week's 2023 University Credit Union WCC Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas.