Women’s Basketball Beats Gonzaga
Ashley Hawkins (23) attempts to dribble past three Gonzaga defenders. (Nina Glick/The Santa Clara)
Santa Clara University women’s basketball beat the 2025 WCC regular season champions, the Gonzaga Bulldogs, 77-73 on Sunday at the Leavey Center.
Both teams now have a 3-1 WCC record. The Broncos sit second in the WCC standings.
The Broncos took the lead late in the first quarter and didn’t give it up the rest of the game. At half-time, they were up 39-34.
Gonzaga made a layup with three minutes and 40 seconds left in the game to bring the Zags within one point of the Broncos. Gonzaga called a timeout where Santa Clara head coach Loree Payne reassured her team saying, “we got this.”
They stayed the course and pulled away with a layup from Maia Jones ’26 and made free throws by grad student guard Ashley Hawkins and Ava Schmidt ’27.
Hawkins recorded a points-assists double-double with 16 points while shooting 5-14 from the field. Kylee Fox ’27 and Sophie Glancey ’28 scored 17, and Jones scored 15.
Next up: The Broncos play away at University of San Francisco on Thursday at 6 p.m on ESPN+.
Aniya Hooker ’28 (2) and Santa Clara’s bench react after Hooker forced a turnover by Gonzaga’s Ines Bettencourt (8). (Nina Glick/The Santa Clara)
Ashley Hawkins (23) throws the ball to Sophie Glancey who then scored a three pointer. (Nina Glick/The Santa Clara)
Santa Clara’s bench players celebrate Sophia Glancey’s three-point make. (Nina Glick/The Santa Clara)
Santa Clara head coach Loree Payne speaks to her team during a timeout after Gonzaga scored to bring Santa Clara’s lead to one point with 3 minutes and 40 seconds left in the game. (Nina Glick/The Santa Clara)
Maia Jones draws a shooting foul with six seconds left in the game. Santa Clara was up 76-73. (Nina Glick/The Santa Clara)