The Washington State women’s defense led the way to a 74-47 win over Santa Clara in a West Coast Conference game on Saturday at the Leavey Center in Santa Clara, California. The Cougars (12-8, 7-2 WCC) ran away in the second quarter, outscoring the Broncos (9-11, 3-7) 22-3 in the period and limiting SCU to 1 of 14 shooting from the field.

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Santa Clara is shooting 40.5% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 39.2% Washington State allows to opponents. Washington State averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game Santa Clara allows.

Carlos Stewart Jr.’s 25-point second half led Santa Clara past San Francisco last weekend as the Broncos have won nine of their last 10 games.

The Santa Clara Broncos will take on conference opponent Washington State. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.

Calmese added eight assists and three steals for the Cougars (15-5, 5-2 West Coast Conference). Dane Erikstrup added 17 points while going 6 of 10 (4 for 7 from three-point range) and five rebounds. LeJuan Watts finished 6 of 10 from the field to finish with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds.

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The Gonzaga Bulldogs (14-5, 5-1 WCC) and the Santa Clara Broncos (12-7, 4-2 WCC) each look to get back in the win column Saturday night when they square off in

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