The 2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos women's basketball team will represent

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in the 2015–16

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season. The Broncos, led by second year head coach

JR Payne Ali-Marie "JR" Payne (born May 27, 1977) is an American college basketball coach who is currently head women's coach at Colorado. Early life and education Ali-Marie Payne was born in the American city of Jackson, Tennessee and raised in the Cana ...

. The Broncos were members of the

West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of ...

and play their home games at the

Leavey Center Leavey Center, also known as the Leavey Activities Center or occasionally by its old nickname the Toso Pavilion, is Santa Clara University's indoor basketball arena in Santa Clara, California. It is home to the Santa Clara University Broncos D ...

. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC women's basketball tournament where they lost to BYU. They were invited to the

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where they lost to Fresno State in the first round. On March 28, 2016, Payne has accepted the head coaching job a Colorado. She finished at Santa Clara with a 2 year record of 34–27.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References