Ameela Li and her veteran teammates have already made an underdog run in the West Coast Conference tournament.
A year ago, the Li and the Tigers raced to the semifinals as a No. 7 seed — coming two victories away from a tournament title and the program’s first-ever berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Pacific, with the senior Li, junior Jessica Blakeslee and sophomores Valerie Higgins and Brooklyn McDavid, is No. 6 this time around and battles seventh-seeded Santa Clara in a second-round game at 2 p.m. today in Las Vegas.
While the Tigers enjoyed a bye Thursday, the Broncos edged No.