Redraiders.com · Dec 13, 2015
Santa Clara holds off Lady Raiders for eighth consecutive victory
Get your A-J Media Digital Subscription now!SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara hadn’t beaten two teams from power-five conferences in the same season in 15 years.
On Saturday, the Broncos pulled it off again over Texas Tech’s objections.
Lori Parkinson scored 20 points and Savanna Hanson 19 as Santa Clara beat Tech 75-70 in a matchup of women’s basketball teams off to hot starts. The Broncos led from start to finish and held on after Japreece Dean’s 3-point goal pulled Tech (6-2) within 74-70 late.
Santa Clara (8-2) has won eight games in a row, its longest win streak since a nine-gamer in January-February 2006. One of the wins in the current streak was against then-No. 10 Stanford.