Eight players depart Santa Clara, but big height incoming
Departures
Seven seniors graduated, including starters Tia Hay, Naomi Jimenez and Emily Wolph, as well as Tamia Braggs, Erica Meyer, Addi Walters and Lauren Yearwood.
Madison Piper, a redshirt sophomore who never suited up for the Broncos, also participated in Senior Day this February.
Returners
Three starters headline the Santa Clara returners, led by All-WCC Honorable Mention pick Ashlyn Herlihy, plus Lindsey VanAllen and Merle Wiehl.
Arrivals
As expected, filling the gap left by eight departing players means a big recruiting class: five freshmen, an eligible transfer and two more recent transfers.
Lara Edmanson: 6’0 wing, has worked with WNBL’s Melbourne Boomers, invited to 2019 NBA Global Academy women’s camp
Emma Ellinghouse: 6’3 center, played for Idaho’s No. 2-ranked high school, second team all-conference as a senior
Katie Harris: 6’7 center, 2018 all-league selection, sister of SCU transfer Shayley Harris (listed below)
Ashley Hiraki: 5’6 guard, MVP of Archbishop Mitty (No. 2 team in California/USA), three-time regional player of the year as a senior
Anna Johnson: 5’10 guard, two-time All-CIF Southern Section, 2018 California state champion
Shayley Harris: 6’6 center, transferred to Santa Clara from UCLA in 2019 and will be eligible in 2020-21. Freshman season: Totaled 5 points, 9 rebounds and a block (4.8 minutes per game, 12 games)
Eligible with waiver:
Bryce Nixon: 5’10 guard, announced transfer from Arizona in April. Career averages: 1.4 points, 0.6 assists, 0.4 rebounds (7.5 minutes)
Danja Stafford: 6’1 forward, announced transfer from Eastern Arizona CC in April. Freshman season averages: 17.2 points, 15.7 rebounds (was ACCAC Freshman of the Year)
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