Santa Clara Rallies Past Portland in West Coast Conference Women’s Basketball

PORTLAND, Ore. (Interstat) — Santa Clara used a dominant fourth quarter to defeat Portland 77-66 in a West Coast Conference women’s basketball game Saturday at Chiles Center.

The Broncos, who trailed by six at halftime, outscored the Pilots 28-14 in the final period. Delainey Miller led Santa Clara with 21 points, while Maia Jones added 19. Ashley Hawkins contributed 13 points and seven assists.

Portland’s Lainey Spear scored a game-high 20 points. The Pilots held a 37-33 halftime lead but were outscored 48-28 in the paint for the game.

Santa Clara improved to 20-7 overall. Portland fell to 15-11. Attendance was 881.