Chance to play for coveted WCC title awaits No. 21 Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara

Saint Mary's has won or shared the past four West Coast Conference regular-season championships.

Much harder to claim has been the WCC tournament title.

The second-seeded Gaels will begin pursuit of just their third crown in 14 tournaments since 2013 when they battle third-seeded Santa Clara in Monday night's semifinals at Las Vegas.

The Broncos (25-7) advanced with Sunday's 76-68 victory over sixth-seeded Pacific.

While No. 21-ranked Saint Mary's (27-4) is solidly in the NCAA Tournament field...