No. 2 Stanford females’s basketball (14-1, 2-0 Pac-12) beat Arizona State (7-6, 0-2 Pac-12) on Saturday 101-69. This is the Cardinal’s 6th straight residence video game as well as 9th straight triumph this period.
Stanford started the video game solid with a made 3-pointer by elderly guard Hannah Dive after winning the dive sphere. In in between 2 even more of Dive’s 3s, a jumper as well as nasty shot made by junior ahead Cameron Verge offered the Cardinal a double-digit lead over Arizona State just midway with the very first quarter. Fresher guard Indya Nivar came off the bench to rack up a jumper, placing the Cardinal’s rating at dual that of the Sunlight Devils to finish the duration 26-13.
In the 2nd quarter, Stanford extended rating margins to over 20 factors on a 7-0 run, many thanks to a layup as well as nasty shot made by Nivar. Arizona State brought Stanford’s lead to 17 factors for a rating of 51-34 heading right into halftime.
Nivar played considerable mins for the very first time given that very early December. Versus the Sunlight Devils, she racked up 8 factors overall, her 2nd acme total amount of the period.
Arizona State had its greatest racking up quarter in the 3rd with 22 factors momentarily successive duration in which the Sunlight Devils racked up equally to the Cardinal: 24-22. Stanford finished the quarter up 75-56.
The Cardinal placed Arizona State to relax in the 4th quarter, outscoring the Sunlight Devils 26-13 in the duration, finishing the suit in the exact same style it began.
Stanford’s bench controlled in the quarter, adding 21-of-26 factors, all 12 rebounds as well as 5-of-6 aids.
Fresher facility Lauren Betts added 10 factors, 6 rebounds as well as one block versus the Sunlight Devils, all within the last quarter. After a completely dry December for Betts, she has actually confirmed her well worth in her mins versus Cal as well as Arizona State.
” Our bigs are actually skilled,” claimed head train Tara VanDerveer. “Often they fast gamers however if we can obtain individuals to find right into our bigs we can alter their shot or obstruct their shot.”
” Recognizing that Webcam, Lauren, Ash are back there is sort of like an additional little reassurance, we can be a little bit extra hostile,” Dive shared regarding protection in the paint.
With a last rating of 101-69, the Cardinal accomplished its 36th triumph versus a Pac-12 challenger.
Dive was the greatest marker of the video game with 20 factors, firing 6-for-10 past the arc. Close behind were Verge with 17 factors as well as elderly guard Haley Jones with 16 factors.
Verge’s rebounds went back to increase figures versus the Sunlight Devils, with 14 rebounds, in addition to 4 aids as well as 2 blocks. Jones placed it to service protection with 7 protective rebounds, one block as well as 2 swipes. Both Verge as well as Jones are amongst ESPN’s leading 10 NCAA females’s basketball gamers: Verge rated No. 5 as well as Jones at No. 6.
Successive, Stanford starts the brand-new year organizing Arizona (12-1, 3-0 Pac-12) in your home. Arizona has actually beat its challengers by large margins also, significantly No. 21 Baylor in mid-December. Stanford will certainly require to make shots as well as strongly guard shots to dish a Wildcats loss.
Tipoff is set up for Monday at 11:30 a.m. PT.
