Two firsthalf runs power Cardinal against Huskies
Lexie Hull had 17 points and 11 rebounds and No. 6 Stanford used two big firsthalf runs to roll past the Huskies 5841 in Seattle on Friday.
The Cardinal (192, 81 Pac12) won their fourth straight following a conference loss against Oregon two weeks ago. Stanford’s eighth straight win over Washington moved it into a tie with Oregon for the conference lead.
“I liked how hard people played position defense, scouting report defense, we’ll call it,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “Knowing the personnel, knowing what things to take away from them.”
Stanford raced to an early 13point lead after a dominating first quarter, watched the lead evaporate in a matter of minutes and managed to still hold a 3222 halftime advantage, thanks to a barrage of 3pointers late in the first half.
That run proved to be decisive as Washington never pulled closer than eight in the second half.
Kiana Williams was the only other Stanford player in double figures with 16 points. The Cardinal rolled despite shooting just 33% and were 2 of 13 on 3pointers in the second half.
JaQuaya Miller led Washington (1010, 27) with 10 points.
“I think at times we play not to lose instead of playing to win,” Miller said, “and that impacts our game a lot.” #19 Arizona State 76, USC 75: Reili Richardson made a 3pointer with 1.9 seconds left in the third overtime and the Sun Devils (165, 63 Pac12) defended their home court against the Trojans (119, 36) for coach Charli Turner Thorne’s 500th career victory. #16 Arizona 92, #8 UCLA 66: Aari McDonald scored 27 points on 10of15 shooting as the host Wildcats (173, 63 Pac12) beat the Bruins (182, 72). Sam Thomas added 20 points as Arizona got off to a hot start, took a big lead and never allowed UCLA back into the game. #2 Baylor 64, Texas 44: Queen Egbo scored 17 points and the Bears (191, 80 Big 12) used a big third quarter to pull away from the host Longhorns (147, 63). Egbo and Didi Richards each scored eight points in the third as Baylor stretched a fivepoint halftime lead to 18. Creighton 63, #11 DePaul 61: Olivia Elger scored 28 points and powered the Bluejays’ road comeback from a 22point deficit against the Blue Demons (193, 91 Big East). Elger finished 7for10 from 3point range, including three 3pointers during the third quarter when Creighton (147, 64) cut a 20point halftime deficit to 4946 after outscoring the Blue Demons 258 in the period.