VanDerveer gets record 500th conference win
Hall of Famer Tara VanDerveer became the first women’s basketball coach with 500 regular-season wins in a single conference, and her No. 5 Stanford team beat visiting Cal 73-40 on Friday night in the first of two weekend meetings between the Bay Area rivals.
Freshmen Haley Jones and Ashten Prechtel scored 17 and 13 points, respectively, as the Cardinal (141, 3-0 Pac-12) took control from the opening tipoff to win their fourth straight game since the team’s lone defeat at Texas on Dec. 22.
It marked the debut matchup for first-year Cal coach Charmin Smith facing her former coach in VanDerveer, who improved to 500-78 in regualr-season conference play in the Pac12 that was formerly the Pac-10. Geno Auriemma of Connecticut has his victories split between the AAC and Big East, while the late Pat Summitt of Tennessee earned 458 victories in the SEC.
Cold-shooting, overmatched Cal (8-6, 0-3) fell behind immediately and couldn’t keep up. The Golden Bears lost their third straight game and fourth in five after a sevengame winning streak.
ARIZONA STATE 72, NO. 2 OREGON 66 >> Robbi Ryan scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half, Jamie Ruden hit two big baskets late and the Sun Devils (12-4, 2-1 Pac-12) stormed back to upset the visiting Ducks (12-2, 2-1). The loss spoiled the Ducks’ chance to move to No. 1 next week following top-ranked Connecticut’s loss to Baylor on Wednesday night.
Men
IOWA 67, NO. 12 MARYLAND 49 >> Joe Wieskamp scored 26 points and Big Ten scoring leader Luka Garza had 21 points and 13 rebounds as host Iowa upset Maryland. NO. 6 BUTLER 70, PROVIDENCE 58 >> Kamar Baldwin scored 17 points and Bryce Golden had 14 as the Bulldogs held the Friars scoreless for the first 61/2 minutes and held on for the road victory. Jordan Tucker scored 17 points for Butler (15-1, 3-0 Big East), which has won six in a row.