Carey's Late Heroics Lift Cardinal Past Oregon St.Carey's Late Heroics Lift Cardinal Past Oregon St.
Women's Basketball

Carey's Late Heroics Lift Cardinal Past Oregon St.

Feb. 12, 2000

Box Score

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Jamie Carey hit two 3-pointers as No. 24 Stanford scored 11 straight points late in the second half to beat Oregon State 58-54 on Saturday night.

The Cardinal (15-6, 8-3 Pac-10) trailed 50-46 before Carey hit her first 3-pointer. Milena Flores then had a steal and scored on a coast-to-coast drive for a 51-50 lead with 2:43 remaining.

After a miss by Oregon State, Carey hit another 3-pointer to make it 54-50. Carey also made two free throws with 22 seconds to play to cap the 11-0 run that made it 57-50.

Carey had 14 points and was 4-of-5 from 3-point range for the Cardinal (15-6, 8-3 Pac-10), who beat Oregon State for the 11th straight time. Flores added 10 points and seven assists.

Sissel Pierce scored 18 to lead the Beavers (10-13, 6-5). Pierce also had four blocks to tie former Olympian Carol Menken Schaudt's single-season school record of 69.

The victory kept Stanford tied with Oregon for second place in the Pac-10, one game behind Arizona.