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Women's Basketball

No. 11 Stanford Cruises Past Oregon, 85-57

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Jayne Appel scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 11 Stanford to a 85-57 victory against Oregon on Thursday.

Appel was 8-for-9 from the field in the first half, when she scored 18 points and had nine rebounds. She played only five minutes in the second half.

Kayla Pedersen added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Cardinal (14-4 overall, 5-1 Pac-10), who outrebounded the Ducks 47-22.

Jasmin Holliday led Oregon (7-10, 4-3) with 12 points.

Stanford outrebounded Oregon 47-22 and outscored the Ducks 50-18 in the paint. The Cardinal shot 56.5 percent from the field.

Stanford has won eight consecutive games against Oregon by an average of 23.9 points per game.

Notes

  • With Thursday's victory, Stanford now leads the all-time series against Oregon by a 38-8 margin
  • The victory is also Stanford's eighth straight over Oregon and the 14th in the last 16 meetings between the two schools
  • Jayne Appel recorded her ninth double-double of the season finishing with 22 points (on 10-for-11 shooting) and 10 rebounds
  • Kayla Pedersen recorded her fifth double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds
  • Jayne Appel and Kayla Pedersen recorded double-doubles in the same contest for the third time this season. They had previously each recorded double-doubles together at South Carolina (Dec. 19) and at Tennessee (Dec. 21)
  • Thursday's 85-57 victory was Stanford's 10th of the season by 20 or more points
  • Each of Stanford's eight straight wins over Oregon have come by double-digit margins
  • With nine points in the contest, Jillian Harmon increased her career total to 897, just 103 points away from becoming the 29th member of Stanford's "1,000-Point Club"
  • Jayne Appel and Nnemkadi Ogwumike, the Pac-10's top two in field-goal percentage, shot a combined 93.8 percent (15-for-16) in Thursday's win over Oregon
  • Jeanette Pohlen, with 14 points in the game, recorded her 10th double-digit scoring performance of the season
  • Stanford had five players score in double figures for the first time since having six players reach double figures in Jan. 8's 112-35 victory over Washington