Nov. 29, 1996
No. 1 Stanford Throttles Houston, 83-51
HONOLULU -- Kate Starbird scored 26 points and Olympia Scott added 13 points and nine rebounds as top-ranked Stanford routed Houston, 83-51, in the first round of the Rainbow Wahine Classic at Hawaii.
Vanessa Nygaard had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Stanford (4-0), which shot 49 percent (17-for-35) in the first half and built a 45-20 halftime lead. Naomi Mulitauaopele added 11 points in 15 minutes for the Cardinal.
Stanford will play 24th-ranked Stephen F. Austin in the next round on Saturday.
Donna Serna and Alicia Rodriguez each scored 11 points for Houston, which shot just 34 percent (16-for-47).
STANFORD (83)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Scott 18 5-11 3-5 5-9 1 3 13
Mulitauaopele 15 4-7 3-6 1-4 2 3 11
Nygaard 23 4-13 3-4 7-10 2 2 12
Wideman 19 0-2 0-0 0-1 7 1 0
Starbird 26 11-21 2-2 4-4 3 1 26
Peterson 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Batastini 17 0-2 2-2 0-1 1 2 2
Gbzlazeh 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Flores 16 1-4 1-3 1-2 4 1 3
Smith 20 2-4 0-1 0-3 4 2 5
Benton 13 1-1 0-0 0-3 0 4 2
Harrington 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Owen 23 3-7 3-6 4-10 0 2 9
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TOTALS 200 31-73 17-29 22-48 24 21 83
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Percentages: FG-.425, FT-.586. 3-Point Goals:
4-14, .286 (Nygaard 1-4, Starbird 2-5, Flores
0-2, Smith 1-3). Team rebounds: 3. Blocked shots:
2 (Starbird, Mulitauaopele). Turnovers: 17
(Batastini 3, Starbird 3, Benton 2, Mulitauaopele
2, Wideman 2, Flores, Harrington, Owen, Scott,
Smith). Steals: 15 (Wideman 5, Flores 3, Nygaard
2, Owen, Peterson, Scott, Smith, Starbird).
HOUSTON (51)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Comeaux 12 1-4 0-0 1-3 0 1 3
Combs 13 1-2 0-0 0-1 2 1 2
Serna 24 2-6 6-6 0-3 0 1 11
Brown 19 2-6 2-2 0-2 1 2 6
Stone 15 0-3 1-2 0-1 0 2 1
Rodriguez 27 3-6 5-10 0-1 0 1 11
Mccoy 16 1-7 0-0 1-3 2 4 2
Phillips 18 0-1 0-0 0-4 1 2 0
Allen 17 0-4 2-2 1-4 0 4 2
Walker 17 3-3 1-1 1-4 0 2 7
Jones 22 3-5 0-2 2-3 1 4 6
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TOTALS 200 16-47 17-25 6-29 7 24 51
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Percentages: FG-.340, FT-.680. 3-Point Goals:
2-9, .222 (Comeaux 1-4, Serna 1-3, Mccoy 0-2).
Team rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 1 (Walker).
Turnovers: 31 (Rodriguez 6, Jones 5, Serna 5,
Combs 4, Brown 3, Comeaux 2, Phillips 2, Walker
2, Allen, Mccoy). Steals: 10 (Rodriguez 3, Brown
2, Allen, Combs, Jones, Serna, Stone).
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Stanford 45 38 - 83
Houston 20 31 - 51
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Technical fouls: None. Officials: Violet Palmer,
Connie Pardue, Mason Souza.