Feb. 20, 1997
Cougars Unable to Keep Up With No. 3 Cardinal, 82-45
STANFORD, Calif. -- Kate Starbird scored 19 points and Olympia Scott had 14 and 11 rebounds to lead third-ranked Stanford to an 82-45 Pac-10 Conference victory over Washington State.
Christina Batastini added 13 points and Chandra Benton pulled down 10 rebounds for Stanford (26-1, 14-0 Pac-10), which held a 32-16 halftime lead. The Cardinal shot nearly 53 percent from the field in the second half, outscoring Washington State over the final 20 minutes, 50-29.
Amy Kunze and Joanna Smith paced a weak Cougar attack with eight points apiece. Washington State (9-14, 2-11) was outrebounded, 46-33, and shot just 26 percent from the field (14-for-54).
WASHINGTON ST (45)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Evans 34 3-8 0-0 0-9 3 2 7
Saneholtz 27 1-5 2-2 1-4 2 2 4
Kunze 27 3-9 2-2 0-2 0 4 8
Hyett 33 1-8 4-4 0-2 3 1 7
Smith 34 3-11 0-0 2-4 0 1 8
Ross 12 0-2 3-4 0-2 1 3 3
Mcneely 13 0-3 1-2 0-1 1 2 1
Rubio 20 3-8 1-4 3-5 1 0 7
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TOTALS 200 14-54 13-18 6-29 11 15 45
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Percentages: FG-.259, FT-.722. 3-Point Goals:
4-14, .286 (Evans 1-2, Hyett 1-2, Smith 2-9, Ross
0-1). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: None.
Turnovers: 26 (Saneholtz 7, Smith 6, Hyett 4,
Kunze 3, Ross 3, Evans 2, Rubio). Steals: 10
(Hyett 2, Kunze 2, Saneholtz 2, Evans, Ross,
Rubio, Smith).
STANFORD (82)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Nygaard 23 4-5 0-0 0-4 0 2 11
Smith 21 1-5 0-0 0-1 1 1 2
Scott 25 6-11 2-2 3-11 1 2 14
Wideman 24 4-8 2-3 0-3 5 0 10
Starbird 24 8-15 1-2 3-5 3 0 19
Benton 21 1-5 2-2 3-10 0 2 4
Flores 14 1-6 0-0 0-0 5 0 2
Mcnamee 8 1-3 1-2 1-2 0 1 3
Batastini 10 4-4 4-4 1-2 0 0 13
Harrington 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
Peterson 6 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 3 0
Gbzlazeh 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Folkl 15 1-4 0-0 0-6 3 1 2
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TOTALS 200 32-69 12-15 11-45 19 13 82
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Percentages: FG-.464, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
6-13, .462 (Nygaard 3-4, Smith 0-1, Starbird 2-4,
Flores 0-3, Batastini 1-1). Team rebounds: 1.
Blocked shots: 3 (Benton, Batastini, Peterson).
Turnovers: 16 (Scott 4, Smith 3, Starbird 3,
Batastini 2, Folkl, Gbzlazeh, Peterson, Wideman).
Steals: 16 (Nygaard 6, Wideman 3, Flores, Folkl,
Harrington, Mcnamee, Scott, Smith, Starbird).
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Washington St 16 29 - 45
Stanford 32 50 - 82
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Technical fouls: None. A: 5,719. Officials: Mary
Whatford, Bill Harris.