STANFORD, Calif. - Alexa Romano scored a career-high 13 points and No. 14 Stanford used a big start to cruise to a 57-34 win over CSU Bakersfield on Sunday.
Romano had a 3-pointer as the Cardinal (2-2) scored the first nine points to the game and led 21-11 at the end of the first quarter. Alana Smith went a perfect 4-of-4 from the field in the opening period and finished the game with eight points, four rebounds and a pair of blocks.
Anna Wilson knocked to three 3-pointers in the second quarter and the Roadrunners missed all 11 of their field goal attempts and Stanford stretched the lead to 36-16.
Bakersfield (1-3) never really warmed up, finishing 12 of 50 from the field, including 4 of 19 from distance, and 6 of 12 from the foul line. Daije Harris had 10 points for the Roadrunners.
Although Stanford kept the lead above 15 points throughout the second half, the Cardinal made just 4 of 15 shots in the third quarter and 2 of 14 -- going 1 of 10 behind the arc -- in the fourth, a shooting percent of 21 for the half. Starter Brittany McPhee, who averages a team-best 16.5 points, missed her second straight game with a right foot injury and is day-to-day.
Stanford outrebounded CSU Bakersfield 44-30 and grabbed 11 offensive boards. Maya Dodson pulled down four rebounds and scored a career-high eight points while Kaylee Johnson chipped in seven and to go along with six boards.
DiJonai Carrington contributed two steals, seven rebounds and the Cardinal held the Roadrunners to 24 percent shooting.
The Cardinal wore turquoise uniforms to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.