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Mustangs in Maples on Monday

Stanford hosts Cal Poly on Monday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m.

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THE GAME: Unbeaten in Maples Pavilion, Stanford continues a three-game homestand when it hosts Cal Poly on Monday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. Greg Mescall and Zena Keita have the call on ACCNX, while Kevin Danna will handle the radio broadcast on GoStanford.com, the Stanford Athletics app and Learfield’s Varsity Network.

THE RUNDOWN: Stanford is second in the nation in 3-point percentage (62-of-133; .466) and is eighth in 3-pointers per game (10.3) ... One game after hitting a school-record 18 3-pointers against Le Moyne, the Cardinal went 14-of-20 (.700) in a win over Washington State and knocked down another 13 against Gonzaga on Nov. 10 ... Ten different players have hit a 3-pointer, and there are four who have made at least eight ... Jzaniya Harriel is fourth in the country in 3-point percentage (.640; 16-of-25) ... Stanford also has 97 assists against just 60 turnovers this season ... The Cardinal is ninth in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.92) and is sixth nationally in fewest turnovers per game, averaging just 10.0 ... Nunu Agara is one of six Power 4 conference players in the country averaging 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 block ... When Stanford was ranked on Nov. 11, Kate Paye became the 16th person to both play on and be a head coach for an AP-ranked team at the same school (H/T Mel Greenberg) ... Heading into 2024-25, Stanford was looking to replace 59.8 percent of its scoring, 54.4 percent of its rebounding and 42.8 percent of its minutes played ... The Cardinal was picked seventh in the ACC preseason poll and was outside the preseason AP Top 25 for the first time since 1999-2000.

VS. CAL POLY: Stanford is 10-1 all-time against Cal Poly, has won nine in row and all nine games played in Maples Pavilion. The teams met six times from 1977-80 under former Stanford head coach Dotty McCrea, with the Cardinal posting a 5-1 mark, but then didn’t play again until an 86-51 Cardinal win on Nov. 15, 2013. The Mustangs’ only win in the series came in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 14, 1978, 66-60. In the most recent meeting on Nov. 16, 2023, Elena Bosgana scored 15 and had seven rebounds, and Jzaniya Harriel made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points with three steals in an 86-32 win.

TREE-POINT BARRAGE »

  • Stanford was incredible from 3-point range over the first three games of the season. One game after hitting a school-record 18 3-pointers against Le Moyne, the Cardinal went 14-of-20 (.700) in a win over Washington State and knocked down another 13 against Gonzaga on Nov. 10.
  • Stanford has combined to shoot 46.6 percent from deep (62-of-133) in its first six games. Ten different players have hit a 3-pointer, and there are four who have made at least eight.
  • The Cardinal is second in the nation in 3-point percentage and is eighth in 3-pointers per game (10.3). That is all despite going only 7-of-31 (.226) across two games against UC Davis and Indiana.
  • Stanford’s 62 3-pointers in its first five games are the program’s most since 2018-19 (63).
  • Louisiana leads the country in 3-point percentage (.486), but has only played three games and made 17 (17-of-35).
  • Individually, Jzaniya Harriel is fourth in the country in 3-point percentage (.640; 16-of-25), averaging 2.67 makes per game. Last season, she was 32-of-81 from deep (.395) in 34 games. This year, she’s 16-of-25 from behind the arc and 3-of-15 (.200) on two-pointers.
  • Chloe Clardy is 8-of-16 (.500) already this year, just one year after going 2-of-20 (.100) during her debut season. Tess Heal, a career 31.5 percent 3-point shooter coming into her first season at Stanford is 6-of-9 this year (.667).
  • Against Washington State and in available records dating to 2002-03, Stanford’s 3-point percentage (.700) was its best when attempting at least 20, eclipsing a 13-of-20 (.650) effort at Washington State on Jan. 2, 2004. The Cardinal became the 15th DI team to hit at least 70.0 percent on 20+ attempts over the last 23 seasons, and first since South Dakota went 19-of-27 (.704) in a win over Midland Lutheran on Nov. 7, 2022. A team hadn’t done it against a DI opponent since Valparaiso at Southern Illinois on Feb. 27, 2021. Valpo was 15-of-20 (.750).

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  • The Cardinal also has 97 assists against just 60 turnovers this season. It is ninth in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.92) and is sixth nationally in fewest turnovers per game, averaging just 10.0. That is despite 18 assists and 26 turnovers in its two games against UC Davis and Indiana.

SOME LINES FROM LAST TIME »

  • In Friday’s win over Morgan State, Kennedy Umeh came off the bench in the second half had collected her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in just 11 minutes while Elena Bosgana was just as efficient, scoring 10 points to go with six rebounds and six assists in 14 minutes.
  • According to Sports Reference, Bosgana is just the third DI player with 10 points, six rebounds and six assists in 14 minutes or less since 2002-03 and the only one from a power conference program. Umeh is only the seventh power conference player with a double-double in 11 minutes or less over the same span, and first since Iowa’s Hannah Stuelke against Purdue on Dec. 29, 2022 (11 points, 10 rebounds, 11 minutes).

AP POLL »

  • One week after reappearing in the Associated Press Top 25 at No. 24, Stanford fell out of last Monday’s rankings following its loss at Indiana.
  • When Stanford was ranked on Nov. 11, Kate Paye became the 16th person to both play on and be a head coach for an AP-ranked team at the same school (H/T Mel Greenberg).
  • The other 15, in alphabetical order: Adia Barnes (Arizona), Amanda Butler (Florida), Pokey Chatman (LSU), Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (USC), Kellie Harper (Tennessee), Michelle Clark-Heard (Western Kentucky), Niele Ivey (Notre Dame), Carolyn Kieger (Marquette), Linda Lappe (Colorado), Wendy Larry (Old Dominion), Cheryl Miller (USC), Carol Ross (Ole Miss), Bev Smith (Oregon), Holly Warlick (Tennessee) and Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota).
  • The Cardinal was picked seventh in the ACC preseason poll and was outside the preseason AP Top 25 for the first time since 1999-2000. Since appearing in its first rankings on Nov. 23, 1987, Stanford had appeared in the preseason Top 25 each season except one (1999-00).
  • Prior to this year’s preseason poll released on Oct. 15, Stanford had been ranked in 123 consecutive AP polls since Jan. 29, 2018, which was the third-longest active streak in the country.
  • The Cardinal is the second-most ranked team of all-time and has appeared in 646 of 867 all-time AP polls over 49 seasons (Tennessee - 778).

FIRST CLASS »

  • On Nov. 13, Kate Paye announced her first signing class as head coach and it’s a good one.
  • The Cardinal’s five-person class includes three five-star talents and two four-stars according to espnW HoopGurlz, and four ranked in that publication’s top 100.
Player HoopGurlz Rank Stars Ht./Pos.
Hailee Swain 9 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5-11 • G
Lara Somfai 16 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 6-4 • F
Alex Eschmeyer 31 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 6-5 • F
Nora Ezike 84 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 6-2 • F
Carly Amborn -- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 6-2 • G/F
  • The class began with Swain’s commitment in July 2022 and culminated with Somfai’s announcement the morning of Nov. 13. The group is rated No. 3 by espnW HoopGurlz.
  • Stanford’s three five-star signees are second to LSU (4) and the program’s most since it had four in the Class of 2019 (Haley Jones, Ashten Prechtel, Fran Belibi, Hannah Jump). That group won a national championship as sophomores.