STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford’s starting backcourt combined for 34 points and the Cardinal won its exhibition opener against Pacific on Saturday afternoon, 72-45.
Sophomore Hailee Swain led the charge with a game-high 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting and junior Shay Ijiwoye had 16 on 6-of-10 shooting, including going 4-of-8 from behind the arc.
Pacific won the tip and scored, but then Swain would knock down triples for Stanford’s first six points of the game to spark a 13-2 run over the next six minutes. The Cardinal led 21-8 after one.
Stanford’s biggest lead came late, when junior transfer Inés Sotelo Míguez made a free throw with 6:14 to go to put her team up 58-40. The Cardinal totaled 17 assists in going 27-of-59 from the floor (.458), including 10-of-26 from deep (.385). Stanford had a 34-16 edge in the paint and outscored Pacific 9-0 on the break.
Sophomore transfer Charlotte Tuhy led everyone with 15 rebounds, including five in the first quarter and six more in the third. She was responsible for the game’s highlight, sinking a half-court shot as the third-quarter buzzer sounded to push Stanford’s lead to 54-28.
Sotelo Míguez joined Swain and Ijwoye in double figures with 12 points. Swain led her team with four assists and Ijiwoye paced the Cardinal with three steals.
Stanford has one final preseason tuneup with it hosts UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday, October 28 at 6 p.m.