STANFORD, Calif. – Hailee Swain scored a game-high 23 points, but Stanford lost its final preseason exhibition to visiting UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday night, 65-56.
Outside of Swain, it was a tough offensive night for the Cardinal. The sophomore scored her 23 on 9-of-17 shooting (.529), while the rest of the team combined to score 33 going 12-of-43 from the floor (.279). Stanford was 4-of-24 from behind the arc (.167) and 10-of-19 at the free throw line (.526).
The Cardinal never led and trailed by as many as 16 late in the third quarter before closing that period on an 11-0 run over its final two minutes to pull to within five, 42-37, heading into the fourth. Sophomore Alexandra Eschmeyer nailed a 3-pointer as time expired to punctuate the spurt as part of her 13-point, nine-rebound effort.
Stanford was within four with just two minutes remaining when Shay Ijiwoye sank a layup to make it 54-50, but UC Santa Barbara scored the next five to stretch it back to a 59-50 advantage with just 37 seconds to go.
Sophomore transfer Charlotte Tuhy led all players with 13 rebounds and in Stanford’s two exhibitions, she averaged 14.0 boards per game.
The games count beginning with Stanford’s season opener on Monday, November 2 when it plays Arizona in the Hall of Fame Series at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. Tipoff is set for 10:30 a.m. PT on CBS Sports Network.