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Jan 31, 1997

No. 3 Stanford Embarrasses Archrival California, 95-44

STANFORD, Calif. -- Kate Starbird had 23 points and five assists as third-ranked Stanford rolled over California, 95-44, in a Pacific 10 matchup.

Olympia Scott added 19 points and nine rebounds for Stanford (21-1, 9-0 Pac 10), which took a 49-26 lead into halftime. The Cardinal shot 49.2 percent (31-for-63) from the field, including 7-of-15 from three-point range (46.7 percent).

Jennie Leander scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds for California (6-12, 2-7), which shot 33.9 percent (20-for-59) and was outrebounded, 42-31.

CALIFORNIA (44)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Kennon          26   2-4   0-0   1-3  0  2    4
Czepiec         36  3-12   0-1   2-4  2  2    8
Leander         32  9-15   1-2   4-7  0  3   19
Smith           31   2-8   0-0   0-0  0  0    4
Rizzo           30   1-5   0-0   0-3  2  2    3
Mcdaniel        15   2-5   0-0   0-3  1  5    4
Snijder          9   0-5   0-0   1-1  0  1    0
Folsom           8   0-2   0-0   1-2  0  0    0
Scotty           6   1-2   0-0   0-1  0  2    2
Churchill        7   0-1   0-0   1-2  0  2    0
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TOTALS         200 20-59   1-3 10-26  5 19   44
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Percentages: FG-.339, FT-.333. 3-Point Goals:
3-12, .250 (Czepiec 2-4, Smith 0-2, Rizzo 1-4,
Snijder 0-2). Team rebounds: 5. Blocked shots: 2
(Mcdaniel, Churchill). Turnovers: 21 (Smith 7,
Kennon 4, Scotty 3, Leander 2, Churchill,
Czepiec, Folsom, Mcdaniel, Rizzo). Steals: 2
(Smith, Snijder).
STANFORD (95)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Nygaard         22   4-6   0-0   1-6  1  1    9
Smith           28   3-8   2-2   2-6  3  0    9
Scott           27  8-14   3-3   2-9  0  3   19
Starbird        24  7-13   6-7   2-4  5  0   23
Wideman         20   0-4   0-0   0-1  5  2    0
Owen            20   0-2  9-10   1-2  2  1    9
Flores          18   2-4   0-0   1-4  2  0    6
Batastini       15   1-5   3-4   1-1  0  1    5
Benton           8   2-2   2-2   0-1  2  0    6
Mcnamee          7   2-2   1-1   0-2  1  0    5
Harrington       5   1-1   0-0   0-0  0  0    2
Peterson         5   1-2   0-0   0-0  0  0    2
Gbzlazeh         1   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  0    0
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TOTALS         200 31-63 26-29 10-36 21  8   95
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Percentages: FG-.492, FT-.897. 3-Point Goals:
7-15, .467 (Nygaard 1-2, Smith 1-3, Starbird 3-4,
Wideman 0-1, Flores 2-4, Batastini 0-1). Team
rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 2 (Scott 2).
Turnovers: 8 (Scott 3, Flores 2, Batastini,
Nygaard, Starbird). Steals: 9 (Scott 2, Smith 2,
Wideman 2, Benton, Nygaard, Owen).
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California         26   18  -   44
Stanford           49   46  -   95
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 7,391. Officials: Stan
Gaxiola, Kim Balque.