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Dec. 21, 1996

Santa Clara No Match for Top-Ranked Stanford, 80-57

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Olympia Scott scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead top-ranked Stanford to an 80-57 victory over Santa Clara.

Jamila Wideman added 17 points and Naomi Mulitauaopele had 16 and seven rebounds for the Cardinal (10-1), who outscored Santa Clara, 46-28, over the second half.

Lisa Sacco led Santa Clara with 14 points and six assists while Julie Brantley had 12 points and six rebounds. The Broncos shot 33 percent (22-for-66) and were outrebounded, 44-32.

Stanford, who has rebounded from Tuesday's 83-66 loss to Old Dominion with two wins, shot 49 percent (30-for-61).

STANFORD (80)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Mulitauaopele   34  5-14   6-6   1-7  2  1   16
Nygaard         31  5-13   2-2  5-10  1  1   14
Scott           30 10-15   3-5   3-9  1  4   23
Starbird        28   3-8   2-2   1-5  2  0    8
Wideman         29   6-8   2-2   1-4  3  2   17
Flores          12   0-1   0-0   0-0  2  2    0
Smith           21   0-0   0-0   3-6  0  1    0
Owen            12   0-1   0-1   0-3  0  0    0
Batastini        3   1-1   0-0   0-0  0  0    2
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TOTALS         200 30-61 15-18 14-44 11 11   80
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Percentages: FG-.492, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
5-15, .333 (Nygaard 2-7, Starbird 0-3, Wideman
3-4, Flores 0-1). Team rebounds: None. Blocked
shots: 1 (Scott). Turnovers: 16 (Mulitauaopele 5,
Scott 4, Nygaard 3, Wideman 2, Owen, Starbird).
Steals: 9 (Wideman 3, Nygaard 2, Scott 2, Flores,
Mulitauaopele).
SANTA CLARA (57)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Riedman         22   1-5   0-0   0-4  0  3    2
Brantley        26   4-8   4-4   4-6  2  1   12
Silacci         25   1-7   0-0   2-5  1  4    2
Hollowell       22   2-7   0-0   1-3  3  0    4
Sacco           32  4-13   4-7   1-1  6  3   14
Hill            11   1-5   0-0   1-2  1  0    3
Swank           11   1-3   0-0   0-1  0  1    2
Rigby           21   4-7   0-0   2-4  2  3    8
Hurley           6   0-2   0-0   0-0  1  2    0
Banford          2   1-2   0-0   1-1  0  0    2
Pursely         22   3-7   0-0   1-5  0  4    8
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TOTALS         200 22-66  8-11 13-32 16 21   57
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Percentages: FG-.333, FT-.727. 3-Point Goals:
5-16, .313 (Riedman 0-2, Brantley 0-1, Sacco 2-6,
Hill 1-2, Banford 0-1, Pursely 2-4). Team
rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 2 (Riedman,
Brantley). Turnovers: 19 (Riedman 4, Pursely 3,
Rigby 3, Silacci 3, Brantley 2, Hill, Hollowell,
Sacco, Swank). Steals: 4 (Pursely, Rigby, Sacco,
Silacci).
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Stanford           34   46  -   80
Santa Clara        29   28  -   57
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Technical fouls: None.  A: 1,512. Officials: .