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 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 30-61 15-18 14-44 11 11 80 _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 22-66 8-11 13-32 16 21 57 _______________________________________________ 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). __________________________________ Stanford 34 46 - 80 Santa Clara 29 28 - 57 __________________________________ Technical fouls: None. A: 1,512. Officials: .