Hannah was the 3-point ace with eight against Cal Poly. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/AP)
Upping its season record to 5-0, the Stanford
women’s basketball team defeated Cal Poly 80-43 Nov. 16 at Maples.
Senior guard Hannah Jump headlined this game. She
matched career-highs with 24 points and eight 3’s. In all, the team had 10 3’s.
She stayed with her long-range shot despite missing
her first four attempts during the first quarter, but then connected on the
fifth try. She electrified the crowd of 2,469 and her teammates by making three
in a row during the third quarter.
Hannah was part of the starting lineup along with
senior guard Haley Jones, junior forward Cameron Brink, sophomore forward Kiki
Iriafen and freshman guard Talana Lepolo.
Height
gives Stanford an advantage
Stanford’s superior height was no match for the much
shorter Cal Poly players, who had several shot-clock violations, but they made
up for it with tenacity and feistiness. Five of them hail from the Bay Area, so
presumably they had family and friends on hand.
Kiki started the game by scoring the team’s first four
points.
Head coach Tara VanDerveer sent in five new players
during the first quarter, starting with senior forwards Ashten Prechtel and
Fran Belibi followed by freshman guard Indya Nivar, sophomore guard Elena
Bosgana and junior guard Agnes Emma-Nnopu.
Collectively, the 10 players outscored Cal Poly 23-8
during the opening quarter.
Hannah,
Lauren in double figures
Four more players got into the game overall, and 12
scored. Besides Hannah, the only other Cardinal in double figures was freshman
center Lauren Betts, who scored 13 points in 14 minutes and added a team-high
seven rebounds.
Talana and Hannah logged the most minutes with 23
each.
Stanford dominated Cal Poly in every statistical
category even while committing 13 turnovers. (Cal Poly had 20.)
First
road trip, two more wins
This victory followed a successful road trip with
Pacific falling 98-44 Nov. 11 and Portland going down 87-47 Nov. 13.
Kiki led the team against Pacific with 15 points,
followed by Hannah with 14 and Ashten with 11. Three-pointers hit a season high
with 12, thanks to 4 of 4 by Hannah and the rest by six others.
After missing the Cal State Northridge game,
assistant coach Katy Steding was back with the team.
Haley
leads the team against Portland
For the first time this season, Haley led the team
in scoring with 17 against Portland. Three other players were in double figures,
too.
And for the first time this season, the starting
lineup changed somewhat, with Talana stepping in for Agnes. Splitting point
guard duties with Haley, she recorded nine assists.
According to Stanford Athletics, through Nov. 14
Cameron led the nation in total blocks with 17 while Hannah had the most 3’s,
12. Talana was second in assists with 26, and Kiki was ninth in field goal
percentage at 78.6.
Including the exhibition game against Vanguard, four
different players were the top scorers in five games: Hannah with 12 against
Vanguard, Kiki with 16 against San Diego State and 15 against Pacific, Lauren
with 18 against Cal State Northridge and Haley against Portland with 17.
South
Carolina next on the schedule
Coming up is the No. 2-ranked team’s sternest test
to date: hosting No. 1 South Carolina at noon Nov. 20 in a game nationally
televised by ABC.
This game will be followed by the season’s first
Behind the Bench. South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley is expected to speak.
Cardinal players will spend the Thanksgiving break
at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Honolulu. On the schedule are Florida Gulf
Coast at 2 p.m. Nov. 25, Grambling State at 2 p.m. Nov. 26 and Hawaii at 4:30
p.m. Nov. 27. All times are Pacific Standard.
All three games will be broadcast on radio by
Varsity Network. The Hawaii game also will be shown on Spectrum Sports.
