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| Hannah now holds the team record for 3-pointers with 313 so far. (Stanford Athletics) |
The UC Davis Aggies women’s basketball team visited
the Farm on Dec. 20 and allowed the Stanford women to harvest another lopsided
victory, 92-52.
It was a game highlighted by grad student guard
Hannah Jump’s record-setting 312th and 313th 3-pointers,
surpassing former teammate Kiana Williams, ’21, who held the previous record of
311. The new mark came at 5:15 in the first quarter.
When her achievement was announced after her second
trey during the second quarter, the crowd of 2,701 gave her a standing ovation.
A video board message from Kiana congratulated her.
Hannah was among six Stanford players in double
figures with 10 points. Senior forward Cameron Brink led the team with 21
points, followed closely by junior forward Kiki Iriafen with 20 plus 11
rebounds.
Junior guard Elena Bosgana chipped in 14 points,
while junior forward Brooke Demetre had 11, and freshman forward Nunu Agara had
10.
Davis led only once when it scored the first basket
in the first quarter. After that the Cardinal dominated the scoreboard except
in the fourth quarter. That’s when the starters – Cameron, Kiki, Hannah, Elena
and sophomore guard Talana Lepolo – were spending most of it on the bench,
yielding to five of their teammates.
Once again the team had only 10 of its 12 players
available. Freshman forward Courtney Ogden and redshirt sophomore guard Jzaniya
Harriel were in street clothes, as they were against Portland.
The team lofted eight 3-pointers. Besides the two by
Hannah, there were two each by Elena and Talana and one each by Cameron and
Brooke.
For the game, Stanford shot 57.6 percent overall compared
with Davis’s 34.5 percent.
Because it was a rainy day, some fans arrived with
umbrellas, but were told by redcoats near the entrances that umbrellas are no longer
allowed. Fans had to take them back to their cars. The previous rule said no
open umbrellas were allowed. There was no reason given for this inconvenient
change.
Another change that seems permanent is that
California Pizza Kitchen no longer operates in Maples, at least for women’s
basketball.
Because most students were away for the holiday
break, there was no band or other student support groups. Roscoe’s Corner,
which is selling the ’23-24 yearbook for $5, was closed.
Before the game started, the videoboard featured
head coach Tara VanDerveer’s tribute to the late, retired U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, 1930-2023. A Stanford graduate, she was the first
woman on the high court, a fan of basketball and a friend of Tara and Tara’s
mother, Rita.
Now the team is taking its holiday break but will
return to cross the bay to play Cal at 2 p.m. Dec. 29 to open the Pac-12
season. Pac-12 Networks will televise that game. Then on New Year’s Eve,
Stanford hosts its final nonconference game, playing Morgan State of Baltimore,
Md., at 6 p.m. Dec. 31.
