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| Kiki celebrates a teammate's accomplishment. |
It didn’t take long for the Stanford women’s
basketball team to overwhelm the visiting Cal Bears and close out the Feb. 16
game with an 84-49 victory.
Cal showed some resistance in the first quarter with
two lead changes and one tie, but Stanford ended it by leading 22-16.
Cal didn’t score until nearly seven minutes had
elapsed in the second quarter, when it put up a trey. The Bears managed only 5
points altogether in that quarter, while Stanford posted 18.
It was all Stanford after that, leading to the
lopsided 35-point win.
Five Cardinal players scored in double figures, led
by junior forward Kiki Iriafen with 23points plus 11 rebounds. Grad guard
Hannah Jump and senior forward Cameron Brink both had 14 points, and Cam had
four of her trademark blocks.
Elena was one of five players in double figures.
Joining them in double figures were junior guard Elena Bosgana with 12 points and junior forward Brooke Demetre with 11.
Brooke had three of the team’s five 3’s. Hannah and
Elena each had one.
Stanford bested Cal in nearly every statistical
category, including steals, 6-0. Redshirt sophomore Jzaniya Harriel had three
of those steals.
Since it was Breast Cancer Awareness Day, pink was
seen throughout Maples, both among the 4,604 fans in the stands and the
personnel on the court. The Cal players were in pink, and the Stanford players’
white uniforms had pink accents. Some players sported pink hair ribbons and pink nail polish. Even the refs had pink whistles.
Perhaps because it was a holiday weekend with
Presidents Day on Feb. 19, the band, cheerleaders, Dollies, Tree and even the
emcee weren’t there.
The third quarter had some drama, starting about two
minutes in when Cam got her third foul, a call that was roundly booed. Head
coach Tara VanDerveer requested an official review, but when the play stood as
called, Stanford was charged a timeout.
Fans got a scare with less than three minutes to go
in the quarter when Kiki was hurt and hopped to the bench. Trainer Katelin
Knox tended to her, and she returned to action early in the fourth quarter. In
a post-game interview, Kiki said it was merely a muscle cramp.
This game and others in the Pac-12 Conference gave
Stanford a two-game lead with four games left.
Coming up next, Arizona visits at 7 p.m. Feb. 23,
followed by Arizona State at noon Feb. 25, Senior Day.
A trip to Oregon State at 7 p.m. Feb. 29 and Oregon
at 2 p.m. March 2 will close out the final Pac-12 regular season. Pac-12
Networks will air all four games.
Stanford
Athletics photos
