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| Cameron and Hannah have played their last game for Stanford. (Stanford Athletics) |
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
Unfortunately, the best of times was the end of the
first half when the Stanford women’s basketball team had a 10-point lead,
37-27, over North Carolina State in a Sweet 16 matchup in Portland on March 29.
However, the worst of times came at the final buzzer
as the Cardinal lost to the Wolfpack 67-77 to end the season.
Stanford was hurt by foul trouble by its two best
players. Junior forward Kiki Iriafen did her best with 26 points and 10
rebounds despite playing only 22 minutes while accumulating four fouls.
Senior forward Cameron Brink ended her Stanford
career by fouling out early in the fourth quarter after scoring 13 points,
collecting nine rebounds and making all seven of the team’s blocks.
Playing all 40 minutes, grad guard Hannah Jump also
ended her Stanford career with 13 points, helped by three 3’s. Junior forward
Brooke Demetre and Cam each had one 3.
The team had 24 assists but 14 turnovers to NC
State’s seven.
The game saw five lead changes and three ties.
Going into the game, assistant coach Erica “Bird”
McCall was named a WBCA Thirty Under 30 honoree for the season.
Now it’s back to campus for the start of spring
quarter classes April 1.
The team will be honored at the annual banquet April
10 as Cam awaits the WNBA draft April 15, when she is expected to be a high
pick.
