Returning from its first road trip and first loss of the season, the Stanford women’s basketball team righted the ship with two wins.
The first was a 91-49 blowout over Morgan State on
Nov. 22, the second an 81-45 defeat of Cal Poly on Nov. 25.
For the record, the 79-66 loss came to Indiana
University three time zones away on Nov. 17. Playing in front of more than
10,000 fans, the team lost its three-point touch, making only two.
The story was different against Morgan State as four
players teamed up for 10 3’s, with three each by senior forward Brooke Demetre and
redshirt junior guard Jzaniya Harriel.
Played in front of more than 2,500 on a rainy, rainy
night, the game featured several firsts. One of them saw junior guard Tess Heal
getting her first start, filling in for unavailable junior guard Talana Lepolo.
She finished with a game-high 14 points.
Another was that freshman center Kennedy Umeh had
her first double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, all in less than 11
minutes.
Finally, junior guard Lauren Green, who rarely gets
to play, scored her first-ever collegiate basket, much to the delight of her
teammates and the fans.
Tess started again against Cal Poly and went on to
score 14 points, behind Brooke’s 17 and sophomore forward Nunu Agara’s 15.
Brooke accounted for half of the team’s six 3’s
while senior guard Elena Bosgana had two and Tess one.
In this game attended by more than 2,700, Stanford
dominated the first quarter, but Cal Poly matched its points output, 18, in the
second. Nevertheless, Stanford surged ahead in the final quarters, leading to
the 81-45 victory.
Next up is UC San Diego, coached by Tara
VanDerveer’s sister Heidi, at 2 p.m. Nov. 29. ACCNX will stream the game.
