Lara had 10 points at Boston and then scored a career-high of 17 points at Syracuse. (Stanford Athletics)
There was another split decision on the road as the
Stanford women’s basketball team beat Boston College 77-52 on Jan. 15 and then
lost to Syracuse 69-58 on Jan. 18, leaving its record at 15-5 overall and 4-3
in the ACC.
Lopsided
win at Boston College
Junior forward Nunu Agara immediately scored six
unanswered points, and the team was off and running to a 77-52 victory at
Boston College on Jan. 15.
Stanford led throughout the game and was up by 42
points in the third quarter.
The Cardinal dominated the first three quarters but
was outscored by 17 points in the fourth quarter when players with limited
experience were on the court. Even though they were outscored, it was
gratifying to see that every one of the 14 available players got into the game.
Freshman guard Hailee Swain led the scoring with 15
points. She was followed by junior forward Courtney Ogden with 13, while Nunu
and freshman forward Lara Somfai had 10 each.
Close behind with 8 points each were junior guard
Chloe Clardy, sophomore guard Shay Ijiwoye and junior forward Mary Ashley
Stevenson, who recorded one of her better performances of the season.
While the Eagles had six 3’s, the Cardinal had only
three: one each by Courtney, Chloe and sophomore forward Harper Peterson.
On the other hand, Stanford had a big edge in
rebounds, 44-24. It had 14 assists and 11 turnovers, an improvement from some
past games.
Two other notable numbers: the team had 52 of its
points in the paint, and the bench accounted for 29 points.
22
turnovers contribute to loss at Syracuse
Syracuse turned 22 Stanford turnovers into 24 points
and went on to defeat the visitors 69-58 on Jan. 18.
Syracuse led for most of the game, forcing Stanford
into playing catch up. Syracuse also had greater success at the free-throw
line, scoring 19 points there, while Stanford garnered only 7 points.
Stanford was better than Syracuse when it came to
rebounds, 40-32; assists, 13-10; and 3’s, 5-4.
Stanford’s treys were scored by Lara and Courtney, who
had two each, and by Chloe with one.
Lara led the team with a career-high 17 points, while
Nunu had a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds. They were the only
Cardinal players in double figures. Chloe came close with 9 points.
Stanford led for only a bit more than three minutes,
while the Orange was on top almost 36 minutes.
Now the team will have a two-week reprieve from
cross-country, cross-time zone trips. Instead, it will make the short journey
across the bay to face Cal at 3 p.m. Jan. 25.
It then hosts Louisville at 5 p.m. Jan. 29 and Notre
Dame at 1 p.m. Feb. 1.
The Cal and Notre Dame games will be shown on ACC.
ESPN will show the Louisville game.
