Huskies try to chop down Stanford
January 27, 2005
The Washington women's basketball team seeks its third win in a row as they take on Stanford at 7 p.m. today in Hec Edmundson pavilion.
The Huskies (8-11 overall, 4-5 in the Pac-10) returns to action in Seattle after finishing off a three-game road swing with a 68-61 win over Washington State Sunday in Pullman.
Sophomore Jill Bell lead the way against the Cougars, scoring 15 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Junior Kayla Burt added 14 points. Perhaps more importantly, Washington out-rebounded WSU, 52-39.The UW still shot poorly, managing to find the hoop on just 34 percent of its shots.
Stanford is 8-1 in the Pac-10 and ranked first in the division, and 17-2 overall, making them No. 4 in the nation, having lost only to No. 6 Tennessee along with Oregon. The Cardinal comes into today's match up with an eight-game win streak.
The Huskies lost the first meeting with the Cardinal 74-61 in Palo Alto, Calif., Jan. 4 due to a combination of poor shooting (31 percent), poor rebounding (Stanford pulled in 12 more) and poor ball handling (18 turnovers by the UW).
The UW was up 21-20 before a 13-8 run gave the Cardinal a 33-29 lead at halftime. Part of the reason for the Huskies early success was the fact that freshman standout Candice Wiggins of Stanford played limited time because she got into foul trouble.
The second half was not as close. The lead was quickly extended to 12 points as Wiggins and the Cardinal started firing on all cylinders. Husky coach June Daugherty said it was due to the fact that her team had lapses on defense and the fact that Stanford cleaned up better on the glass.
Wiggins scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half. Kristen Newlin added 14 points for the winners.
Junior Kristen O'Neill hit for 16 for the Huskies. Jill Bell added 11.
That win was the Cardinal's third in a row versus Washington.
The Cardinal lead the conference in scoring offense and field-goal percentage. Wiggins scores 17.4 points a game to lead the team. Brooke Smith pitches in 13 points and Kelley Suminski adds 11.8 points per game.
O'Neill leads all Husky scorers with 9.8 points per game, with five other players scoring more than 7 points per contest.
Washington finishes its week against California Saturday. The Golden Bears have lost five straight games. The Huskies won the first meeting 65-52 in Berkeley on Jan. 2.
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