Stanford, Arizona meet for Pac-10 title
The Wildcats upend the Huskies
to set up a title matchup with
the Cardinal, who beat UCLA
Sunday to get into the final
Women’s basketball
Hank Hager
Sports Reporter
SAN JOSE, Calif. — After three
days of intense competition,
there’s really no surprise as to
what teams will be in the champi
onship game of the Pacific-10 Con
ference Tournament.
Well, not that much of a surprise,
anyway.
No. 3-seed Arizona, 74-51 winners
over No. 2 Washington Sunday at HP
Pavilion, takes on top-seeded Stan
ford, which defeated UCLA 69-64, at
7:30 tonight to decide who receives
the conference’s automatic bid into
the NCAA Tournament.
Both teams are expected to re
ceive a bid anyway, but a win would
ensure a postseason treat.
Stanford survived a scare from
UCLA to advance to its second
straight Pac-10 Championship
game. Nicole Powell led the Cardi
nal — which lost to Arizona State
in the title game last season — with
18 points, while Kelley Suminski
had 17.
Shawntinice Polk and Krista War
ren dominated down low in Ari
zona’s win over the Huskies. Warren
had 14 points, while Polk became
the seventh player in Arizona’s his
tory to score more than 500 points
in a season after pounding in 22.
Andrea Lalum led Washington
with 14 points, while Loree Payne,
who scorched Oregon for 24 points
earlier this season, was held to 3-of
15 from the field, including 2-of-9
from beyond the three-point arc.
The teams split their series during
the regular season. Stanford won,
82-74, on Dec. 29 in Palo Alto, while
Arizona took game two, 79-64, on
Feb. 27.
“I think Arizona is just a great
team,” Stanford head coach Tara
VanDerveer said. “I think that the
loss at Arizona should work to our
advantage. Our team plays well
when there’s an extra incentive, and
that should be an extra incentive.”
The first day of the tournament
saw close battles and not too much
intrigue. No. 7 USG easily edged
out No. 10 Washington State Fri
day, 53-46, led by Ebony Hoffman’s
17 points and tournament-record
20 rebounds.
“I was really determined to step
up my rebounding, that was my goal
for the tournament,” Hoffman said.
“My team needed me to rebound.”
In the second game of the after
noon, No. 9 California upset No. 8
Arizona State, 46-38. Nihan Anaz
had 18 points in the win and left a
sour taste in the mouths of many
Sun Devil players.
“I’m going to remember this feeling
right now for the rest of my life, and I
just don’t want to have it ever again,”
ASU freshman guard Jill Noe said.
The Bruins and Trojans both
came out Saturday, hoping to post
upsets in their respective games.
Close, but no cigar.
USC led as late as 1:29 in the sec
ond half against Washington Satur
day, but saw Giuliana Mendiola and
Loree Payne ice the game late.
Meghan Gnekow posted a layup with
one second left, but the Huskies
dashed USC’s upset hopes, 64-63.
California, playing against archri
val Stanford, never really stood a
chance, trailing 29-14 at halftime in
the third game of the day. The Car
dinal eventually came away with a
60-35 victory.
In the second game of the day, and
first relative blowout of the tourna
ment, Arizona started off its run to
the championship with a 70-56 win
over No. 6 Oregon State. Krista War
ren had 20 points in the victory.
The loss ends the Beavers’ run in
the tournament, although their 14
14 overall record leaves them eligi
ble for the WNIT.
“It was a really hard fought
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Arizona advanced to the title game behind the play of Natalie Jones and others.
game, and I was really proud of our
team for being ready to play,” Ore
gon State head coach Judy Spoel
stra said.
The Bruins iced No. 5 Oregon Sat
urday, 71-58, en route to its show
down Sunday with Stanford.
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out of 13 Pac-10 games.
But Oregon should take some
comfort in the fact they were
ranked fifth in tournament. After a
shaky start to the season, the Ducks
found themselves as low as ninth
place in the Pac-10 standings.
Still, the Ducks’ performance
against UCLA was nothing to write
home about.
Oregon continued its late season
dominance on the boards, grabbing
39 rebounds to UCLA’s 37. But 25
turnovers ultimately led to the
Ducks’ doom.
“We just didn’t match their inten
sity at times,” Kraayeveld said.
“They just outplayed us at times,
and we didn’t step up to that.”
UCLA (18-10) employed a full
court defense for much of the first
half and the last 10 minutes of the
second. That led to Oregon’s inability
to keep its offense flowing, especially
in the first 10 minutes of the game.
The Ducks scored just two points
in the first eight minutes of the con
test and began the game l-of-9 from
the field.
“Our defense is definitely what
makes us go,” UCLA head coach
Kathy Olivier said. “Oregon did a
very good job of working the ball in
side and we had to go back to the
full court press.
“That’s when we’re a better
team. Our perimeter really likes
getting after it.”
The Oregon posts were able to get
30 points in the paint, compared to
the Bruins’ 18.
Much like their previous loss to
UCLA, the Ducks started off strong
in the second half, but cooled down
midway through the stanza. That
led to a 11-0 UCLA run that ended
with just over seven minutes left.
“Turning the ball over really hurt
us,” Smith said. “The fatigue factor is
there as well. Certainly, I think we gpt
a little tentative and didn’t attack.”
Oregon, already down to nine
players due to the Kayla Steen’s sea
son-ending ACL injury last week,
nearly lost Kraayeveld early in the
first. After a tumble under the Ore
gon basket, Kraayeveld came up
limping. Her left ankle was looked at
on the sidelines, but she came back
to start the second half.
The end of the first half saw the
Ducks creep to within three, 29-26,
but not for long. Greco banked-in
three-pointer with less than a sec
ond left, sending UCLA to a six
point lead at the break.
UCLA’s Whitney Jones started the
game off with a three-pointer at the
19:35 mark. Kraayeveld came on
with a jumper at 19:02 to score Ore
gon’s first points.
The teams combined to shoot 4
of-21 from the field in the first sev
en minutes of the game.
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