By: Joe Lami
The Stanford Cardinal returned to action Friday night, as they took on the Arizona Wildcats at the McKale Center in Tucson. Stanford was heading into the game with a record of 15-1 with 14 coming consecutively. Friday night would be no different, as the Cardinal continued to cruise. The Cardinal topped the Wildcats 96-52. The win for Stanford marks the 23rd time in a row that the Cardinal have knocked off the Wildcats and extends their current winning streak to 15 games.
The Wildcats were able to keep the game close until around eight minutes in, where the Cardinal would start a 34-18 run to end the half with the 52-31 lead. The Cardinal would then come out and dominate the second half as well, only allowing 21 points.
Stanford held Arizona to only 39% from the field, while they shot an outstanding 64%. The Cardinal were lead by Chiney Ogwumike who scored 24 points, missing only one from the field. The all time Pac-12 leading rebounder added 12 to achieve the double-double. Freshman, Karlie Samuelson, came off of the bench to add her career high 16 points. Stanford was also 15 of 32 from beyond the arc as a team.
Kama Griffitts was the leading scorer for the Wildcats scoring 12. Carissa Crutchfield was right behind her scoring nine, and Candice Warthen had eight.
The Arizona Wildcats drop their record to 4-12 on the season, and are still winless in Pac-12 play. It doesn’t get any easier, as they have to host the California Golden Bears next.
Stanford remains the fourth-ranked team in the country, and continues their dominance in Pac-12 play, making it 59 straight road wins. The 16-1 Cardinal return to action on Sunday, as they travel to Tempe, to take on the other Arizona team, in the Sundevils.
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