By: Joe Lami
The Stanford Cardinal finished off their non-conference schedule on Sunday afternoon with a blowout win over the UCSB Gauchos 90-34. The win ups the record of the 16th ranked Cardinal to 8-4, including their fifth win at Maples Pavilion.
12 of the 15 players who saw action scored for Stanford, as Lili Thompson led them with 12 points. Three other Cardinal got into double digits, Karlie Samuelson and Briana Roberson each had 11, and freshman guard, Brittany McPhee added ten. Freshman forward, Eric McCall, once again led the team in rebounds with 12 on route to destroying UCSB on the boards 50-21.
The shooting was impressive for the Cardinal, as they finished 56% from the field, and 42% from three-point range.
The winless Gauchos got the first bucket on the game, but would immediately fall behind, as Kaylee Johnson would get the next bucket for the Cardinal, which kick started the Cardinal to a 8-2 run. UCSB was held to only 20% shooting in the first half, and finished the night 26% from the field. Jasmine Ware led the Gauchos with eight points.
Stanford will wait until the new year before they tip-off their Pac-12 schedule, as they host the Colorado Buffalos on Saturday.
