No. 2 Stanford pushes pace in 2nd half for 93-69 win vs FGCU

“Haley took over the game in a really good way, and that was great for her,” said Stanford coach Tara Vanderbier. “Hailey was playing some great games, scoring goals at basketball. She worked really hard. She was a leader. I thought she played really well, but other People also stepped up for us.”

Stanford shot 52.1% overall and was 13 of 16 from the free throw line. Kiki Iliafen he had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Cameron Brink had his 13 points and 7 rebounds.

The Cardinals led just 41-37 at halftime.

Tishala Morehouse paced the Eagles (4-1) with 26 points. Uj Ezdu scored 10 out of 13 goals in the first half.

“I thought we played three-quarters really well. We drained them and really took advantage of the fourth quarter,” FGCU manager Karl Smesko said. , “We needed a great fourth quarter and unfortunately they delivered a great fourth quarter.”

The Eagles jumped out to an early 12-6 lead after taking 3-pointers on four of their first five possessions.

“We had to play better defense. It was a two-point game, a two-point game, four points, and the fourth quarter was when things opened up, and I think that was how deep we were.”

Jones said the Cardinals expect the FGCU to hit their share of shots from a distance, saying it was “a matter of learning to weather those storms, and I think we’ve done a great job.. .We came out hot and we understood .assignment.”

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FGCU: The Eagles have led the nation in 3-pointers made per game in four of the last five years. Averaged 11.5 3-pointers per game going into Friday, he ranked second in the nation, finishing 13 of 46 attempts from across the arc.

Stanford: The Cardinals made two costly and uncharacteristic late-game mistakes against South Carolina last weekend. Stanford finished strong this time, outscoring the Eagles 32-16 in the final quarter.

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Stanford took advantage of the height advantage over the Eagles, who had no players over six feet listed. The Cardinals dominated the 58-21 rebounding battle as he led 56-22 on points in the paint.

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Stanford’s final game was in front of a sold-out Maples Pavilion with over 7,200 fans. This time, they took to the courts at the Stan Sheriff Center in front of a modest crowd of about 100 for the game, which started at noon local time.