Cardinal RACs up another victory

The Scarlet Knights brought some tough defense to the Rutgers Athletic Center, but it wasn't enough to stop:

Kayla,

who played 39 minutes and didn't let up for a single one of them. She led all scorers with 22 points—nine of them on 3-of-6 three-pointers—and had eight rebounds.

Nneka,

who had 21 points, seven rebounds, and three steals (there's a great photo of one of them in the photo gallery below). She focused and made nine of her twelve free throws, and had just one turnover.

Jayne,

who had a double-double (11 points and 12 rebounds) in spite of being the focus of much of the Rutgers' defense.

JJ,

who had the hot hands tonight. She hit five of 11 three-pointers.

The eight Stanford players,

who combined for 28 O-boards and a total of 50 rebounds to Rutgers' 33.

Oh yes, Stanford won 81-66.

Here are lots of game reports and commentary:

• Cardinal Sweep East Coast Swing With Win Against Rutgers, by Doug Feinberg, Associated Press
• Pedersen rises to the occasion, from Palo Alto Online
• Rebounding leads Stanford women past No. 25 Rutgers , by Jake Curtis
• Guards come up big in Stanford's win over Rutgers, by Graham Hays, ESPN
• Stanford guard JJ Hones adjusts her game to coming off the bench, by Dick Patrick, USA Today
• Scarlet Knights drop opener to Stanford, by Paul Franklin, Asbury Press
• Rutgers women overpowered by No. 2 Stanford Cardinal, 81-66, in season opener, by Andy McCullough, New Jersey Star Ledger

The box score and play-by-play.
A photo gallery from the Associated Press.
A photo gallery from SportsPageMagazine.