Stanford's shower of threes

It was a sunny afternoon in Corvallis. Inside Gill Coliseum, it was raining threes (or "trifectas" as the OSU announcer liked to say):

• 11 from the Cardinal at a 55% clip — Jeanette 5-8, Kayla 3-3, Lindy 2-3, Josyln 1-4.
• 7 from the Beavers at a 28% clip — Earlysia Marchbanks 3-6, Sage Indendi 2-8, Alyssa Martin 1-6, Tami Brown 1-2

Both teams played strong defense inside, making it hard for even Chiney and Nneka to get to the basket. The Cardinal won the battle of the boards, but not by much — 40-35. And the Beavers outdid the Cardinal on O-boards, 19-17.

All in all, the Beavers gave the Cardinal a tougher game than the Ducks did. There's much to be admired in this "new" team.

But yes, the Cardinal won, 74-44.

Mikaela was the shining light of the reserves today. She played excellent defense for 12 minutes, getting the team-high eight rebounds, three assists, a block and two steals.

Kayla was top scorer of the day with 21 points. She added four rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals.

Jeanette had 15 points – all from beyond the arc. She tried only one layup and didn't get a chance to improve her record-breaking free throw percentage. She also had five rebounds, four assists and a steal.

Chiney had 11 points, six rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal.

Nneka had 10 points, six rebounds and a block. She was focused at the charity stripe today and made all four of her free throws.

Toni got a good deal of exercise leading the high-fives for three-pointers but did not play. Kate Paye said, in the pregame chalk talk, "She's getting better each day," but did not offer a prognosis.

Here are game reports:

• Pedersen and Pohlen Lead No. 4 Stanford Past Oregon St. 74-44 from The Associated Press
• Pedersen stays hot from long range in Stanford win over Oregon State women by Jake Curtis

The box score and play-by-play,

And photos by Rick Bowmer, AP Photo:

Jeanette steals the ball from Alyssa Nneka blocks Alyssa's shot "Is this a ball I see before me?" Kayla drives around Earlysia An assist from Jeanette? "Good job, reserves!"