The victory earned the Cardinal the Spokane Regional championship and their fourth consecutive trip to the Final Four.
It was almost all the starting five tonight, fueled by ben-ergy and a strong desire to play another game!
Jeanette
This was Jeanette's 149th collegiate game — that breaks the Stanford career record set by Ros Gold-Onwude last season.
She demolished her shooting slump with five (of eight) 3-pointers and a total of 17 points. She has now made 93 3-pointers this season — that's two more than the Stanford single-season record held by Krista Rappahahn since 2006.
Jeanette also had two rebounds and five assists.
She was named to the All-Tournament team.
Kayla
This was Kayla's 149th collegiate game too, so she now shares the new Stanford career record with Jeanette.
Kayla grabbed 12 rebounds today for a season total of 270 and a career total of 1,256. She needs just eight more to break the Stanford and Pac-10 career record set by Jayne Appel last season.
Kayla also scored eight points and had two assists.
She was named to the All-Tournament team
Nneka
Nneka was unstoppable at the post. She scored 23 points, grabbed 11 rebounds (four of them O-boards) and had two assists and a block.
She was named the Tournament Most Valuable Player.
Chiney
The Zags had no answer for Chiney either. She scored 18 points, grabbed 15 rebounds (seven of them O-boards) and had three assists and a block.
She was named to the All-Tournament team.
Lindy
Lindy sank three 3-pointers — the Zags guarded her much more closely after the first one.
She scored a total of 11 points and helped to keep Courtney Vandersloot in check.
Tara
Before the game today, Tara was named the WBCA National Coach of the Year! Here's the announcement from the WBCA.
Here are game reports:
- Cardinal Knock Off Zags, Head To Fourth Straight Final Four from the Associated Press
- Stanford earns fourth straight Final Four by Mechelle Voepel, ESPN
- Stanford women top Gonzaga, head back to Final Four by Elliott Almond, Mercury News, includes slide show by Nhat V. Meyer
- Bigger Cardinal pound on Zags by Tom FitzGerald, San Francisco Chronicle
- Stanford ends Gonzaga’s NCAA tourney run by Dave Trimmer, The Spokesman-Review
- Stanford ends Gonzaga's magical run by Howie Stalwick, Kitsap Sun
- Pohlen ends slump as Stanford women get to Final Four for 4th straight year by Jake Curtis
- Sister act provides stamina for Stanford by Michelle Smith, espnW
- How sweet it is! by FBC traveller Wally Mersereau
A gallery of photos by James Snook, US Presswire
A gallery of photos by Elaine Thompson, Associated Press
The press conference video with Tara, Kayla, Jeanette and Nneka
A video of the postgame celebration and team meeting
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