Cardinal controls the Bears

There was no over-the-top attack by Cal nor any backing down by Stanford today. Just solid competent play that took Stanford to a 79-64 victory.

The Cardinal took the lead midway through the first half. The Bears stayed close for the next few possessions, but the Cardinal gradually pulled away, and the Bears never got closer than nine points.

Much of the credit for the victory goes to Mikaela, who defended the low post for all but the last 24 seconds. She helped to hold Cal's #1 (Reshanda Gray) and #4 (Gennifer Brandon) scorers to a total of nine points. She scored as many points herself on a couple of jumpers and five of six free throws. She also grabbed the team-high eleven rebounds and dished out the team-high five assists.

Chiney evaded her defenders with relative ease today and scored 29 points at a rate of 62.5% from the field and 75% from the free throw line (9 of 12). She added eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks

Karlie cut in for three layups while the Bear defense was focussed on Chiney, made a perfect seven of seven free throws and sank one trey for a total of 16 points. That's her sixth double-digit score in the last seven games.

Amber was the Cardinal's third double-digit scorer with 13 points. She also had five rebounds, three assists and the Cardinal's only steal.

Here are game reports and commentary:

• No. 4 Stanford women beat 21st-ranked Cal 79-64, by Janie McCauley (Associated Press)
• Lyles and Boyd Stand Out But No. 4 Stanford Wins, 79-64, the Cal Athletics game recap
• Stanford Finishes Cal Sweep , the Stanford Athletics game recap
• Ruef, Ogwumike help keep the lid on to beat Cal 79-64 from Palo Alto Online
• Stanford women's basketball completes sweep of Cal by Stephanie Hammon (Mercury News)
• Stanford women again top Cal by John Crumpacker (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Stanford 79, Cal 64: No answer for Chiney by Nick Kranz (California Golden Blogs)
• WBB: Stanford 79 K.al 64 Final from the CARDboard

The box score and play-by-play,

Stanford-California postgame notes by Stanford Athletics,

The game highlights video from ESPN2,

A gallery of photos by D. Ross Cameron (Bay Area News Group),

A gallery of photos from Golden Bear Sports,

A gallery of photos by Kelley L. Cox (USA Today),

And photos by Marcio Jose Sanchez (Associated Press):

Go Karlie!

Chiney ducks around Justine Hartman

Chiney takes a rare uncontested shot

Chiney and Lili double-down on Afure Jemerigbe