Oregon coach Bev Smith shook up her starting lineup, and the Ducks came onto the floor at Maples with fire and energy — more than the Cardinal. Seven minutes into the first half, the Cardinal had turned the ball over three times, and the Ducks were ahead 10-6.
At that point, Tara benched all five starters and sent in Nneka, Sarah, Lindy, Mel and Michelle. The reserves took control of the game and went on an 8-2 run in the next six minutes. The run continued to 25-2, with the Ducks not scoring again (except for a couple of free throws) until late in the first half.
Nneka led all scorers with 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting, and had two assists and six rebounds. Bev Smith said, "Man, Ogwumike could be starting for anyone. To call her a bench player would be a stretch."
Sarah was not far behind with 11 points, four rebounds, a block and two steals. She looked strong and ready to do more, but ran into a bit of foul trouble.
Lindy, although not as spectacular as last weekend, contributed 23 minutes of scrappy defense, nine points, an assist, four rebounds and a steal.
When Jeanette subbed back in, she looked even more determined than she usually does. She scored 11 points and maintained her 2.28 assist-to-turnover ratio with seven assists and three turnovers. She also had three rebounds and three steals.
Kayla played solid defense as she always does. She had the game-high 10 rebounds and nine points for a near double-double.
The Cardinal, if not pleased with the game, were pleased with the final result — a 68-49 victory.
- The AP game recap
- Backups give Cardinal women a boost: Game report by Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Freshmen spark Stanford turnaround: Game report from Palo Alto Online
- Stanford women win 9th in a row: Game report by Elliott Almond (Mercury News)
- Stanford vs. Oregon Highlights video
- Stanford vs. Oregon Press Conference
- Box score and play-by-play
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