Pac-10 Tournament, Semifinals

The most interesting game tonight was the first semifinal between USC and Cal. Cal got off to a slow start and never recovered. USC led all the way until it appeared that, with 0.3 seconds left, Ashley Walker sank a game-tying shot off a cross-court alley-oop inbounds pass. Unfortunately for Cal, Ashley squandered precious milliseconds by bending her knees before tipping the ball into the basket. After conferring for more than ten minutes (really!), the referees finally declared, "No goal", and USC won 69-67. Game information here ...

In regard to the second semifinal, UCLA coach Nikki Caldwell said, "[For us to beat Stanford], Jayne Appel needs to be a little sick and Kayla Pedersen maybe misses the bus.” Well, Jayne felt fine tonight, and Kayla never misses the bus. The Cardinal won easily 75-47.

Nneka led the onslaught with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Sarah played major minutes and scored 12 points.

More saved-up three were brought out tonight — the most exciting, three of four from Ros! Jill had two and Michelle and Lindy each had one.

• Game reports:
  • Cardinal reaches Pac-10 title game from the Mercury News
  • Cardinal waltz to final, aim for high NCAA seed from the San Francisco Chronicle
  • No. 2/2 Stanford Cruises into Pac-10 Championship from the Associated Press
• Press conference.
• Box score and play-by-play.
• More photos (Click to enlarge)