March 28, 2011

Elite 8: Cardinal Zaps the Zags

Now that's the kind of game fans really enjoy — Stanford 83, Gonzaga 60.

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:

The box score and play-by-play

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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