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Sunday, January 23, 2005 - Page updated at 12:00 A.M. Pac-10 roundup: Stanford alone in first place Women's College Basketball
STANFORD, Calif. — Candice Wiggins scored 23 points and had a season-high nine rebounds in leading No. 5 Stanford to a 94-58 victory over USC last night and sole possession of first place in the Pac-10. Kristin Newlin scored 14 as the Cardinal (17-2, 8-1) won its eighth straight. Susan King Borchardt and Kelley Suminski each had 10, giving Stanford four players in double figures for the fourth straight game. Eshaya Murphy scored 11 points to lead USC (13-5, 7-2), which had its seven-game win streak stopped, its longest in 11 years. Jamie Hagiya had 10 points. Stanford won its 17th straight home game and has a 33-game home winning streak against Pac-10 opponents. The Cardinal has won 52 of its last 55 games at Maples.
At Arizona State 74, Oregon 65 Emily Westerberg scored a career-high 26 points, including 17 in the second half, to lead Arizona State. Catherine Kraayeveld, a Lake Washington High product, had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Oregon (12-6, 5-4 Pac-10). The Ducks have been swept by Arizona and Arizona State in Arizona for five consecutive years. Kraayeveld was Oregon's lone double-figure scorer, notching her sixth double-double of the season and 26th of her career. "We're happy about the way we played, although we came up with a loss," Kraayeveld said. "We were a lot more aggressive and assertive than we were against Arizona (Thursday)."
Arizona State (14-5, 6-3) went on a 19-6 run to take a 47-36 lead with 8:14 left. Kylan Loney scored 13, including three three-pointers during the key run, for Arizona State, who have won four of its last five. Westerberg, whose previous offensive best was 22 against Stanford on Jan. 7, also had five rebounds, three assists, two steals and a blocked shot. Westerberg, from Central Valley High, made all eight of her free throws in the final seven minutes.
No. 25 UCLA 85, at Cal 70 Nikki Blue had 20 points and 14 assists, and UCLA overcame a halftime deficit to beat California. Amanda Livingston scored a career-high 23 points and Lisa Willis had 14 for the Bruins (12-6, 6-3 Pac-10), who forced 26 turnovers in their fourth consecutive victory over Cal. UCLA took control with a 14-2 run midway through the second half. Renee Wright matched her career high with 16 points for the Golden Bears (8-10, 2-7), who took a 39-36 lead to halftime after Kiki Williams' three-pointer. The Bears pulled seven behind in the final minutes, but UCLA made 54 percent of its shots in the second half.
At Arizona 86, Oregon State 65 Arizona's Jessica Arnold scored a career-high 21 points — 15 coming in the first half — as the Wildcats beat Oregon State. The Wildcats (14-5, 6-3) made 10 of their first 13 shots to take a 27-8 lead with 11:42 left in the first half. Arnold was the catalyst, scoring 11 during this stretch, including three three-pointers. The Wildcats also received 15 points a piece from Shawntinice Polk and Natalie Jones. Dee-Dee Wheeler scored 14 and Danielle Adefeso had 14. Kim Butler scored 21 for Oregon State (5-13, 1-8). Anita Rivera had 11. Oregon State trimmed an Arizona 24-point halftime lead to 17 after the opening moments of the second half before the Wildcats went on a 16-3 run, sparked by Arnold, to go ahead 69-35 with 14:17 remaining. Besides Arnold's shooting exploits, Wheeler made two driving layins and a jumper during the Wildcats' outburst.
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