Pac-10 Review, January 9th

Pac-10 Play, Jan 9th:

Stanford remains in first place, but hits the road to play Washington on Thursday. ASU and Washington threaten to make it a three team race.

1. Stanford: 5-0, 11-3

Stanford played two great games last week, beating Fresno State and Cal handily on the road. Couldn't ask for more than that. Now off to Washington for a showdown between certainly two of the top three teams. Candice is really back, hitting 6 three's against Cal and high rebounding and assist numbers in both games. Jayne has been a scoring machine, now a real threat to score a point a minute in any game. Last night Stanford held South Carolina to under 30% and Brooke with her Hook scored 28 points.

Jan 11: @ Washington
Jan 13: @ WSU


2. Washington: 5-1, 12-5

The Huskies just missed staying undefeated in league play, falling to ASU in Tempe by five. An easy win over Arizona puts Washington into the Championship picture, and they can move into first by beating Stanford. Washington is really playing like a team, Hicks wasn't even the high scorer against ASU, although she did get 18. Clark had 21 against ASU. Hicks did have 8 turnovers in that game.

Jan 11: Stanford
Jan 13: Cal


3. ASU: 4-1, 14-2

ASU is right behind the 10th ranked Cardinal in the #11 spot in the first pool out this week. They are 3rd in the conference only because they have played one less game than Washington. Frosh Dymond Simon was big this week, adding to the scoring from their other Guards. Simon scored 40 points in the two games last week including 4 of 5 from 3. ASU visits the Oregon schools this week, and should take two while the Huskies and Cards fight it out.

Jan: 11 @ OSU
Jan: 13 @ Oregon


4. UCLA: 3-3, 9-9

UCLA lost in the biggest upset thus far in league play, to Oregon State in Pauley. Only 621 people present to support the Bruins. Amanda Livingston had a career game against Oregon with 18 points in the UCLA win.

Jan 13: USC


4. USC: 3-3, 9-7

USC surprised me by winning both their games. Granted Oregon and Oregon State are second division teams, but I thought Oregon would beat USC, and Oregon State had just shocked the Bruins. Jamie Funn returned to really help out USC. Shay Murphy had 26 points against Oregon and Funn 10 points and 8 rebounds against Oregon State.

Jan 13: @ UCLA


6. Cal: 2-3, 11-5

Cal beat Rhode Island on Monday then got rolled by the Cardinal on Saturday. Coach Boyle warned her team that if they played against Stanford like they did in the 2nd Half against Rhode Island they would get overwhelmed. They did and they did.

Jan 11: @ WSU
Jan 13: @ Washington


7. Oregon: 1-3, 9-5

Oregon surprised me by losing two in LA. They lost in double overtime to USC, then a close game to UCLA. Oregon hit 22 of 50 three's and lost twice.

Jan 11: Arizona
Jan 13: ASU


7. Oregon State: 1-3, 6-7

The Beavers split in LA with a huge win over UCLA. Judie Lomax had 29 points and 16 rebounds in the two games, while Casey Nash had 26 points.

Jan 11: ASU
Jan 13: Arizona


9. Arizona: 1-4, 7-10

The Wildcats got their first win, beating Washington State in Tucson. Joy Hollingsworth stepped up with 18 points in the game. They were soundly beaten by Washington in their other game, but Hollingsworth scored 31 to keep it respectable.

Jan 11: @ Oregon
Jan 13: @ Oregon State


10. Washington State: 1-5, 5-11

The Cougars lost a pair in Arizona, losing by only two to Arizona. Kate Benz, playing with a bad back, had 20 rebounds in the pair of losses. Katie Appleton had 22 points against Arizona.

Jan 11: Cal
Jan 13: Stanford