WITHOUT CANDICE

Two great wins for Stanford, two great wins for ASU, USC catches Cal for 3rd. Candice sprains her ankle, could be out for, well, the good news is with Candice who knows. She is a tough person.

We head into the final 2 weeks of the season with three NCAA teams,
Stanford, ASU and Cal, and a bubble team , USC.

1. Stanford: 13-1, 21-4.

Last week we lost JJ for the season, and this week Candice for 2-3 or so
weeks, it appears. Melanie Murphy really stepped up replaced JJ, now who
will step up and replace Candice? Both Oregon games become tough now, is
Stanford tuff enough? However when we play OSU, we should pound it inside
forever. See the ASU summary.

Feb 15: @ Oregon State
Feb 17: @ Oregon (11AM on FSBA)


2. Arizona State: 12-2, 23-3

Aubree Johnson could be POW. Against OSU, she scored 27 points on 12 for
15. Fellow Center Kristen Thompson scored 17. Both career highs. They did play 6 minutes together, a total of 46 for the Post duo. Johnson also
scored 17 points against Oregon, on 6 for 10. ASU Had two easy home wins
against the Oregon schools.

Feb 15: @ USC
Feb 18: @ UCLA (1PM, FSBA)


3. Cal: 9-5, 19-6

Cal just choked against a very average Washington team, no excuses. Boyle
wore out the 2 frosh guards, and it cost them. But they came back with a
lot of determination and easily beat WSU. Cal is now tied with USC, who
still has to play ASU. Hampton with 51 points and 23 rebounds in the two
games. Walker with 44 and 19.

Feb 15: @ Oregon
Feb 17: @ Oregon State


4. USC: 9-5, 15-9

Beat UCLA at the Galen Center before 9,749 fans. Not a pretty game with
Shay Murphy high with 13 points, on 2 for 16. Egads. And they won.

Feb 15: ASU
Feb 17: Arizona


5. Washington: 8-7, 15-11

A huge come from behind win at Cal, then a huge loss to Stanford. Hicks had 27 points against Cal, and Plouffe and 17 points and 13 rebounds. Against Stanford the same duo had 17 points. And how tough is Stanford inside, Plouffe had a single rebound against Stanford. In the Cal game, Washington came from 19 down with 13+ to play to win in OT.

Feb 17: @ WSU


6. UCLA: 7-7, 13-13

Going nowhere, this formally great program awaits some loving care from the AD, without which the program seemingly will stay around .500 basketball. In their only game UCLA lost to USC.

Feb 15: Arizona
Feb 18: Arizona State (1PM, FSBA)


7. Oregon: 6-8, 14-10

Only averaged 53.5 points in their two games last weekend, one a loss to ASU and the other a close win over Arizona. Both but games were in Arizona and we all know the Ducks play very well at home. Not much to report on stats, as no player scored more than 10 in either game.

Feb 15: Cal
Feb 17: Stanford (11AM, FSBA)


8. Oregon State: 3-11, 8-15

The Beavers played well in Arizona, losing to ASU by 15, and to Arizona by just 4. But the hard luck continues for this team that really lacks post play and depth. Frosh Judie Lomax does a great job for a sub 6 footer. She had 14 points against Arizona. Casey Nash continues to lead the Pac 10 is scoring, she had 39 in the two games. However she was only 16 for 39, 41%.

Feb 15: Stanford
Feb 17: Cal

9. Arizona: 3-12, 9-18

Won their 3rd Pac 10 game of the season, beating Oregon State, and also lost to Oregon. Ashley Whisonant had 29 points on the weekend, Joy Hollingsworth, 26.

Feb 15: @ UCLA
Feb 17: @ USC


10. Washington State: 1-14, 5-20

Lost badly in the Bay area to Stanford and then Cal.

Feb 17: Washington