Stanford’s huge win at home against Cal has tightened up the Pac 10 race, and a big weekend in the Bay Area is coming up, once again. USC and UCLA visit Cal with Stanford trailing Cal by 2 games in the Pac 10 race and trailing Stanford by 1 game.
1. Cal (17-3, 8-1) Despite a 20 point loss to Stanford, Cal remains atop the Pac 10 race, in the leader’s position and waiting to bounce back against the SoCal schools.
Thursday, UCLA, Saturday, USC
2. Stanford (17-3, 7-2) Basking in the spotlight after beating Cal by 20, it’s time to meet their SoCal rivals who each beat the Cardinal in LA. My pick for Player of the Week, Candice Wiggins scored 28 points against Cal. Jayne Appel had 9 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, and JJ Hones had a career high 4 three pointers.
Thursday, USC, Saturday, UCLA
2. Arizona State (13-7, 7-2) ASU remains just a game back of Cal and tied with Stanford. The Sun Devils had a close win in Seattle and an easy win in Pullman. For the second straight week they will play second division teams so should stay close to Cal in the Pac 10 race. Lauren Lacey led ASU with 31 points and 12 rebounds in their two wins.
Thursday Oregon State, Saturday Oregon
4. USC (13-7, 6-3) Beat both the Oregon schools to stay in the Pac 10 race and in the process unleashed Frosh Kari LaPlante. Kari scored 23 points in the 2 games. Bryn Cameron made 3 three’s against Oregon State and none against Oregon. The Trojans made only one three pointer against Oregon in their 4 point 46-42 win. Nadia Parker had 9 points and 10 rebounds against Oregon State, but only played 10 minutes against Oregon.
Thursday @ Stanford, Saturday @ Cal
4. UCLA (11-9, 6-3) The Bruins trailed Oregon and Oregon State by 14 and 15 points in their games this weekend and still pulled out very close victories in LA. Lindsey Pluimer again was the UCLA leader with 37 points in the two games. Darxia Morris is back playing for UCLA and had 10 points against Oregon State. A note, after their attendance of 8,000+ last week against USC, the Bruins drew 800 against Oregon State.
Thursday @ Cal, Saturday @ Stanford
6. Oregon (10-10, 4-5) Lost two close games in LA. Kaela Chapdelaine continued her fine play with 23 points and 22 rebounds for the 5-10 player in the two games. Taylor Lilley scored 13 in each game and had 3 three’s in each game to boot.
Thursday @ Arizona, Saturday @ ASU
7. Oregon State (10-10, 3-6) Lost a pair in LA, losing a large lead in one of the games. Brittany Davis had 30 points in the two games. Talisa Rhea had 25 for the weekend, hitting 5 of 6 three’s against UCLA.
Thursday @ ASU, Saturday @ Arizona
8. Washington (8-13, 3-6) Split with the Arizona schools in Seattle. Andrea Plouffe scored 31 points in the two games and Frosh Jess McCormack returned from an injury to score 15 and grab 8 rebounds against Arizona.
Sunday, Washington State, TV
9. Arizona (7-13, 1-8) Won their first league game of the season in Pullman against WSU. Amina Njonkou was the top scorer in the league for the week with 40 points and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Ashley Whisonant continued her fine scoring with 35 points in the two games.
Thursday, Oregon, Saturday, Oregon State
10. WSU (3-17, 0-9) Lost a pair to remain winless in league play. Consistent Katie Appleton led the Cougars again with 37 points in the two games.
Sunday @ Washington, TV
A note on the Post Season. Stanford hosts a Regional, which will once again bring 8 teams to Stanford. There will be 4 games, Saturday, March 22, in two pods. Then the following Monday there will be 2 games with the winners advancing to the Sweet 16Keep your calendar clear for this fantastic weekend of basketball.
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