The cream is rising to the top, as Cal, ASU and Stanford are now the top three teams, all ranked 26 or higher. This week the league looks to Arizona, where Cal plays ASU on Thursday and Stanford plays ASU on Sunday, on TV. An early must win for Stanford.
1. Cal (15-2, 6-0) Cal didn’t play well this week, but still handled Oregon and Oregon State to remain undefeated in league play. Ashley Walker was the leader for Cal with 42 points and 15 rebounds for the weekend. Ashley is the Pac 10 Player of the Week. Hampton had a poor game against Oregon, but a fine game against Oregon State.
Thursday @ ASU, Sat @ Arizona
2. Arizona State (11-5, 5-0) The Sun Devils beat down state rival Arizona to remain unbeaten in league play. Briann January was 7 for 7 from the floor, 3 for 3 from three and Jill Noe had 7 Assists to lead ASU. It’s a huge weekend for ASU with both Stanford and Cal coming to Tempe.
Thursday, Cal, Sunday, Stanford (TV)
3. Stanford (14-3, 4-2) Stanford easily defeated the Oregon Schools. One day it was Jayne, 12 for 13 and 25 points against ASU, the next game it was Candice with 20 against Oregon. Jillian Harmon’s 15 points and 9 rebounds were huge for Stanford against Oregon.
Thursday @ Arizona, Sunday @ ASU (TV)
3. UCLA (9-8, 4-2) The Bruins traveled to Washington and left with two wins. Lindsey Pluimer had 31 points for the weekend; Nina Earl had 18 against WSU.
Saturday @ USC
5. USC (10-7, 3-3) After beating WSU up north, USC fell apart, scoring only 45 points in their loss to Washington. Nadia Parker and Heather Oliver both had 27points on the weekend. USC lost to Washington despite the return of Camille Lenoir, who missed the WSU game. Against Washington, USC attempted 34 three’s making only 7 and shooting 26% overall.
Saturday, UCLA
6. Oregon (8-8, 2-3) The Ducks lost to both Stanford and Cal. Against Cal, Taylor Lilley, their leading scorer on the year, scored 15, including 3 of 4 from three. Against Stanford Lilley couldn’t get a shot off.
Thursday, WSU, Saturday, Washington
6. Washington (7-10, 2-3) After losing to UCLA, the Huskies trounced USC in Tia Jackson’s first big conference win. Frosh Katelan Redmon was 13 for 22 from the floor and 28 points for the weekend. Sami Whitcomb had 17 against UCLA and followed that up with 12 rebounds against USC. Sami is 5-10.
Thursday, @ Oregon State, Saturday @ Oregon
8. Oregon State (8-8, 1-4) Lost to the Bay Area schools. The Pac 10’s leading scorer, Ashley Allen, had 20 points in the two games, 22 below her average. Talisa Rhea scored 26 points in the two games.
Thursday, Washington, Saturday, WSU
9. Arizona (6-10, 0-5). The Wildcats lost to ASU but put up a fight. Amina Njonkou scored 25 and Ashley Whisonant 20 against ASU.
Thursday, Stanford, Saturday, Cal
9. WSU (3-13, 0-5) The Cougars lost two games to the LA schools
Thursday@ Oregon, Saturday @ Oregon State
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