NC State and North Carolina Previews with Key Game Video Highlights

The next two road games against perennial ACC power NC State and 16th ranked North Carolina present a huge challenge for Stanford.  Getting a split of the games would likely be a good result.  The two opponents are battle tested, with lively home crowds and very athletic players.  The games will be a learning experience for our young team.

 Jan 1 at NC State. North Carolina State is 9-4, 2-0 in conference, with wins over Tennessee, Ga Tech and Miami. Net ranking is 30th. They also had a one point loss to USC and an OT loss to Oklahoma.

NC State Website

17 minute Full Game Highlights of NC State's OT road loss vs #8 Oklahoma

Khamil Pierre, 6-2 Jr Forward is averaging 15 points and 13 rebounds, Zamareya Jones, 5-7 Soph Guard is averaging 14 points, Zoe Brooks, 6-6 Soph Post is averaging 14 points and 6 rebounds and Tilda Trygger, 5-10 Jr Guard is averaging 11 points and 8 rebounds.

The team is shooting at 44% but just 30% from three. They are outrebounding their opponents by 11 a game.

Jan 4 at 16th ranked North Carolina which is 11-3, 0-1 in conference, and play Cal Jan 1. Their losses are to Louisville, Texas and UCLA.  Net ranking is 20th.

North Carolina Website

 11 minute video of North Carolina vs #13 Louisville

They have no ranked wins.  Former Stanford player India Nivar is their leading scorer at 14 ppg plus leads in steals and shooting at 49% and 39% from three.  Three other players are averaging about 11 ppg.

Preview of Washington and Oregon Games

UPCOMING GAME BELOW as of Dec 20 after beating Washington:

Friday, Dec 18 at 7 pm -  Washington at Stanford - game was won by Stanford 67-62 despite Agara being out as the Cardinal dominated the 4th quarter 25-12.  

Stanford took care of the ball with only 10 turnovers and sophomore Shay Ijiwoye brought energy in her 13 minutes of play as she was the team leader in +- with +13, followed by Hailee Swain's +9.

UW Women's Basketball Website

Washington is 9-1 and beat Green Bay Dec 13.

5:00 Video Highlights of UW 59-50 loss to #16 USC

The Washington game should be very competitive.  They are AP ranked #20 which is probably high given their fairly easy schedule, and they have a 35 net ranking, near Stanford's which is at 32.

 UW has a young, talented team with no transfers.  3 of their top 5 scorers are freshmen, led by Sellers, a 5’7” guard scoring 20.3 ppg.  Their leading scorer from last year, Ladine who’s a senior who killed us, is only at 7 ppg in 4 games coming off an injury.  

Their roster shows they have 8 guards, 4 who are among the top 5 scorers.  Howell, a sophomore, is 6’ and listed as a guard but she averages 8 rebounds per game along with her 12.4 ppg.

Their one loss was to ranked USC 50-59. Wins are over Utah and UC San Diego. As mentioned, Washington is ranked # 20.  A few comments about their leading players:
Savia Sellers, a 5-7 Jr Guard is averaging 19 ppg and shooting 38% from three.
Avery Howell, a 6-0 Soph Wing is averaging 12 points and 7 rebounds shooting 38% also from three.
Brynn McGaughy, a 6-3 Frosh Post is averaging 9 ppg.
Elle Ladine granddaughter of a former Stanford MBB player (who I saw play in HS)
missed the first 6 games and is now back. Ladine is a 6-0 Sr Guard who averaged 17 ppg
last season.

A win over Washington would be a good boost for Stanford.

Sunday, Dec 21 at 3 pm - Oregon vs Stanford at Chase Center in SF

We will add more information about Oregon prior to the game:

Oregon Women's Basketball Website

Transfer heavy  Oregon is 12-1 and have a #22 net ranking while Stanford is #33.  Oregon plays U of Portland before playing Stanford.  Oregon is a slight favorite to win, especially with Agara likely to be out with injury.

4:52 Video Highlights of Oregon's 59-80 loss to #4 UCLA

The Oregon roster is filled with 7 transfers, 5 of whom are seniors and 2 of the top 3 scorers are transfers.  We played one common opponent, WSU with both playing at Pullman.  Stanford won 54-48 while Oregon easily won 86-59.

Oregon's loss was 59-80 to # 4 UCLA.
Their wins include Auburn, Oregon State and Washington State.
Katie Fiso, a 5-11 Soph Guard is averaging 15 ppg.
Mia Jacobs, a 6-2 Sr transfer Forward is averaging 14 points and 5 rebounds.

Tennessee Game Preview

 Tennessee game Wednesday, Dec 3, at 6:15 pm

Tennessee Player Stats

Tennessee is 5-2 having lost Sunday at UCLA 99-77. Tennessee also lost to North Carolina State 80-77.  Good wins are yet to come as their 5 wins are over non Power 4 schools.

As the Tennessee coach said this game vs Stanford is critical.

"We have to go 1-1 on this trip out here," Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell said on the Lady Vol Radio Network after the UCLA loss.

KEY PLAYERS:

1) Janiah Barker who transferred from UCLA is their leading scorer at 16 ppg

and 6 rebounds per game.  Barker is a 6-4 Sr Forward.

2) Talaysia Cooper is averaging 15 points and 7 rebounds.  Cooper is 6-0 

Redshirt Jr Guard. 

3) Nya Robertson is averaging11 ppg.  Robertson is a 5-7 Sr Guard.

4) Zee Spearman is averaging 11 points and 7 rebounds.  Spearman

is a 6-4 Sr Forward.

All four named above are transfers.  

Tennessee is shooting 41% overall and 29% from three. 

 

Overview and Prediction of the game outcome by a Knoxville Reporter.