{"id":22833,"date":"2012-03-08T20:52:45","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T03:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=22833"},"modified":"2012-03-09T09:34:18","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T16:34:18","slug":"pac-12-womens-tournament-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=22833","title":{"rendered":"PAC 12 Women’s Tournament: Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Big Tony Solorzano reporting for Mid Valley Sports)<\/div>\n
Cardinal Claim Easy Win In PAC-12 Tournament<\/strong><\/div>\n
By Tony Solorzano<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Los Angeles \u2013 a double-double from Chiney Ogwumike helped lead the top-seeded Stanford Cardinal to a 76-57 victory over the Washington Huskies to open the
\nsecond day of the Pacific Life PAC-12 Women\u2019s Tournament at USC\u2019s Galen Center.<\/div>\n
The Huskies had no answer to the Ogwumike sister, as both Chiney and Nnemkadi combined for 34 points to advance to Friday\u2019s Semi-finals.<\/div>\n
\u201cWashington came out and played really hard, they gave us a good challenge inside with Regina Rodgers, she is a really physical and talented post player\u201d said Cardinal Head
\ncoach Tara VanDerveer. \u201cWe took care of the ball and we had a lot of different people contribute, I Thought this was a very good game.\u201d<\/div>\n
The Cardinal took the lead early in the first half after Jazmine Davis, who led the Huskies in scoring in their opening game against Oregon, gave the Huskies the
\nfirst of their only two leads of the game on her three-pointer 10 seconds into the contest. Rodgers hit a layup with 18:10 left in the half to give the Huskies a 5-4 lead, but it was all Cardinal after that.<\/div>\n
After going into halftime with a 13-point lead, the Cardinal began to pull away in the second half. After trading baskets through the first six and a half minutes of
\nthe second half, the Cardinal began an 18-5 run over the next seven minutes. Although the Huskies outscored the Cardinal 18-11 in the final seven minutes of
\nthe game, they couldn\u2019t overcome the momentum the Ogwumike sisters had generated in the second half.<\/div>\n
\u201cI thought they were outstanding, they had a great game plan,\u201d Washington Head Coach Kevin McGuff said after the game. \u201cDefensively, they really forced us into
\na lot of tough shots and they were also really efficient on the offensive end.\u201d<\/div>\n
Nnemkadi led all scorers with 18 points, including 14 points in the first half, while Chiney scored 16 and contributed 11 rebounds. Bonnie Samuelson contributed 11
\npoints and Toni Kokenis added eight key points in the first half.<\/div>\n
The Cardinal will face the Arizona State Sun Devils Friday afternoon at STAPLES Center in the first semi-final. The Cardinal\u2019s win streak against the conference
\nstands at 78 consecutive victories in the PAC-12 stretching back to January 22, 2009.<\/div>\n
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Sun Devils Knock Off Wildcats in PAC-12 Tourney Tussle<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Tony Solorzano<\/p>\n

Los Angeles \u2013 The third meeting between the Arizona schools ended the same way as the first two, as the Arizona State Sun Devils knocked off the Arizona Wildcats 68-57 to advance to the Semi-finals of the Pacific Life Pac-12 Women\u2019s Basketball Tournament Thursday afternoon at USC\u2019s Galen Center.<\/p>\n

The Sun Devils used a team approach as the 10 Sun Devils who played all scored and dominated the first half, going on a 15-3 run midway through the half to put their lead as much as 17 points with five minutes left.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarch Madness is really, really maddening,\u201d joked Sun Devil Head Coach Joseph Anders. \u201cTo come out and play as well as we did in the first 20 minutes, knowing that it is March and every team is going to make a run, they got going a little bit more than we wanted them to in the second half, but at that particular point our team\u2019s toughness as well as the fact that Arizona did play yesterday and we did not, we were the fresher ball club. We were able to sustain the things we needed to sustain and finish the ball game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Early in the second half, the Wildcats began to claw their way back into the game, sparked by six points from Candice Warthen, and four points by Daveilyn Whyte, making the score 43-37 with 11:33 left in the game. However, the Sun Devils would answer with an 11-1 run over the next four minutes to put the game out of reach and move on to the semis.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to give a lot of credit to Arizona State and the job they did,\u201d said Arizona Head Coach Niya Butts after the contest. \u201cThey came out and they played like they wanted to win the game and did what they needed to do to get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kimberly Brandon led the Sun Devils with 15 points, including five free throws. Kali Bennett added 10 points and four blocked shots. Whyte led all scorers with 17 points in the loss, while Candice Warthen added 11 and Reiko Thomas contributed 10 points in the second half.<\/p>\n

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Golden Bears Bounce Buffs from PAC-12 Tourney<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Tony Solorzano<\/p>\n

Los Angeles \u2013 Cal\u2019s Talia Caldwell fell one rebound short of a double-double as the Golden Bears advanced to the semifinals of the Pacific Life PAC-12 Women\u2019s Basketball Tournament with a 68-59 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes Thursday afternoon at USC\u2019s Galen Center.<\/p>\n

The win put Cal into the semifinals for the sixth consecutive year, second only to Stanford\u2019s 10-year streak. Cal Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb was especially grateful for the victory considering the month.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am really happy to get the win, there is nothing like wins in March,\u201d Gottlieb said after the game. \u201cWe had three very tough wins against them (Colorado) this year and we are fortunate to come out with three wins.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Golden Bears never trailed in the game and started the contest with a 10-0 run. They held the upstart Buffaloes scoreless until Chucky Jeffery put the Buffs on the board with 16:20 left in the first half, sparking a brief 7-1 run over the following three minutes, cutting the lead to 11-7. However, the Golden Bears responded with a 16-4 run over the next eight minutes. The Buffs then closed out the half on a 16-8 run, thanks in part to three three-pointers at the end of the half to head into halftime with a 35-27 deficit.<\/p>\n

In the second half, the Buffs came out and got the first four points in the half to cut the lead to four, with 18:27 left in the game. They would not get any closer for the remainder of the game. The Golden Bears began to slowly pull away, getting the lead up to as many as 11 but the Buffaloes stayed just within striking distance, getting key free throws to close the gap, but the Golden Bears would answer with points of their own, eventually wearing down the Buffaloes and prevailing with the victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI liked our effort, I liked out fight and the fact that we didn\u2019t quit at any point in the game,\u201d said Colorado head coach Linda Lappe. \u201cThere was a point in the first half where we could have stopped playing and it could have been a blowout, we took enough pride in who we were and what we were doing and the fact that we were on the floor. We kept fighting and I give credit to our players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Junior guard Layshia Clarendon led the Golden Bears in scoring with 12 points, while Talia Caldwell and Lindsay Sherbert each added 11 points. Reshanda Gray contributed 10 in the win. Wilson led all scorers with 18 points in the loss, including her 11 in the first half. Chucky Jeffery added 16 points, the only Buffaloes in double figures.<\/p>\n

The Golden Bears will face the Washington State Cougars Friday afternoon in the Second semifinal of the Women\u2019s bracket, which now moves to the STAPLES Center for the rest of the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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