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Wiggins helps Stanford get redemption
By Jeremy Kahn January 6, 2007 |
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BERKELEY-It may not be the same, but the Stanford Cardinal gained a little redemption with a victory over the California Golden Bears. If you do not remember, the CAL men’s team defeated Stanford 67-63 on Wednesday night at Maples Pavilion; it was the first win for the Golden Bears over the Cardinal at Maples since Jason Kidd’s freshman year of 1993. Fast forward to Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion, and the women’s team exacted a little revenge with a 69-44 blowout victory over the Golden Bears before a record crowd of 5,027, the first time ever that the women have drawn in excess of 5,000 to a game at Haas Pavilion. Candice Wiggins scored 18 points, with all of her points coming beyond from three-point range, as the junior went 6-of-7 from three-point territory, including her hitting her last four three-point attempts. It was an all around great game for Wiggins, as grabbed eight rebounds and dished off six rebounds, as the Cardinal defeated the Golden Bears for the 14th straight time. "I keep working on my 3-point shot," said Wiggins. "I know I need to open up the inside game for us. I'm focused on taking good shots when I'm open and not force." The last time the Golden Bears defeated the Cardinal was during the 2000-2001 season, and the last time Stanford was defeated by CAL in Berkeley was during the 1992-1993 season, the season after the Cardinal won their second national championship in three years under Tara VanDerveer. Jayne Appel led the Cardinal with 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds, as the freshman from Carondelet High School in Concord was playing in front of her former high school teammates and most of her family. Senior Kristen Newlin scored seven of the Cardinal’s first 11 points, as the Cardinal jumped all over the Golden Bears early and never looked back. "Our team really focused well in practices getting ready for the game," said VanDerveer. "Our defense really stepped up for us. I thought we rebounded well and got out in transition a little bit and finished. Candice did a great job hitting her 3s." Sophomore Ashley Walker picked up her sixth double-double of the season, as she scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. This was first time since 1993 that the Cardinal and the Golden Bears met in a game that both were ranked at the same time, the only difference between than and now, is the fact that the Golden Bears defeated the Cardinal on February 12, 1993, the last time the Golden Bears defeated the Cardinal on their home court. Freshman Rama N’diaye scored 10 points for the Golden Bears, but it was an all-around horrible game for the Golden Bears, who shot a season-low 25 percent from the floor. "We have to regroup here as a team figure what we're doing, where we're going. We don't have a purpose right now," said Joanne Boyle. "We have not become a second-half team. We have to learn to be a second-half team." The Golden Bears missed 10 of their first 11 shots, and went 6-for-27 in the first half and they also turned the ball over seven times. Things did not approve after halftime, as the Golden Bears missed their first four shots of the second half and 11 of their first 12. "It's Stanford, so of course there's a ton of emotion," said Walker. "We came out, we're still young, and maybe we were a little shocked." Reigning Pac-10 freshman of the year Alexis Gray-Lawson sat on the bench in her uniform, despite being out for the season with a torn ACL in her right knee. Gray-Lawson suffered the injury when the Golden Bears played at Kansas on December 10. |
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