The defending nationwide champions are heading again to the Ultimate 4.
No. 1 Stanford avenged an earlier loss to No. 2 Texas with a 59-50 win Sunday evening within the last of the Spokane Regional.
The sport was shut all through, however the Cardinal by no means trailed within the second half. Enjoying of their hometown, Lexie Hull had a game-high 20 factors and Lacie Hull performed your entire recreation for Stanford (32-3), which has superior to 9 Ultimate Fours prior to now 14 tournaments.
Haley Jones added 18 factors and 12 rebounds and Cameron Brink had 10 factors and 6 blocks within the second half after enjoying simply six minutes within the first half as a consequence of foul hassle.
Searching for its first Ultimate 4 since 2003, Texas (29-7) lower the deficit to 50-48, however Lexie Hull transformed a 3-point play with 2:29 left.
Stanford heads to Minneapolis, the place it would face the winner of immediately’s Bridgeport Regional last between No. 1 N.C. State and No. 2 Connecticut.
“We’re peaking on the proper time,” Jones mentioned throughout a postgame interview on ESPN. “We’re hitting our pictures, we’re discovering the new hand, we’re doing all the appropriate issues. And I believe we’re additionally bodily, we’re being gritty. These down-to-the-wire video games, we’ve pulled it off.”
The Longhorns have been the one visiting staff to win at Maples Pavilion this season, beating the Cardinal 61-56 within the second recreation for each groups.
Texas pressured 20 turnovers in that matchup and its stress continued to trigger issues for Stanford on Sunday. The Cardinal had 20 turnovers and shot simply 3 of 17 from behind the arc, however outrebounded Texas 45-28.
Brink scored Stanford’s first 10 factors of the second half, together with her eleventh 3-pointer of the season.
Stanford (23) and Texas (14) entered with the 2 longest successful streaks within the nation.