Faculty basketball tipped off Monday throughout the nation, and several other Bay Space groups obtained in on the motion early.
Right here’s what’s occurred to date:
Stanford males outlast Pacific
The Stanford males opened their 2022-23 season with a matinee towards Pacific at Maples Pavilion, successful 88-78.
Graduate switch Michael Jones paced Stanford with 31 factors, together with 10-of-12 taking pictures from the free-throw line and three made 3-pointers, whereas Maxime Raynaud contributed 22 factors and 9 rebounds off the bench.
The Cardinal withstood a 16-2 run from Pacific in the midst of the second half that shrunk the Stanford lead from 61-44 to 63-60.
Jordan Ivy-Curry led Pacific with 23 factors.
Saint Mary’s girls beat Nevada with stellar fourth
The Saint Mary’s girls obtained an early begin to their season with a 67-58 win over Nevada in a noon sport in Moraga.
The Gaels trailed 50-47 getting into the fourth quarter, however gained the ultimate stanza 20-8 to seal the victory after opening the quarter on a 15-2 run.
Ali Bamberger led Saint Mary’s with 14 factors. Clair Steele (12 factors), Tayla Dalton (12) and Addison Wedin (10) joined her in double digits.
Alyssa Jimenez led Nevada with 13 factors.
Cal girls open with win over CSU Northridge
Evelien Lutje Schipholt led the Bears with 16 factors and Leilani McIntosh contributed 14 extra as Cal gained a day sport over CSU Northridge, 86-56 at Haas Pavilion.
The Bears led 33-23 at halftime however outscored the Matadors by 20 factors within the second half to earn the victory.
Tess Amundson led CSU Northridge with 10 factors.
No. 2 Stanford girls blow out San Diego State
The Cardinal opened its season with a powerful 86-48 dwelling win over San Diego State.
Stanford led 46-12 at halftime and cruised to victory after the break. Sophomores Kiki Iriafen and Elena Bosgana led the way in which with 16 and 15 factors, respectively, as preseason third-team All-American Cameron Brink added 13, as did Indya Nivar.
Naismith Trophy candidate Haley Jones was held to only six factors however was plus-32 on the evening.
Alex Crain and Meghan Fiso led the Aztecs with 9 factors every.
Saint Mary’s males beat Oral Roberts
Saint Mary’s jumped out to an 18-point halftime lead and held on to win 78-70 in Moraga to win its nineteenth consecutive dwelling opener, tying a program document.
Within the second half, Oral Roberts went on a 12-2 run to slender the Gaels’ result in six factors, however the lead by no means dipped beneath 4 as Saint Mary’s closed it out.
Campolindo product Aidan Mahaney led SMC with 25 factors off the bench in his collegiate debut. Mitchell Saxen (16), Logan Johnson (10) and Alex Ducas (10) joined him in double figures.
Max Abmas led ORU with 14 factors within the loss.
Cal males fall to UC Davis
The Bears misplaced their dwelling opener towards UC Davis 75-65 Monday evening at Haas Pavilion.
Cal trailed 41-36 at halftime however pushed again to take a six-point lead halfway by means of the second half. However they solely scored 5 factors within the closing 10 minutes of the sport. The Aggies went on a 17-1 run over practically eight minutes, taking a 10-point lead into the ultimate stretch.
Switch guard Devin Askew led the Bears with 19 factors whereas Lars Thiemann added 17 and Kuany Kuany scored 10. Christian Anigwe poured in 21 for the Aggies, joined in double figures by Ty Johnson (17) and Elijah Pepper (16).
San Jose State’s males will face Georgia Southern Tuesday evening whereas the ladies open their season Thursday towards Tulsa.