STANFORD, Calif. - Alexa Romano scored a career-high 13 points and No. 14 Stanford used a big start to cruise to a 57-34 win over CSU Bakersfield on Sunday.
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Romano had a 3-pointer as the Cardinal (2-2) scored the first nine points to the game and led 21-11 at the end of the first quarter. Alana Smith went a perfect 4-of-4 from the field in the opening period and finished the game with eight points, four rebounds and a pair of blocks.
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Anna Wilson knocked to three 3-pointers in the second quarter and the Roadrunners missed all 11 of their field goal attempts and Stanford stretched the lead to 36-16.
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Bakersfield (1-3) never really warmed up, finishing 12 of 50 from the field, including 4 of 19 from distance, and 6 of 12 from the foul line. Daije Harris had 10 points for the Roadrunners.
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Although Stanford kept the lead above 15 points throughout the second half, the Cardinal made just 4 of 15 shots in the third quarter and 2 of 14 -- going 1 of 10 behind the arc -- in the fourth, a shooting percent of 21 for the half. Starter
Brittany McPhee, who averages a team-best 16.5 points, missed her second straight game with a right foot injury and is day-to-day.
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Stanford outrebounded CSU Bakersfield 44-30 and grabbed 11 offensive boards.
Maya Dodson pulled down four rebounds and scored a career-high eight points while
Kaylee Johnson chipped in seven and to go along with six boards.
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DiJonai Carrington contributed two steals, seven rebounds and the Cardinal held the Roadrunners to 24 percent shooting.
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The Cardinal wore turquoise uniforms to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
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