Haley Jones of the No. 1 seed Stanford Cardinals neared triple-double territory with 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, leading the defending champs to a 72-66 victory over the No. 4 seed Maryland Terrapins that placed them in their third straight Elite Eight Friday night at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Wash.
Jones, a junior, was uncharacteristically hot from three early to give her team some juice and the Cardinal must have felt relatively comfortable until Maryland gradually grew closer late in the fourth.
Senior Lexie Hull, who dropped 36 points in the second round, added 19 points, nine boards and three helpers to the winning cause and teammate Cameron Brink was good for 15 points, eight rebounds and five blocks before fouling out with 4:10 to go.
Stanford went on a 9-1 run from 3:07 in the third to 1:47 in the third to go up 59-33. Lexie Hull scored seven points on the run and Haley Jones capped it with a layup in transition. Maryland then cut it to 16 with a 10-0 run…
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