STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Fame Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer has all the confidence in the world that Hannah Jump could hang in a shooting contest with Stephen Curry.
“I can put Hannah against Steph any day of the week,” VanDerveer said, smiling, in reference to her senior guard. “Hannah is one of the best shooters in the country.”
With NBA superstar Curry in the house, Jump hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in 17 minutes, and No. 2 Stanford ran away from Cal State Northridge for a 104-40 win on Wednesday night.
Curry and wife Ayesha sat on the baseline with the parents of Stanford star Cameron Brink, who contributed 11 points and 11 rebounds. She was one of two women along with UConn star Azzi Fudd invited to Curry’s elite basketball camp in 2018.
Good-natured Golden State Warriors guard Curry obliged the Stanford band with a halftime photo and waved his arms in the air for a timeout T-shirt toss.
“It’s great that he’s here supporting women’s athletics, women’s sports,” Jump said. “We put on a show tonight and it’s just super fun and people want to come watch.”
Haley Jones had nine points and seven rebounds for the Cardinal (2-0), ranked second in the nation for 14 straight weeks. The senior guard made her initial three field-goal tries in the opening 6:40 minutes.
“I was really excited about our team…
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