STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Cameron Brink had 20 points and 18 rebounds, Kiki Iriafen scored 17 points and No. 8 Stanford beat Washington State 74-65 Friday night.
The Cardinal (13-1, 1-0 Pac-12) won for the 73rd straight meeting and have not lost to the Cougars (11-4, 0-2) since the teams started playing each other in 1983. Brink had her fifth game with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds.
“I think we were much better when Cameron was on the floor,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “She did a great job of playing in the second half. We did a great job at the free throw line and I thought our rebounding was a really big key.”
Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 22 points to lead Washington State, and Bella Murekatete added 13 points.
After falling behind 35-34 at halftime, Stanford found its groove in the third quarter. After going back-and-forth through the first five minutes of the second half, Brooke Demetre hit a step-back 3-pointer to cap off a 10-0 run and gave the Cardinal a 54-44 lead at the 2:18 mark of the third quarter.
?I think we just fought through,” Brink said. “Our freshman came in and they played great. I’m always super proud of them.”
Demetre tied her season-high with 12 points and was the spark Stanford needed in the second half.
“She’s so steady,” VanDerveer said. “She’s a high-energy player…
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