Stanford wing Hannah Jump cuts loose with a 3-point basket in an 87-81 overtime win over Iowa State Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament at Maples Pavilion.Going into Stanford’s second-round game against Iowa State Sunday night, forward Kiki Iriafen stressed “throwing the first punch” in terms of getting off to a good start.The Cardinal trailed 23-16 at the end of the first quarter, 33-31 at halftime and the No.
“I think we have been battled tested,” senior guard Hannah Jump said. “I think the Pac-12 tournament taught us we can come back from anything. The main thing was every time the lead changed we stayed together, stayed focus. We knew what we had to do to execute down the stretch and were able to put it out. I’m so proud of how hard we battled.”
Iriafen was the headline performer with a career-high 41 points, the first Stanford player to break 40 since Nneka Ogwumike scored 42 points in 2011 against Tennessee. Iriafen also had 16 rebounds on a night when senior All-American post Cameron Brink had eight points and eight rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter.
“This is the type of game that you can learn a lot about your team,” coach Tara VanDerveer said on the occasion of her 100th NCAA Tournament win, joining the late Pat Summitt and UConn coach Geno Auriemma in triple digits. “I mean, they battled, stayed with things. They stayed together.” “People were like looking for her, getting her the ball,” VanDerveer said. “Very unselfish basketball and I love it.”
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