Washington State Falls on Road to No. 15 Stanford

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Washington State Falls on Road to No. 15 Stanford

Feb. 25, 2006

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Candice Wiggins scored 14 of her 22 points in the second half to help No. 15 Stanford win the Pac-10 title with a 77-47 victory over Washington State on Saturday.

Jillian Harmon added 19 points for the Cardinal (21-6, 15-3 Pac-10), which enter Friday's conference tournament as the top seed. Brooke Smith had 11.

Kate Benz, who led the Cougars (8-19, 2-16) with 10 points and eight rebounds, moved into fourth place on Washington State's all-time rebounding list with 689. Amanda DuRocher had 12 points.

Wiggins, the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year last season, moved into 20th place on Stanford's all-time scoring list with 1,198 points. Former All-American Kate Starbird finished her collegiate career with 2,215.

Stanford won its conference-record sixth straight title and 15th overall. The Cardinal also won their 46th consecutive home game against a Pac-10 opponent and improved to 169-11 all-time in Pac-10 home games.

Washington State has never won in 42 meetings with the Cardinal.

Senior Krista Rappahahn, playing in her final home game, sparked a 14-0 run early in the second half that put Stanford up 48-29.

The Cardinal took a 30-point lead into the final 5 minutes.

Stanford missed eight of its first nine shots, including an 0-for-6 effort from Wiggins, and didn't have the lead until Harmon hit a follow shot with 7:50 left in the half.

The Cardinal used a 9-0 run -- Harmon and Wiggins accounting for all the points -- to outscore Washington State 17-5 in the final 9:33 of the half to take a 31-23 lead into halftime.

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