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SEATTLE (AP) — Hannah Jump matched her season-high with 15 points off the bench and No. 6 Stanford used a fast start beat shorthanded Washington 74-48 on Sunday for its fourth straight win.
The Cardinal (14-2, 12-2 Pac-12) led by 19 after scoring a season-high 28 points in the first quarter and were never threatened in completing a three-game sweep of the Washington schools this week. The Cardinal defeated Washington State twice before knocking off the Huskies to complete the extended road trip.
Lexie Hull and Kiana Williams both added 12 points for the Cardinal.
The Cardinal get to return home — as in their actual home floor at Maples Pavilion — for the first time since late November beginning this week. Changes in health directives from Santa Clara County will allow Stanford to practice and play on its home floor after spending parts of the past two-plus months bouncing around various locations in Northern California, Las Vegas and through the Pac-12 footprint to practice and play games.
Stanford had a brief scare when leading scorer Haley Jones limped off the court midway through the first quarter grabbing at her right knee. She sat the entire second quarter but returned to start the second half and finished with 12 points playing 20 minutes.
Quay Miller led Washington (4-8, 1-8) with 14 points. Haley Van Dyke and Darcy Rees both finished with nine.
Washington had only nine players in uniform and was without leading scorer Tameiya Sadler. Sadler had 12 points in Washington’s loss to Oregon State earlier in the week, but was limited to just 16 minutes due to foul trouble. The Huskies were so shorthanded that a practice player — Carol Chikusa — was added to the roster this week and played a handful of minutes.
THE TAKEAWAY
Stanford: Since losing to Washington in an NCAA regional final in 2016, the Cardinal have won 10 straight over the Huskies and they haven’t been particularly close. Eight of the 10 wins for Stanford have been by 10 or more points.
Washington: The Huskies played their first home game since Dec. 19 when they lost to Oregon. The Huskies had home games against Oregon State, Arizona, Arizona State and California postponed due to COVID issues either with the Huskies or their opponents.
UP NEXT
Stanford: The Cardinal are scheduled to face Colorado at home on Friday.
Washington: The Huskies will host USC on Friday.
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