Ogwumike, No. 4 Stanford handles UCLA
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Stanford, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Chiney Ogwumike led the No. 4 Stanford Cardinal with 21 points and 15 rebounds in a 72-55 victory over the UCLA Bruins at Maples Pavillion.
Ogwumike had her double-double on 10-of-18 shooting and Lili Thompson added 15 points. Erica McCall scored 12 points with eight boards and Amber Orrange had eight assists in Stanford's (18-1, 7-0 Pac-12) 17th straight victory over UCLA (10-10, 4-4).
Atonye Nyingifa paced UCLA with 18 points and eight rebounds, while Nirra Fields scored 13 points for the Bruins, who won three of their last four entering the contest.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Stanford took a 27-19 lead thanks to a nine-point spurt that contained a triple from Thompson and a layup from Sara James that capped off the run at 5:30 in the first half.
With under two minutes left in the first half, Madeline Brooks hit a three and Nyingifa scored on a layup to bring UCLA within one heading into the break.
James hit back-to-back 3's for Stanford early in the second half to break the tie and give the Cardinal a 45-39 lead. UCLA never got close again.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Stanford's lead swelled to 17 points after Taylor Greenfield's layup made it 70-53 with 1:51 remaining.