Stanford women cruise to victory

The Associated Press

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STANFORD -- Tara VanDerveer's reserves should be all tuned up for their rivalry weekend with Cal, and her starters well rested.

Jayne Appel had 16 points, four rebounds and three assists in limited action, Jeanette Pohlen had 18 points with four 3-pointers and No. 11 Stanford followed its record 77-point win over Washington two days earlier with a 102-53 rout of Washington State on Saturday.

"Our bench was huge for us this weekend," VanDerveer said. "In both the Washington and Washington State games I was really pleased with how people finished out, and obviously we started well."

AP - From left to right, Stanford's Jillian Harmon, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude and Kayla Pedersen celebrate on the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington State, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

The Cardinal (13-3, 4-0 Pac-10) weren't nearly as sharp early as they were in beating the Huskies 112-35 on Thursday for the largest margin of victory in program and Pac-10 history, but still earned their fifth win in a row since losing at two-time defending champion Tennessee on Dec. 21 in a rematch of the teams' NCAA title game.

April Cook and Jazmine Perkins each scored 14 points to lead the Cougars (7-7, 0-3), who scrapped for 40 minutes but were plenty overmatched in losing their fifth consecutive game after a five-game winning streak.

Stanford now has this coming week to get ready for their first showdown with Bay Area rival and 13th-ranked Cal next Sunday in Berkeley.