Stanford Holds Off Pepperdine

Lindsey Yamasaki and Nicole Powell each scored 20 points as undefeated No. 7 Stanford defeated Pepperdine, 75-63, Friday night at Malibu.

Powell, who also had 11 rebounds, made six free throws in the final 1:29. The Cardinal (7-0) has won all its games by at least 11 points.

Shandrika Lee scored 15, Damaris Hinojosa 14 and Keani Christianson 13 for Pepperdine (2-3).

Hinojosa’s three-point basket gave the Waves their final lead, 45-42, with 14:23 to play.

Cori Enghusen had five points during Stanford’s 12-0 run that gave the Cardinal a 54-45 lead with 10:17 to play.

Stanford led, 33-26, at halftime, but Hinojosa’s driving layup with 15:24 remaining gave the Waves their first lead, 40-39. Pepperdine guard Tamara McDonald followed with a layup off a steal. Yamasaki then tied the score with a three-pointer.

OTHER GAMES

Asjha Jones scored 19 points and Diana Taurasi had a career-high 12 assists along with 17 points to lead top-ranked Connecticut to a 103-69 victory over Ball State at Storrs, Conn. Despite the final score, the Huskies (7-0) encountered their stiffest test of the young season from the Cardinals (3-2), who led for nearly half of the first half. ... Chantelle Anderson made her first 12 shots on the way to scoring 35 points to lead No. 4 Vanderbilt (8-1) to a 79-64 victory against Wisconsin Milwaukee (3-3) at Milwaukee. ... Jordan Adams overcame early foul trouble to score 21 points to lead New Mexico (5-1) to a 74-65 upset over No. 9 Texas Tech (2-2) at Albuquerque. ... Danielle Crockrum had 25 points and 16 rebounds as No. 12 Baylor (6-0) raced to a 74-46 victory at Tulsa, Okla., to end a 15-game home winning streak for Oral Roberts (3-4). Sheila Lambert added 15 points for the Bears. ... Tamara Moore had 21 points and eight assists as No. 20 Wisconsin (4-1) rolled to a 92-75 victory against Pittsburgh (2-3) in the first round of the Arizona Basketball Classic at Tucson. ... Cathy Joens scored 23 points as No. 22 George Washington scored a 59-47 victory against Maine in the first round of the Gene Hackerman Rice Invitational at Houston. ... Teresa Geter scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 25 South Carolina to a 75-61 victory against Duquesne at Columbia, S.C.