Wiggins sets Stanford mark in win over USC

Candice Wiggins added another special accomplishment to her Stanford career Thursday night: all-time leading scorer.

Wiggins broke Kate Starbird’s career school scoring record and finished with 18 points in 22 minutes, leading the seventh-ranked Cardinal past USC, 77-51, in a Pacific 10 Conference game at Palo Alto.

Wiggins began the game needing 12 points to surpass Starbird’s mark of 2,215, set from 1993 to 1997. She was honored at center court, hugged by Cardinal Coach Tara VanDerveer and presented with the game ball moments after the final buzzer sounded.

Wiggins, coming off her third Pac-10 player of the week honor this season, has scored 2,222 points for the Cardinal, 18-3 overall and 8-2 in the Pac-10.

Brynn Cameron scored 16 points for cold-shooting USC (13-8, 6-4), which shot 36% from the field and had its three-game winning streak end.

California 67, UCLA 53 -- Ashley Walker had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Natasha Vital had 16 points and 10th-ranked California defeated the Bruins at Berkeley.

The Golden Bears (18-3, 9-1) had won nine in a row before faltering last weekend in a 72-52 road loss to Stanford.

The win gave Cal its first season sweep against UCLA (11-10, 6-4) since 2000-01.

The Bears broke out to an 11-point lead midway through the first half and led by double-digits the entire second half.

Doreena Campbell scored 10 points to lead the Bruins, who had won four of five games. Leading scorer Lindsey Pluimer was held to seven points on three-for-12 shooting. UCLA shot 32% from the field.

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Cal State Fullerton 91, Long Beach State 75 -- Josh Akognon and Frank Robinson each scored 18 points to lead the Titans in a Big West Conference game at Long Beach.

The Titans (13-6, 6-2) have won three straight games.

Robinson made eight of 13 shots, including four baskets early in the second half that gave the Titans a 69-55 lead with 12:35 left.

Donavan Morris led the 49ers (4-15, 1-6) with 31 points, and Maurice Clady had 13.

Long Beach erased a seven-point deficit in the first half and then went on a 23-9 run to take a 31-24 lead with 6:30 left.

Fullerton battled back and took a 49-43 lead at the break.

Cal State Northridge 69, UC Irvine 64 -- Josh Jenkins scored nine of his 15 points in the second half to lift the Matadors in a Big West game at Northridge.

Jenkins scored seven points on late free throws to help Northridge (15-4, 7-0) keep UC Irvine at bay.

Darren Fells had 16 points for UC Irvine (8-12, 3-4).

Jonathan Heard scored five of his 11 points during a six-minute, 16-4 run that turned a 40-40 tie into a 56-44 lead for the Matadors.