Washington State women fall to No. 10 Stanford

Karlie Samuelson had 16 points and seven rebounds to help visiting No. 10 Stanford turn a dominating interior performance into a 76-54 win over Washington State on Friday and maintain a share of first-place in the Pac-12.

Samuelson, whose 43.9 percent career 3-point shooting is third in the nation, hit 4 of 9 from beyond the arc. The Cardinal (18-3, 8-1) shot 51.9 percent from the field and outrebounded the Cougars by 16.

Pinelopi Pavlopoulou and Alexys Swedlund led Washington State (8-12, 3-6) with 13 points each.

Stanford jumped out to a 10-1 lead and Washington State made just 4 of its 12 shots in the first quarter.

The Cardinal clamped down on shooters, holding Cougars shooters to 28.6 percent in the first half while building a 41-24 lead at the break.