SCORE: #4 Stanford 79, UAlbany 35
 
LOCATION: Maples Pavilion - Stanford, Calif.

RECORDS: UAlbany 4-2, 0-0 America East | #4 Stanford 7-0, 0-0 Pac-12
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes battled back from a game-opening 11-point run but Stanford consistently extended its lead throughout the second, third, and fourth quarters to take the win, Sunday afternoon.
 
COACH COLLEEN MULLEN: "Although it's not the outcome we wanted, I am extremely proud of our poise and effort today. Stanford is a national championship caliber team. Our defense held them under their scoring average and to just 32 points in the second half. We struggled to keep them off the glass but it got better as the game progressed. There is a lot to learn from and build upon from this game."
 
KEY STATS

• Senior Kayla Cooper led the Great Danes with 16 points.
• Graduate student Sarah Karpell and freshman Deja Evans tallied a team-high five rebounds each.
• Junior Gabriela Falcão notched three steals in eight minutes on the court.
• Junior Meghan Huerter went 3-6 from outside the arc.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Stanford started the game with 11 unanswered points in nearly five minutes of action.
• Kayla Cooper and Sarah Karpell combined for three field goals to put the game within five points with 3:50 on the clock.
• The Cardinal added a couple of field goals but Meghan Huerter brought it back to a five-point gap with two three-pointers.
• Stanford closed the first quarter with two field goals in 36 seconds of play to take a 20-12 lead.
• After the Cardinal gained a 22-point lead in the second quarter, the Great Danes compiled a 6-2 scoring run to close the point gap with about 90 seconds remaining in the half.
• Stanford entered halftime with a 47-24 lead.
• Cooper tallied the first basket of the second half to give UAlbany 26 total points.
• After senior Helene Haegerstrand and Karpell added five points to the total, the Cardinal held true on defense and the Great Danes were unable to score a point in the final eight minutes of the third quarter.
• The UAlbany defense held Stanford to just one basket in nearly four minutes of action to start the final quarter.
• Karpell tallied the Great Danes' only field goal with Cooper adding two free throws as the Cardinal secured the victory in the fourth quarter.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will return home to compete in the Albany Cup (Dec. 2) for their first home game in Broadview Center.
 
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