STANFORD, Calif. — Candice Wiggins added another special accomplishment to her illustrious 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 Southern California 77-51 for their sixth straight victory to avenge an earlier loss to the Trojans.
Wiggins entered the game needing 12 points to surpass Starbird’s mark of 2,215, set from 1993-97. She was honored at center court, hugged by Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer and presented with the game ball moments after the final buzzer sounded, then smiled and waved to the fans as she said “Thank you.”
Wiggins tied it when she converted the back end of a one-and-one free-throw opportunity with 9:08 remaining in the first half, then broke Starbird’s record on a putback of a miss by Jeanette Pohlen at 8:21. The feat was announced and fans jumped to their feet, holding up placards that read “2,216 points and counting.”
Wiggins, coming off her third Pac-10 Player of the Week honor this season, has scored 2,222 total points for the Cardinal (18-3, 8-2 Pac-10). Stanford’s senior star from San Diego shot 5-for-14 — though five of her first seven points came at the free throw line.
Arizona 65, Oregon 60: At Tucson, Ariz., Ashley Whisonant scored 20 of her 22 points in the second half to lead Arizona. Whisonant, the Wildcats’ leading scorer this season, did not make a field goal in the first half but made 7 of 12 shots after the break, scoring 15 of Arizona’s last 19 points as the Wildcats (8-13, 2-8 Pac-10) won for just the second time in 10 games.
Arizona State 66, Oregon State 42: At Tempe, Ariz., Lauren Lacey scored 21 points to lead Arizona State. Sybil Dosty added 11 points for the Sun Devils (14-7, 8-2 Pac-10), who won their third consecutive game and beat the Beavers for the 11th time in a row.
No. 10 California 67, UCLA 53: At Berkeley, Calif., Ashley Walker had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Natasha Vital added 16 points to lead Cal.
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