March 11, 2000
PALO ALTO, Calif. - All three Arizona State seniors scored in double figures in their final regular-season action, but it wasn't enough as the Sun Devils fell to the Stanford Cardinal 91-67 Saturday at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif.
Stanford shot 64.4 percent in the game to reach 91 points, the most scoring the Sun Devils had allowed all season. The Cardinal jumped out to an early advantage, hitting seven three-pointers in the first 10 minutes. Stanford led by as many as 16 points with 7:04 to play in the first half, but Arizona State cut the lead to 39-31 with 1:47 left in the first half when senior Rachel Holt (Buckeye, Ariz.) hit a pair of free throws but would not score again in the half as Stanford took a 43-31 lead into the lockerroom. Stanford's offensive onslaught continued in the second half as the Cardinal shot 71 percent from the field en route to the 91-67 victory.
Senior Kitch Kitchen (Newark, N.J.) led the Sun Devils in scoring for the second straight game with 13 points, including a career-best three three-pointers. Holt added 11 points and fellow senior Kristine Sand (Oslo, Norway) chipped in with 10 points. Sophomore Leah Combs (Yorba Linda, Calif.) also turned in a season-best 10 points and paced the team in rebounding for the second straight game with five rebounds. Four Stanford players scored in double figures, led by sophomore Lauren St. Claire's 14 points.