Smith scored the first nine Stanford points of the third quarter on the way to 21, and her second-seeded Cardinal shot lights-out from the get go to beat No. 15 seed and Northern California neighbour UC Davis 79-54 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Toronto’s Alyssa Jerome had five points and four rebounds for Stanford while Sage Stobbart of North Vancouver, B.C., contributed nine points for UC Davis. The Aggies shot 2 for 15, including 1 of 9 on 3s, in the first quarter to fall behind 26-9. Stanford: Stanford won its 13th straight in the series with UC Davis.

Source: National Post March 24, 2019 00:22 UTC