The US National team finished up their college tour with a bang, defeating Stanford 97-62. The Cardinal kept it close early in the first, but the US team built up a 15 point at the half and cruised to victory.

“The college tour was really good for us,” said USA and Seattle Storm head coach Anne Donovan. “We had goals with every game and it wasn’t until this eighth game that everything came together, from the first minute to the 40th minute. Everybody played well in this last game against Stanford.

Six players scored in double figures, paced by Bird's 19.

Said Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer:

"They played extremely well. They shot the ball well and played at a pace our team is not used to. We need to play at a better pace. I told the team everybody would play so they could play against the best players in the world."

For the Cardinal, Kayla Pedersen had 11 points and nine rebounds; Jayne Appel and Jillian Harmon, scored 10 points apiece. Candice Wiggins had seven points and three assists in 19 minutes.

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