This was the 6th Tournament matchup between the two schools. Stanford has won 5 of the 6 contests; the one UCLA win came in the 2006 title game.
UCLA has dropped 3 of 4 Tournament semifinal games. All of the losses have come against Stanford.
Stanford is now 21-2 in Tournament games. It will be playing in its 8th Tournament championship game, seeking its sixth title (5-2 record in previous seven).
Stanford swept its three games with UCLA this season.
Stanford made 9 of its first 12 field goal attempts (4-5 on three point attempts) and took a 22-9 lead at 13:05 of the 1st half.
Stanford had 13 assists on its 16 first half field goals. Jeanette Pohlen led the Cardinal with 4. Its .714 (5-7) three point field goal percentage was 3rd best for a team in a Tournament half and its .593 (16-27) field goal percentage was 6th highest (tie) in a Tournament half.
Stanford is 25-0 when leading at halftime.
Stanford held UCLA without a field goal in the 2nd half until 12:22 remained.
Cardinal F/C Jayne Appel scored the first 6 points of the 2nd half to give her 10 points for the game and her team a 39-21 lead. Appel now has 25 double figure scoring games on the season.
Also scoring in double figures for Stanford in the game: Nnemkadi Ogwumike (16th time this season ), Jillian Harmon (14th), Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (2nd) and Sarah Boothe (9th). Ogwumike also had the third double-double of her career (5th double digit rebounding game).
No Bruin scored in double figures for the first time this season.
UCLA freshman guard Atonye Nyingifa grabbed 10 rebounds for the second night in a row, equaling her season/career high.
