Defending national champion Stanford toppled No. 2 seed Texas on Sunday night for a return trip to the women’s Final Four.
SPOKANE — Lexie Hull scored 20 points in front of her hometown crowd, Haley Jones added 18 points, including four key free throws in the closing moments and defending national champion Stanford toppled No. 2 seed Texas on Sunday night for a return trip to the women’s Final Four.
The Spokane Regional final was tightly contested throughout and reinforced the resolve that Stanford was missing earlier in the season when it lost to Texas at home on the night it received its rings from the 2021 championship.Hull made a key 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter and had a three-point play that gave Stanford a 53-48 lead with 2:29 remaining.
Cameron Brink added 10 points for Stanford, all in the third quarter, and the Cardinal extended the longest win streak in the country to 24 games.
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