2010 Pac-10 Tournament - UCLA/Stanford Postgame Notes

March 14, 2010

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As the 2010 State Farm Pac-10 Tournament champion, Stanford has earned the Pac-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Stanford has made the NCAA field for the 23rd consecutive season (24th overall).

The 2010 All-Pac-10 Tournament team:
Most Outstanding Player: Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford (2nd time All-Tournament)
Jayne Appel, Stanford (3rd time)
Ashley Corral, USC
Jasmine Dixon, UCLA
Kayla Pedersen, Stanford (3rd time and 2009 MOP)
Markel Walker, UCLA

This is the 5th time that the MOP of the Tournament was also the Pac-10's Player of the Year. Stanford's Nicole Powell (2002, 2004) and Candice Wiggins (2005, 2008) were also MOP and POY in the same season.

Stanford is now 25-2 overall in the Tournament. UCLA drops to 11-8.

These teams have now met 7 times in the Tournament, the most frequent match-up in its history. Stanford has won 6 of the 7 games.

Stanford's 24 point margin of victory was the 2nd largest in a Tournament championship game (Stanford won by 25 over USC last season).

Stanford's Jayne Appel and Kayla Pedersen started their third consecutive Tournament title game; Appel started her first game of the Tournament.

The Cardinal scored first and never trailed in the first half. Stanford's Ogwumike scored 10th point of the game with 8:11 to go in the 1st half; it was her 29th double digit scoring game of the season. The Bruins were within 6 points (17-11) at 9:26 but Stanford went on a 19-8 run to end the half. Melanie Murphy scored 7 points in the run. Ogwumike finished the half with 12 points. Dixon paced the Bruins with 11 points (her 21st 10+ scoring game of the season.)

Stanford built a 22 point lead (45-23) with 14:21 to go in the 2nd half. UCLA chipped away at the lead, closing to within 13 (58-45) with 7:15 to go on Dixon's 19th point. Dixon fouled out of the game with 5:19 to go (20 points, 5 rebs.)

The Cardinal shot 50% in the game (25-50). It was the best shooting effort by a team in the Tournament.

Ogwumike scored 59 points in this year's Tournament, the 2nd most (tie) scored in a single Tournament. She also totaled 30 rebounds, the 5th most (tie) for a Tournament. Teammate Kayla Pedersen garnered 31 in the three games, 2nd most (tie) on the same list.

Melanie Murphy scored 10 points off the bench for Stanford; it was her 2nd double digit scoring game of the season.

Stanford double-doubles: Ogwumike (13th of season, 16 points, 10 rebs) and Pedersen (12th of season, 12 points, 11 rebs.)

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