Stanford women rout Eastern Washington in opener

STANFORD - Freshman Francesca Belibi had 12 points and 15 rebounds in helping No. 3 Stanford win its 21st consecutive home opener, a 92-27 rout of Eastern Washington in the season opener for both teams.

Freshman Hannah Jump hit four consecutive 3-pointers and scored 12 points for the Cardinal, who improved to 34-12 in season openers. Ashten Prechtel scored 15 points, Kiana Williams added 11 points and Lexie Hull had 10.

Kennedy Dickie scored seven points to lead the Eagles, who have never beaten a ranked opponent.

Eastern Washington scored 10 points in the first quarter and was then held to 11 points over the next 28 minutes. Tatiana Reese, who scored five points, hit a 3-pointer with under three minutes to play end the drought.

Stanford was 13 of 28 from 3-point range.

The Cardinal never trailed and began pulling away early in the second quarter, using a 13-0 run sparked by Prechtel's driving layup.

The Eagles were 2 of 21 from the field in the second quarter, while Stanford was 9 of 17. Jump hit a 3-pointer in the final minute to give Stanford a 38-15 lead heading into halftime.

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Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer used her bench liberally throughout and it didn't seem to matter who played. Francesca Belibi, who dunked in a high school game last season, had a double-double midway through the third quarter. The team is loaded and VanDerveer only needs to find the right combination and develop the rotation.

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Stanford travels to meet San Francisco at the Warriors' new facility for an afternoon contest Saturday.