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Stanford routs UC Santa Barbara 74-39 Print E-mail
Stanford is off to a fast start in its attempt to get back to the NCAA championship game.The No. 2 seed Cardinal routed UC Santa Barbara 74-39 in an opening-round game on Saturday night, getting double-doubles from Pacific-10 Conference Player of the Year Jayne Appel and freshman Nnemkadi Ogwumike. Click here for the rest of the news from mercurynews.com