Norman, Oklahoma — LaNeishea Caufield scored 18 points and Oklahoma, despite missing its first 14 shots of the second half, pulled away to beat Stanford 67-50 on Monday night in the second round of the NCAA West Regional.
The Sooners (28-5), seeded No. 2, will play sixth-seeded Washington in the regional semifinals Saturday in Spokane, Wash. Stanford (19-11) has not made it past the second round of the tournament since 1997.
Caton Hill had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and her work inside helped the Sooners outrebound the taller Stanford team 52-34. All-America Stacey Dales also had 14 points for Oklahoma before 11,050 fans, the largest women's home crowd in school history.
Cori Enghusen tied her career high with 14 points and tied a school record with six of Stanford's 11 blocks. Nicole Powell also scored 14 for the Cardinal.
Despite shooting so poorly to start the second half, Oklahoma didn't give up the lead. Stanford had six of its 14 turnovers during that time and was only able to cut a six-point halftime deficit to two.
The score was 47-43 when Dales hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to start a 10-0 run that gave the Sooners their biggest lead.
Powell scored consecutive baskets to get Stanford within 10 with 4:57 to play, but the Cardinal got no closer.
Stanford missed its first six shots while Oklahoma went 4-of-7, including 3-pointers by Caufield and Hill, to take an 11-2 lead.
Stanford started getting the ball inside more effectively and got back into the game. Enghusen, who at 6-foot-7 is five inches taller than any Oklahoma player, scored 10 in a seven-minute span.
West Regional
Duke 75, Arkansas 54
Durham, N.C. Alana Beard had 14 points and seven rebounds as Duke dominated inside to make the regional semifinals for the fourth straight year. The Blue Devils, denied a trip to the Final Four by Arkansas in 1998, outscored the Lady Razorbacks 44-14 in the paint and held them without a basket for nearly 10 minutes to win going away. Duke (30-3) recovered after missing 13 of its first 16 shots and set a school record for victories. The Blue Devils are the only program to have both their men's and women's teams in the round of 16.
Midwest Regional
Notre Dame 88, Michigan 54
South Bend, Ind. All-American Ruth Riley scored 21 points and top-seeded Notre Dame held Michigan to 32.9 percent shooting. Kelley Siemon added 16 points for the Irish (30-2), who dominated in the middle and got steady outside shooting from Jeneka Joyce and Alicia Ratay. Joyce, a freshman, went 4-for-8 on 3-pointers to score a career-high 14 points.
Vanderbilt 65, Colorado 59
Nashville, Tenn. Zuzi Klimesova scored 20 points, including 12 while leading scorer Chantelle Anderson was out with four fouls, to lead Vanderbilt past Colorado. Vanderbilt trailed by four when Anderson picked up her fourth foul with 14:20 to play and left the game.
East Regional
Louisiana Tech 80, TCU 59
Ruston, La. Ayana Walker came back strong from a poor game in the first round, scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as Louisiana Tech ran its winning streak to 18. Walker had a season-low two points in a first-round victory over Georgia State.
UConn 89, Colorado St. 44
Storrs, Conn. The defending national champions smothered Colorado State with oppressive defense in reaching 30 victories for the seventh time in eight years. Swin Cash had 18 points and 11 rebounds as the top-seeded Huskies (30-2) advanced to the regional semifinals at Pittsburgh next Saturday against fourth-seeded North Carolina State. Connecticut outrebounded Colorado State 53-27.
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