No. 7 Stanford women beat Washington State 67-42

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — DiJonai Carrington had 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists to help No. 7 Stanford beat Washington State 67-42 on Friday night for its fifth straight victory.

Alanna Smith added 18 points and 11 rebounds for Stanford (24-4, 14-3 Pac-12), and Kiana Williams had 11 points.

Ula Motuga scored 10 points for Washington State (9-19, 4-13).

Stanford closed the first quarter with a 20-5 run to take a 23-12 lead. Smith started the run with two layups, and Carrington and Lacie Hull capped it with two layups each. Stanford led 34-19 at the half.

Stanford closed with third quarter with a 7-0 run, with Williams hitting a 3-pointer, and outscored the Cougars 21-13 in the period.

BIG PICTURE

Stanford: The Cardinals are competing with Oregon for the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament.

Washington State: The Cougars have lost three in a row.

UP NEXT:

Stanford: At Washington on Sunday in regular-season finale.

Washington State: Hosts California on Sunday in regular-season finale.