No. 1 Stanford women roll past UC Davis, 87-38

The same could be said of the top-ranked Cardinal.

Ogwumike had a career high-tying 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Stanford used a 17-2 run late in the first half to pull away for an 87-38 victory over UC Davis on Friday night.

"Chiney just does whatever we need her to do," Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer said. "She's an All-American player for a reason because she plays like one every night. She's got a beautiful perimeter shot, which she didn't have when she came in as a freshman."

Ogwumike scored a handful of points on short jumpers but did the majority of damage in the paint while helping Stanford outrebound Davis 62-24.

The junior forward grabbed six offensive rebounds, three coming during a stretch when Stanford missed five consecutive shots under the basket before Ogwumike's layup gave the Cardinal a 31-17 lead. Two of the misses were by Ogwumike.

"I wasn't frustrated in that possession," Ogwumike said. "Misses are misses. The good thing about offensive boards is if I miss it I'm in position to get the rebound again. I'm just glad we were able to finish the possession and that was able to spark some momentum."

Toni Kokenis added 11 points while Amber Orrange had six points and seven assists for the top-ranked Cardinal (7-0), who have won seven straight in what has become an annual matchup between these two non-conference opponents in the Bay Area who also played in the first round of the NCAA tournament last season.

Ogwumike had 18 points and nine rebounds in that game but topped that in the first half when she had as many points (19) as the Aggies' entire team. Ogwumike finished with her 34th career double-double, reaching the milestone more than three minutes before halftime.

"They've got weapons in every single spot and they have one of the best players in the country in Chiney Ogwumike," Davis coach Jennifer Gross said. "We were going to have to play a near-perfect game to be right there with them. But it's a win-win for us. We get to compete against the best and see what that looks like."