Lady Ducks Knock Off No. 5 Stanford, 62-58

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Posted 5:25AM on Thursday, December 30, 2004

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Andrea Bills had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and Oregon overcame a 14-point first-half deficit to upset fifth-ranked Stanford 62-58 Wednesday night. Cathrine Kraayeveld added 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Ducks (9-2, 2-0 Pacific-10), who had not defeated a team ranked so high since 1983. Candice Wiggins had 16 points to lead Stanford (9-2, 1-1). The Ducks pulled within 42-41 on Eleanor Haring's layup. But she hit just one of two subsequent free throws, missing a chance to put Oregon in front. The Ducks did pull ahead when consecutive 3-pointers by Kaela Chapdelaine made it 53-51. Oregon led by as many as four points down the stretch. T'Nae Thiel missed the first of two free throws with 1:32 left, keeping Stanford down 59-58. After Kraayeveld's driving basket made it 61-58 for Oregon with 1:06 left, Corrie Mizusawa missed three of four foul shots. But it didn't matter, and the Ducks lingered on the court celebrating long after the final buzzer. Stanford opened its Pac-10 schedule with an 83-45 rout of Oregon State on Monday, regrouping from a 70-67 loss to Tennessee last week that dropped the Cardinal from the No. 2 spot in the AP poll. The Ducks were also coming off a victory in their conference opener, an 81-50 win over California. Oregon's shooting was cold early, and the team hit on just one shot over a nearly 11-minute stretch to open the game. Stanford took advantage and went on a 14-0 run to go up 20-6 before Bills snapped the drought with a layup with 8:20 left. But the Cardinal also struggled to land shots, and the Ducks narrowed it to 27-21 on Mizusawa's two free throws. Stanford led 29-22 at the half, shooting 37.5 percent. Oregon shot a dismal 20.6 percent, and was 0-for-10 from 3-point range. Last season, Oregon beat then-No. 10 Stanford 66-65 during the Ducks' final homestand at McArthur Court. Mizusawa won it with a layup with 8.2 seconds left. The last time Oregon beat a top-5 team was Dec. 29, 1983, when the Ducks defeated fifth-ranked Maryland.