Former Pinewood star Ladine scores 21 as Washington beats No. 2 Stanford 72-67
Elle Ladine picked a pretty good moment for her first breakout game as a Husky.
The 2021-22 Bay Area News Group girls basketball player of the year scored a career-high and game-high 21 points on Sunday to help Washington upset No. 2 Stanford 72-67 in Seattle.
Ladine, who played at Pinewood for Doc Scheppler (like Stanford’s Hannah Jump), more than doubled her previous collegiate high of 10 points in one game by 8-of-17 from the field, 2-of-8 from 3-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line. The 5-foot-11 guard added three assists and three steals in 28 minutes of action.
Ladine helped carry Pinewood to a 22-3 record by averaging 23.4 points and 14.7 rebounds per game, the only Pinewood player to post double figures in those categories that season.
While she hasn’t played much for the Huskies this year, she picked an opportune moment for her biggest game of her freshman season, helping Washington (13-9, 5-7 Pac-12) close the game with a 9-2 run. Lauren Schwartz made two foul shots before Ladine put the Huskies in front with a layup with 1:40 left.
“We always play like it’s 0-0, always,” Dalayah Daniels said. “We’ve just got to keep on playing together, and I think this game, we emphasized defense. We knew that defense was going to lead to offense, and we’re not surprised at all because we put in the work. We knew if we kept putting in the work, eventually we were going to get what we deserve.”
Daniels had 15 points in Washington’s first victory over a ranked opponent since a 74-68 win over UCLA on Feb. 23, 2020. Haley Van Dyke finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
It was Washington’s first win against Stanford since 2016, stopping an 11-game slide against the Cardinal.
“We try to be process focused,” second-year Huskies coach Tina Langley said. “Stanford is a great team, incredibly well-coached, really talented, so much respect for them. But also, I have so much respect for these young women, and excited for what we’re building. … It’s going to be fun to see what we can become.”
Haley Jones scored 18 points for Stanford (22-3, 10-2), and reserve Brooke Demetre had 15. Cameron Brink finished with 14 points and six rebounds.
The Cardinal led 17-8 after one quarter, but the Huskies rallied in the second.
Washington closed the first half with a 10-0 run. Ladine kicked off the spurt with a 3 with 2:03 left. Schwartz made a 3 and Daniels converted a layup at the buzzer, giving the Huskies a 38-34 lead at the break.
Washington also scored the first six points in the third quarter. But Brink’s layup started a 9-0 run for Stanford. Brink’s three-point play in the final seconds gave the Cardinal a 54-53 lead heading into the fourth.
But Washington outscored Stanford 19-13 in the fourth.
“We were just kind of in the moment,” Van Dyke said. “Focusing on next play, next play, next play. I don’t think we ever really expected that we were going to just come away with the win. I think we really earned it.”
BIG PICTURE
Stanford: The Cardinal was outscored by the Huskies 64-50 in the final three quarters.
Washington: The Huskies have outrebounded each of their past seven opponents.
UP NEXT
Stanford: At Arizona on Thursday night.
Washington: At Utah on Friday