Ducks Stumble Against No. 9 Stanford, 74-56

Oregon was led by Eleanor Haring, who had 19 points.

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EUGENE - Jayne Appel had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Candice Wiggins scored 17 points and Stanford (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today; No. 9 AP) beat Oregon 74-56 Saturday.

Wiggins played but didn't start for only the second time in her career last Thursday against Oregon State due to a sprained right ankle.

The junior guard showed no ill-effects of that injury against the Ducks (15-11, 7-9 Pac-10), going 7-for-13 from the field with three 3-pointers and eight rebounds.

Appel nearly recorded a triple-double, also finishing with seven assists. Appel, a freshman center, was coming off a career-best 28-point, 17-rebound game against the Beavers.

Brooke Smith also recorded 10 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinal (23-4, 15-1).

Oregon, which beat No. 22 California by 20 points on Thursday for its fifth win in six games, was led by Eleanor Haring, who had 19 points.

Haring put the Ducks up 17-14 at the 8:14 mark with the only 3-pointer made by either team in the first half.

But Oregon scored only four points the rest of the half on 2-of-11 shooting.

Stanford took advantage, going on a 13-2 run to build a 27-19 advantage.

Jillian Harmon scored all seven of her first-half points during that stretch.

The Ducks scored the first four points of the second half to get within two at the 17:25 mark.

But Stanford answered by scoring seven straight in less than a minute on a layup by Appel, a 3-pointer by Michelle Harrison, and a steal and layup by Wiggins to make it 34-25 with 16:12 to play.

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