Stanford knocks off top-seeded Irish behind Erica McCall's career game
Erica McCall scored a career-high 27 points, and No. 4 seed Stanford stunned No. 1 seed Notre Dame 90-84 on Friday night in an NCAA Lexington Regional semifinal.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Stanford Cardinal
90
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
84
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAN | 28 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 90 |
| ND | 21 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 84 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs UC Davis Aggies | W 67-60 | NCAAW |
| 11/4/26 | vs Saint Mary's Gaels | W 87-54 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs Arizona Wildcats | L 69-84 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:01 90-84
Brianna Turner made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 90-82
Kaylee Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 89-82
Kaylee Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 88-82
Foul on Kathryn Westbeld.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 88-82
Karlie Samuelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 87-82
Karlie Samuelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 86-82
Foul on Madison Cable.
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LayUpShot 0:15 86-82
Brianna Turner made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 86-80
Erica McCall made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 85-80
Erica McCall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 84-80
Foul on Brianna Turner.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 84-80
Foul on Brianna Turner.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 84-80
Foul on Madison Cable.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 84-80
Foul on Michaela Mabrey.
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LayUpShot 1:22 84-80
Kathryn Westbeld made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:38 84-78
Karlie Samuelson made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:02 81-78
Madison Cable made Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:01 81-76
Brianna Turner made Layup. Assisted by Kathryn Westbeld.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:24 81-74
Briana Roberson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lili Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 78-74
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 78-73
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:42 78-72
Foul on Kaylee Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:21 78-72
Madison Cable made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:21 78-71
Foul on Kaylee Johnson.
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LayUpShot 4:21 78-71
Madison Cable made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 78-69
Foul on Karlie Samuelson.
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LayUpShot 4:52 78-69
Brianna Turner made Layup. Assisted by Kathryn Westbeld.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:03 78-67
Karlie Samuelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:03 77-67
Foul on Hannah Huffman.
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LayUpShot 5:03 77-67
Karlie Samuelson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:27 75-67
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:27 75-66
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:27 75-65
Foul on Lili Thompson.
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LayUpShot 6:09 75-65
Brianna Turner made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:37 75-63
Lili Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erica McCall.
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JumpShot 7:05 72-63
Lindsay Allen made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 7:17 72-61
Marta Sniezek made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:36 70-61
Foul on Kaylee Johnson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:01 70-61
Karlie Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lili Thompson.
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LayUpShot 8:19 67-61
Lindsay Allen made Layup.
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JumpShot 8:55 67-59
Madison Cable made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 67-57
Foul on Erica McCall.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 67-57
Foul on Brianna Turner.
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LayUpShot 0:38 67-57
Kaylee Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Lili Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 65-57
Madison Cable made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 65-56
Madison Cable made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:04 65-55
Foul on Lili Thompson.
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LayUpShot 1:31 65-55
Brianna Turner made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:43 65-53
Brianna Turner made Layup. Assisted by Kathryn Westbeld.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:07 65-51
Karlie Samuelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lili Thompson.
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LayUpShot 3:52 62-51
Erica McCall made Layup. Assisted by Lili Thompson.
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JumpShot 4:23 60-51
Erica McCall made Jumper. Assisted by Karlie Samuelson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:45 58-51
Marina Mabrey made Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:19 58-48
Brianna Turner made Layup. Assisted by Kristina Nelson.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:31 58-46
Kaylee Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:31 57-46
Kaylee Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:31 56-46
Foul on Hannah Huffman.
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LayUpShot 5:45 56-46
Lindsay Allen made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:57 56-44
Kaylee Johnson made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:19 54-44
Hannah Huffman made Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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End Game 0:00 90-84
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:01 90-84
Brianna Turner made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:02 90-82
Brianna Turner Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:02 90-82
Lindsay Allen missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:07 90-82
Notre Dame Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 90-82
Kaylee Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 89-82
Kaylee Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 88-82
Foul on Kathryn Westbeld.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:08 88-82
Stanford Deadball Team Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:08 88-82
Madison Cable missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 0:13 88-82
Notre Dame Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 88-82
Karlie Samuelson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:13 87-82
Karlie Samuelson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:13 86-82
Foul on Madison Cable.
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ShortTimeOut 0:15 86-82
Stanford Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:15 86-82
Brianna Turner made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Allen.
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ShortTimeOut 0:26 86-80
Notre Dame Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 86-80
Erica McCall made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 85-80
Erica McCall made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 84-80
Foul on Brianna Turner.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 84-80
Foul on Brianna Turner.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 84-80
Foul on Madison Cable.
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PersonalFoul 0:30 84-80
Foul on Michaela Mabrey.
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Defensive Rebound 0:35 84-80
Kaylee Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:35 84-80
Brianna Turner missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:39 84-80
Brianna Turner Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:39 84-80
Madison Cable missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:00 84-80
Marina Mabrey Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:00 84-80
Lili Thompson missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:22 84-80
Kathryn Westbeld made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:38 84-78
Karlie Samuelson made Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:56 81-78
Stanford Timeout
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LayUpShot 2:02 81-78
Madison Cable made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 2:06 81-76
Madison Cable Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:06 81-76
Madison Cable missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:28 81-76
Kathryn Westbeld Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:28 81-76
Lili Thompson missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:01 81-76
Brianna Turner made Layup. Assisted by Kathryn Westbeld.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:24 81-74
Briana Roberson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lili Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:42 78-74
Lindsay Allen made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 305 events.
Team Stats
STAN
ND
33-59
FG
34-69
56
Field Goal %
49
11-20
3PT
4-6
55
Three Point %
67
13-18
FT
12-13
72
Free Throw %
92
28
Rebounds
34
9
Offensive Rebounds
15
19
Defensive Rebounds
19
22
Assists
15
4
Steals
2
3
Blocks
4
7
Turnovers
8
0
Team Turnovers
0
7
Total Turnovers
8
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
13
Fouls
18
15
Largest Lead
4
Highlights
00:17
M. Mabrey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by K. Westbeld.
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00:18
L. Thompson made Three Point Jumper.
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00:19
L. Thompson knocks down a three point jumper on transition. Assisted by M. Sniezek. 8-0 run for the Cardinals.
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00:17
A. Ogunbowale made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by M. Mabrey.
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