University of San Francisco Athletics

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco women's basketball team travels down the Peninsula Thursday to face the No. 7-ranked team in the country in Stanford, with the game tipping off at 7 p.m. at Maples Pavilion.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: Nov. 15, 2018 – 7:00 p.m.
Opponent: Stanford Cardinal (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12)
Site: Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion)
Streaming: Pac-12 Plus (Online)
Radio: USF Dons LiveStream
TALENT: George Devine (play-by-play) and Amy Touli (analyst)
Live Stats: USFDons.com
 
USF AT A GLANCE

• Thursday marks the Dons' (1-0) second game of the season after opening the 2018-19 campaign on Friday at home versus San Jose State.
   
• The Dons won going away in that season opener, 85-63 over the Spartans. USF used a big 18-4 second quarter in which SJSU made just one field goal to go ahead big before halftime and ride it the rest of the way.
   
• San Francisco had five players score in double figures on Friday, including senior guard Shannon Powell who led all players with 17 points. Powell knocked down four of six 3-pointers and was 6 of 10 from the floor.
   
• Six freshmen made their collegiate career debuts for USF on Friday. Lucija Kostic made her first career start and scored 11 points with seven rebounds and six assists. She also had a block and a steal in her first college game.
   
• Marta Galic (12) and Julia Nielacna (11) also scored double-digit points off the bench in their first collegiate action. Abby Rathbun (6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal), Marianna Klavina (5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals) and Kia Vaalavirta (2 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals) also made their career debuts.

ABOUT THE CARDINAL
 
Stanford (2-0) is looking to open the season 3-0 for the first time in three years. So far, the Cardinal is rolling, tying a school record for 3-point baskets in a game with 16 in a 115-71 victory over visiting Idaho on Sunday. The Cardinal had its fifth-highest point total ever and most since tying a school record with 122 against Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 10, 1994. Stanford is in the midst of a four-game homestand to open the season.
 
LAST GAME VS. THE SPARTANS
 
USF had an incredibly balanced offensive night in an 85-63 win over San Jose State on Friday with five players scoring in double figures.  Leading the team with a game-high 17 points was senior guard Shannon Powell. Powell started the night quietly, being held to four points in the first half on a 3-point field goal and a free throw. After the intermission the Dons' senior went off, connecting on a trio of 3-point field goals in the third quarter and collecting two more buckets in the fourth as the Dons coasted to the win.
 
UP NEXT
 
San Francisco returns home Sunday to start a three-game home stand. The Dons host Cal Poly of the Big West Conference at 2 p.m. Sunday as part of a doubleheader with the USF men's team, who hosts LIU-Brooklyn later that night.
 
Fans can purchase tickets and find all live coverage links on USFDons.com.