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Sims and Coley have the advantage of their 3-point shooting ÂVÂœÂ˜ĂŒÂˆÂ˜Ă•i`ĂŠvĂ€ÂœÂ“ĂŠÂŤ>}iĂŠ{{ÂŽ abilities and getting to the foul line more often. Among the top points per game. She also leads 30 scorers in the nation, only Orethe conference in minutes played, gon freshman Chrishae Rowe has followed by Nyingifa. Fields is attempted fewer free throws. second. Stanford does not have a Ogwumike is also second in player among the top 10. field goal percentage at 64.1, UCLA also has played six teams behind North Carolina State’s ranked among the top promising sophomore 25 this season, beating Markeisha Gatling at then No. 10 Oklahoma 69.1. Gatling has atand coming within two tempted 112 fewer points of the Buffaloes shots, but would only and Sun Devils. need to shoot 55 perUSC (6-1, 13-6) cent to stay ahead of comes in for a MonOgwumike. day night matchup at The Pac-12 career 6 p.m. on ESPN2. The rebounding leader, OgTrojans, 1-3 versus the wumike ranks ninth Top 25, play at Calinationally at 11.8. Orfornia (5-1, 13-4) on egon’s Jillian Alleyne Friday. leads the country with Stanford hosts the Chiney Ogwumike 14.7 boards a game. Golden Bears on Jan. Junior point guard 30 in a scheduled 8 p.m. tipoff, Amber Orrange ranks sixth in to be televised on the Pac-12 Net- the nation with a 3.28 assist-toworks. turnover ratio. Washington State (5-1, 11-7) Freshmen Karlie Samuelplays at Oregon. The Cougars, son and Lili Thompson are also 3-1 against nationally ranked op- showing signs they are shedding ponents, lost their first conference the skin of inconsistency. Samugame on Sunday at Utah. elson has reached double figures Ogwumike ranks third in the in scoring the past three games nation in scoring with her 27.1 and Thompson is looking to make average, behind Baylor’s Odyessy it three in a row against UCLA. Sims (30.4) and Florida Interna- Thompson has five double-figure tional’s Jerica Coley (29.5). She’s scoring games thus far. made more baskets and attempted Orrange, Bonnie Samuelson, more shots than anyone else in the Taylor Greenfield, Sara James, country. freshman Kailee Johnson and
senior Mickaela Ruef also have recorded double-digit games. “The best thing on this team is that they keep each other accountable,� Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “If there’s someone not playing well there’s someone right there who can come in and do well. We have a lot of different weapons and they stepped up and played well.� The effectiveness of Stanford’s 3-point shooting (.413) and overall accuracy (.486, fifth in the nation) has reduced opposing coaches to make decisions whether to swamp Ogwumike with defenders or guard the perimeter. Stanford has shown you can’t do both. “A great player has a way to beat you no matter what you do,� Thompson said. Thompson is part of a strong freshmen class that is beginning to make its mark in the Pac-12. “She’s a basketball player,� VanDerveer said. “She’s really smart and excited about what she’s doing. She plays with a lot of confidence.� Stanford leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense at 59.8 and field goal percentage defense while UCLA ranks 10th in scoring offense at 64.4 and is the worst shooting team in the conference. The Cardinal has allowed the fourth-most 3-pointers (103) but also leads the conference with its .413 percentage from long range. N
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING Of the City of Palo Alto Transportation Division
Community Meeting Notice for Maybell-Donald-Georgia Bicycle Boulevard DATE:
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
TIME:
6:30-8:30 PM
PLACE: Terman Middle School Multi-Purpose Room 655 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto 94306 The City is soliciting public input on design elements of the proposed Maybell-Donald-Georgia Bicycle Boulevard between El Camino Way and Arastradero Road. This meeting is the second community meeting in a series to discuss potential improvements along Georgia Avenue, Donald Drive, Maybell Avenue, and El Camino Way. The project is proposed in the City’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Plan 2012 and supports Safe Routes to School operations for Juana Briones Elementary School, Terman Middle School, and Gunn High School. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the City of Palo Alto Rafael Rius at (650) 329-2442 or rafael.rius@ cityofpaloalto.org
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