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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 8 Wednesday, March 6, 2013 1- THE GREAT DEBATE -1 Who will win the women's Pac-12 tourney? Stanford's lineup gives them advantage Cal's better offense, stats give them edge T he similarities between Cal and Stanford are surprising. They share CONNOR the Pac-12 regular season WALLACE championship, both have only lost two games. Both are one and two in nearly every relevant statistical Staff Writer category, both teams have multiple star players and both points per game. Tinkle leads could win the Pac-12 tournathe league in blocked shots, ment. However, Stanford has but Ogwumike isn't far beChiney Ogwumike. hind. The two combine with Ogwumike was unanimously Mikaela Ruef to create one awarded the Pac-12 Player of of the best defensive frontthe Year, and she leads the concourts in the country. ference in scoring, rebounding Combined with Stanford's and field goal percentage. She defense is the team's offense. is arguably the most important Stanford is second in the player on Stanford's roster and league in scoring with 71.4 in the Par-12. points per game. While Cal is While a player of Ogwufirst in the league in scoring, mike's caliber gives Stanford Stanford is only .4 points per game behind. The Cardinal an advantage, Stanford also boasts one of the best lineups win games on average by 19.6 in the country. Helping Ogper game. wumike on the defensive end It is difficult to take anyis Joslyn Tinkle, who leads thing out of the two games the league in blocked shots played during the regular with 57 on the year. Amber season between Stanford and Orrange is a key piece for Cal. In the first game StanStanford and ranks third in ford beat Cal by nine points the Pac-12 in assists. The team in Berkeley, Calif. Only five rounds out with good condays later Stanford lost to tributors and bench players. Cal by 12 points. 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Please email questions to dillinghaminfo@ppsf.com win the tournament. However, Stanford will have the easier path to winning the Pac-12 tournament. Stanford is the No. I seed and will have to play the winner of the Arizona State/Washington State game. Stanford beat both teams by 20 or more during the regular season. Cal will play the winner of the Oregon State/USC game. In the first game against USC, Cal needed to go into overtime to pull out the victory. In the most recent game, Cal was only able to win by eight points. While Cal did blow out Oregon State in their first matchup, they only beat the Beavers by two less than a week ago. Comparatively, Stanford beat USC by nine and 24 and beat Oregon State by 20 and 37. Stanford is going to win the tournament for a number of reasons. Stanford has the easiest route to the championship of all the teams. The Cardinal has the best player in the league, and has great role players as well. Finally, Stanford has been the most dominant team in all of the Pac-12 and will continue the team's play into the championship game. c.wallace@ chronicle.utah.edu Twitter: @ConnorRWallace omen's basketball in the Pac-12 has been under the reign of MATT Stanford for almost four ELLIS years, but that time is over. Both Stanford and California are 17-1 in Staff Writer conference play this season, but it will be the Golden team to have to compete Bears who unseat the Carwith the best. dinal in the Pac-12 tournaCalifornia head coach ment that begins this Lindsay Gottlieb, who was Thursday. named the Pac-12 Women's Both team's conCoach of the Year on Monference losses have day. In her second season at come against each Cal, Gottlieb led the Bears other, but the key is to their first-ever regularin the game stats. In season Pac-12 title, claiming the Cardinal's win on Jan. 8, a share with Stanford. The they squeaked out a tough 17 conference wins they nine-point win even though had this year is a school they outshot Cal 5o percent record, and 27 total victories to 3o percent. In the rematch ties the most ever for the six days later, the Bears kept program. their shooting percentage Cal also has the edge in at about 3o, but stepped up many key statistical cattheir defense in holding egories, beginning with the Stanford to a 35 percent clip. turnover margin. Turnovers In beating the Cardinal by are often regarded as one of 12 points in Palo Alto, Calif., the strongest indicators of Cal led by as many as i6 the way a team controls the points. game, and the Bears force The loss snapped Stannearly three more turnovers ford's 8i-game conference than they commit per game. winning streak and surely Brittany Boyd is a major confilled the Cal players with tributor to that stat as she confidence that they can averages nearly three steals hang with the Cardinal when a game. they play gritty and aggresThat means more possessive basketball. sions for Cal and even if they That confidence is all a are held to a low shooting good coach needs in her percentage as in the two V S. W STUDENT MEDIA COUNCIL THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Board of Trustees is now accepting applications for members of the Student Media Council. Contact Jake Sorensen at (801) 581-7540 or jake.sorensen@utah.edu for more information or to obtain an application. Completed applications are due Friday, March 15 by 4 pm. (aCfaiN) TENNIS Continued from page 6 As Utah transitioned into singles play Saturday, the team started off strong with a victory, but then Najera-Salas and Pham lost consecutive matches. Utah was able to rally, however, and took the next four matches. Craig won in the No. 3 spot, and then Bekerova won a tight match. Miles won her match to seal the win for the Utes. Smith added the cherry on top with her win in the sixth position, a three-set nail-biter of 4-6, 6-4 and 6-o. regular-season meetings, they'll have more chances to score more points. As we all know, the team that scores more points wins. Offensive rebounds are also vital to a team's success, and Cal averages nearly five more 0-rebounds per game than Stanford. In fact, the Bears hold the edge in rebounding margin as well, outrebounding their opponents by almost 12 per game. With that wide of a margin, they should have no problem repeating their victorious performance against Stanford, even if the Bears are outshot. Add to all of that the fact that Cal has the slightly more potent offensive unit, and the Bears have more than enough ability to control the ball against the defending Pac-12 champions. They can also take confidence in knowing that Stanford's only other loss this year came to national powerhouse Connecticut. The Cardinal also beat Baylor, then ranked No. i in the nation, so the Bears know they can hang with the best. Sometimes in a one-game, winner-take-all scenario, confidence can be the difference maker. m.ellis@ chronicle.utah.edu Twitter: @mattellis_utah Iandolo said while team chemistry is great, adversity will raise its head when they're not winning. "It's important that you handle adversity with dignity," Iandolo said. These words might get put to the test as the next several matches for the Utes are against traditionally difficult opponents. Utah begins its Pac-12 schedule with matches against Arizona and Arizona State this weekend. They will then play the Wildcats on Friday and the No. 21 Sun Devils on Sunday. c.anderson@ chronicle.utah.edu Twitter: @Chriss Am I Wirjilir JOB POSTING MOW IGROUP LEADERS (10.15 kids) for SLC School District After School program 19.5 hrs/iik; M•TH 2:30.5:30/6pm and Fridays 12:30-5:30/6pm. Start at $9.50 per hour. Send resume to: heidi.clark@slcschools.org or call 578.8275 ROOMMATE WANTED 1 bedroom, 2 bed, fully furnished living space. Well-fenced with great security system. Access to cafeteria and recreational area. Free meals and utilities, but phone privileges restricted. Residents subject to mail search and monitored visits. Contract minimum 2 days. No pets. No smoking. No shoelaces. Fines and fees not included. 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