“It was incredibly upsetting for all of us,” Roberts said in a post-game press conference. “But, you know, racism is real. It happens. It’s awful.”
Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith has covered women’s basketball nationally for more than three decades. A 2024 inductee into the U.S. Basketball Writer’s Hall of Fame, Smith has worked for ESPN.com, The Athletic, the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as Pac-12.com and WNBA.com. She is the 2017 recipient of the Jake Wade Media Award from the Collegiate Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) and was named the Mel Greenberg Media Award winner by the WBCA in 2019.
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This time, Stanford survives NCAA Tournament second-round scare to advance out of Maples
35 games into the season and headed to the Sweet 16 in Portland, Stanford are still learning about themselves
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Bigger challenges lie ahead for Pac-12 NCAA Tournament teams
In a very chalky weekend so far, six of the seven Pac-12 entrants move on to the second round Sunday and Monday.
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Iowa State’s Audi Crooks makes grand NCAA Tournament debut with 40-point gem
Crooks led the way as the Cyclones came back from down 20 to beat Maryland.
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Diamond Johnson returns to the big stage with Norfolk State
Johnson, at her third school in four years, makes her second trip to the NCAA Tournament as her Norfolk State prepares to take on on Stanford
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Kiki Iriafen is no second fiddle for Stanford
The junior forward’s breakout season makes her the backbone of the Cardinal’s tourney hopes
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NCAA Tournament preview, storylines: Portland 4 Regional
Texas, Stanford prepare to fight for their trip to Cleveland
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Cameron Brink declares for 2024 WNBA Draft
Brink announced Tuesday afternoon with a social media post that she will be moving on to the WNBA following her final NCAA run with the Stanford Cardinal
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‘Best day ever’: USC takes home the (final) Pac-12 Tournament title
“There is a lot of pride in being the final champions in this league.”
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Hannah Jump calls for her moment to lift Stanford into Pac-12 Tournament final
The Cardinal are starting to answer a question that’s vexed them all year: Who else will come up big?