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Stanford will rely on the post play of Chiney Ogwumike while Michigan will have to hit 3s, as opposite offenses meet in Tuesday's second round.

While all eyes are focused on a certain trio of superstar seniors, no individual player in the country has done more for her team than Chiney Ogwumike has done for top-seeded Stanford.

The Cardinal and Golden Bears split their regular-season series, playing twice in the same week in January. Cal's win at Stanford ended the Cardinal's 81-game conference win streak.

With Chiney Ogwumike limited to a career-low three points, guard Amber Orrange stepped up to win Stanford its seventh straight Pac-12 tourney title.

With Stanford and Cal dead even atop the Pac-12 standings, Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer insists she is more concerned with her own team than with any opponent.

Their contributions don't always show up in the box score. But Sara James and Mikaela Ruef could have a big impact on how far Stanford goes this season.

No. 6 Stanford took back its home court after dropping its past two games at Maples Pavilion with a dominating 75-49 win over No. 14 UCLA that resulted in a four-way tie atop the Pac-12 conference.

Cal wanted nothing more than to be considered Stanford's equal. Beating the Cardinal on Sunday and snapping their 81-game conference winning streak? Mission accomplished.

Stanford was outrebounded and outplayed at times Tuesday in its Pac-12 showdown with Cal. But when it mattered most, the Cardinal were tough enough to pull out the win and remain unbeaten in conference play.

The game was a blowout, a 61-35 shellacking of No. 1 Stanford, but UConn coach Geno Auriemma and Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer learned plenty about their teams.

For the third time in four years, Stanford and Connecticut clash in a battle of the top two ranked teams in the country.

It's one of the best nonconference games of the season, but the Final Four rematch between Baylor and Stanford -- in Hawaii on Friday -- won't be televised nationally.

Stanford has reigned in the Pac-12 for a dozen years. Will this be the season it is knocked from the throne? Read on for our predictions for the league.

Seeking a sixth straight Final Four, Stanford will adopt an up-tempo attack led by Chiney Ogwumike and wait to see who else emerges.

The 2012-13 season will end in New Orleans. We start off with an A through Z look at what to expect along the way.

At the Cardinal's postseason gala, coach Tara VanDerveer acknowledges the team's great accomplishments -- a 79-game home winning streak, five straight Final Fours -- then asks who will step up to keep it going.