BOSTON (AP) — Amber Orrange had 19 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, just missing a triple-double for No. 3 Stanford in an 83-71 season-opening win against Boston College on Saturday.
Chiney Ogwumike led with 30 points and 14 rebounds and Bonnie Samuelson scored 15 for the Cardinal, who gave coach Tara VanDerveer her 895th career victory.
Kristen Doherty had 16 points and Shayra Brown scored 10 for the Eagles.
Stanford had a 28-0 run late in the first half and led 44-24 at the break. Boston College shot 52 percent in the second half, but could not recover from the deficit.
Mikaela Ruef pulled down 10 rebounds as Stanford dominated inside and finished with 44 rebounds while holding Boston College to 26.
Stanford travels to face No. 1 Connecticut on Monday.
