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ity after winning the Summit League tournament.
• The Coyotes couldn't overcome the physical mismatches. Stanford outscored the Coyotes 46-14 in the lane and held a 31-13 advantage in bench scoring.
• Ogwumike, the Pac-12 player of the year, passed former Stanford great Candice Wiggins as the conference's all-time scoring leader. Ogwumike now has 2,652 points.
• Harrington, who played in the 2011 tournament for Louisville, scored nine points for the Coyotes before fouling out with 7:36 left. Coyotes fans chanted "Polly, Polly" as she went to the bench.
• "I love our fans," Harrington said. "They've been there through thick and thin. It was just a great crowd and I appreciate it."
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Stanford opens NCAA women's tourney with 81-62 win
ERIC OLSON, AP Sports Writer
• AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Stanford is halfway home.
• With Chiney Ogwumike leading the way, as usual, the Cardinal opened the NCAA women's tournament with an 81-62 victory over gritty South Dakota at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday night. They need another win Monday against Florida State to play in the Sweet 16 on its home court at Maples Pavilion.
• "Our team is on a mission coming here," coach Tara VanDerveer said. "It's not a secret we want to go back to Stanford and play at Stanford."
• Ogwumike scored 23 points to become the Pac-12's career scoring leader, and second-seeded Stanford (30-3) used a couple big runs to pull away from No. 15 South Dakota.
• "It was very disappointing for us to not win the Pac-12 tournament. It was disappointing in some respects to not be a 1 seed," VanDerveer said. "But every disappointment is a blessing. We've got to turn that around to something very positive for our team, and I think we have."
• Stanford kept all the Coyotes under wraps except Australian guard Nicole Seekamp, who made 9 of 13 shots and finished with 22 points.
• "She showed that she's a special player," South Dakota coach Amy Williams said. "She can find ways to be pretty spectacular even against a great team and the length we're really not used to seeing. I think Nicole really showed she can be aggressive. That mid-range jumper she has is pretty tough to defend."
• The loss by the Summit League's Coyotes (19-14) dropped No. 15 seeds to 0-82 all-time in first-round games.
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