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 STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - As crazy as it sounds, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer thinks Candice Wiggins' absence late in the regular season might actually help the Cardinal when it comes time for the NCAA tournament.
Jayne Appel scored 24 points to help No. 8 Stanford overcome an injury to its leading scorer and clinch at least a share of its seventh straight conference title with a 65-54 victory over UCLA on Thursday night.
"It's a good challenge for our team," VanDerveer said. "We can't do anything about it. We're not having a pity party and if we did nobody would show up anyway. ... I just think it's going to make us better. Sure, we want Candice out there. But that challenges other people to step up and I thought they did really well."
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