MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer noticed Kansas State tends to hound an opponent's best shooters, at least in terms of statistics, and surmised that Karlie Samuelson might have a tough night.
She also figured Brittany McPhee would get plenty of looks.
The Cardinals' unsung star made the most of them, lighting it up from 3-point range and pouring in 21 points to help second-seeded Stanford rout the No. 7 seed Wildcats in their NCAA Tournament game Monday night -- earning VanDerveer's program a 10th straight trip to the Sweet 16.
"The coaches had told us they leave shooters open.