STANFORD, CALIF. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) women's basketball team dropped its season opener to the Stanford Cardinal, 87-42, on Monday night, at Maples Pavilion.

Jeni Levine led both teams with 18 points, while freshman Leyla Minor chipped in 11 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cardinal started the contest off strong for an early 8-0 advantage to never allow the Spartans to lead in the game. Levine cut the deficit to five, 8-3, with a three-pointer at 6:56. The Cardinal continued their momentum with eight-straight points before Minor chipped in her first collegiate three-pointer at 2:57, 16-6. Stanford notched the final field goal from behind-the-arc to close out the first frame on top, 24-12. Out of the 12 Spartan points in the first quarter, nine of those came from Levine.
 
Minor secured the first bucket of the second quarter at the charity stripe before Stanford notched nine consecutive points, 33-16. Levine launched a three-pointer at 5:03 before the Cardinal responded with their own triple on the other end, 33-16. Stanford snagged the final bucket of the first half to hold a 43-20 advantage heading to the locker room.
 
The Cardinal picked up where they left off, going 7-for-13 from the field in the third quarter. Stanford went 10-0 to start the second half before UNCG strung together a 3-0 run with free throws from Levine and a fast break layup from Ciara Harris, 53-24. Levine knocked down the final bucket of the third quarter, but Stanford held the 67-29 lead going to the huddle.
 
The Cardinal were able to outscore the Spartans, 20-13, despite the final stanza seeing the narrowest margin at seven points. The Spartans tallied four three-pointers in the final frame. Makiah Asidanya went 2-for-2 from downtown, while Minor and Levine added a triple apiece in the fourth quarter. However, it wouldn't be enough to hold off the Cardinal from taking the 87-42 win.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Levine, Minor & Asidanya collected two three-pointers apiece.
• Tasia Johnson led the Spartans with two assists.
• Johnson & Jaila Lee posted two steals each.
• Nine Spartans recorded at least one rebound with the team notching 23 total.
• UNCG went 6-for-9 at the free throw line.
• The Spartans notched seven steals.

RECORDS
UNCG: 0-1, 0-0 SoCon
STANFORD: 1-0, 0-0 ACC
 
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UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue their trip on the West Coast by taking on the San Francisco Dons on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. EST/4:30 p.m. PST inside War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.