No. 1 seed Stanford was already demolishing Montana State at home in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament when Fran Belibi added an exclamation mark to the Cardinal’s ultimate 78-37 rout of the Bobcats.
Midway through the second quarter, with the Cardinal up 29-6, Belibi — a 6-foot-1 junior forward — blocked a Montana State shot attempt on the perimeter before collecting the ball, bursting out into transition and slamming it down with her right hand, sending the Maples Pavilion crowd and her teammates into a frenzy.
It was Belibi’s third career slam, with the other two coming last season…
