STANFORD, CA (11/24/00) - Susan Moran scored a career-high 30 points, including the 1000th of her career, but St. Joseph's came up just short, falling to #18 Stanford in overtime at Maples Pavilion. The Crimson and Gray used a furious second half surge to overcome a ten-point halftime deficit and had opportunities to win the game in regulation, but Stanford held on for the 79-72 OT victory. Stanford Head Coach Tara Vanderveer, who collected the 499th victory of her career with the win, had nothing but praise for the Hawks. "Starting with [Angela] Zampella, they are a very heady team. They really take advantage of any kind of mismatch or overplay. They forced us to be creative on offense. They dictated the tempo and they never lost their poise." Down the stretch in regulation Moran took control for SJU. She tallied nine of the Hawks' final 14 points to help erase a seven-point Stanford advantage with five minutes to play. The biggest bucket for the Tullamore, Ireland native was the final one of the period, a driving lay-up to knot the game at 65-65 with just 25 seconds remaining and give her 1,001 career points. She became the fifteenth player in Hawk history to surpass the milestone and is the third fastest player in school history to reach the number, turning the trick in just her 64th career game. Hawk Head Coach Stephanie V. Gaitley explained why Moran is successful, "Sue has a great knack for getting to the basket. I think that she has really improved her all-around game and she is difficult to defend because she has that jump shot...She backs away from no one. She is an unbelievable competitor." In the extra session the lead bounced back-and-forth, changing hands four times, before Philadelphia native Lauren St. Clair came alive for the Cardinal. The Mount St. Joseph's graduate scored seven of her 18 points in the final 38 seconds of overtime, including a big three-point basket to put Stanford in front for good, 75-72. She added four free throws in the waning seconds to ice the game and provide the final margin of victory. Trailing by ten at intermission, 36-26, the Hawks stormed back to take their first lead of the game 42-40 at the 14:25 mark. Keying the 16-4 surge to open the second half was the three-headed three-point attack of Irina Krasnoshiok, Angela Zampella and Amra Mehmedic. SJU knocked down four three-pointers during the spurt, including a pair by Mehmedic, who tallied all 13 of her points in the second period. Even in defeat, Gaitley was pleased with her team's performance. "I was very, very proud of the effort. We took a ranked team on their home court right to the end." Like last season's game at the Fieldhouse, the Cardinal climbed out to an early lead, 11-0, as SJU struggled to find its rhythm on the springy Maples Pavilion floor against its taller opponent. Inside Bethany Donaphin found space tallying a pair of buckets, while St. Clair netted a couple of buckets from outside. Donaphin was a puzzle for SJU all night, scoring 23 points to lead the Cardinal. Reflecting on the match after the game, Zampella said, "We knew we could play with them. They are a great team, but this is going to make us better in the long run. We just have to take this loss and move on." With the 30-point performance, Moran became the first Hawk to net 30 in a game since Melissa Coursey against Rhode Island in January of 1998. St. Joseph's concludes its West Coast roadtrip on Sunday, November 26 in Los Angeles, when the Hawks meet Southern Cal. It will be the first meeting between the two schools since November of 1985. The women of Troy won that contest, 96-66.