The Lady Vols suffered its first loss of the season Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
No. 7 Tennessee fell to No. 3 Stanford, 74-63, before an announced crowd of 10,017.
The Cardinal (8-2) opened a 17-13 lead in the first quarter. Stanford then produced a 26-13 run in the second quarter and led 43-26 at halftime.
Tennessee (9-1) scored the first 14 points of the second half to pull within 43-40.
Stanford closed the third quarter with a 9-6 run, producing a 51-46 lead.
Jordan Horston totaled 19 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Lady Vols.
Alexus Dye added 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Sara Puckett scored 10 points and Jordan Walker finished with eight.
The Cardinal had five players post double figures in the scoring column. Haley Jones had 18 points and 19 rebounds and was 12-for-12 from the free throw line.
Ashten Prechtel added 12 points. Lexie Hull, who fouled out, and Hannah Jump had 11 points each, while Kiki Iriafen scored 10.
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