The Stanford Cardinal were angry after losing to USC at home on Friday night. The Cardinal took out their frustrations on UCLA two days later. Stanford crushed UCLA, 80-60, to tie Colorado atop the Pac-12 standings with a 9-2 record through 11 games.
UCLA Wire editor Matt Wadleigh wrote:
“”Just two days after a 20-point blowout against Cal, Cori Close’s team was now on the wrong side of the scoreboard against the Cardinal. Stanford responded after losing to USC and giving up 51 points to JuJu Watkins. And, it was all Stanford from start to finish in this game.
Afterward, Charisma Osborne didn’t hide her feelings one bit (h/t Gavin Carlson of The Daily Bruin).
“’Tonight was really embarrassing playing out there,’ Osborne said. ‘We have to figure it out and step up.’”
UCLA really did look lost and confused against Cameron Brink and the rest of a Stanford team which was always in control of this game. Stanford busted out to a quick 13-4 lead and was never seriously challenged.
As UCLA Wire noted, Bruin head coach Cori Close was very displeased with the performance she got from her team against Stanford. It will be fascinating to see UCLA, without center Lauren Betts, handles the next few weeks on its schedule.
Elsewhere in the Pac-12, Colorado dominated Washington on the road in Seattle to tie Stanford atop the standings. The other especially big (non-USC) result on Sunday was Oregon State’s 64-60 win over Oregon. The Beavers are now all alone in third place in the Pac-12, ahead of UCLA, Utah, and USC.
Utah won at Washington State with a late run. Arizona beat Arizona State in Tucson.
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