PALO ALTO — The Lady Vols made a long trip to Stanford Wednesday night to take on the top-ranked Cardinal and they had a long night on the hardwood.
Tennessee dropped a 78-51 decision at Maples Pavilion.
The Lady Vols (8-2) got off to a fast start and led 12-10 before Rennia Davis picked up her second foul midway through the first quarter.
When she exited the game, the Cardinal (10-0) scored the final 10 points of the opening frame and opened a 20-12 advantage.
For the Lady Vols, it was all downhill from there.
Davis was the only Tennessee player to score in double figures. She had 14 points. Jordan Horston added nine and Rae Burrell also finished with nine.
Stanford’s Kiana Williams scored 19 points to lead all scorers. Lexie Hull added 11 and Ashten Prechtel finished with 10.