Lady Vols Fall 69-55 on the Road to Stanford
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Lili Thompson scored 19 points, including seven during a crucial stretch, Erica McCall had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 15 Stanford held off a fierce rally to beat No. 14 Tennessee 69-55 Wednesday night.
Kaylee Johnson added 10 points for the Cardinal (7-2), who have beaten the Lady Vols five straight times at home.
Diamond DeShields and Jaime Nared each scored 12 for the Lady Vols (7-3), who have lost three of their last five. Bashaara Graves had 10.
The Lady Vols, who trailed by as many as 21, began to whittle away at the lead, climbing to within 54-47 on a 3-pointer and a layup off an ensuing steal from Jaime Nared with 5:37 remaining to play in the contest.
Stanford used an 11-4 run – including a layup, a jumper and a 3 by Thompson – over the next four minutes to seal it.
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