Nov. 29, 1997

Tennessee Downs Stanford

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Chamique Holdsclaw scored 25 points and Tamika Catchings added 20 to lead top-ranked Tennessee to a 88-70 victory over number 10 Stanford, snapping their 49-game home winning streak.

Stanford's last home loss came to Purdue on March 26th, 1994 in the NCAA Tournament West Regional Final. The Cardinal (1-3) are off to their worst start since 1981-1982.

Sameka Randall added 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Lady Vols (5-0) enjoyed a 53-34 advantage on the boards.

Stanford held a 45-44 lead at halftime but Tennessee scored the first 14 points of the second half to take a 58-45 lead that was never be threatened.

Olympia Scott scored 18 points for the Cardinal, who shot just 17.2 percent (5-of-29) from the field in the second half. Vanessa Nygaard added 17 points and 10 rebounds for Stanford, which comitted 16 turnovers and shot 2-of-13 from three-point range.

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