Defense: A+

That's what Tara wrote on the white board in the locker room at half time.

The Cardinal's Big Bear defense held Devanei Hampton to 3 points, Ashley Walker to 10, and Cal to a season-low 30.8 field goal percentage.
A+ indeed!

• Bears Shut Down on the Farm by Viet Nyugen (The Bear Insider)
  
  In a much-hyped game between two top-10 teams, California fell to Stanford 72-52. While Cal’s defense has been ranked atop the Pac-10, it was Stanford’s defense that had a stranglehold on this game from the opening tip.
  
  
• Hones helps shoot down Cal's perfect record by Rick Eymer (Palo Alto Online)
  
  JJ Hones found her long range shot and the Stanford women's basketball team found new life with its 72-52 victory over visiting California on Saturday in a crucial Pac-10 contest in front of 6,175 fans at Maples Pavilion.
  
  
• Appel's fancy passing - a revelation - helps Stanford women stuff Cal by Gwen Knapp (San Francisco Chronicle
  
  She scored only nine points, yet made the offense flow. She recorded seven assists, a hefty number, but not enough to describe her textbook passing out of post. If a coach ever wants to teach a young center how to handle a double-team, a videotape from this game will do the job.
  
  
• An audio slide show by NHat V. Meyer (Mercury News)
  
  
• The AP game recap, photo gallery and the box score from Stanford Athletics.