We're number one!!

The Cardinal took sole possession of first place in the Pac-10 for the first time this season with an 85-74 win over USC and UCLA's 71-56 win over Cal. Sadly, the latter was partly due to Alexis Grey-Lawson's knee sprain late in the first half.

The former was a great team effort.

Kayla had another fabulous game. She shot 67% today, sank her career-high four triples (out of seven attempts) and got her seventh double-double of the season (20 points, 10 rebounds).

Jayne sat out half of the first half with two fouls, but came back strong in the second. She ended with 20 points, eight rebounds and three steals. She made the 20 points by making 100% of seven field goal attempts and 67% of her free throws! She thoughtfully blocked just one shot, so saving her breaking of Val Whiting's career record for the enjoyment of all her fans at Maples next weekend.

Nneka was a valuable member of the paint crew with 17 points, four assists, eight rebounds and a block.

Point guard duty was shared by Jeanette (who sat out the second half after being hit in the eye), Ros, Mel and Lindy. Jeanette and Mel each had four assists. Lindy, who played 19 minutes, had three assists and sank three triples.

Here are game reports from Palo Alto Online and the Associated Press, the box score and play-by-play and more photos (As always, click photos to enlarge.)