Cardinal stifled by Lady Vol defense

Paul Sunderland, the TV announcer, said it was, "one of the best defensive efforts ever by the University of Tennessee."

The Cardinal couldn't find a way to attack and lost 59-40.

Bird fights hard for possession

Here are game reports and commentary:

• No. 11 Lady Vols trounce No. 7 Stanford 59-40, the Associated Press game recap by Steve Megargee
• Stifled, the Associated Press game recap (posted by Stanford Athletics)
• #11 UT Stifles #7 Stanford In 59-40 Win, the Tennessee Athletics game recap
• Complete Effort Earns Complete Victory by Brian Rice (Tennessee Athletics)
• Sputtering offense leads to another loss for Cardinal women from Palo Alto Online
• Tennessee rises above Stanford by Graham Hayes (espnW)

The box score and play-by-play,

Quotes from Tara's postgame interview