No. 6 Stanford rebounds from rare loss, beats Arizona

>> Stanford hasn't lost consecutive games in more than two years. It will be even longer after the Cardinal bounced back from one of their worst performances of the season with arguably their best.

Cameron Brink and Haley Jones each scored 18 points and the No. 6 Cardinal used a strong rebounding performance to beat No. 17 Arizona 84-60 on Thursday night.

The Cardinal (23-3, 11-2 Pac-12) won their sixth straight against the Wildcats (18-6, 8-5), a streak that includes the 2021 NCAA title game. Stanford moved into first place in the conference, a halfgame ahead of No. 7 Utah.

Jones shot 8 for 11 from the field and added 12 rebounds and six assists. Brink scored all her points and added eight rebounds in 21 minutes.

Stanford outrebounded Arizona 45-27. It was a much better effort on the boards than in Sunday's 72-67 loss at Washington.

In that game, the Cardinal had a season-low 24 rebounds, which they surpassed in the third quarter against the Wildcats.

“Everything was 10 times better,” Jones said. “I think this was one of our best games we played overall, 40 minutes-wise. I was really proud of the bounce back that we had tonight.”

Stanford tied a seasonhigh with 59.3% shooting, narrowly missing becoming the first team to shoot better than 60% against the Wildcats since the Cardinal accomplished the feat in 2014.

“We wanted to be aggressive, we wanted to play fast, that's how we want to play,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerVeer said. “I think we can even do better. And I think I've been holding us back, honestly, I really do.”