STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer is thrilled whenever her favored Stanford team gets a push from a Pac-10 opponent. It usually only happens a handful of times each season.
These days, it’s not often when two Pac-10 women’s teams face off both ranked in the top 10. Or when they’re also both unbeaten in conference play for that matter.
On Thursday night, No. 4 Stanford hosts eighth-ranked UCLA in an anticipated showdown at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal are riding a 54-game home winning streak, have won eight straight overall and 42 in a row against Pac-10 competition. They have taken the last eight against the Bruins, too.
The Bruins have their own five-game winning streak and already knocked off now-No. 11 Notre Dame in double overtime on the road in November.
