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NCAAW: Texas upsets No. 1 Stanford

Texas forward Joyner Holmes (24) reacts to a play in a college basketball game in Austin, TX on December 22nd, 2019. (Photo: University of Texas Athletics)
AUSTIN, TX- The Texas Longhorns knocked off the No. 1 Stanford Cardinal 69-64 today at the Frank Erwin Center.

Charli Collier led Texas (7-4) with a dominant 20 point, 19 rebound afternoon. Joyner Holmes and Sug Sutton added another 25 points. This is the Longhorns first win against an AP No. 1 team since 2004. Stanford still leads the all-time series 8-5.

Texas coach Karen Aston: I think that our team had a confidence about themselves that we started the game with, but, the thing that I'm most proud of is they're beginning to learn how to play 40 minutes. They reset themselves when things don't go well. They're learning to help each other and not depend on the coaches as much. I think that's where we've sort of turned the corner. Again, it's one win; it's a big one. There's no question about it. Stanford is really, really good. But I told them before the game that I wanted to see that we are still growing and that we learned some things from Tennessee. I wanted to see that we were moving forward and getting better. You hope that the win came out of that, and it did. I'm just really proud because this was a complete team.

 One of three players in double-figure scoring was Lexie Hull who scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Stanford (10-1).

 With the loss, UConn is expected to be the new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll. There has already been some turnover at the No. 1 spot, something not usually seen in NCAAW.

 Texas next plays on Dec. 29th against Northwestern State. Stanford next hosts UC-Davis on Dec. 28th 

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