Stanford faced its toughest test of the season but held on to beat Texas Tech.

Sophomore center and Duke transfer Brooke Smith is emerging as the Cardinal's go-to player in the post-Powell era. Yesterday she had 22 including 10 in the final 10 minutes.

"Everybody does their part and today it was my turn," Smith said. "They came out at the half and changed their defense up and they wouldn't let us go into the post as easily. I think we were a little tight (to start the second half), but as the game wore on, that wore away and we started hitting shots when we needed to."

With the losses by Tennessee, Texas, and Georgia, Stanford is likely to move up to #2 in the new rankings.