Slideshow Brittany McPhee scored 21 points to pace Stanford's 72-65 victory over USC. Photo by Richard Erstad/isiphotos.com. Marta Sniezek had 10 rebounds and six assists in Stanford's win over USC. Photo by Richard Erstad/isiphotos.com. Previous Next

Brittany McPhee scored 21 points, point guard Marta Sniezek grabbed 10 rebounds and recorded six assists and the Stanford women's basketball team survived a threat from USC, beating the Trojans 72-65 on Sunday in a Pac-12 Conference contest.

Alanna Smith and Kiana Williams each added 13 points for the Cardinal (8-6, 2-0), which travels to Arizona for a conference game on Friday at 7 p.m.

Sniezek helped Stanford win the rebounding battle, 41-31. She came up with several key fourth-quarter rebounds that helped limit USC's ability to close the gap. Stanford never led by more than eight.

Kaylee Johnson's layup with 6:57 remaining to play gave Stanford a 60-52 edge but the Trojans continued to make it tough.

"We had a lot of different people contributing for us," Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. "We just have to keep improving, take better care of the ball."