By: Joe Lami

The Stanford Cardinal got back into the win column on Friday night with a win over the USC Trojans 79-60. It’s a huge recovery from last weekend, where the Cardinal were swept by the two teams in Arizona.

Lili Thompson led the way for the Cardinal off the bench with 14 points. Friday marked the first time of the season where Thompson wasn’t in the starting line-up. Briana Roberson also was put on the bench to try and shake things up, she finished the night with 13 points. Erica Payne and Jasmine Camp were their replacements, getting their first career starts. Payne and Camp played a combined 14 minutes and finished with two points each.

Stanford shot for a combined 55% from the field, including 35% from beyond the arc. Bonnie Samuelson was the Cardinal’s only answer from three-point land, as she finished with 12 points going 4 of 9.

Alexyz Valoetama led the way for USC with 14 points. Four total Trojans were able to get into double digits. Courtney Jaco contributed 11, Briana Barrett and Kaneisha Horn each added ten. Horn brought down 11 rebounds to get the double double.