By: Joe Lami

The Stanford Cardinal have been struggling of late, but defeated No. 7 Oregon State on Thursday night 69-58 for their biggest road victory of the year. Oregon State was coming in strong, riding a 21-game home winning streak and tied for the first in the Pac-12 standings, but it came to an end with No. 19 Stanford’s huge victory. The loss for Oregon State doesn’t officially mark the end of their chances of winning the Pac-12 title, as a victory over Cal will accomplish their first regular season title in school history.

The Cardinal had five players get into double figures, with Lili Thompson leading the way with 13 points. Stanford finished the night shooting 42% from the field, while holding the Beavers to just 36%.

After the big win, sophomore Erica McCall called the team the party crashers. The game shouldn’t have been a big surprised though, as it is the Cardinal’s 29^th consecutive win over Oregon State.

Oregon State was handed their second conference loss of the season, and they have already won more games than any other team in school history with their 25-3 record. The Beavers coach, Scott Rueck, mentioned that facing Stanford for the first time this season had a lot to do with the loss. “It was a perfect storm for them, Stanford played great”.

Brittany McPhee was the only scorer who showed up for Oregon State, as she finished on top of all scorers with 24 points.

The Cardinal finish up their regular season, with the finale in Eugene, as they take on the Ducks on Sunday.