The senior guard Empress Davenport scored a career-best 23 points Sunday, and No. 5 Texas defeated 14th-ranked Stanford, 77-69.
Guards Brooke McCarty and Celina Rodrigo also scored in double figures for host Texas (8-0).
“I think our guards have a confidence about them that I haven’t seen since I’ve been here,” Texas Coach Karen Aston said.
Lili Thompson led Stanford (6-2) with 21 points. Erica McCall scored 14, and Brittany McPhee had 12.
McPhee made consecutive 3-pointers to cut a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to 4 with 3 minutes 34 seconds remaining. But Texas held off the Cardinal by making 14 free throws the rest of the way, including eight by Rodrigo.