No. 2 Stanford beats UCLA, win streak hits 9 games

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Francesca Belibi tied a career-high with 20 points and had 13 rebounds, and Cameron Brink scored 17 points, leading No. 2 Stanford to a 76-48 win over UCLA on Thursday night.

Stanford (17-3, 8-0 Pac-12) has won nine consecutive games since its loss to top-ranked South Carolina in December.

"We know over the last two years that everything is really unpredictable and our team has the next woman up mentality regardless of who is out," Belibi said. "My main goal was to make sure I’m rebounding and (the scoring) just kind of happened."

The Cardinal, alone atop the Pac-12 standings, cruised to a 40-24 halftime lead, largely by shooting 50% (8 for 16) from beyond the arc. The Cardinal finished with 11 3-pointers in the game.

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Stanford forward Francesca Belibi, center, drives to the basket between UCLA forward IImar'I Thomas (24) and guard Dominique Onu (2) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

"I don’t think about streaks, I think about how we can keep improving," Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. "We could be much more aggressive defensively and force more turnovers. We can run our offense better. But we have people that really play hard … I’m excited about how well we’re playing, but there’s obviously more we can do."

Lexie Hull had a great start, scoring 11 of her 14 points in the first quarter, including three of her four 3-pointers in that stretch.

UCLA (9-7, 4-5) lost its third consecutive game after winning four in a row.

Stanford junior guard Haley Jones missed the game due to health and safety