Tennessee beats Stanford as Cardinal, Lady Vols renew historic rivalry without Tara VanDerveer, Pat Summitt

STANFORD For the first time ever Tennessee and Stanford met on a basketball court without either Pat Summitt or Tara VanDerveer on the sideline The storied rivalry between the two historic women s basketball powers is now under the purview of Stanford coach Kate Paye and Tennessee coach Kim Caldwell as Summitt stepped down in and VanDerveer retired in The first matchup between the two teams since saw VanDerveer watching from the stands as Paye s Cardinal fell - to the No Lady Helpers Neither plan is a national championship contender these days but the matchup served as a good measuring stick for both teams Check back for updates to this story Related Articles Coaching carousel winners losers From ESPN to SEC Pac- to American College football recruiting Where Bay Area high school players signed Cal has more cash coming than just UCLA subsidy for football hire and everything else CFP rankings Alabama and Notre Dame flip as Irish inch closer to Miami Cal nears deal to hire Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi as head coach sources