The 5-1 Lady Ags face their first acid test of year when they travel to Maples Pavilion to play the #11 Standford Cardinal at 2 pm Sunday (info tidbit: the name Cardinal refers to the bright color of red and not the songbird). Stanford comes into the game 7-1 overall having suffering only a 5 point loss to Gonzaga.

The Cardinal roster lists five players 6'3 and taller so they will have a dominate height advantage and the Ags have struggled with rebounding this year. Stanford is out rebounding their opponents by an average of 12 boards per game. It will be imperative that the Aggies block out and play aggressively on the boards to at least limit Stanford's 2nd chance points.

Athletic 6'3 forward Erica McCall leads The Cardinal with 17.3 ppg while also leading the team in rebounds and blocks as well. She is followed closely in scoring by a pair of guards, Brittany McPhee and Karlie Samuelson, scoring 15.0 and 11.6 ppg respectively. As a team Stanford is beating their opponents by an average margin of 22 ppg 77-55.

The Aggies have never beaten a Top 25 team since joining D1:

UC Davis vs. the Top 25 (Division I results only)
Dec. 2, 2007 - at #6 Stanford (L, 62-41)
Dec. 9, 2007 - at #18 Arizona State (L, 77-56)
Dec. 3, 2008 - vs. #25 Arizona State (L, 73-59)
Dec. 17, 2008 - at #22 South Dakota State (L, 59-47)
Dec. 28, 2008 - at #11 Stanford (L, 84-49)
Nov. 22, 2009 - vs. #2 Stanford (L, 76-51)
March 19, 2010 - at #2 Stanford (L, 86-59... NCAA First Round)
Nov. 21, 2010 - at #15 UCLA (L, 65-49)
Nov. 30, 2011 - at #5 Stanford (L, 93-44)
Nov. 30, 2012 - vs. #1 Stanford (L, 87-37)
Nov. 17, 2013 - at #2 Stanford (L, 66-48)
Dec. 5, 2013 - at #1 UConn (L, 97-37)
Nov. 14, 2014 - vs. #1 UConn (L, 102-43)
Nov. 13, 2015 - vs. #16 Stanford (L, 74-43)

It would certainly be a huge upset if the Ags were to upend The Cardinal but anything is possible. The Aggies have the ability to play very well when they get into a good flow and are playing within themselves. They are a very unselfish team with great team chemistry and, if they get hot and their confidence gets a boost, they might make things interesting.

Watch it live: http://pac-12.com/live/stanford-university

Go Ags!