STANFORD, Calif. – Seniors Chanelle Molina and Borislava Hristova scored a combined 48 points for the Washington State University women's basketball team, but that wouldn't be enough to overcome No. 4/5-ranked Stanford, as the Cougs fall to the Cardinal in Maples Pavilion, 77-58, in Pac-12 Conference play.

Molina put on an offensive show against the No. 4/5-ranked team in the nation, as she tallied a season-high 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the floor. It was the second 20-plus-point performance against a top-five team this season for the the Kailua Kona, Hawaii native, as she also scored 25 points against then second-ranked Baylor. Molina nailed a season-best five 3-point field goals to move her into fourth place on WSU's all-time 3-point field goals made list with 149. Her efforts helped the Cougs shoot 43.8% (7-of-16) from behind the arc against the Cardinal.

Meanwhile, Hristova continued her approach to Washington State's all-time scoring record with 21 points. The redshirt senior from Varna, Bulgaria will head into Sunday's matchup at California needing only eight points to break Jeanne Eggart's (1977-82) record of 1,967 points. The 21-point performance for Hristova marks the 44th time in her career that she has scored 20-or-more points in a game.

The loss drops the Cougs to 7-7 overall on the season and 0-2 in Pac-12 play, while Stanford improves to 12-1 on the year and 1-0 in the Pac-12.

The Cardinal used their depth and size to get the edge on Washington State throughout the night, as they held the lead the entire game. Stanford outscored the Cougars, 27-4, in bench points, while maintaining a 14-point advantage in points in the paint. The mismatch in the post allowed the Cardinal to outrebound the Cougs, 38-29, as Stanford outscored WSU, 15-7, in second chance points.

Washington State will have a quick turnaround this weekend, as they travel across the San Francisco Bay to take on California on Sunday, Jan. 5. Tip-off from Haas Pavilion is set for 12 p.m. and will air live on both Pac-12 Network Bay Area and Pac-12 Network Washington.

COUG QUOTES
Head Coach Kamie Ethridge on Tonight's Outcome: "We were better tonight in the areas that we wanted to improve in. I can't fault our effort. (Stanford) is a team with so many weapons, but I thought our effort was really solid. This is just where we are right now. We don't manufacture a lot of points; we don't have a lot of offensive fire power and we had a few players struggle tonight offensively. Until we get some more offensive players in the gym, games against these types of teams will be a challenge for us."

COUG NOTES
- Tonight's 27-point effort marks a new season high in points for senior Chanelle Molina. It is also her ninth career outing with 20-or-more points, three of which have come this season.

- With 27 points tonight, Molina moves into 14th on Washington State's all-time scoring list. She surpassed Yvonne Kunze (1994-98), who scored 1,139 points in 108 career games for the Cougs.

- Tonight's game marked the second time this season Washington State has had two players score over 20 points in the same game. The last time it happened was on Nov. 24 against CSUN, when the duo of Borislava Hristova and Chanelle Molina scored 21 points apiece in a victory.

- With tonight's seven 3-point field goals, Washington State has now hit at least five 3-pointers in each of their last five games.

- Tonight's 77-58 loss to Stanford drops Washington State to 0-66 all-time against the Cardinal.

- The Cougars shot 42.8% from the floor tonight and they have now shot 42%-or-better from the field in each of their last five games.