SEATTLE -- It might not yet rise to the level of a "Tara-ism," but this Stanford team has come up with its own little saying.
"It wasn't pretty, but it was gritty."
That short phrase has applied to many a Cardinal game this season, and it might never have applied more than it did Sunday night at KeyArena when, less than four minutes into Pac-12 championship game against Oregon State, Stanford was staring at a 13-point deficit.
"Honestly, I looked up and thought, 'Dang, again?'" Stanford senior forward Erica McCall said. "But that's what we're used to.