Injuries, podcasts and standings

DePaul is going through it like never before. Keisha Hampton’s season-ending injury means five key players are now out for the Blue Demons. Coach Doug Bruno hasn’t seen anything like it before.

Podcast: Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli interview Maryland Coach Brenda Frese and Taylor Hill of Ohio State.

Pac-12 standings –

How quickly things change when conference play begins. Here’s what it looks like today:

Team Conference Overall

Stanford – 4-0, 13-1
USC – 3-1, 8-6
Washington St. – 3-1, 9-7
Colorado – 2-1, 13-1
California – 2-2, 11-5
UCLA – 2-2, 7-8
Arizona – 1-2, 12-3
Arizona St. – 1-2, 10-4
Utah – 1-2, 8-6
Oregon St. – 1-3, 10-5
Washington – 1-3, 9-5
Oregon – 1-3, 9-7

The Saturday scoreboard saw Oregon State almost upset Stanford; USC beat Arizona to sweet both desert state schools; UCLA defeated ASU, leaving the Sun Devils swept; and Utah garnered their first Pac-12 victory by putting away Washington.

Stanford is struggling more than expected.