KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- An unusual pregame pep talk helped Tennessee earn a quality nonconference win.Diamond DeShields scored 15 points as the Lady Volunteers erased an early 11-point deficit to beat No. 10 Stanford 59-51 on Sunday and snap the Cardinals six-game winning streak.Tennessee (6-4) had dropped its first four games against major-conference teams. Tennessee assistant coach Dean Lockwood reminded the Lady Vols how much this game meant by referring to this time of year as hunting season.He said this Stanford team is a big buck and we need to eat for the winter, (that) if we dont kill this buck, we might starve, our family might starve and its going to be a long winter, DeShields said. He said, `Lets get us a big buck. That was kind of our mentality going into the game.Tennessee guard Jordan Reynolds said Sundays game absolutely was a must win for the Lady Vols. In their four previous games against major-conference foes, the Lady Vols had fallen to Penn State, Virginia Tech, No. 3 Baylor and No. 16 Texas.This game didnt start out much better for Tennessee.Stanford (8-2) took an early 15-4 lead by effectively driving to the basket and capitalizing on Tennessees turnover problems. Tennessee got back into the game with its defense, as Stanford struggled to score after that fast start.We got them down, and we didnt keep them down, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. I thought the No. 1 thing for me looking at the game was we didnt pass the ball. We held the ball. We didnt move the ball. We only had six assists. ... We just need to play better team basketball.Tennessee went on an 11-0 run in the second quarter to pull ahead 29-25 before Stanford rallied to make it 29-all at halftime.The Lady Vols pulled ahead for good by going on a 10-0 spurt that started late in the third quarter and carried over to the fourth period. Tennessee led by as many as 12 early in the final quarter, and Stanford never cut the margin below six the rest of the way.Reynolds scored 14 points, Mercedes Russell had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Jaime Nared had 10 points for Tennessee.Erica McCall and Karlie Samuelson each scored 13 points for Stanford. Brittany McPhee added 11.THE TAKEAWAYStanford: The Cardinal cooled off considerably after a hot start. After making seven of its first eight field-goal attempts, Stanford (8-2) shot just 27.8 percent (15 of 54) the rest of the way. Stanford shot 4 of 20 from 3-point range.Tennessee: If Reynolds can build upon this performance, it could provide some needed balance to Tennessees offense. Reynolds had scored just two points in each of the three games leading up to this one, but she had 11 points by halftime Sunday. Heading into Sundays game, the trio of Russell, DeShields and Nared had combined for 61 percent of Tennessees scoring.My coaches have been on me a lot lately, saying that I havent been playing like myself, Reynolds said. They said a couple of words that I cant say right now, but they really got into me, telling me to be more aggressive, trying to get back to do what I do best, which is attacking.WARLICKS MILESTONEThis marked the 1,000th win that Tennessees Holly Warlick was a part of in her 36 seasons as a head coach and assistant, with the vast majority coming during her 27 seasons as a Lady Vols assistant on Pat Summitts staff. Warlick is in her fifth season as a head coach and owns a 114-38 record.I like the one, Im not worried about the 1,000, Warlick quipped. I just needed this one today.KEY STATSTennessee had nine steals Sunday and is now 5-0 when it gets at least seven steals. The Lady Vols are just 1-4 when they dont make at least seven steals. ... 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