Brittney Griner and Baylor were rarely challenged during a 42-game winning streak that included a national title and a quick start to this season. But the unfamiliar scene of Hawaii and an eager opponent in No. 4 Stanford - keen on avenging a loss in the Final Four - were too much for the top-ranked Lady Bears on Friday, who fell 71-69 to the fourth-ranked Cardinal. Baylor went 40-0 last year with no team coming within five points of the Lady Bears. You don't ever want to lose. You're in Hawaii, you're not under the normal circumstances of a regular practice schedule. You're enjoying the beach and not having as much time to prepare," Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. We played Kentucky and had a quick tunaround to come here. It's a great schedule for us to prepare for another national championship. We knew where the ball was going - it's a matter if we're able to make the play. It's hard to make a play on Griner," Ogwumike said. You knew it was going to Griner and she was going to turn around and shoot. Mulkey said that Baylor wasn't used to playing close games during its streak. "We didn't respond very well, we got back in the game but we didn't execute some things and we didn't do some things defensively," Mulkey said. "You lose your All-American point guard that early in the game, it kind of takes you out of flow of things," Mulkey said.