The No. 24 Huskies have seemingly done it all so far. They have faced quality opponents and, in the case of LSU, beaten quality opponents at Hec Edmondson Pavilion. But 15 games into the season, they still have yet to win a road game.

Washington (11-4 overall, 1-3 Pac-10) will get the chance to fix that with a game tonight against Stanford (9-4 overall, 1-2 Pac-10).

To end the skid on the road, coach Lorenzo Romar and his team will have to overcome a 13-game losing streak at Maples Center.

"As far as the Huskies are concerned, this is a tough road trip," Romar said. "It's very critical, after this you're seven games in, you're almost halfway into your conference season."

A year ago, Washington came within 2.1 seconds of snapping the drought at Stanford.

Leading by three, Cardinal guard Chris Hernandez heaved up a desperate 3-pointer from near half-court. The shot was off, but guard Justin Dentmon fouled him, sending Hernandez to the freethrow line for three shots. He sunk all of them and sent the game to overtime, and Stanford ran away from the Huskies.

Aside from Dentmon's return to Maples, the game against the Cardinal has several subplots.

Stanford's two prized freshmen, twins Brook and Robin Lopez are old teammates of Husky freshman Quincy Pondexter. The three have played together since junior high and all the way through high school.

"Robin's a character," Pondexter said. "He's a big kid out there, and Brook has a real tenacity out on the court."

Robin has been more of a force for Stanford thus far, starting in all 13 of the team's games, and averaging 10.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game. Brook — slowed by injury — has played in just eight games, but still averages 8.3 points per game.

Pondexter will also be looking to improve on his quiet outing against ASU last Saturday. Romar has no doubts that his freshman will be "fired up for his team and play well."

Spencer Hawes and Jon Brockman also have experience against the Lopez twins, having played against them in Amateur Athletic Union basketball.

According to Brockman, the two will present some problems defensively because of their ability to shoot the ball from outside.

Another familiar face for Brockman will be Stanford point guard and Seattle native Mitch Johnson. The two played together for years and the Husky forward has nothing but respect for his former teammate.

Johnson is the floor general for the Cardinal offense and averages 4.2 assists per game. His assist to turnover ratio is also an impressive 1.8.

One thing is for sure: the road does not faze this team any longer. It has experienced the harsh reality of playing in hostile territory and is eager to build on its first conference win.

"We got our first win, we know what it's like," Brockman said. "We can't make any more excuses. We dug ourselves into a hole and we took the first step toward getting out of that hole."

Reach reporter Justin Chartrey at justinchartrey@thedaily.washington.edu.