2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
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Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic Champions Pacific-10 Tournament Champions | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 [1] |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 33–5 (17–1 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Maples Pavilion |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Stanford † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 33 | – | 5 | .868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 California | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Arizona State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 Pac-10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer. The Cardinal are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and attempted to win their third NCAA championship.
Exhibition
Date | Location | Opponent | Cardinal Points | Opp. Points | Record |
Nov. 1/08 | Stanford | Chico State | 123 | 39 | 1-0 |
Nov. 7/08 | Stanford | Vanguard | 87 | 41 | 2-0 |
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Regular season
- Nov. 30: Jillian Harmon scored 18 points in the first half as Stanford rolled to an 83-54 victory over Hawaii to finish 3-0 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic. Jayne Appel added 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. Sarah Boothe, a reserve, scored 14 points in the second half. With mostly backups in, Stanford went on a 28-9 run to start the second half with a 69-33 lead.[3]
- Jan. 8: The Cardinal's 112-35 win over the Washington Huskies was the largest in school and conference history. Jayne Appel had 21 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots in only 19 minutes, Jeanette Pohlen added 16 points and eight assists. The Cardinal made 14 3-pointers on the way to the largest margin of victory in Pac-10 and program history.
Jillian Harmon added 14 points in 16 minutes of action as the Cardinal bested a 73-point win over Long Beach State from Dec. 8, 1993 (122-49) with their fourth straight victory. Sarah Morton scored seven points to lead Washington with its worst loss in school history. The points allowed were the most ever by the Huskies, who scored their fewest points since getting 30 against Portland State on Feb. 13, 1976. It was Stanford's sixth consecutive win in the series, 10th in a row at home against the Huskies in Maples Pavilion and 10th in 11 overall dating to Jan. 4, 2004.[4]
Roster
Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |
2 | Jayne Appel | 6-4 | Forward/Center | Junior |
42 | Sarah Boothe | 6-5 | Forward/Center | Freshman |
24 | Ashley Cimino | 6-3 | Forward | Sophomore |
31 | Morgan Clyburn | Forward/Center | Senior | |
20 | Hannah Donaghe | 5-11 | Guard | Sophomore |
21 | Rosalyn Gold-Onwude | 5-10 | Guard | Redshirt Junior |
33 | Jillian Harmon | 6-1 | Forward | Senior |
5 | Michelle Harrison | 6-3 | Forward | Redshirt Sophomore |
10 | J.J. Hones | 5-10 | Guard | Junior |
15 | Lindy La Rocque | 5-8 | Guard | Freshman |
1 | Grace Mashore | 5-10 | Guard | Freshman |
0 | Melanie Murphy | 5-9 | Guard | Redshirt Sophomore |
30 | Nnemkadi Ogwumike | 6-2 | Forward | Freshman |
14 | Kayla Pedersen | 6-4 | Forward | Sophomore |
23 | Jeanette Pohlen | 6-0 | Guard | Sophomore |
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Schedule
Date | Location | Opponent | Cardinal Points | Opp. Points | Record |
Nov. 14/08 | Stanford | Minnesota | 68 | 55 | 1-0 |
Nov. 16/08 | Waco, TX | Baylor | 65 | 81 | 1-1 |
Nov. 20/08 | Stanford | New Mexico | 84 | 46 | 2-1 |
Nov. 23/08 | Stanford | Rutgers | 81 | 47 | 3-1 |
Nov. 28/08 | Honolulu | Purdue | 78 | 70 | 4-1 |
Nov. 29/08 | Honolulu | Iowa State | 83 | 45 | 5-1 |
Nov. 30/08 | Honolulu | Hawaii | 83 | 54 | 6-1 |
Dec. 13/08 | Stanford | Fresno State | 100 | 62 | 7-1 |
Dec. 16/08 | Durham, NC | Duke | 52 | 56 | 7-2 |
Dec. 19/08 | Columbia, SC | South Carolina | 78 | 47 | 8-2 |
Dec. 21/08 | Knoxville, TN | Tennessee | 69 | 79 | 8-3 |
Dec. 28/08 | Stanford | UC Davis | 84 | 49 | 9-3 |
Jan. 2/09 | Tempe, AZ | Arizona State | 64 | 61 | 9-3 |
Jan. 4/09 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 70 | 61 | 10-3 |
Jan. 8/09 | Stanford | Washington | 112 | 35 | 11-3 |
Jan. 10/09 | Stanford | Washington State | 102 | 53 | 12-3 |
Jan. 18/09 | Berkeley, CA | California | 54 | 57 | 12-4 |
Jan. 22/09 | Eugene, OR | Oregon | 85 | 57 | 13-4 |
Jan. 24/09 | Corvallis, OR | Oregon State | 69 | 54 | 14-4 |
Jan. 29/09 | Stanford | USC | 81 | 53 | 15-4 |
Feb. 1/09 | Stanford | UCLA | 68 | 51 | 16-4 |
Feb. 6/09 | Pullman, WA | Washington State | 76 | 46 | 17-4 |
Feb. 8/09 | Seattle, WA | Washington | 76 | 54 | 18-4 |
Feb. 14/09 | Stanford | California | 58 | 41 | 19-4 |
Feb. 19/09 | Stanford | Oregon State | 72 | 43 | 20-4 |
Feb. 21/09 | Stanford | Oregon | 68 | 49 | 21-4 |
Feb. 27/09 | Los Angeles | UCLA | 69 | 58 | 22-4 |
Mar. 1/09 | Los Angeles | USC | 85 | 74 | 23-4 |
Mar. 5/09 | Stanford | Arizona | 70 | 67 | 24-4 |
Mar. 7/09 | Stanford | Arizona State | 77 | 68 | 25-4 |
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Player stats
Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
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Postseason
Pacific-10 Tournament
- March 13: Stanford guards hit 10 three-point shots, including four each by sophomore starter Jeanette Pohlen and freshman reserve Lindy La Rocque, as the Cardinal defeated Arizona 77-46 in the first round. Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 15 points and Jillian Harmon 11.[7]
- March 14: Stanford defeated UCLA 73-47 in the semifinals behind Nnemkadi Ogwumike's 15 points and 10 rebounds. Rosalyn Gold-Onwude and Sarah Boothe each scored 12 points off the bench, and Stanford opened the second half with a 20-3 run to put the game out of reach.[8]
- March 15: Kayla Pedersen had a season-high 25 points and nine rebounds as Stanford defeated Southern California 89-64 to win its sixth overall and second consecutive Pac-10 title. Pedersen, a sophomore, finished 10-for-18 from the field and was chosen as the Outstanding Player of the Tournament. Nnemkadi Ogwumike, who along with senior Jillian Harmon was named to the All-Tournament team, had 14 points and Jeanette Pohlen added 10 points.[9]
NCAA basketball tournament
Stanford reached the 2009 NCAA National semi-finals, losing to the eventual champion University of Connecticut (83-64). In the first two rounds in San Diego, they beat UC Santa Barbara 74-39 and San Diego State 77-49. In the Berkeley regionals, they defeated Ohio State 84-66 and Iowa State 74-53.
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the WNBA
- No one from the Cardinal was selected in the 2009 WNBA draft.
See also
References
- ^ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
- ^ a b "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Stanford Rolls Over Hawaii, 83-54 - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Makes History With Drubbing of Washington - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ Stanford Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Apr 05, 2009) Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Stanford Tops Arizona in Pac-10 Quarterfinals - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ^ "No. 2/2 Stanford Cruises into Pac-10 Championship - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
- ^ "Stanford Wins Third Straight Pac-10 Tournament Title - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
External links
- Official Site