1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
NCAA tournament national champions ; Pac–10 regular season champions ; Communiplex Classic Champions ; Cardinal Classic
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2
Record	32–1 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker; Reneé Brown;
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Stanford	17	–	1	.944	32	–	1	.970
No. 3 Washington	17	–	1	.944	28	–	3	.903
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
Washington State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	11	.607
California	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
Oregon	9	–	9	.500	17	–	12	.586
USC	6	–	12	.333	8	–	19	.296
Arizona State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	15	.464
Arizona	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Oregon State	1	–	17	.056	5	–	26	.161

As of April 1, 1991 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her fifth year with the team. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won their first NCAA Championship.^[1]

Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class
10	Jennifer Azzi	5'9"	Guard	Senior
11	Celeste Lavoie	6'1"	Forward	Junior
14	Stacy Parson	5'7"	Guard	Senior
15	Molly Goodenbour	5'6"	Guard	Freshman
23	Katy Steding	6'0"	Forward	Senior
24	Tammy Svoboda	6'3"	Center/Forward	Junior
30	Trisha Stevens	6'3"	Center/Forward	Junior
31	Chris MacMurdo	6'0"	Forward	Freshman
34	Sonja Henning	5'8"	Guard	Junior
41	Martha Richards	5'11"	Guard/Forward	Sophomore
44	Julie Zeilstra	6'3"	Center/Forward	Sophomore
52	Val Whiting	6'3"	Center	Freshman

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Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 24, 1989*	No. 3	vs. Michigan State Communiplex Classic	W 73–63	1–0	Riverfront Coliseum (250) Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 1989*	No. 3	vs. Ohio Communiplex Classic	W 73–63	2–0	Riverfront Coliseum (750) Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 1989*	No. 3	San Diego State	W 109–45	3–0	Maples Pavilion (929) Stanford, CA
December 15, 1989*	No. 3	No. 2 Tennessee Rivalry	W 85–71	4–0	Maples Pavilion (5,425) Stanford, CA
December 19, 1989*	No. 2	at Holy Cross	W 88–65	5–0	Hart Center (390) Worcester, MA
December 21, 1989*	No. 2	at Boston College	W 81–74	6–0	Conte Forum (919) Boston, MA
December 29, 1989*	No. 2	Eastern Michigan Cardinal Classic	W 105–58	7–0	Maples Pavilion (2,405) Stanford, CA
December 30, 1989*	No. 2	No. 23 Providence Cardinal Classic	W 89–64	8–0	Maples Pavilion (3,268) Stanford, CA
January 2, 1990*	No. 2	San Francisco	W 90–46	9–0	Maples Pavilion (1,533) Stanford, CA
January 5, 1990	No. 2	at Oregon State	W 84–62	10–0 (1–0)	Gill Coliseum (1,213) Corvallis, OR
January 7, 1990	No. 2	at Oregon	W 76–57	11–0 (2–0)	McArthur Court (1,989) Eugene, OR
January 11, 1990	No. 2	No. 7 Washington	W 102–62	12–0 (3–0)	Maples Pavilion (3,512) Stanford, CA
January 13, 1990	No. 2	Washington State	W 92–70	13–0 (4–0)	Maples Pavilion (2,888) Stanford, CA
January 18, 1990	No. 2	at UCLA	W 98–80	14–0 (5–0)	Pauley Pavilion (500) Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1990	No. 2	at USC	W 98–64	15–0 (6–0)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1,000) Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 1990*	No. 2	No. 6 Long Beach State	W 105–91	16–0	Maples Pavilion (2,418) Stanford, CA
January 25, 1990	No. 2	Arizona	W 92–69	17–0 (7–0)	Maples Pavilion (1,902) Stanford, CA
January 27, 1990	No. 2	Arizona State	W 90–63	18–0 (8–0)	Maples Pavilion (2,726) Stanford, CA
February 2, 1990	No. 2	California	W 87–60	19–0 (9–0)	Haas Pavilion (2,511) Berkeley, CA
February 8, 1990	No. 2	at Washington State	W 90–64	20–0 (10–0)	Beasley Coliseum (1,215) Pullman, WA
February 10, 1990	No. 2	at No. 7 Washington	L 78–81	20–1 (10–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,704) Seattle, WA
February 15, 1990	No. 3	USC	W 86–60	21–1 (11–1)	Maples Pavilion (2,410) Stanford, CA
February 17, 1990	No. 3	UCLA	W 91–65	22–1 (12–1)	Maples Pavilion (4,252) Stanford, CA
February 22, 1990	No. 3	at Arizona State	W 106–64	23–1 (13–1)	ASU Activity Center (358) Tempe, AZ
February 24, 1990	No. 3	at Arizona	W 113–70	24–1 (14–1)	McKale Center (642) Tucson, AZ
March 2, 1990	No. 2	California	W 112–84	25–1 (15–1)	Maples Pavilion (4,038) Stanford, CA
March 8, 1990	No. 2	Oregon	W 75–45	26–1 (16–1)	Maples Pavilion (2,506) Stanford, CA
March 10, 1990	No. 2	Oregon State	W 94–48	27–1 (17–1)	Maples Pavilion (3,716) Stanford, CA
NCAA women's tournament
March 18, 1990*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (9 W) No. 16 Hawaii Second Round	W 106–76	28–1	Maples Pavilion (4,815) Stanford, CA
March 22, 1990*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (5 W) No. 24 Ole Miss Sweet Sixteen	W 78–65	29–1	Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA
March 24, 1990*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (7 W) No. 22 Arkansas Elite Eight	W 114–87	30–1	Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA
March 30, 1990*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (2 E) No. 12 Virginia Final Four	W 75–66	31–1	Thompson-Boling Arena (19,467) Knoxville, TN
April 1, 1990*	(1 W) No. 2	vs. (2 ME) No. 9 Auburn Championship Game	W 88–81	32–1	Thompson-Boling Arena (20,023) Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Stanford, CA regional. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Final
AP	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2 3
Coaches	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

^ "The Stanford Daily Archives". archives.stanforddaily.com.
^ "1989-90 Women's Basketball Roster". Stanford University Athletics.
^ "Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.
^ "1989-1990 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[1] "The Stanford Daily Archives". archives.stanforddaily.com.

[2] "1989-90 Women's Basketball Roster". Stanford University Athletics.

[3] "Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.

[4] "1989-1990 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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Rivalries	Tennessee UConn
Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" Harvard upset
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