1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team


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]

1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
NCAA tournament national champions
Pac–10 regular season champions
Communiplex Classic Champions
Cardinal Classic
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Record32–1 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
← 1988–89
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Stanford171 .944321 .970
No. 3 Washington171 .944283 .903
UCLA126 .6671712 .586
Washington State99 .5001711 .607
California99 .5001712 .586
Oregon99 .5001712 .586
USC612 .333819 .296
Arizona State513 .2781315 .464
Arizona513 .2781117 .393
Oregon State117 .056526 .161
As of April 1, 1991
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

NumberNameHeightPositionClass
10Jennifer Azzi5'9"GuardSenior
11Celeste Lavoie6'1"ForwardJunior
14Stacy Parson5'7"GuardSenior
15Molly Goodenbour5'6"GuardFreshman
23Katy Steding6'0"ForwardSenior
24Tammy Svoboda6'3"Center/ForwardJunior
30Trisha Stevens6'3"Center/ForwardJunior
31Chris MacMurdo6'0"ForwardFreshman
34Sonja Henning5'8"GuardJunior
41Martha Richards5'11"Guard/ForwardSophomore
44Julie Zeilstra6'3"Center/ForwardSophomore
52Val Whiting6'3"CenterFreshman

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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 StateW 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 CrossW 88–65 5–0
Hart Center (390)
Worcester, MA
December 21, 1989*
No. 2 at Boston CollegeW 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 FranciscoW 90–46 9–0
Maples Pavilion (1,533)
Stanford, CA
January 5, 1990
No. 2 at Oregon StateW 84–62 10–0
(1–0)
Gill Coliseum (1,213)
Corvallis, OR
January 7, 1990
No. 2 at OregonW 76–57 11–0
(2–0)
McArthur Court (1,989)
Eugene, OR
January 11, 1990
No. 2 No. 7 WashingtonW 102–62 12–0
(3–0)
Maples Pavilion (3,512)
Stanford, CA
January 13, 1990
No. 2 Washington StateW 92–70 13–0
(4–0)
Maples Pavilion (2,888)
Stanford, CA
January 18, 1990
No. 2 at UCLAW 98–80 14–0
(5–0)
Pauley Pavilion (500)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1990
No. 2 at USCW 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 StateW 105–91 16–0
Maples Pavilion (2,418)
Stanford, CA
January 25, 1990
No. 2 ArizonaW 92–69 17–0
(7–0)
Maples Pavilion (1,902)
Stanford, CA
January 27, 1990
No. 2 Arizona StateW 90–63 18–0
(8–0)
Maples Pavilion (2,726)
Stanford, CA
February 2, 1990
No. 2 CaliforniaW 87–60 19–0
(9–0)
Haas Pavilion (2,511)
Berkeley, CA
February 8, 1990
No. 2 at Washington StateW 90–64 20–0
(10–0)
Beasley Coliseum (1,215)
Pullman, WA
February 10, 1990
No. 2 at No. 7 WashingtonL 78–81 20–1
(10–1)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,704)
Seattle, WA
February 15, 1990
No. 3 USCW 86–60 21–1
(11–1)
Maples Pavilion (2,410)
Stanford, CA
February 17, 1990
No. 3 UCLAW 91–65 22–1
(12–1)
Maples Pavilion (4,252)
Stanford, CA
February 22, 1990
No. 3 at Arizona StateW 106–64 23–1
(13–1)
ASU Activity Center (358)
Tempe, AZ
February 24, 1990
No. 3 at ArizonaW 113–70 24–1
(14–1)
McKale Center (642)
Tucson, AZ
March 2, 1990
No. 2 CaliforniaW 112–84 25–1
(15–1)
Maples Pavilion (4,038)
Stanford, CA
March 8, 1990
No. 2 OregonW 75–45 26–1
(16–1)
Maples Pavilion (2,506)
Stanford, CA
March 10, 1990
No. 2 Oregon StateW 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
PollPre-
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Final
AP333322222222332222 3
Coaches333322222222322221
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

References