2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pacific-10 Champion; Pacific-10 tournament champion
NCAA, Runner-up
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	36–2 (18–0 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (25th season);
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker; Associate head coach (25th season); Bobbie Kelsey; Assistant Coach (3rd season); Kate Paye; Assistant Coach (3rd season);
Home arena	Maples Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer. and a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, won the conference's regular-season and tournament titles, and was the runner-up at the NCAA championship.^[1]

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 †-Stanford	18	–	0	1.000	36	–	2	.947
No. 23 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
USC	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
California	11	–	7	.611	24	–	13	.649
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
Washington	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Arizona	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Washington State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	22	.267
Oregon State	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355

† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 6, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

May 17: All five Stanford women's basketball players invited to the USA Basketball trials camps were named finalists for their respective teams. Freshmen Sarah Boothe and Nnemkadi Ogwumike were among the 14 finalists named for the USA Women's U19 World Championship Team. Junior Jayne Appel and sophomores Kayla Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen were among the 14 finalists named for the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team.

Appel, Pedersen and Pohlen will return to Colorado Springs, Colo. on June 18 for training camp. The camp will last until the team's departure on June 25 for the 2009 World University Games. The 12-woman roster will be named prior to the team's departure for the Games, which are set to take place from July 1–11 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Boothe and Ogwumike will return to Colorado Springs for training camp on July 9, where the final 12-woman roster for the U19 World Championship will be determined. The 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship is set to take place from July 23–August 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.^[2]

July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009–2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. Three players from the Cardinal, Jayne Appel, Kayla Pederson and Jeannette Pohlen, have been named to the 2009–10 preseason "Wade Watch" list,^[3] which is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade. This is based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability.
August 21: The 2009–10 preseason candidates list for the Women's Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Jayne Appel and Jeanette Pohlen from Stanford were two of the candidates.^[4]

Regular season

Jayne Appel became the leading rebounder in Pac-10 history on February 27, 2010, surpassing Lisa Leslie's record of 1,214 career rebounds.^[5]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Pre-Season Schedule
November 1* 2:00 pm, no	No. 2	Vanguard	W 107–49		Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
November 8* 2:00 pm, no	No. 2	UC San Diego	W 107–55		Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Non-conference regular season Schedule
November 13* 4:00 pm, no	No. 2	at Old Dominion	W 89–56	1–0	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia
November 15* 11:00 am, no	No. 2	at No. 25 Rutgers	W 81–66	2–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
November 19* 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	Pepperdine	W 99–50	3–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
November 22* 2:00 pm, no	No. 2	at UC Davis	W 76–51	4–0	The Pavilion Davis, California
November 27* 1:00 pm, no	No. 2	Utah	W 60–41	5–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
November 29* 2:00 pm, no	No. 2	Gonzaga	W 105–74	6–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
December 13* 2:00 pm, no	No. 2	DePaul	W 96–60	7–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
December 15* 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	No. 7 Duke	W 71–55	8–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
December 19* 11:30 am, no	No. 2	No. 3 Tennessee Rivalry	W 67–52	9–0	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
December 23* 2:30 pm, no	No. 2	at No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry	L 68–80	9–1	XL Center Hartford, Connecticut
December 30* 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	at Fresno State	W 68–46	10–1	Save Mart Center Fresno, California
Pacific-10 Conference regular season Schedule
January 2 12:00 pm, no	No. 2	California	W 79–58	11–1 (1–0 Pac-10)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
January 8 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	at USC	W 82–62	12–1 (2–0 Pac-10)	Galen Center Los Angeles, California
January 10 2:00 pm, no	No. 2	at UCLA	W 65–61	13–1 (3–0 Pac-10)	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
January 14 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	Washington State	W 80–43	14–1 (4–0 Pac-10)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
January 16 2:00 pm, no	No. 2	Washington	W 66–51	15–1 (5–0 Pac-10)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
January 21 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	at Oregon State	W 63–47	16–1 (6–0 Pac-10)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
January 23 11:30 am, no	No. 2	at Oregon	W 100–80	17–1 (7–0 Pac-10)	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
January 28 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	Arizona State	W 71–48	18–1 (8–0 Pac-10)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
January 30 2:00 pm, no	No. 2	Arizona	W 82–63	19–1 (9–0 Pac-10)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
February 4 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	UCLA	W 74–53	20–1 (10–0 Pac-10)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
February 7 1:00 pm, no	No. 2	USC	W 77–39	21–1 (11–0 Pac-10)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
February 12 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	at Washington	W 58–36	22–1 (12–0 Pac-10)	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
February 14 12:00 pm, no	No. 2	at Washington State	W 98–67	23–1 (13–0 Pac-10)	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington
February 18 7:00 pm, no	No. 2	Oregon	W 104–60	24–1 (14–0 Pac-10)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
February 20 8:00 pm, no	No. 2	Oregon State	W 82–48	25–1 (15–0 Pac-10)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
February 25 6:00 pm, no	No. 2	at Arizona State	W 62–43	26–1 (16–0 Pac-10)	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
February 27 2:00 pm, no	No. 2	at Arizona	W 75–48	27–1 (17–0 Pac-10)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
March 6 12:30 pm, no	No. 2	at California	W 63–48	28–1 (18–0 Pac-10)	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Postseason

Pac-10 Basketball Tournament

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Pacific-10 Conference tournament
March 12 1:15 pm, no	No. 2	vs. Arizona	W 72–52	29–1	Galen Center Los Angeles, California
March 13 2:30 pm, no	No. 2	vs. California	W 64–44	30–1	Galen Center Los Angeles, California
March 14 3:00 pm, no	No. 2	vs. No. 23 UCLA	W 70–46	31–1	Galen Center Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

NCAA basketball tournament

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
NCAA tournament
March 20* 7:30 pm, no	No. 2	vs. UC Riverside First round	W 79–47	32–1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
March 22* 6:30 pm, no	No. 2	vs. #8 Iowa Second Round	W 96–67	33–1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
March 27* 6:00 pm, no	No. 2	vs. #5 Georgia Regional semifinals - Sweet Sixteen	W 73–36	34–1	Arco Arena Sacramento, California
March 29* 6:00 pm, no	No. 2	vs. Xavier Regional final - Elite Eight	W 55–53	35–1	Arco Arena Sacramento, California
April 4* 4:00 pm, no	No. 2	vs. #12 Oklahoma Semifinals - Final Four	W 73–66	36–1	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
April 6* 5:30 pm, no	No. 2	vs. No. 1 Connecticut Championship	L 47-53	36–2	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club
1	5	Jayne Appel	San Antonio Silver Stars

References

^ Associated Press,Connecticut rallies to keep streak alive^{[permanent dead link]}, NCAA News, April 7, 2010
^ "Five Stanford Players Named Finalists For USA Basketball National Teams - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
^ "- BIG EAST Conference Athletics". Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
^ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Jayne Appel breaks Pac-10 career rebounding record as Stanford routs Arizona". MercuryNews.com. February 27, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.

External links

Official Site

[1] Associated Press,Connecticut rallies to keep streak alive^{[permanent dead link]}, NCAA News, April 7, 2010

[2] "Five Stanford Players Named Finalists For USA Basketball National Teams - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

[3] "- BIG EAST Conference Athletics". Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.

[4] ttps://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html^{[permanent dead link]}

[Rebounding-5] "Jayne Appel breaks Pac-10 career rebounding record as Stanford routs Arizona". MercuryNews.com. February 27, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.

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