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1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

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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
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
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

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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

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
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3
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4
Week
5
Week
6
Week
7
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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

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  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.