1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

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1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Stanford plain block "S" logo.svg
NCAA Tournament National Champions
Pac–10 regular season champions
Communiplex Classic Champions
Cardinal Classic
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
1989–90 record32–1 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
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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. 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

[2]

Schedule[]

[3]

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 
Cincinnati, OH
November 25, 1989*
 No. 3 vs. Ohio
Communiplex Classic 		W 73–63  2–0
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, OH
December 10, 1989*
 No. 3 San Diego State W 109–45  3–0
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 15, 1989*
 No. 3 No. 2 Tennessee W 85–71  4–0
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 19, 1989*
 No. 2 at Holy Cross W 88–65  5–0
 Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
December 21, 1989*
 No. 2 at Boston College W 81–74  6–0
 Conte Forum 
Boston, MA
December 29, 1989*
 No. 2 Eastern Michigan
Cardinal Classic 		W 105–58  7–0
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 30, 1989*
 No. 2 No. 23 Providence
Cardinal Classic 		W 89–64  8–0
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 2, 1990*
 No. 2 San Francisco W 90–46  9–0
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 5, 1990
 No. 2 at Oregon State W 84–62  10–0
(1–0) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 7, 1990
 No. 2 at Oregon W 76–57  11–0
(2–0) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
January 11, 1990
 No. 2 No. 7 Washington W 102–62  12–0
(3–0) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 13, 1990
 No. 2 Washington State W 92–70  13–0
(4–0) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 18, 1990
 No. 2 at UCLA W 98–80  14–0
(5–0) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1990
 No. 2 at USC W 98–64  15–0
(6–0) 		Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 1990*
 No. 2 No. 6 Long Beach State W 105–91  16–0
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 25, 1990
 No. 2 Arizona W 92–69  17–0
(7–0) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 27, 1990
 No. 2 Arizona State W 90–63  18–0
(8–0) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 2, 1990
 No. 2 California W 87–60  19–0
(9–0) 		Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 8, 1990
 No. 2 at Washington State W 90–64  20–0
(10–0) 		Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 10, 1990
 No. 2 at No. 7 Washington L 78–81  20–1
(10–1) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
February 15, 1990
 No. 3 USC W 86–60  21–1
(11–1) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 17, 1990
 No. 3 UCLA W 91–65  22–1
(12–1) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 22, 1990
 No. 3 at Arizona State W 106–64  23–1
(13–1) 		ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, AZ
February 24, 1990
 No. 3 at Arizona W 113–70  24–1
(14–1) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
March 2, 1990
 No. 2 California W 112–84  25–1
(15–1) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 8, 1990
 No. 2 Oregon W 75–45  26–1
(16–1) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 10, 1990
 No. 2 Oregon State W 94–48  27–1
(17–1) 		Maples Pavilion 
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 
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 
Stanford, CA
March 24, 1990*
 (1 W) No. 2 vs. (7 W) No. 22 Arkansas
Elite Eight 		W 114–87  30–1
 Maples Pavilion 
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 
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 
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Stanford, CA regional.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings[]

Main article: 1989-90 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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[]

  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.
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