1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team


The 1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her sixth year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac–10 regular season champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 11
Record26–6 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Seasons
1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Stanford 16 2   .889 26 6   .813
No. 12 Washington 15 3   .833 24 5   .828
USC 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Washington State 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
UCLA 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Oregon State 9 9   .500 17 11   .607
California 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Oregon 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Arizona State 5 13   .278 14 14   .500
Arizona 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
As of April 1, 1991
Rankings from AP Poll

After winning the conference title with a 16–2 record in Pac-10 games, the team reached the NCAA Final Four for the second straight season, and ended with an overall record of 26–6.

Roster edit

1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 15 Molly Goodenbour 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Waterloo, Iowa
G 22 Angela Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Mountain Home, Idaho
G 34 Sonja Henning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Racine, Wisconsin
C 52 Val Whiting 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Wilmington, Delaware
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
NCAA women's tournament
March 14, 1991*
(2 W) No. 11 (7 W) Cal State Fullerton
Second round
W 91–67  24–5
Maples Pavilion 
Palo Alto, California
March 21, 1991*
(2 W) No. 11 vs. (3 W) No. 12 Washington
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 73–47  25–5
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
March 23, 1991*
(2 W) No. 11 vs. (1 W) No. 3 Georgia
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 75–67[2]  26–5
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
March 30, 1991*
(2 W) No. 11 vs. (1 ME) No. 4 Tennessee
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 60–68[3]  26–6
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.
  2. ^ "Stanford Wins West". The Washington Post. March 24, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "Virginia, Tennessee Make the Women's NCAA Finals". The Deseret News. March 31, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "1990-1991 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.