2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team


The 2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by thirty-sixth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, and they played their home games at Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They entered this season as the defending NCAA champions.

2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament champions
Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record32–4 (16–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachKate Paye (15th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford 16 0   1.000 32 4   .889
Oregon 11 6   .647 20 12   .625
Washington State 11 6   .647 19 11   .633
No. 19 Arizona 10 6   .625 21 8   .724
Colorado 9 7   .563 22 9   .710
Utah 8 7   .533 21 12   .636
UCLA 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Oregon State 6 9   .400 17 14   .548
Arizona State 4 9   .308 12 14   .462
USC 5 12   .294 12 16   .429
California 2 10   .167 11 13   .458
Washington 2 12   .143 7 16   .304
2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Agnes Emma-Nnopu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lake Ginninderra College Ocean Grove, Victoria
G 3 Anna Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Bellevue Bellevue, WA
G 4 Jana Van Gytenbeek 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Cherry Creek Greenwood Village, CO
F 5 Francesca Belibi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Regis Jesuit Centennial, CO
F 10 Alyssa Jerome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Harbord Collegiate Toronto, ON
F 11 Ashten Prechtel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Discovery Canyon Colorado Springs, CO
F 12 Lexie Hull 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Central Valley Spokane, WA
G 14 Jordan Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Liberty Frisco, TX
G 20 Elena Bosgana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr American Community Athens, GR
F 21 Brooke Demetre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Mater Dei Foothill Ranch, CA
F 22 Cameron Brink 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mountainside Beaverton, OR
F 24 Lacie Hull 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Central Valley Spokane, WA
G 30 Haley Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty Santa Cruz, CA
G 32 Jzaniya Harriel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Antelope Sacramento, CA
G 33 Hannah Jump 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Pinewood San Jose, CA
F 44 Kiki Iriafen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA
G 54 Jenna Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr The Lovett School Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2022

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021
12:00 pm, N/A
No. 3 Clarke W 105–35 
 14  Jones   11  Iriafen   3  Tied  Maples Pavilion (2,338)
Stanford, CA
Regular season
November 11, 2021
3:00 pm, live stream
No. 3 Morgan State W 91–36  1–0
 12  Belibi   5  Tied   4  Le. Hull  Maples Pavilion (2,696)
Stanford, CA
November 14, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 No. 25 Texas L 56–61  1–1
 16  Le. Hull   11  Le. Hull   5  Jones  Maples Pavilion (3,681)
Stanford, CA
November 16, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 Portland W 77–55  2–1
 21  Brink   12  Jones   10  Jones  Maples Pavilion (2,352)
Stanford, CA
November 21, 2021
1:00 pm, SWX
No. 7 at Gonzaga W 66–62  3–1
 14  Tied   7  Le. Hull   7  La. Hull  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
November 25, 2021
10:30 am, FloHoops
No. 7 vs. No. 4 Indiana
Baha Mar Hoops
W 69–66  4–1
 21  Brink   22  Brink   5  Brink  Baha Mar Convention Center (1,307)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2021
9:00 am, FloHoops
No. 7 vs. No. 18 South Florida
Baha Mar Hoops
L 54–57  4–2
 23  Brink   11  Brink   5  La. Hull  Baha Mar Convention Center (205)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021
12:00 pm, FloHoops
No. 7 vs. No. 2 Maryland
Baha Mar Hoops
W 86–68  5–2
 21  Jump   13  Jones   4  Jones  Baha Mar Convention Center (1,237)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 12, 2021
12:00 pm, live stream
No. 4 Pacific W 91–62  6–2
 25  Brink   11  Brink   5  Wilson  Maples Pavilion (2,789)
Stanford, CA
December 15, 2021
7:00 pm, live stream
No. 3 UC Davis W 68–42  7–2
 17  Jump   10  Brink   5  Le. Hull  Maples Pavilion (2,620)
Stanford, CA
December 18, 2021
2:15 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 7 Tennessee
Rivalry
W 74–63  8–2
 18  Jones   19  Jones   6  Jones  Thompson-Boling Arena (10,017)
Knoxville, TN
December 21, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at No. 1 South Carolina L 61–65  8–3
 17  Le. Hull   9  Prechtel   4  Prechtel  Colonial Life Arena (13,070)
Columbia, SC
December 31, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 at Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program.[a] Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 2, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 at Washington State W 82–44  9–3
(1–0)
 24  Jones   16  Jones   3  Jones  Beasley Coliseum (873)
Pullman, WA
January 7, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Oregon W 80–68  10–3
(2–0)
 33  Le. Hull   7  Jones   4  Tied  Maples Pavilion (0)
Stanford, CA
January 9, 2022
3:00 pm, live stream
No. 2 Gonzaga W 66–50  11–3
 21  Jump   16  Brink   4  Le. Hull  Maples Pavilion (32)
Stanford, CA
January 14, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 at No. 22 Colorado W 60–52  12–3
(3–0)
 11  Jones   8  Tied   5  Jones  CU Events Center (3,744)
Boulder, CO
January 16, 2022
11:00 am, P12N
No. 2 at Utah W 83–73  13–3
(4–0)
 24  Brink   11  Brink   4  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,911)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 California W 97–74  14–3
(5–0)
 26  Jones   10  Jones   7  Hamilton  Maples Pavilion (0)
Stanford, CA
January 23, 2022
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 at California Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 28, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Arizona State W 78–50  15–3
(6–0)
 12  Tied   10  Jones   3  Jones  Maples Pavilion (2,551)
Stanford, CA
January 30, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 No. 8 Arizona W 75–69  16–3
(7–0)
 25  Brink   15  Brink   6  Jones  Maples Pavilion (3,479)
Stanford, CA
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at UCLA W 76–48  17–3
(8–0)
 20  Belibi   13  Belibi   7  La. Hull  Pauley Pavilion (2,100)
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2022
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 at USC W 83–57  18–3
(9–0)
 26  Brink   14  Brink   6  Wilson  Galen Center (1,274)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2022[b]
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Oregon State W 82–59  19–3
(10–0)
 19  Jump   6  Jones   3  Tied  Maples Pavilion (2,354)
Stanford, CA
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Utah W 91–64  20–3
(11–0)
 15  Jones   7  Brink   6  Wilson  Maples Pavilion (3,044)
Stanford, CA
February 13, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Colorado W 63–46  21–3
(12–0)
 14  Le. Hull   11  Brink   5  Wilson  Maples Pavilion (3,038)
Stanford, CA
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 at Oregon State W 87–63  22–3
(13–0)
 21  Le. Hull   10  Tied   3  Tied  Gill Coliseum (5,004)
Corvallis, OR
February 20, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 2 at Oregon W 66–62  23–3
(14–0)
 18  Jones   9  Jones   3  Wilson  Matthew Knight Arena (8,981)
Eugene, OR
February 24, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Washington State W 61–54  24–3
(15–0)
 16  Brink   15  Brink   4  Jones  Maples Pavilion (3,007)
Stanford, CA
February 26, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Washington W 63–56  25–3
(16–0)
 17  Brink   11  Brink   4  La. Hull  Maples Pavilion (3,777)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022
2:30 pm, P12N
(1) No. 2 vs. (8) Oregon State
Quarterfinals
W 57–44  26–3
 20  Jones   14  Jones   6  Jones  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,122)
Paradise, NV
March 4, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 2 vs. (5) Colorado
Semifinals
W 71–45  27–3
 17  Jones   9  Brink   5  La. Hull  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,917)
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) No. 2 vs. (6) Utah
Championship
W 73–48  28–3
 19  Jones   7  Belibi   4  Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,709)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 S) No. 2 (16 S) Montana State
First Round
W 78–37  29–3
 15  Jump   13  Belibi   5  Le. Hull  Maples Pavilion (3,648)
Stanford, CA
March 20, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1 S) No. 2 (8 S) Kansas
Second Round
W 91–65  30–3
 36  Le. Hull   12  Brink   4  Tied  Maples Pavilion (4,189)
Stanford, CA
March 25, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN
(1 S) No. 2 vs. (4 S) No. 13 Maryland
Sweet Sixteen
W 72–66  31–3
 19  Le. Hull   10  Jones   6  Jones  Spokane Arena (7,142)
Spokane, WA
March 27, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1 S) No. 2 vs. (2 S) No. 6 Texas
Elite Eight
W 59–50  32–3
 20  Le. Hull   12  Jones   4  Tied  Spokane Arena (7,739)
Spokane, WA
April 1, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN
(1 S) No. 2 vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn
Final Four
L 58–63  32–4
 20  Jones   11  Jones   3  Jones  Target Center (18,268)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane B=Bridgeport.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP3 (5)3 (5)*77443222222222222 (11)2 (9)Not released
Coaches(13)(13)*(13)^5 (1)443233 (1)3 (1)32 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (12)2 (4)3

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.

Notes

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  1. ^ This game was postponed on December 27 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Huskies program.[1]
  2. ^ This game was originally scheduled on January 9 before being postponed and rescheduled to February 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Oregon State program.

References

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  1. ^ "UW Women's Basketball Games Against Stanford And California Postponed". gohuskies.com. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Stanford Athletics". GoStanford.com. Retrieved September 6, 2021.