2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team


The 2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer. The Cardinal are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and attempted to win their third NCAA championship.

2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic Champions
Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3 [1]
APNo. 2
Record33–5 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford 17 1   .944 33 5   .868
No. 13 California 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
No. 19 Arizona State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Oregon State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
UCLA 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
USC 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Oregon 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Arizona 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 19   .367
Washington 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
2009 Pac-10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Exhibition

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Date Location Opponent Cardinal Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 1/08 Stanford Chico State 123 39 1-0
Nov. 7/08 Stanford Vanguard 87 41 2-0

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Regular season

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  • Nov. 30: Jillian Harmon scored 18 points in the first half as Stanford rolled to an 83-54 victory over Hawaii to finish 3-0 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic. Jayne Appel added 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. Sarah Boothe, a reserve, scored 14 points in the second half. With mostly backups in, Stanford went on a 28-9 run to start the second half with a 69-33 lead.[3]
  • Jan. 8: The Cardinal's 112-35 win over the Washington Huskies was the largest in school and conference history. Jayne Appel had 21 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots in only 19 minutes, Jeanette Pohlen added 16 points and eight assists. The Cardinal made 14 3-pointers on the way to the largest margin of victory in Pac-10 and program history.

Jillian Harmon added 14 points in 16 minutes of action as the Cardinal bested a 73-point win over Long Beach State from Dec. 8, 1993 (122-49) with their fourth straight victory. Sarah Morton scored seven points to lead Washington with its worst loss in school history. The points allowed were the most ever by the Huskies, who scored their fewest points since getting 30 against Portland State on Feb. 13, 1976. It was Stanford's sixth consecutive win in the series, 10th in a row at home against the Huskies in Maples Pavilion and 10th in 11 overall dating to Jan. 4, 2004.[4]

Roster

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Number Name Height Position Class
2 Jayne Appel 6-4 Forward/Center Junior
42 Sarah Boothe 6-5 Forward/Center Freshman
24 Ashley Cimino 6-3 Forward Sophomore
31 Morgan Clyburn Forward/Center Senior
20 Hannah Donaghe 5-11 Guard Sophomore
21 Rosalyn Gold-Onwude 5-10 Guard Redshirt Junior
33 Jillian Harmon 6-1 Forward Senior
5 Michelle Harrison 6-3 Forward Redshirt Sophomore
10 J.J. Hones 5-10 Guard Junior
15 Lindy La Rocque 5-8 Guard Freshman
1 Grace Mashore 5-10 Guard Freshman
0 Melanie Murphy 5-9 Guard Redshirt Sophomore
30 Nnemkadi Ogwumike 6-2 Forward Freshman
14 Kayla Pedersen 6-4 Forward Sophomore
23 Jeanette Pohlen 6-0 Guard Sophomore

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Schedule

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Date Location Opponent Cardinal Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 14/08 Stanford Minnesota 68 55 1-0
Nov. 16/08 Waco, TX Baylor 65 81 1-1
Nov. 20/08 Stanford New Mexico 84 46 2-1
Nov. 23/08 Stanford Rutgers 81 47 3-1
Nov. 28/08 Honolulu Purdue 78 70 4-1
Nov. 29/08 Honolulu Iowa State 83 45 5-1
Nov. 30/08 Honolulu Hawaii 83 54 6-1
Dec. 13/08 Stanford Fresno State 100 62 7-1
Dec. 16/08 Durham, NC Duke 52 56 7-2
Dec. 19/08 Columbia, SC South Carolina 78 47 8-2
Dec. 21/08 Knoxville, TN Tennessee 69 79 8-3
Dec. 28/08 Stanford UC Davis 84 49 9-3
Jan. 2/09 Tempe, AZ Arizona State 64 61 9-3
Jan. 4/09 Tucson, AZ Arizona 70 61 10-3
Jan. 8/09 Stanford Washington 112 35 11-3
Jan. 10/09 Stanford Washington State 102 53 12-3
Jan. 18/09 Berkeley, CA California 54 57 12-4
Jan. 22/09 Eugene, OR Oregon 85 57 13-4
Jan. 24/09 Corvallis, OR Oregon State 69 54 14-4
Jan. 29/09 Stanford USC 81 53 15-4
Feb. 1/09 Stanford UCLA 68 51 16-4
Feb. 6/09 Pullman, WA Washington State 76 46 17-4
Feb. 8/09 Seattle, WA Washington 76 54 18-4
Feb. 14/09 Stanford California 58 41 19-4
Feb. 19/09 Stanford Oregon State 72 43 20-4
Feb. 21/09 Stanford Oregon 68 49 21-4
Feb. 27/09 Los Angeles UCLA 69 58 22-4
Mar. 1/09 Los Angeles USC 85 74 23-4
Mar. 5/09 Stanford Arizona 70 67 24-4
Mar. 7/09 Stanford Arizona State 77 68 25-4

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Player stats

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Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

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Postseason

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Pacific-10 Tournament

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  • March 13: Stanford guards hit 10 three-point shots, including four each by sophomore starter Jeanette Pohlen and freshman reserve Lindy La Rocque, as the Cardinal defeated Arizona 77-46 in the first round. Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 15 points and Jillian Harmon 11.[7]
  • March 14: Stanford defeated UCLA 73-47 in the semifinals behind Nnemkadi Ogwumike's 15 points and 10 rebounds. Rosalyn Gold-Onwude and Sarah Boothe each scored 12 points off the bench, and Stanford opened the second half with a 20-3 run to put the game out of reach.[8]
  • March 15: Kayla Pedersen had a season-high 25 points and nine rebounds as Stanford defeated Southern California 89-64 to win its sixth overall and second consecutive Pac-10 title. Pedersen, a sophomore, finished 10-for-18 from the field and was chosen as the Outstanding Player of the Tournament. Nnemkadi Ogwumike, who along with senior Jillian Harmon was named to the All-Tournament team, had 14 points and Jeanette Pohlen added 10 points.[9]

NCAA basketball tournament

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Stanford reached the 2009 NCAA National semi-finals, losing to the eventual champion University of Connecticut (83-64). In the first two rounds in San Diego, they beat UC Santa Barbara 74-39 and San Diego State 77-49. In the Berkeley regionals, they defeated Ohio State 84-66 and Iowa State 74-53.

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
  2. ^ a b "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  3. ^ "Stanford Rolls Over Hawaii, 83-54 - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Makes History With Drubbing of Washington - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  5. ^ "Stanford University's Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
  6. ^ Stanford Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Apr 05, 2009) Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Stanford Tops Arizona in Pac-10 Quarterfinals - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
  8. ^ "No. 2/2 Stanford Cruises into Pac-10 Championship - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
  9. ^ "Stanford Wins Third Straight Pac-10 Tournament Title - Stanford University's Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
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