1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac–10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 11
Record	26–6 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker; Reneé Brown;
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

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 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	11	Niki Sevillian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Flint, Michigan
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	25	Christy Hedgpeth	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Thomasville, North Carolina
F/C	30	Trisha Stevens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Philomath, Oregon
F	31	Chris MacMurdo	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Aiken, South Carolina
F	33	Ann Adkins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Huntington, West Virginia
G	34	Sonja Henning	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Racine, Wisconsin
G/F	41	Martha Richards	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Hudson, Wisconsin
G/F	42	Kelly Dougherty	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Leavenworth, Kansas
F/C	44	Julie Zeilstra	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Vernal, Utah
C	52	Val Whiting	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Wilmington, Delaware

Head coach

Tara VanDerveer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

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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

References

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

[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.

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