1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions ; Pac–10 regular season champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 3
Record	30–3 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker; Reneé Brown;
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Stanford	15	–	3	.833	30	–	3	.909
No. 23 USC	14	–	4	.778	23	–	8	.742
California	12	–	6	.667	20	–	9	.690
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	9	.690
Washington	9	–	9	.500	17	–	11	.607
Oregon	6	–	12	.333	14	–	14	.500
Washington State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
Arizona	3	–	15	.167	9	–	19	.321
Oregon State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

As of April 6, 1992 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her seventh year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won their second NCAA Championship in a three-year span.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	3	Kate Paye	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Woodside, California
G	15	Molly Goodenbour	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Waterloo, Iowa
G	22	Angela Taylor	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Mountain Home, Idaho
C	52	Val Whiting	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Wilmington, Delaware

Head coach

Tara VanDerveer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
NCAA women's tournament
March 21, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (9 W) UC Santa Barbara Second round	W 82–73	26–3	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, California
March 26, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (4 W) No. 12 Texas Tech Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 75–63	27–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
March 28, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (3 W) No. 23 USC Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 82–62	28–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
April 4, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Virginia National Semifinal – Final Four	W 66–65^[3]	29–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
April 5, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (4 ME) No. 15 Western Kentucky National Championship	W 78–62	30–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
*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]

^ "The Stanford Daily Archives". archives.stanforddaily.com.
^ "Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.
^ "Virginia Women Unable to Stop Time or Stanford". The New York Times. April 5, 1992. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
^ "1989-1990 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[1] "The Stanford Daily Archives". archives.stanforddaily.com.

[2] "Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.

[3] "Virginia Women Unable to Stop Time or Stanford". The New York Times. April 5, 1992. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[4] "1989-1990 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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v t e Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Venues	Maples Pavilion (1974–present)
Rivalries	Tennessee UConn
Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" Harvard upset
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics