Game 27 No. 15 stanford (20-6, 10-4) at colorado (6-19, 1-13) February 19, 2016 • Boulder, Colo. • Coors Events Center • 8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT TV: Pac-12 Networks (Anne Marie Anderson/Maylana Martin Douglas) | Radio: KZSU 90.1FM

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2015-16 schedule and results THE GAME: No. 15 Stanford (20-6, 10-4) goes for its stanFord at a Glance 10th straight win against Colorado (6-19, 1-13) when Game 27 NOVEMBER it heads to Boulder on Friday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. MT/7 Overall Record ...... 20-6 7 Academy of Art (Ex.) W, 81-48 p.m. PT. Anne Marie Anderson and Maylana Martin Pac-12 Record ...... 10-4 13 at UC Davis W, 74-45 Douglas have the call on Pac-12 Networks. 15 at Gonzaga W, 65-48 Home Record ...... 11-2 21 #22/20 George Washington W, 84-63 THE RUNDOWN: Stanford needs three wins to Road Record ...... 6-4 23 Santa Clara L, 61-58 reach 1,000 in program history ... The Cardinal has Neutral Record ...... 3-0 27 vs. Missouri State (1) W, 82-65 28 vs. Dayton (1) W, 74-66 won 20 games for the 15th straight year and has 10 29 vs. Purdue (1) W, 71-65 (OT) Pac-12 victories for the 29th consecutive season ... head coach tara vanderveer Stanford is No. 6 in the country in RPI and owns the Stanford Record (30th year)...... 821-172 DECEMBER nation’s third-toughest schedule ... The Cardinal’s Career Record (37th year) ...... 973-223 13 at #5/6 Texas (ESPN) L, 77-69 14 RPI top 100 wins are third in the nation and its All-Time vs. Colorado ...... 14-4 16 #14/16 Tennessee (ESPNU) W, 69-55 20 games against RPI top 100 foes are the most in 19 Cornell W, 93-38 the country ... Stanford is without a senior starter series historY 22 CSU Bakersfield W, 83-41 for the first time since 2002-03 ... On Jan. 17, three All-Time vs. Colorado ...... 14-4 28 Chattanooga W, 73-30 of Stanford’s incoming freshmen were named Mc- Donald’s All Americans, tying a program record for a At Stanford ...... 8-0 JANUARY single year ... The Cardinal is second in the nation in At Colorado ...... 4-2 2 at Arizona * (P12N) W, 59-34 percentage defense (.323), 16th in scoring Streak ...... Stanford, 9 4 at #14/21 Arizona State * (P12N) L, 49-31 defense (53.7) and seventh in blocks per game (6.0) Last Stanford Win ...... 1/10/16 (71-56 @ STAN) 8 Utah * W, 72-52 ... In its last 18 games, Stanford has surrendered of 10 Colorado * (P12N) W, 71-56 Last Colorado Win ...... 3/23/02 (62-59 @ NCAA) 15 at Oregon * (P12N) W, 64-62 50.3 points on 31.6 percent shooting ... Erica Mc- 17 at #12/10 Oregon State * (P12N) L, 58-50 Call is 12th in the nation with 14 double-doubles ... VS. COLORADO: Stanford is 14-4 all-time against 22 at USC * (P12N) W, 57-47 Karlie Samuelson is fourth in the nation in 3-point Colorado dating back to Dec. 1988 and has won all 24 at #20/25 UCLA * (P12N) L, 56-36 field goal percentage (.466) and has made 26 of her nine meetings since the Buff aloes became a mem- 29 #25/RV Washington * (P12N) W, 69-53 last 47 from behind the arc ... Lili Thompson, the ber of the Pac-12. CU’s last victory in the series was 31 Washington State * (P12N) W, 69-52 espnW National Player of the Week on Feb. 1 and a in the NCAA Tournament on March 23, 2002, a 62-59 three-time Pac-12 Player of the Week, became the win in a west regional semifinal in Boise, Idaho. On FEBRUARY 36th Stanford player to surpass 1,000 career points Jan. 10, the Cardinal won at home, 71-56, behind 2 California * (P12N) W, 53-46 on Jan. 10 against Colorado ... Tara VanDerveer is double-doubles from Kaylee Johnson and Erica Mc- 5 at California * (P12N) W, 60-55 27 victories away from joining Pat Summitt as the Call. Johnson had a career-high 17 points and 11 re- 12 Arizona * (P12N) W, 82-58 only NCAA women’s coaches with 1,000 bounds and McCall added 16 points, 11 rebounds, 14 #9/10 Arizona State * (P12N) L, 63-61 (OT) career wins. and a game-high three blocks. 19 at Colorado *(P12N) 7 p.m. 21 at Utah * (P12N) 1 p.m. stanFord proBaBle starters 26 Oregon State * (P12N) 8 p.m. No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG 28 Oregon * (P12N) 11 a.m. 10 Briana Roberson G 5-7 Jr. 6.3 2.6 2.6 1 Lili Thompson G 5-7 Jr. 14.6 3.8 3.6 MARCH 44 Karlie Samuelson G 6-0 Jr. 9.4 3.0 1.9 3-6 Pac-12 Tournament (2) TBD 5 Kaylee Johnson F 6-3 So. 5.2 6.7 1.5 (BPG) (1) – Gulf Coast Showcase; Estero, Fla. 24 Erica McCall F 6-3 Jr. 13.1 9.4 2.0 (BPG) (2) – Pac-12 Tournament; Seattle, Wash. * – Pac-12 game; stanFord oFF the Bench All times Pacific and subject to change; No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG Home games in Bold; 00 Alex Green G 5-6 RS Sr. 0.3 0.7 0.3 [#/#] - Indicates national ranking (AP/USA Today) 2 Shannon Coff ee C 6-5 Fr. 1.9 1.1 0.1 (P12N) - Game televised on Pac-12 Networks, 11 Alanna Smith F 6-3 Fr. 5.3 2.3 0.8 (BPG) (ESPN/ESPNU) - Game televised on ESPN family of networks 13 Marta Sniezek G 5-8 Fr. 2.5 1.6 2.2 12 Brittany McPhee G 6-0 So. 6.2 2.9 0.4 Athletic Communications Assistant Director ...... John Cantalupi 22 Alexa Romano G 5-10 Fr. 1.0 0.4 0.3 Cell Phone ...... (650) 924-8304 25 Kiran Lakhian G 6-0 Sr. 1.4 1.0 0.3 E-Mail ...... [email protected] 32 Kailee Johnson F 6-3 Jr. 3.3 4.0 0.7 (BPG) 34 Tess Picknell C 6-5 Sr. 0.6 1.1 0.6 (BPG)

1990 & 1992 national champions • 12 Final Four appearances • 23 pac-12 championships Stanford Women’s Basketball • Game 27 • Stanford at Colorado • Boulder, Colo. • February 19, 2016

Quick Facts CATCHING YOU UP » • Stanford split a pair of home games last weekend, starting with an 82-58 victory over Arizona on Fri- The University day night. On Sunday, the Cardinal stormed back from 17 points down to force overtime against No. Location...... Stanford, Calif. 9 Arizona State, but the Sun Devils’ Sophie Brunner made a shot at the buzzer to win it for ASU, 63-61. Founded...... 1891 • Down 13 heading into the fourth, Stanford went on an 8-0 run to start the period and grabbed its first Enrollment...... 16,795 (7,019 undergraduate) lead (55-54) on a Karlie Samuelson 3-pointer with 26 seconds left. Brunner made it to the foul line Nickname...... Cardinal with nine seconds remaining, and made one of two to send the game to overtime. Colors...... Cardinal and White • Stanford held ASU to just six fourth-quarter points on 1-of-9 shooting and forced eight turnovers. The Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Sun Devils didn’t make any of their seven attempts from deep in the second half and overtime after Conference...... Pac-12 hitting 6-of-14 in the first and second quarters. President...... John Hennessy • Erica McCall carried Stanford back in the game, scoring 22 and setting a career high with 11 made Provost...... John Etchemendy field goals. She had 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting in the second half and overtime. Director of Athletics...... Bernard Muir • With the result, Arizona State became the first Pac-12 school to beat Stanford in two straight in Ma- Faculty Representative...... Pat Jones ples Pavilion since Arizona in 2000 and 2001. Senior Women’s Administrator...... Beth Goode • Twelve players scored, including three in double figures, and Stanford had its best shooting perfor- Athletic Department Phone...... 650-723-4591 mance of the season in Friday’s win over Arizona. Ticket Office Phone...... 800-STANFORD • The Cardinal shot 51.7 percent (30-of-58) from the floor, its third game over 50 percent this season Home Facility...... Maples Pavilion and best clip in its last 27 outings. Stanford hadn’t had a better field goal percentage since March 23, Capacity...... 7,233 2015 against Oklahoma (.522) and not in Pac-12 play since Feb. 13, 2015 against USC (.552). Web Site...... www.gostanford.com • The Cardinal also nabbed 13 steals, its most since Nov. 28, 2013 against South Dakota State (14), a span of 90 games. Stanford Women’s Basketball History • With the victory, Stanford reached 20 overall wins for the 15th straight year and 10 conference wins First Year...... 1974-75 (41 seasons) for the 29th consecutive season. All-Time Record...... 997-310 (.763) All-Time Pac-12 (since 1986-87)...... 467-69 (.871) SETTING THE STAGE » NCAA Championships...... 2 (1990, 1992) • Since 2007-08, the Cardinal sports a conference road record of 69-9, a Pac-12 home record of 75-4 and NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 29 (77-27) is 63-6 in the month of February. Last NCAA Tournament Appearance...... 2015 • Stanford has won three straight in Boulder and hasn’t lost at CU since Dec. 28, 1998. NCAA Final Four Appearances...... 12 • The last time these two teams met on Jan. 10, Lili Thompson scored 12 points. With her basket at the Last NCAA Final Four Appearance...... 2014 3:12 mark of the second quarter, she surpassed 1,000 career points, becoming the 36th Cardinal to do so. Staff Information • Stanford made one fewer field goal than Colorado and two fewer 3-pointers in that win, but the Car- Head Coach...... Tara VanDerveer (30th season) dinal carried the day by earning 26 more attempts than the Buffs. Stanford was 23-for-34 Alma Mater...... Indiana, 1975 from the charity stripe while CU went 4-of-8. Stanford Record...... 821-172/29+ seasons Career Record...... 973-223/36+ seasons STARTING LINEUP » Assoc. Head Coach...... Amy Tucker (31st season) • In 2015-16, Stanford is without a senior starter for the first time in 13 seasons. The 2002-03 campaign Alma Mater...... Ohio State, 1982 was the last time the Cardinal didn’t have a senior in its first five. Assistant Coach...... Kate Paye (ninth season) Alma Mater...... Stanford, 1995 SCHEDULE PERSPECTIVE » • Five of Stanford’s six losses this season have to teams ranked in the AP top 20 at the time of the game Assistant Coach...... Tempie Brown (third season) and four have come on the road. All five of those squads are currently in the top 12 of the AP poll. Alma Mater...... Michigan, 1990 • Texas (RPI No. 8), Arizona State (RPI No. 7), Oregon State (RPI No. 9) and UCLA (RPI No. 10) are all also Dir. of Operations...... Eileen Roche (Ohio Wesleyan ‘81) in the top 10 of the RPI and are a combined 46-5 at home this season. Video Coordinator..... Hana Potter (Washington St. ‘14) • In the most recent in-depth NCAA RPI report, Stanford sits at No. 6 and has played the nation’s third- Athletic Trainer...... Katelin Knox (Santa Clara ‘09) toughest schedule. Sports Performance...... Brittany Keil (Holy Cross ‘07) • Through games as of Feb. 15, Stanford’s 26 opponents this year have the third-highest combined win- Adminstrative Associate...... DeeDee Zawaydeh ning percentage in the country of .656 (355-186). Tennessee leads that category with opponents that Basketball Office Phone...... (650) 723-0284 2015-16 Stanford Roster Team Information No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Major Hometown (High School) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 9/6 00 Alex Green G 5-6 RSr. Science, Technology and Society Dallas, Texas (Bishop Lynch) Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 1 Lili Thompson G 5-7 Jr. Science, Technology and Society Mansfield, Texas (Timberview) 2 Shannon Coffee F/C 6-5 Fr. Undeclared Dayton, Ohio (Centerville) Newcomers...... 5 5 Kaylee Johnson F 6-3 So. Undeclared Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 2013-14 Record...... 26-10 10 Briana Roberson G 5-7 Jr. Political Science Fullerton, Calif. (Troy) Home...... 14-3 11 Alanna Smith F 6-3 Fr. Undeclared Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Wesley College) 12 Brittany McPhee G 6-0 So. Undeclared Normandy Park, Wash. (Mount Rainier) Away...... 8-5 13 Marta Sniezek G 5-8 Fr. Undeclared McLean, Va. (National Cathedral [D.C.]) Neutral...... 4-2 22 Alexa Romano G 5-10 Fr. Undeclared Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva) 2013-14 Conference Record...... 13-5 24 Erica McCall F 6-3 Jr. Psychology Bakersfield, Calif. (Ridgeview) Finish...... t3rd 25 Kiran Lakhian G 6-0 Sr. Human Biology Plano, Texas (Plano West) 32 Kailee Johnson F 6-3 Jr. Science, Technology and Society Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic) 34 Tess Picknell F/C 6-5 Sr. Film and Media Studies Medford, Ore. (South Medford) 44 Karlie Samuelson G 6-0 Jr. Human Biology Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei) Tempie Brown (TEMP-ee) KIRAN LAKHIAN (KIER-in Lock-EE-in) Marta SNIEZEK (SNEEZE-ick) Kailee Johnson (KY-lee) Briana Roberson (Bre-ANN-ah RO-bur-son) Lili Thompson (LEE-lee) Kaylee Johnson (K-lee) ALANNA Smith (uh-LAN-uh) Tara VanDerveer (TAR-uh van-DER-veer)

1990 & 1992 National champions • 12 Final Four Appearances • 23 Pac-12 championships Stanford Women’s Basketball • Game 27 • Stanford at Colorado • Boulder, Colo. • February 19, 2016

STANFORD’s Record When have gone 385-155 (.713) and Notre Dame is second (383-196; .661). • The Cardinal is 14-6 against the RPI top 100. Only Notre Dame (17) and South Carolina (15) have more Category H R N O RPI top 100 wins. Scoring First 5-0 2-2 2-0 9-2 • Stanford’s 20 games against RPI top 100 foes are also the most in the nation. Opponent Scores First 6-2 4-2 1-0 11-4 PAST AND FUTURE » Lead at Half 10-0 3-1 2-0 15-1 • On Jan. 25, former Stanford All-American sisters Chiney and were named as two of Trail at Half 1-1 2-3 1-0 4-4 Tied at Half 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-1 25 finalists for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Basketball Team. The 25 finalists were chosen by the Overtime 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee, which will select the official vs. Top 25 3-0 0-4 0-0 3-4 12-member U.S. Olympic Team later this year. • On Jan. 17, incoming freshmen DiJonai Carrington, Nadia Fingall and Anna Wilson were named to the Decided by 1-4 Points 0-2 1-0 0-0 1-2 West roster for the 15th annual McDonald’s All American Game on March 30 in Chicago. Decided by 5-9 Points 1-0 1-2 2-0 4-2 • Of the 24 girls selected to be McDonald’s All Americans, Stanford and Maryland have the most players Decided by 10+ Points 10-0 4-2 1-0 15-2 suiting up next fall with three commits each. • They will be the 16th, 17th and 18th Cardinal signees featured in the nation’s premier high school Scoring 100+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 basketball all-star event. Stanford most recently had a pair of McDonald’s All Americans in 2013 in Scoring 90-99 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Scoring 80-89 3-0 0-0 1-0 4-0 current juniors Kailee Johnson and Erica McCall. Scoring 70-79 3-0 1-0 2-0 6-0 • The three commits to earn roster spots ties a program record from 2007 when Ashley Cimino, Kayla Scoring 60-69 3-1 3-1 0-0 6-2 Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen were each named McDonald’s All Americans. Scoring 50-59 1-1 2-1 0-0 3-2 Scoring 40-49 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-2 APPLYING PRESSURE » • The Cardinal has held 20 of 26 opponents below 40 percent shooting, eight below 30 percent and one Opp. Scoring 90-99 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 below 20 percent. Stanford is second in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.323) and 16th in Opp. Scoring 80-89 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 scoring defense (53.7). Opp. Scoring 70-79 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 • Says Tara Vanderveer » Our defense is what we’ve been hanging our hat on...This is one of the most com- Opp. Scoring 60-69 1-2 1-0 3-0 5-2 Opp. Scoring 50-59 6-0 1-2 0-0 7-2 mitted defensive teams we’ve had. Opp. 49 or Fewer 4-0 4-1 0-0 8-1 • Opponents have put up 15.3 points less than their season scoring average when facing Stanford. • In its last 18 games, the Cardinal has surrendered 50.3 points on 31.6 percent shooting (322-of-1,020) 50%-plus FG Pct. 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 and has surrendered more than 60 points just twice, including one overtime affair. In its first eight 40-49.9% FG Pct. 6-1 4-1 2-0 12-2 games of the season, Stanford gave up 61.2 points on 33.8 percent shooting (179-of-529) and allowed 39.9%-minus FG Pct. 2-1 2-3 1-0 5-4 more than 60 points six times. • Stanford’s defensive pressure comes without fouling. The Cardinal is called for an average of 14.3 Opp. 50%-plus FG Pct. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 fouls per game, the 16th fewest in the country. Opp. 40-49.9% FG Pct. 2-0 1-3 0-0 3-3 • One game after holding Chattanooga to 30 points on Dec. 28, the sixth-fewest for an opponent in Opp. 39.9%-minus 9-2 5-1 3-0 17-3 program history, the Cardinal only surrendered 34 on Jan. 2 at Arizona, a total now tied for 10th in its Better FG% than Opp. 10-2 6-0 2-0 18-2 record books and for the fewest allowed by the program in a Pac-12 game. Stanford had never before FG% is Equal 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 held back-to-back opponents to less than 35 points. Opp. Better FG% 1-0 0-3 1-0 2-3 • Stanford has held its opponent below 10 points 26 times in 104 regulation quarters, or 25 percent of the time this season. It did so in eight straight over games against CSU Bakersfield, Chattanooga and 80%-plus FT Pct. 4-0 0-1 2-0 6-1 Arizona. 70-79% FT Pct. 2-0 1-1 0-0 3-1 69%-minus FT Pct. 5-2 5-2 1-0 11-4 Stanford points allowed Better FT% than Opp. 7-0 3-1 2-0 12-1 Opponent Average PPG Vs. Stanford Difference Gonzaga 88.0 48 -40.0 FT% is Equal 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 George Washington 81.5 63 -18.5 Opp. Better FT% 4-2 3-3 1-0 8-5 Santa Clara 56.3 61 +4.7 Missouri State 72.2 65 -7.2 Outrebounding Opp. 10-1 4-0 3-0 17-1 Dayton 76.8 66 -10.8 Rebounds are Equal 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Purdue 66.0 65 -1.0 Outrebounded by Opp. 1-1 2-4 0-0 3-5 Texas 72.6 77 +4.4 Tennessee 66.0 55 -11.0 Fewer TO than Opp. 6-1 3-1 0-0 9-2 Cornell 61.3 38 -23.3 Turnovers are Equal 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 CSU Bakersfield 64.3 41 -23.3 More TO than Opp. 5-1 3-3 3-0 11-4 Chattanooga 54.7 30 -24.7 Arizona 63.4 34 -29.4 6 in Double Figures 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Arizona State 64.9 49 -15.9 5 in Double Figures 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 Utah 72.2 52 -20.2 Colorado 68.0 56 -12.0 4 in Double Figures 5-0 1-0 0-0 6-0 Oregon 78.6 62 -16.6 3 in Double Figures 5-0 2-1 3-0 10-1 Oregon State 70.2 58 -12.2 2 in Double Figures 0-2 2-1 0-0 2-3 USC 71.9 47 -24.9 1 in Double Figures 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 UCLA 78.7 56 -22.7 Washington 75.9 53 -22.9 Bench Scores More 10-0 4-4 1-0 15-4 Washington State 67.2 52 -15.2 Opp. Bench Scrs. More 1-2 2-0 2-0 5-2 California 71.3 46 -25.3 California 70.1 55 -15.1 Wearing Black 0-0 5-3 0-0 5-3 Arizona 56.3 58 +1.7 Wearing White 11-1 0-0 2-0 13-1 Arizona State 63.8 63 -0.8 Wearing Cardinal 0-0 1-1 1-0 2-1 Average Difference 1,732.2 1,350 -15.3

1990 & 1992 National champions • 12 Final Four Appearances • 23 Pac-12 championships Stanford Women’s Basketball • Game 27 • Stanford at Colorado • Boulder, Colo. • February 19, 2016

• Stanford is also seventh in the country in blocked shots per game (6.0) and has tallied seven or more vanderveer’s HEAD COACHING CAREER blocks in a game 10 times this season after doing it five times all of last year. Year School Overall Post. • The Cardinal’s 13 blocks against USC on Jan. 22 tied the school record from Feb. 3, 1989 against Ari- 1978-79 Idaho 17-8 zona State. Stanford also had 12 against CSU Bakersfield, 11 against Oregon and 10 against UC Davis. 1979-80 Idaho 25-6 AIAW Championships • Stanford has had four games with double-digit blocks in a single season for just the second time in 1980-81 Ohio State 17-15 --- program history (2000-01). 1981-82 Ohio State 20-7 NCAA First Round • Its defensive prowess this season is a return to normal for the Cardinal. Last year’s 37.0 percent field 1982-83 Ohio State 23-5 --- goal percentage defense mark was 43rd and the lowest in some time. Stanford hadn’t surrendered 1983-84 Ohio State 22-7 NCAA First Round a better percentage since 2005-06 (36th; .373) and hadn’t finished a season ranked lower in that cat- 1984-85 Ohio State 28-3 NCAA Elite 8 egory since 2002-03 (57th; .384). 1985-86 Stanford 13-15 --- • From 2006-07 to 2013-14, the Cardinal did not finish outside the nation’s top 15 in field goal percent- 1986-87 Stanford 14-14 --- age defense, capping that stretch with a 35.7 percent mark to check in 14th in the country in 2013-14. 1987-88 Stanford 27-5 NCAA Sweet 16 • Stanford was the nation’s best with a school record field goal percentage defense in 2012-13 (.316). 1988-89 Stanford 28-3 NCAA Elite 8 The Cardinal was seventh in 2011-12 (.339), fifth in 2010-11 (.336), third in 2009-10 (.339), 13th in 2008- 1989-90 Stanford 32-1 NCAA Champions 09 (.352), 11th in 2007-08 (.355) and sixth in 2006-07 (.346). 1990-91 Stanford 26-6 NCAA Final Four 1991-92 Stanford 30-3 NCAA Cha