Game 1 No. 16 Stanford (0-0) at UC Davis (0-0) November 13, 2015 • Davis, Calif. • The Pavilion • 7:30 p.m. PT TV: None | Radio: KDVS 90.3FM (Davis) | Stream: BigWest.TV GoStanford.com • #GoStanford @STANFORDWBB 2015-16 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS THE GAME: No. 16/14 Stanford (0-0) begins its STANFORD AT A GLANCE quest for the program’s 29th consecutive NCAA Game 1 NovemBER Tournament appearance when its starts its 2015-16 Overall Record ........................................................... 0-0 7 Academy of Art (Ex.) W, 81-48 campaign Friday, Nov. 13 at UC Davis at 7:30 p.m. 13 at UC Davis 7:30 p.m. Pac-12 Record ............................................................ 0-0 15 at Gonzaga 1 p.m. THE RUNDOWN: Stanford returns nine letterwin- Home Record ............................................................. 0-0 21 George Washington TBD ners and three starters to a team that won the Road Record .............................................................. 0-0 23 Santa Clara 7 p.m. program’s 11th Pac-12 Tournament Championship Neutral Record .......................................................... 0-0 27 vs. Missouri State (1) 10:30 a.m. 28 vs. Dayton or Maine (1) TBD in 2014-15 and advanced to its eighth consecutive 29 vs. TBD (1) TBD Sweet Sixteen ... Back is 58.4 percent of Stanford’s HEAD COACH TARA VANDERVEER scoring, 65.4 percent of its rebounding and 60.8 Stanford Record (30th year).............................. 801-166 DECEMBER percent of its minutes ... Stanford is 30-11 all-time Career Record (37th year) ................................. 953-217 13 at Texas (ESPN) 10 a.m. in season openers and has won the last 14 in a row All-Time vs. UC Davis ................................................. 8-0 16 Tennessee (ESPNU) 6 p.m. ... The Cardinal opens the season ranked 16th in the 19 Cornell 2 p.m. AP top 25 and 14th in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, SERIES HISTORY 22 CSU Bakersfield 2 p.m. its 16th straight preseason appearances in those All-Time vs. UC Davis ............................................... 10-7 28 Chattanooga 7 p.m. rankings ... Entering her 30th season on the bench at Stanford, Tara VanDerveer is 47 victories away At Stanford ................................................................. 8-2 JanuarY from joining Pat Summitt as the only NCAA wom- At UC Davis ................................................................ 2-3 2 at Arizona * (P12N) 2 p.m. en’s basketball coaches with 1,000 career wins ... Streak ............................................................Stanford, 9 4 at Arizona State * (P12N) 5 p.m. She is the 16th Division I women’s basketball coach Last Stanford Win .................. 12/22/14 (71-59 @ STAN) 8 Utah * 7 p.m. in NCAA history to coach 30 or more seasons at the Last UC DavisWin ...................... 2/7/78 (61-54 @ DAVIS) 10 Colorado * (P12N) noon 15 at Oregon * (P12N) 6 p.m. same institution and is one of five on the active list 17 at Oregon State * (P12N) 6 p.m. ... The Cardinal is 977-304 (.763) all-time since its VS. UC DAVIS: Stanford is 10-7 all-time against 22 at USC * (P12N) 8 p.m. first varsity season in 1975 and would join the exclu- UC Davis and undefeated (8-0) under head coach 24 at UCLA * (P12N) 6 p.m. sive 1,000-victory club with 23 more wins, a total it Tara VanDerveer. All seven of the Cardinal’s losses 29 Washington * (P12N) 8 p.m. has reached in each of the past 14 seasons ... Stan- in the series came in its early years, as the Aggies 31 Washington State * (P12N) noon ford is fourth in the NCAA over the last five years by won seven of the first eight from 1974-1978. Since both wins and percentage ... The Cardinal has four Davis’ last win on Feb. 7, 1978, Stanford has won FEBruarY junior captains this season in Erica McCall, Briana nine-in-a-row. The Aggies came to Maples late last 2 California * (P12N) 7 p.m. Roberson, Karlie Samuelson and Lili Thompson ... December and left with a 71-59 loss thanks in large 5 at California * (P12N) 7 p.m. Stanford and will wear Nike N7-inspired turquoise part to Bonnie Samuelson’s 30-point outburst. The 12 Arizona * (P12N) 7:30 p.m. uniforms at its Nov. 23 game against Santa Clara to departed senior was 8-of-13 from the field and 6-of- 14 Arizona State * (P12N) 6 p.m. honor Native American Heritage Month. 10 from deep. 19 at Colorado *(P12N) 7 p.m. 21 at Utah * (P12N) 1 p.m. 26 Oregon State * (P12N) 8 p.m. STANFORD PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) [2014-15 STATS) 28 Oregon * (P12N) 11 a.m. No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG 13 Marta Sniezek G 5-8 Fr. -- -- -- MARCH 10 Briana Roberson G 5-7 Jr. 6.4 1.7 1.0 3-6 Pac-12 Tournament (2) TBD 44 Karlie Samuelson G 6-0 Jr. 6.4 2.4 1.0 5 Kaylee Johnson F 6-3 So. 5.9 9.6 1.4 (BPG) (1) – Gulf Coast Showcase; Estero, Fla. 24 Erica McCall F 6-3 Jr. 5.6 5.4 1.4 (BPG) (2) – Pac-12 Tournament; Seattle, Wash. * – Pac-12 game; All times Pacific and subject to change; STANFORD OFF THE BENCH No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG Home games in Bold; [#/#] - Indicates national ranking (AP/USA Today) 00 Alex Green G 5-6 RS Sr. 0.9 0.3 0.4 (P12N) - Game televised on Pac-12 Networks, 1 Lili Thompson G 5-7 Jr. 13.3 3.0 2.3 (ESPN/ESPNU) - Game televised on ESPN family of networks 2 Shannon Coffee C 6-5 Fr. -- -- -- 11 Alanna Smith F 6-3 Fr. -- -- -- Athletic Communications 12 Brittany McPhee G 6-0 So. 3.5 2.3 0.3 Assistant Director ................................. John Cantalupi 22 Alexa Romano G 5-10 Fr. -- -- -- Cell Phone ...................................... (650) 924-8304 25 Kiran Lakhian G 6-0 Sr. -- -- -- E-Mail ................................ [email protected] 32 Kailee Johnson F 6-3 Jr. 1.1 1.6 0.5 (BPG) 34 Tess Picknell C 6-5 Sr. 0.5 1.1 0.2 (BPG) 1990 & 1992 NatioNal champioNs • 12 FiNal Four appearaNces • 23 pac-12 champioNships Stanford Women’s Basketball • Game 1 • Stanford at UC Davis • Davis, Calif. • November 13, 2015 QUICK FACTS STANFORD IN 2015-16 » • The Cardinal returns nine letterwinners and three starters to a team coming off its eighth consecutive The University Sweet 16 appearance in 2014-15 and its 11th Pac-12 Tournament title. Location .................................................. Stanford, Calif. • Back is 58.4 percent of Stanford’s scoring, 65.4 percent of its rebounding and 60.8 percent of its min- Founded ...................................................................1891 utes. Enrollment .....................16, 795 (7,019 undergraduate) • The Cardinal’s veterans are joined by a heralded freshman class made up of 6-foot-5 center Shannon Nickname ...........................................................Cardinal Coffee, 5-foot-10 guard Alexa Romano, 6-foot-3 forward Alanna Smith and 5-foot-8 point guard Marta Colors ...............................................Cardinal and White Sniezek. Affiliation ................................................NCAA Division I • Stanford must replace departed starters in point guard Amber Orrange and stretch-4 Bonnie Samu- Conference ...........................................................Pac-12 elson. Orrange, one of just five Stanford players with 1,000 career points and 500 assists, was an AP President ............................................... John Hennessy All-America honorable mention selection last season and taken by the New York Liberty with the 23rd Provost ...............................................John Etchemendy pick in the 2015 WNBA Draft. One of the best 3-point shooters in league history, Samuelson hit at 39.6 Director of Athletics ...................................Bernard Muir percent from behind the arc and is third in school history and 10th in Pac-12 history in 3-point makes Faculty Representative ...................................Pat Jones (237). Senior Women’s Administrator................... Beth Goode Athletic Department Phone ..................... 650-723-4591 SEASON OPENERS » Ticket Office Phone ............................... 800-STANFORD • Stanford is 30-11 all-time in season openers and has won the last 14 in a row. Its last loss came at Home Facility .........................................Maples Pavilion Saint Mary’s on Nov. 17, 2000 (75-64). Capacity ..................................................................7,233 Web Site .......................................www.gostanford.com EXHIBITION RECAP » • Erica McCall had 19 points and 16 rebounds, Karlie Samuelson added 17, Alanna Smith scored 12 and Stanford Women’s Basketball History grabbed nine boards and Stanford beat Academy of Art, 81-48, in a home exhibition on Nov. 7. First Year ....................................... 1974-75 (41 seasons) • Last Saturday was Stanford’s second warmup prior to the regular season, but the first open to the All-Time Record ....................................... 977-304 (.763) public. On Oct. 31, the Cardinal beat UTEP in a closed scrimmage, 83-63. All-Time Pac-12 (since 1986-87) ................ 457-65 (.875) • McCall and Samuelson led Stanford in scoring against the Miners, each pouring in 19. Alanna Smith NCAA Championships ..............................2 (1990, 1992) went 5-of-7 from the floor and scored 14 while Briana Roberson added 11. Kaylee Johnson and McCall NCAA Tournament Appearances ................... 29 (77-27) each had eight rebounds and Marta Sniezek led the team with six assists. Stanford shot 44.4 percent Last NCAA Tournament Appearance ......................2015 from the floor (24-of-54) and went 7-of-18 from deep (38.9 percent). NCAA Final Four Appearances ....................................12 Last NCAA Final Four Appearance ..........................2014 AMONG THE BEST EVER » • The Cardinal is 977-304 (.763) all-time since its first varsity season in 1975. Stanford would join an ex- Staff Information clusive list with 23 more wins, a total it has reached in each of the past 14 seasons. Tennessee (1,277), Head Coach .................. Tara VanDerveer (30th season) Louisiana Tech (1,059) and James Madison (1,018) are currently the only Division I institutions with Alma Mater ........................................ Indiana, 1975 1,000 victories. Stanford is seventh on that list, also behind Old Dominion (997), Stephen F.