STANFORD CARDINAL 2006-07 Women’S Basketball
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STANFORD CARDINAL 2006-07 Women’s Basketball DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Overall Record: 29-5 NOVEMBER.............. 9 (Thu.) Loyola Marymount (1) W, 88-61 Pac-10 Record: 17-1 13 (Mon.) 24/24 BYU (1) L, 55-52 Pac-10 Finish: regular season champions 21 (Tue.) Missouri W, 75-60 Pac-10 Tournament champions 24 (Fri.) at 4/4 Tennessee L, 77-60 26 (Sun.) at 8/8 Georgia L, 74-69 Stanford 62, Arizona State 55 29 (Wed.) Santa Clara W, 88-56 Postseason: NCAA Second Round (Mar. 19, 2007) DECEMBER.............. Florida State 68, Stanford 61 3 (Sun.) 25/23 Texas Tech W, 73-49 Final National No. 6- Associated Press 16 (Sat.) Utah W, 74-47 Rankings: No. 16- ESPN/USA Today/Coaches 20 (Wed.) • at USC W, 62-46 22 (Fri.) • at UCLA W, 68-59 28 (Thu.) • Arizona W, 86-58 Wiggins Earns Third Kodak/WBCA All-America Honor 30 (Sat.) • 10/11 Arizona State W, 77-71 Candice Wiggins was selected to the 2007 NCAA Division 1 Kodak/WBCA All-America Team, earning the honor for a third straight year while cementing her reputation as one JANUARY................. of the nation’s premier players. Wiggins, who was tabbed a Second Team Associated 2 (Tue.) at Fresno State W, 80-52 Press All-American for the third time in her career, was also a finalist for the Wooden 6 (Sat.) • at 21/21 California W, 69-44 Award, Wade Trophy and Naismith Trophy. Brooke Smith was also recognized as a 8 (Mon.) South Carolina W, 69-54 11 (Thu.) • at Washington W, 77-56 member of the Honorable Mention Kodak/WBCA All-America Team. She received 13 (Sat.) • at Washington State W, 63-55 the same distinction last season and picked up the second Associated Press Honorable 18 (Thu.) • Oregon W, 70-48 Mention All-America honor of her career. 20 (Sat.) • Oregon State W, 69-55 25 (Thu.) • at Arizona W, 86-76 Wiggins, Smith Named Associated Press All-Americans 27 (Sat.) • at 10/10 Arizona St. W, 73-65 (OT) Candice Wiggins and Brooke Smith were selected to the Associated Press All-America team. Wiggins was tabbed a Second Team All-American while Smith was named an FEBRUARY............... All-America Honorable Mention pick. Smith is a two-time Associated Press Honorable 1 (Thu.) at UC Santa Barbara W, 84-59 4 (Sun.) • 21/21 California L, 72-57 Mention All-American, also earning the honor last year. 8 (Thu.) • Washington State W, 60-34 10 (Sat.) • Washington W, 80-54 Smith, Newlin Selected In WNBA Draft 15 (Thu.) • at Oregon State W, 70-55 Seniors Brooke Smith and Kristen Newlin, two integral parts of Stanford’s frontcourt 17 (Sat.) • at Oregon W, 74-56 success over the last four years, were selected in the 2007 WNBA Draft. Smith was 22 (Thu.) • UCLA W, 65-54 drafted by the Minnesota Lynx as the 23rd overall pick in the second round while 25 (Sun.) • USC W, 56-53 Newlin was taken 34th overall by the Houston Comets in the third round. Smith and Newlin are the first Cardinal players to be chosen in the WNBA Draft since Nicole MARCH.................... 3 (Sat.) Arizona (2) W, 65-55 Powell was selected third overall by the Charlotte Sting in 2004. 4 (Sun.) USC (2) W, 67-52 5 (Mon.) No. 8/7 Arizona State (2) W, 62-55 PROBABLE STARTERS 17 (Sat.) Idaho State (3) W, 96-58 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG 19 (Mon.) Florida State (3) L, 68-61 11 Candice Wiggins G 5-11.5 Jr. San Diego, Calif. 16.9 4.1 13 Cissy Pierce G 5-10 Jr. Littleton, Colo. 4.9 1.9 30 Brooke Smith F/C 6-3 Sr. San Anselmo, Calif. 13.9 7.6 Bold indicates home game at Maples Pavilion 33 Jillian Harmon F 6-1 So. Lake Oswego, Ore. 7.7 4.9 • Pac-10 game 43 Kristen Newlin F/C 6-5 Sr. Riverton, Wyo. 7.0 7.9 opponent rankings include AP/ESPN polls RESERVES No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG (1) Preseason WNIT at Stanford, Calif. 2 Jayne Appel F/C 6-4 Fr. Pleasant Hill, Calif. 13.2 7.5 (2) Pac-10 Tournament at San Jose, Calif. 3 Markisha Coleman G 5-5 Sr. East Palo Alto, Calif. 0.7 0.4 (3) NCAA Tour. 1st/2nd Rds. at Stanford, Calif. 4 Clare Bodensteiner G 5-9 Sr. Rupert, Idaho 1.1 0.6 5 Michelle Harrison F 6-3 Fr. Orem, Utah 3.5 1.9 10 JJ Hones G 5-10 Fr. Beaverton, Ore. 4.5 1.8 12 Christy Titchenal F 6-1 Jr. Sonoma, Calif. 0.8 0.4 Date: FINAL- June 7, 2007 21 Rosalyn Gold-Onwude G 5-10 So. Queens, N.Y. --- --- Contact: Brian Risso 31 Morgan Clyburn F/C 6-4 So. The Woodlands, Texas 0.4 0.8 E-mail: [email protected] 32 Melanie Murphy G 5-9 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 2.2 1.1 Office Phone:650-736-9044 Head Coach: Tara VanDerveer (Indiana, 1975)- 28th season overall, 21st at Stanford Associate Head Coach: Amy Tucker (Ohio State, 1982)- 22nd season Office Fax:650-725-2957 Assistant Coaches: Karen Middleton (South Carolina, 1991)- 10th season, Charmin Smith (Stanford, 1997)- 3rd season Head Coach Tara VanDerveer NCAA Tournament First/Second Round Format 28th season, 21st at Stanford Maples Pavilion served as one of eight host sites (first and second ounds)r for the Overall Record: 689-184 2007 NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Championship. Marist and Florida State Record at Stanford: 537-133 advanced to regional sites after winning twice at Maples Pavilion. Saturday, Mar. 17 - NCAA Tournament First Round - Maples Pavilion - Stanford, Calif. May 1985. The Stanford Cardinal had just Game 1: No. 10 Florida State 85, No. 7 Old Dominion 75 wrapped up a 9-19 campaign while missing Game 2: No. 2 Stanford 96, No. 15 Idaho State 58 the postseason for the third straight year. Game 3: No. 5 Middle Tennessee State 85, No. 12 Gonzaga 46 Game 4: No. 13 Marist 67, No. 4 Ohio State 63 The rebuilding task would be assigned to Tara VanDerveer, a then-rising star in the coaching Monday, Mar. 19 - NCAA Tournament Second Round - Maples Pavlion - Stanford, Calif. ranks who had spent the previous five yeas Game 5: No. 13 Marist 73, No. 5 Middle Tennessee State 59 leading Ohio State to national prominence. Game 6: No. 10 Florida State 68, No. 2 Stanford 61 Fast forward to June 2007, as the Stanford NCAA Tournament First Round (Mar. 17, 2007) Cardinal now boasts two national champion- Stanford 96, Idaho State 58 ships, 20 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and 16 Pac-10 titles. Stanford protected its home floor - and the Cardinal didn’t even need a huge day from star Candice Wiggins. Brooke Smith made her first 10 shots on the way to a season-high Once a program that found itself in desper- 29 points, Cissy Pierce hit two early 3-pointers, and the Cardinal breezed into the second ate need of a jump start, Stanford women’s round of the NCAA tournament with a 96-58 victory over Idaho State. Smith and Pierce basketball has become synonymous with immediately took the pressure off Wiggins, scoring their team’s first 22 points to help success. And the credit goes to VanDerveer, Stanford jump out to a 45-24 halftime edge. Wiggins still finished with 16 points, five who has established herself as one of the top rebounds, three assists and a steal, and Smith shot 13-for-17 and also had nine rebounds, coaches in the history of both collegiate and three assists and two steals. Stanford held a dominating 53-20 rebounding edge led by international women’s basketball. Jayne Appel’s 12 boards, dished out 26 assists and received double-figure scoring from VanDerveer, inducted into the Women’s Bas- four different players. ketball Hall of Fame in April 2002, has accu- mulated an impressive 689-184 record in her NCAA Tournament Second Round (Mar. 19, 2007) 28 years of collegiate coaching. VanDerveer, Florida State 68, Stanford 61 an eight-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year, has Alicia Gladden scored the final seven points of an 11-0 run that frustrated the Cardinal won two NCAA Championships (1989-90, and sent Florida State to the first second-round win in school history, 68-61. After 1991-92) and 15 conference titles on The Farm. Candice Wiggins’ 3-pointer gave Stanford a 50-49 lead with 8:40 left, the Seminoles The Cardinal finished 29-5 overall last year, took charge to avenge an 18-point loss in the same round last March. Shante Williams claiming both the Pac-10 regular season scored 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Mara Freshour had 15 and Gladden added 12 and conference titles while advancing to the points and six rebounds, scoring the first of her seven consecutive points with 6:46 NCAA Tournament for the 20th consecutive left. Candice Wiggins led Stanford with 19 points, Jayne Appel finished with 14 points season and 21st overall. Despite losing mul- and eight boards and Brooke Smith added 12 points and eight rebounds. Wiggins and tiple key starters to injury, Stanford remained Smith played all 40 minutes. Florida State connected on 15-24 free throw attempts while among the top-10 for most of the year and Stanford was just 7-14. The Seminoles outscored the Cardinal 43-32 in the second half.