Game 1 No. 7 Stanford (0-0) vs. UC Davis (0-0) November 7, 2018 • Stanford, Calif. • Maples Pavilion • 7 p.m. Audio: GoStanford.com (Tim Swartz) | Stream: GoStanford.com (Jordan Watkins/Joaquin Wallace) GOSTANFORD.COM • #GOSTANFORD @STANFORDWBB 2018-19 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS THE GAME: With Tara VanDerveer beginning her STANFORD AT A GLANCE 40th season as a collegiate head coach, No. 7 Stan- Game 1 NOVEMBER ford starts its 2018-19 campaign on Wednesday, Overall Record ........................................................... 0-0 1 Vanguard (Ex.) W, 87-36 Nov. 7 when it hosts UC Davis at 7 p.m. Jordan Wat- Pac-12 Record ............................................................ 0-0 7 UC Davis 7 p.m. kins and Joaquin Wallace have the call on GoStan- 11 Idaho 2 p.m. ford.com’s live stream and Tim Swartz will handle Home Record ............................................................. 0-0 15 San Francisco 7 p.m. the radio broadcast also on GoStanford.com. Road Record .............................................................. 0-0 18 Ohio State (P12N) 1 p.m. Neutral Record........................................................... 0-0 23 vs. FGCU (1) 4:30 p.m. HT 24 vs. American (1) noon HT THE RUNDOWN: Stanford returns 77 percent of 25 at Hawaii (1) 2:30 p.m. HT its minutes played from 2017-18, the fourth most HEAD COACH TARA VANDERVEER among top 25 programs at the end of last season Stanford Record (33rd year) .............................. 884-191 DECEMBER according to Her Hoops Stats’ overall rating, which Career Record (40th year) .............................. 1,036-242 2 at Gonzaga 2 p.m. takes strength of schedule into account ... The Car- All-Time vs. UC Davis ................................................. 9-0 15 Baylor (P12N) noon dinal is 32-12 all-time in season openers and has 18 at Tennessee (SECN) 6 p.m. ET won 19 home openers in a row ... Stanford is in the SERIES HISTORY 21 at Buffalo noon ET preseason AP poll for the 19th consecutive season All-Time vs. UC Davis ............................................... 11-7 29 CSUN 2 p.m. and at No. 7 is one of three Pac-12 teams in the top 10 ... The Nov. 7 season opener marks the earliest At Stanford ................................................................. 8-2 JANUARY start to a season in program history ... Last season At UC Davis................................................................. 3-3 4 USC * (P12N) 8 p.m. the Cardinal surrendered 56.1 points on 33.0 per- Streak .......................................................... Stanford, 10 6 UCLA * (P12N) 1 p.m. cent shooting at home ... Its field goal percentage Last Stanford Win ................. 11/13/15 (74-45 @ DAVIS) 11 at Arizona State * (P12N) 7 p.m. MT 13 at Arizona * (P12N) noon MT defense in Maples was the seventh-best home mark Last UC Davis Win ..................... 2/7/78 (61-54 @ DAVIS) 18 Washington * (P12N) 7 p.m. in the country ... Alanna Smith, the team’s leading 20 Washington State * (P12N) noon returning scorer and rebounder, is on the preseason VS. UC DAVIS: Stanford is 11-7 all-time against 25 at Colorado * (P12N) 7 p.m. MT All-Pac-12 team as well as watch lists for the Wood- UC Davis and undefeated (9-0) under head coach 27 at Utah * noon MT en Award and the Katrina McClain Award, which Tara VanDerveer. All seven of the Cardinal’s losses 31 at California * (P12N) 8 p.m. recognizes the nation’s best power forward ... Kiana in the series came in its early years, as the Aggies Williams is on the Wooden Award Watch List and won seven of the first eight from 1974-1978. Since FEBRUARY the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List, which is Davis’ last win on Feb. 7, 1978, Stanford has won 10 2 California * (P12N) 4 p.m. given to the country’s best shooting guard ... Smith straight. The teams’ last met in the first game of the 8 Oregon State * (P12N) 6 p.m. (Australia), Jenna Brown (United States) and Alyssa 2015-16 season, a 74-45 Cardinal win in Davis. Se- 10 Oregon * (ESPN2) 1 p.m. Jerome (Canada) all represented their countries in nior Alanna Smith had 13 points on 6-of-11 shoot- 15 at UCLA * (P12N) 6 p.m. international competition this summer. ing it what was her collegiate debut. 17 at USC * (P12N) noon 22 Arizona * 7 p.m. 24 Arizona State * (P12N) 1 p.m. STANFORD PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON EXHIBITION) [2017-18 STATS] . No Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG MARCH 4 Nadia Fingall F 6-3 Jr. 3.3 3.1 0.4 (BPG) 1 at Washington State * (P12N) 7 p.m. 11 Alanna Smith F 6-4 Sr. 13.5 7.0 1.8 (BPG) 3 at Washington * (P12N) 2 p.m. 12 Lexie Hull F 6-0 Fr. -- -- -- 7-10 Pac-12 Tournament (2) TBD 21 DiJonai Carrington G 5-11 Jr. 8.8 5.6 1.8 (1) – Rainbow Wahine Showdown; Honolulu, Hawaii 23 Kiana Williams G 5-8 So. 10.4 1.7 1.9 (2) – Pac-12 Tournament; Las Vegas, Nev. * – Pac-12 game; STANFORD OFF THE BENCH All times local and subject to change; . No Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG Home games in Bold; 2 Shannon Coffee C 6-5 Sr. 1.2 0.9 0.2 [#/#] - Indicates national ranking (AP/USA Today) 3 Anna Wilson G 5-9 Jr. 3.3 1.1 0.4 (P12N) - Game televised on Pac-12 Networks 10 Alyssa Jerome F 6-3 So. 2.0 1.1 0.4 (ESPN2/SECN) - Game televised on ESPN family of networks 13 Marta Sniezek G 5-8 Sr. 5.5 3.5 4.3 14 Mikaela Brewer G 5-10 Jr. 0.3 0.1 0.1 Athletic Communications 15 Maya Dodson F 6-3 So. 3.5 2.0 0.8 (BPG) Director ................................................. John Cantalupi 20 Estella Moschkau F 6-1 So. 0.5 0.2 0.1 Cell Phone ...................................... (650) 924-8304 22 Alexa Romano G 5-10 Sr. 2.6 0.9 0.5 E-Mail ................................ [email protected] 24 Lacie Hull F 6-1 Fr. -- -- -- 54 Jenna Brown G 5-10 Fr. -- -- -- 1990 & 1992 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 13 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES • 23 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS • 12 PAC-12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS Stanford Women’s Basketball • Game 1 • Stanford vs. UC Davis • Stanford, Calif. • November 7, 2018 QUICK FACTS MORE AGAINST DAVIS » • Alanna Smith’s 13-point performance at Davis on Nov. 13, 2015 was the highest scoring output for a The University Cardinal freshman in a season opener since Amber Orrange had 14 at Texas on Nov. 11, 2011. Location .................................................. Stanford, Calif. • In the Aggies’ last visit to Maples, Stanford won 71-59 behind a career-high 30 points from Bonnie Founded ...................................................................1891 Samuelson. She was 8-of-13 from the floor, 6-of-10 from deep and became the first Stanford player Enrollment ......................16,424 (7,056 undergraduate) not named Ogwumike to score 30 in a game since Jeanette Pohlen poured in 31 against Connecticut Nickname ...........................................................Cardinal on Dec. 30, 2010. Colors ............................................... Cardinal and White • It was Samuelson’s first of 26 starts that season and the sixth of her career. Samuelson also started Affiliation ................................................NCAA Division I alongside her younger sister Karlie for the first time. Conference ...........................................................Pac-12 President ...................................... Marc Tessier-Lavigne SNAPSHOT » Provost .......................................................... Persis Drell • Stanford returns 77 percent of its minutes played from 2017-18, the fourth most among top 25 pro- Director of Athletics ................................... Bernard Muir grams at the end of last season according to Her Hoop Stats’ overall rating, which takes strength of Faculty Representative ................................. Jeff Koseff schedule into account. Senior Women’s Administrator ................... Beth Goode • Arizona State returns 97 percent, Virginia Tech 91 percent and Louisville 82 percent. South Carolina Athletic Department Phone ..................... 650-723-4591 also welcomes back 77 percent of its minutes played. Ticket Office Phone ................................800-STANFORD • The Cardinal made its 11th consecutive trip to the Sweet 16 last season, posting a 24-11 overall record Home Facility .........................................Maples Pavilion and a 14-3 mark in Pac-12 play. Stanford won at least 20 games for the 17th straight season and 29th Capacity ..................................................................7,233 overall and had double-digit Pac-12 victories for the 31st consecutive year. Web Site ....................................... www.gostanford.com • Stanford is ranked No. 7 in preseason polls from both the Associated Press and USA TODAY. It’s the Cardinal’s 19th consecutive appearance in the preseason rankings. Stanford Women’s Basketball History • Stanford was picked to finish second in the Pac-12 preseason coaches’ poll. The Cardinal totaled 107 First Year ....................................... 1974-75 (44 seasons) points and one first-place vote. Oregon was the leading vote getter, receiving 11 first-place votes and All-Time Record .................................... 1,060-329 (.763) collecting 121 points while Oregon State was third (104 points). All-Time Pac-12 (since 1986-87) ................ 500-75 (.870) • Three Pac-12 teams are in the top 10 of the preseason AP poll for the first time in Oregon (No. 3), Stan- NCAA Championships ..............................2 (1990, 1992) ford (No. 7) and Oregon State (No. 8). NCAA Tournament Appearances ................... 32 (86-30) Last NCAA Tournament Appearance ......................2018 SEASON OPENERS » NCAA Final Four Appearances ....................................13 • Stanford is 32-12 all-time in season openers. The Cardinal’s loss last Nov. 10 at No. 5 Ohio State (85-64) Last NCAA Final Four Appearance ..........................2017 snapped the program’s 16-game winning streak in season openers and was its first defeat since drop- ping a contest at Saint Mary’s on Nov. 17, 2000 (75-64). Staff Information • The Cardinal has won 19 consecutive home openers. Stanford hasn’t dropped its first game of a sea- Head Coach .................. Tara VanDerveer (33rd season) son in Maples since falling to No.