Game 31 No. 2 Stanford (28-2, 19-2 Pac-12) vs. No. 8 Louisville (26-3, 14-2) March 30, 2021 • San Antonio, Texas • Alamodome • 6 p.m. PST TV: ESPN (Ryan Ruocco/Rebecca Lobo/Holly Rowe) | Audio: TuneIn/GoStanford.com (Kevin Danna) GOSTANFORD.COM • #GOSTANFORD @STANFORDWBB 2020-21 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS THE GAME: The top-two seeds in the Alamo Region STANFORD AT A GLANCE are set to face off with a spot in the Final Four on Game 31 NOVEMBER the line, as Stanford (28-2, 19-2) and Louisville (26- Overall Record .........................................................28-2 25 Cal Poly W, 108-40 3, 14-2) battle in the Elite 8 on Tuesday, March 30 at Pac-12 Record ..........................................................19-2 29 Pacific Canceled 6 p.m. PST. Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo and Holly 30 San Diego Canceled Home Record .............................................................6-0 Rowe have the call on ESPN and Kevin Danna will Road Record ............................................................13-1 handle the radio broadcast on TuneIn. DECEMBER Neutral Record ...........................................................9-1 5 at UNLV W, 101-54 6 vs. Washington *^ W, 83-50 THE RUNDOWN: Tara VanDerveer is the winningest 8 vs. Washington State *^ Postponed coach in women’s basketball history with 1,122 ca- HEAD COACH TARA VANDERVEER 11 UC Davis Canceled reer victories ... Stanford is 92-31 (.748) all-time at Stanford Record (35th year) ..............................970-204 13 at California * (P12N) W, 83-38 the NCAA Tournament ... No team has won more Career Record (42nd year) .............................1,122-255 15 at Pacific (ESPN2) W, 104-61 games away from home this season than Stanford NCAA Tournament Record (35th appearance) .....90-32 19 at USC * (P12N) W, 80-60 21 at #10 UCLA * (P12N) W, 61-49 (22) ... The Cardinal is 7-1 against ranked competi- NCAA Tournament Record (as Stanford HC) .........88-29 tion ... Cameron Brink’s 75 total blocks are eighth JANUARY nationally and first among all freshman ... No team NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1 at #6 Arizona * (P12N) W, 81-54 has shot over 41.8 percent against the Cardinal Stanford Record .....................................................92-31 3 at Arizona State * (P12N) W, 68-60 all season for the first time since at least 1999-00, 8 #11 Oregon *% (P12N) W, 70-63 including 11 opponents shooting 29% or worse ... Total Appearances ......................................................34 10 Oregon State *% (P12N) Canceled Stanford is a No. 1 seed for the first time since 2013 Consecutive Appearances ..........................................33 15 at Utah * (P12N) W, 82-54 and overall No. 1 seed for the first time since 1996 Record in Maples Pavilion .......................................38-4 17 at Colorado * (P12N) L, 72-77 (OT) Record Away from Maples Pavilion .......................54-27 22 #6 UCLA *% (P12N) L, 66-70 ... Six players are averaging at least seven ppg., in- 24 USC *% (P12N) W, 86-59 cluding four averaging over 10 ppg ... Stanford won 27 at Washington State * (P12N) W, 71-49 its 24th Pac-12 regular season championship and SERIES HISTORY 29 at Washington State * W, 77-49 14th tournament championship ... Stanford held All-Time vs. Louisville ................................................0-1 31 at Washington * (P12N) W, 74-48 each of its opponents to 77 points or less through All-Time in Regional Finals ......................................13-7 30 games for the first time since 2015-16 ... Kiana FEBRUARY Williams recently broke into the top-10 in program 5 Colorado * (P12N) W, 62-54 7 Utah * (P12N) W, 83-41 history in career scoring, now with 1,807 points ... 13 at Oregon State * W, 83-58 She broke the Stanford record for career 3-pointers 15 at #13 Oregon * (ESPN) W, 63-61 in the first round, now with 308 ... Stanford has hit 19 Arizona State * (P12N) W, 80-41 more 3-pointers (43) through the first three rounds 22 #9 Arizona * (ESPN2) W, 62-48 of the NCAA Tournament than any team in history. 28 California * (P12N) W, 72-33 STANFORD PROBABLE STARTERS MARCH No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG 4 USC (1) (P12N) W, 92-53 5 Oregon State (1) (P12N) W, 79-45 3 Anna Wilson G 5-9 5th 4.8 3.8 2.0 7 #9 UCLA (1) (ESPN2) W, 75-55 12 Lexie Hull G 6-0 Jr. 11.1 4.5 1.7 (2) 21 Utah Valley (ESPN) W, 87-44 22 Cameron Brink F 6-4 Fr. 10.1 6.7 0.9 (2) 23 Oklahoma State (ESPN2) W, 73-62 23 Kiana Williams G 5-8 Sr. 14.5 2.0 3.0 28 #20 Missouri State (2) (ABC) W, 89-62 (2) 30 Haley Jones G 6-1 So. 12.8 7.4 3.0 30 #8 Louisville (ESPN) 8 p.m. CT (^) – Las Vegas, Nev. STANFORD OFF THE BENCH (%) - Santa Cruz, Calif. No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG (1) – Pac-12 Tournament; Las Vegas, Nev. 2 Agnes Emma-Nnopu G 5-11 Fr. 0.8 1.7 0.4 (2) – NCAA Tournament; San Antonio, Texas 4 Jana Van Gytenbeek G 5-7 Fr. 2.1 0.3 1.2 * – Pac-12 game; All times local and subject to change; 5 Francesca Belibi F 6-1 So. 7.9 5.1 1.1 Home games in Bold; [#] - Indicates national ranking (AP) (P12N) - Game televised on Pac-12 Networks; 10 Alyssa Jerome F 6-3 Sr. 1.6 1.2 0.6 (ESPN/ESPN2) - Game televised on ESPN family of networks 11 Ashten Prechtel F 6-5 So. 5.2 4.3 1.1 24 Lacie Hull G 6-1 Jr. 3.3 2.8 1.5 Athletic Communications 33 Hannah Jump G 6-0 So. 7.3 2.3 0.9 WBB Contact .......................................Wilder Treadway 54 Jenna Brown G 5-10 Jr. - - - Cell Phone ...................................... (859) 433-8204 1990 & 1992 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 13 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES • 24 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS • 14 PAC-12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS Stanford Women’s Basketball • Game 31 • Stanford vs. Louisville • San Antonio, Texas • March 30, 2021 QUICK FACTS NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES » The University • Stanford earned its 33rd consecutive and 34th overall NCAA Tournament bid by collecting the Pac-12’s automatic berth into the field after winning its 14th conference tournament championship. Location .................................................. Stanford, Calif. • Since its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1982, Stanford has won two national championships Founded ...................................................................1891 (1990, 1992), reached 13 Final Fours (1990-92, 1995-97, 2008-12, 2014, 2017), 21 Elite Eights, 27 Sweet Enrollment ......................17,249 (6,996 undergraduate) 16s and compiled an NCAA Tournament record of 92-31 (.748). Nickname .......................................................... Cardinal • Stanford’s 13 Final Four appearances are the third-most by any school entering this year’s tourna- Colors ...............................................Cardinal and White ment, and its 34 overall appearances rank behind only Tennessee (39). Affiliation ............................................... NCAA Division I • Tennessee is the only school that has a longer active streak of NCAA Tournament appearances than Conference ........................................................... Pac-12 Stanford’s 33. The Lady Vols have earned a bid to all 39 NCAA Tournaments. President.......................................Marc Tessier-Lavigne • The Cardinal’s 92 wins in the NCAA Tournament are third all-time behind Tennessee (126) and Con- Provost ..........................................................Persis Drell necticut (124) as are its 123 tournament games. Tennessee has appeared in 157 and Connecticut 144. Director of Athletics ...................................Bernard Muir • Stanford’s .748 NCAA Tournament winning percentage is fourth all-time among programs with a mini- Faculty Representative .................................. Jeff Koseff mum of 20 games. Connecticut is No. 1 (.860; 124-20), Tennessee is No. 2 (.803; 126-31) and Baylor is Senior Women’s Administrator ...............Heather Owen No. 3 (.776; 53-15). Athletic Department Phone ..................... 650-723-4591 • The Cardinal is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time and first since 2013. Stanford Ticket Office Phone ............................... 800-STANFORD has gone on to reach the Final Four as a No. 1 seed seven times (1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2011, Home Facility .........................................Maples Pavilion 2012). Capacity ..................................................................7,233 • Tara VanDerveer leads all coaches in NCAA Tournament appearances with 35. Geno Auriemma (Con- Web Site .......................................www.gostanford.com necticut) is second with 32, followed by Pat Summitt (Tennessee) and Andy Landers (Georgia) with 31. • VanDerveer’s 90 tournament wins are third all-time behind Geno Auriemma (122) and Summitt (112) Stanford Women’s Basketball History and her .736 tournament winning percentage (minimum 20 games) is ninth. First Year ..................................... 1974-75 (46th season) • Stanford has advanced to the Sweet 16 for 13 consecutive tournaments and seven of the last 10 Elite All-Time Record .................................... 1,146-342 (.768) 8’s. A win would put Stanford in the Final Four for the first time since 2017. All-Time Pac-12 (since 1986-87) ................ 551-84 (.867) NCAA Championships ..............................2 (1990, 1992) PAC-12 TOURNAMENT DOMINATION » NCAA Tournament Appearances .................... 34 (90-31) • Stanford enters the NCAA Tournament off of a dominant run through the Pac-12 Tournament, winning Last NCAA Tournament Appearance .......................2021 three games by a tournament-record margin of +31.0 points. NCAA Final Four Appearances .....................................13 • The 20-point