Two NCAA Championships Six Final Four appearances Nine Elite Eight appearances 12 Sweet Sixteen appearances 17 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances 13 Pacific-10 Conference Championships Stanford Women’s Basketball Two Naismith National Players of the Year Seven Naismith National Player of the Year finalists 11 Kodak All-American selections Nine Pacific-10 Conference Players of the Year Thirty-one selections to USA Basketball National Teams Two alumnae on the gold-medal winning 1996 United States Olympic Team Head Coach of the gold-medal winning 1996 United States Olympic Team 19 alumnae with WNBA experience Four National Coach of the Year selections Seven Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year selections Head Coach with fourth highest active winning percentage in Division I women’s basketball Most Final Four appearances in the 1990’s (six) Fourth highest winning percentage in the nation in the 1990’s (.841) Most conference wins in the nation in the 1990’s (162) Stanford University The Nation’s Premier University Stanford University is recognized as one of the world’s great universities. Stanford’s faculty is one of the most distinguished in the nation, including 17 Nobel Laureates and four Pulitzer Prize winners. There are over 8 million volumes in Stanford’s nearly two-dozen libraries. Stanford students come from all over the world, including all 50 states and approximately 100 countries. The University still enjoys the 8,100 acres of grassy fields, eucalyptus groves and rolling hills that were the Stanford’s generous legacy. It is one of the most picturesque campuses in the nation, comfortably set in the San Francisco Bay Area. Life as a Cardinal The Stanford Student Student-athletes at Stanford have accepted the challenge of pursuing excellence both in the classroom and on the playing field. It is often said that Stanford offers the best of both worlds – top flight academics and unparalleled athletics. Stanford's 6,500 undergraduates and 7,700 graduate students are distinguished by their initiative, love of learning and commitment to the larger world. Independent thinkers and relentlessly curious, students at Stanford bring passion and imagination to everything they do. Stanford students work hard, and they play with equal energy and enthusiasm. From public service to performing arts, from intramural sports to student government, undergraduates take part in dozens of activities beyond the classroom. The San Francisco Bay Area The Place to Go From bustling cosmopolitan cities to quiet coastal retreats, the San Francisco Bay Area is incomparable. First-class attractions, world-class athletics, cultural diversity, remarkable skylines and breathtaking views. The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the world’s most popular destinations, including stops at the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco’s Chinatown and Pier 39 a short distance from campus. Stanford University is located within an hour’s drive of San Francisco to the north, Silicon Valley to the south and the coastal cities which line the Pacific Ocean to the west. The Best College Amber Liu Two-time NCAA Athletic Program singles champion in the Nation Matt Gentry Stanford Athletics is one of the most NCAA wrestling champion respected and admired collegiate athletic programs in the nation. During Stanford Athletics: each of the past 10 years, Stanford has Home of Champions won the prestigious NACDA Directors’ Cup, awarded to the most outstanding Collegiate Athletic program in the nation. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SUCCESS: 48 NCAA Championships since 1990 (most in the nation!) 71 NCAA Championships since 1980 (most in the nation!) Stanford captured nine NCAA titles during the past three years, with 12 runner-up finishes during that time. THE PAC-10 CONFERENCE Stanford teams excel in the Pac-10, one of the nation’s deepest conferences. With over 40 Pac-10 Conference titles in the past five years, Cardinal teams have dominated league play. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Many Stanford athletes continue their success in international competition, with numerous Olympic and World champions. Every four years, many current Stanford athletes and coaches participate in the Olympics in a variety of sports. Tiger Woods Grand Slam Champion Men’s Golf Champion Student Athletes Logan Tom Stanford student athletes have had U.S. National Team Women’s Volleyball tremendous success in many sports. During and after their collegiate careers, Stanford student-athletes are renowned for their excellence in their chosen sports. • Olympic Gold Medalists • NBA World Champions • Super Bowl Champions • NFL Hall of Famers Great Athletes • Grand Slam Golf Champions • World Series Champions • Cy Young Award Winners • World Cup Soccer Champions • American & World Record Holders Jennifer Azzi • Grand Slam Tennis Champions Olympic Gold Medalist Women’s Basketball Hilary Lunke U.S. Open Champion Women’s Golf Mark Madsen NBA Championship Los Angeles Lakers Julie Foudy Mike Mussina Pablo Morales & Jeff Rouse U.S. National Team Summer Sanders Women’s Soccer World Series Champion Olympic Gold Medalists Olympic Gold Medalist New York Yankees Men’s Swimming Women’s Swimming Cardinal Basketball Strength Program Stanford Basketball is about much more than the excitement of what people see on game night. The execution and enthusiasm is the end result of many hours of focused, determined effort. Strength & Conditioning Just steps away from the new locker room in Maples Pavilion is the Stanford Strength and Conditioning Complex. It is where the Cardinal athletes lay the foundation for their basketball success. Under the guidance of Coach Beth Burns, each player has a pro- gram geared to their specific needs that maximizes their physical potential. With a basis of Olympic Lifting and Functional Movement Training, each Stanford athlete works in a cycled, year-round training pro- gram. Our areas of emphasis are basketball- specific strength, speed and agility, flexibili- ty and nutrition, all with the ultimate goal of enhanced on-court performance while remaining injury free. Each basketball player will establish specif- ic goals for herself. Together with Beth and her teammates, they will strive to meet them. This individual commitment to training cre- ates an environment of excellence. “You pay a price for getting stronger. You pay a price for getting faster. You pay a price for jumping higher. You pay a price for staying just the same.” Stanford Women’s Basketball – Be Part of the Tradition 2004-2005 Stanford Women’s Basketball Table of Contents 2004-05 Women’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Stanford Women’s Basketball The Records 2004-05 Schedule ............................................................. 1 Honor Roll ................................................................ 84-85 November 2004-05 Stanford Basketball Outlook ............................ 2 Single Season Team Records .................................... 86-87 11 Baden Sports# Santa Clara, CA 7:00 p.m. 2004-05 Roster .............................................................. 3-4 Single Game Team Records ........................................... 88 14 Love & Basketball# Santa Clara, CA 2:00 p.m. Stanford Directory ........................................................... 5 Individual Career Records ............................................. 89 19 Utah Salt Lake City, UT 6:00 p.m. Coaches & Staff Individual Single Season Records ........................... 90-91 21 Pacific Santa Clara, CA 2:00 p.m. Individual Single Game Records .................................. 91 23 Eastern Washington Anchorage, AK 8:00 p.m. Head Coach Tara VanDerveer ................................... 8-11 1,000 Point Scorers ........................................................ 92 Associate Coach Amy Tucker ........................................ 12 Year by Year Leaders ....................................................... 93 24 ULL or UAA Anchorage, AK TBD Assistant Coach Karen Middleton ................................ 13 Year by Year Team Statistics .......................................... 94 28 Texas Tech (FSN) Santa Clara, CA 12:00 p.m. Assistant Coach Charmin Smith .................................. 14 Support Staff .................................................................. 15 Tradition December The Team Stanford Women’s Basketball Tradition ................. 96-97 10 Pepperdine Stanford, CA 7:00 p.m. 1990 NCAA Championships ................................... 98-99 Clare Bodensteiner ................................................... 18-19 12 San Francisco San Francisco, CA 2:00 p.m. 1992 NCAA Championships ............................... 100-101 18 Missouri (FSN) Columbia, MO 4:00 p.m. Susan King Borchardt .............................................. 20-22 Final Four Teams .................................................. 102-103 Markisha Coleman ................................................... 23-24 Stanford In the Postseason .................................. 104-105 21 Tennessee Knoxville, TN 7:00 p.m. Sebnem Kimyacioglu ............................................... 25-27 Year-by-Year Results ............................................. 106-111 27 Oregon State* Corvallis, OR 7:00 p.m. Kristen Newlin .......................................................... 28-29 Letterwinners ............................................................... 112 29 Oregon* Eugene, OR 7:00 p.m. Shelley Nweke ........................................................... 30-31 Kodak All-Americans .................................................