Game 2 No. 16 Stanford (1-0) at Gonzaga (1-0) November 15, 2015 • Spokane, Wash. • McCarthey Athletic Center • 1 p.m. PT TV: SWX (Greg Heister/Stephanie Hawk-Freeman) | Radio: Fox Sports 790 KJRB (Spokane) | Stream: TheW.tv GOSTANFORD.COM • #GOSTANFORD @STANFORDWBB 2015-16 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS THE GAME: No. 16/14 Stanford (1-0) makes its first STANFORD AT A GLANCE trip to Spokane since the 2013 NCAA Sweet 16 when Game 2 NOVEMBER its heads to McCarthey Athletic Center for a game Overall Record ...........................................................1-0 7 Academy of Art (Ex.) W, 81-48 against Gonzaga (1-0) on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. 13 at UC Davis W, 74-45 Pac-12 Record ............................................................0-0 15 at Gonzaga 1 p.m. THE RUNDOWN: Stanford returns 58.4 percent Home Record .............................................................0-0 21 George Washington TBD of its scoring, 65.4 percent of its rebounding and Road Record .............................................................. 1-0 23 Santa Clara 7 p.m. 60.8 percent of its minutes to a team that won the Neutral Record .......................................................... 0-0 27 vs. Missouri State (1) 10:30 a.m. 28 vs. Dayton or Maine (1) TBD program’s 11th Pac-12 Tournament Championship 29 vs. TBD (1) TBD in 2014-15 and advanced to its eighth consecutive HEAD COACH TARA VANDERVEER Sweet Sixteen ... Stanford beat UC Davis on Friday Stanford Record (30th year).............................. 802-166 DECEMBER night, 74-45, to move to 31-11 all-time in season Career Record (37th year) .................................954-217 13 at Texas (ESPN) 10 a.m. openers, including 15 wins in a row ... The Cardi- All-Time vs. Gonzaga .................................................6-0 16 Tennessee (ESPNU) 6 p.m. nal opens the season ranked 16th in the AP top 25 19 Cornell 2 p.m. and 14th in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, its 16th SERIES HISTORY 22 CSU Bakersfield 2 p.m. straight preseason appearances in those rankings All-Time vs. Gonzaga .................................................6-0 28 Chattanooga 7 p.m. ... Entering her 30th season on the bench at Stan- ford, Tara VanDerveer is 46 victories away from At Stanford .................................................................2-0 JANUARY joining Pat Summitt as the only NCAA women’s bas- At Gonzaga .................................................................2-0 2 at Arizona * (P12N) 2 p.m. ketball coaches with 1,000 career wins ... She is the Streak ............................................................Stanford, 6 4 at Arizona State * (P12N) 5 p.m. Last Stanford Win .................. 12/14/13 (73-45 @ STAN) 8 Utah * 7 p.m. 16th Division I women’s basketball coach in NCAA 10 Colorado * (P12N) noon history to coach 30 or more seasons at the same Last Gonzaga Win ..................................................... N/A 15 at Oregon * (P12N) 6 p.m. institution and is one of five on the active list ... 17 at Oregon State * (P12N) 6 p.m. The Cardinal is 978-304 (.763) all-time since its first VS. GONZAGA: The game with the Bulldogs re- 22 at USC * (P12N) 8 p.m. varsity season in 1975 and would join the exclusive sumes a series that took a one-year hiatus aft er fea- 24 at UCLA * (P12N) 6 p.m. 1,000-victory club with 22 more wins, a total it has turing matchups each November or December from 29 Washington * (P12N) 8 p.m. reached in each of the past 14 seasons ... Stanford 2009 to 2013. Stanford is 6-0 against Gonzaga and 31 Washington State * (P12N) noon is fourth in the NCAA over the last five years by won 69-41 in its last trip to face the Zags in Spokane both wins and percentage ... The Cardinal has four on Dec, 2, 2012. The most recent meeting came on FEBRUARY junior captains this season in Erica McCall, Briana The Farm on Dec. 14, 2013, a 73-45 Cardinal victory. 2 California * (P12N) 7 p.m. Roberson, Karlie Samuelson and Lili Thompson ... Of current Stanford players to appear in that win, 5 at California * (P12N) 7 p.m. Stanford and will wear Nike N7-inspired turquoise Kailee Johnson had the best performance, going 12 Arizona * (P12N) 7:30 p.m. uniforms at its Nov. 23 game against Santa Clara to for career highs of 11 points and eight rebounds in 14 Arizona State * (P12N) 6 p.m. honor Native American Heritage Month. 19 minutes off the bench. 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) No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG 28 Oregon * (P12N) 11 a.m. 13 Marta Sniezek G 5-8 Fr. 2.0 2.0 4.0 MARCH 10 Briana Roberson G 5-7 Jr. 15.0 4.0 3.0 3-6 Pac-12 Tournament (2) TBD 44 Karlie Samuelson G 6-0 Jr. 9.0 3.0 2.0 5 Kaylee Johnson F 6-3 So. 0.0 5.0 2.0 (BPG) (1) – Gulf Coast Showcase; Estero, Fla. 24 Erica McCall F 6-3 Jr. 10.0 11.0 2.0 (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. -- -- -- (P12N) - Game televised on Pac-12 Networks, 1 Lili Thompson G 5-7 Jr. 10.0 3.0 2.0 (ESPN/ESPNU) - Game televised on ESPN family of networks 2 Shannon Coff ee C 6-5 Fr. 5.0 1.0 0.0 11 Alanna Smith F 6-3 Fr. 13.0 1.0 0.0 Athletic Communications 12 Brittany McPhee G 6-0 So. 7.0 4.0 1.0 Assistant Director ................................. John Cantalupi 22 Alexa Romano G 5-10 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cell Phone ...................................... (650) 924-8304 25 Kiran Lakhian G 6-0 Sr. 0.0 1.0 0.0 E-Mail ................................ [email protected] 32 Kailee Johnson F 6-3 Jr. 3.0 4.0 2.0 (BPG) 34 Tess Picknell C 6-5 Sr. 0.0 2.0 2.0 (BPG) 1990 & 1992 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 12 FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES • 23 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS Stanford Women’s Basketball • Game 2 • Stanford at Gonzaga • Spokane, Wash. • November 15, 2015 QUICK FACTS CATCHING YOU UP » • Stanford opened the second half on a 20-2 run to put away UC Davis on Friday night, 74-45. The University • The win was program’s 15th straight in a season opener and moved the Cardinal to 31-11 all-time in Location .................................................. Stanford, Calif. its first games of the year. Founded ...................................................................1891 • Briana Roberson led the way with a team-high 15 points, the second-highest total of her career, while Enrollment .....................16, 795 (7,019 undergraduate) Erica McCall tallied her third career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Nickname ...........................................................Cardinal • Stanford was 11-of-36 from the floor in the first half (30.6 percent) and scored all of 29 points. In the Colors ...............................................Cardinal and White decisive third quarter, the Cardinal shot 55 percent and scored 31 points, while holding UC Davis to Aff iliation ................................................NCAA Division I just eight points and one field goal. The Aggies were 1-for-12 in the third quarter with 10 turnovers. Conference ...........................................................Pac-12 • Lili Thompson added 10 points in 14 minutes off the bench and freshman Alanna Smith poured in 13 President ............................................... John Hennessy on 6-of-11 shooting. Smith’s output was the most for a Cardinal freshman in a season opener since Provost ...............................................John Etchemendy Amber Orrange had 14 at Texas on Nov. 11, 2011. Director of Athletics ...................................Bernard Muir Faculty Representative ...................................Pat Jones APPLYING PRESSURE » Senior Women’s Administrator................... Beth Goode • In a new twist for Stanford, but playing to the strengths of a deep, quick roster, the Cardinal pressed Athletic Department Phone ..................... 650-723-4591 oft en, forcing UC Davis into a number of miscues that led to 24 points off turnovers. Ticket Off ice Phone ............................... 800-STANFORD • Stanford only scored at least 20 points off turnovers four times a season ago against Boston College Home Facility .........................................Maples Pavilion (26), Santa Clara (26), Arizona (25) and Washington State (20). The Cardinal forced one opponent into Capacity ..................................................................7,233 20 turnovers last year (Arizona State) and hadn’t tallied as many as it did on Friday night since Nov. Web Site .......................................www.gostanford.com 28, 2013 against San Diego State (22). • The Cardinal was only +10 in turnover margin once last year, against Arizona State on Jan. 19. Stanford Women’s Basketball History • Stanford disrupted the Aggies, holding UC Davis to just 23.6 percent shooting (13-of-55). It was the First Year ....................................... 1974-75 (41 seasons) Cardinal’s best performance in that category since Washington converted just 16.9 percent (12-of-71) All-Time Record ....................................... 978-304 (.763) on Feb. 28, 2013. All-Time Pac-12 (since 1986-87) ................ 457-65 (.875) • Stanford’s 10 blocked shots were also better than any eff ort last season. The Cardinal hadn’t hit NCAA Championships ..............................2 (1990, 1992) double digits in rejections since tallying 10 in the Pac-12 Tournament against USC on March 8, 2014. NCAA Tournament Appearances ................... 29 (77-27) Last NCAA Tournament Appearance ......................2015 STARTING LINEUP » NCAA Final Four Appearances ....................................12 • Freshman Marta Sniezek started the season opener on Friday, becoming the 12th true freshman to Last NCAA Final Four Appearance ..........................2014 start a season opener for Stanford since 2000-01, joining Susan King (2000), Nicole Powell (2000), Sebnem Kimyacioglu (2001), Kristen Newlin (2003), Candice Wiggins (2004), Jillian Harmon (2005), Staff Information Kayla Pedersen (2007), Chiney Ogwumike (2010), Taylor Greenfield (2011), Kailee Johnson (2013) and Head Coach .................