1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her tenth year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference . They won the Pac-10 Championship by four games and reached the Final Four for the fourth time in six seasons.
Roster
1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Hometown
F
0
Olympia Scott
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Los Angeles, California
G
3
Kate Paye
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Woodside, California
G
10
Jamila Wideman
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Amherst, Massachusetts
F
13
Vanessa Nygaard
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Fr
Carlsbad, California
G
15
Regan Freuen
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Spokane, Washington
G
21
Charmin Smith
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
St. Louis, Missouri
G/F
23
Bobbie Kelsey
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
Decatur, Georgia
F
24
Kristin Folkl
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
St. Louis, Missouri
F
30
Kate Starbird
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Tacoma, Washington
C
32
Chandra Benton
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Lake Oswego, Oregon
F
33
Tara Harrington
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Klamath Falls, Oregon
C
34
Naomi Mulitauaopele
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Seattle, Washington
F/C
44
Heather Owen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Moscow, Idaho
F
50
Rachel Hemmer
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Austin, Texas
C
55
Anita Kaplan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
Delmar, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 18, 1994 *
No. 5
vs. No. 2 Purdue Hall of Fame Tip-Off
W 62–52
1–0
Jackson, TN
Nov 24, 1994 *
No. 2
No. 6 Texas Tech
W 79–60
2–0
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Nov 30, 1994 *
No. 2
at No. 1 Tennessee
L 69–105
2–1
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Dec 2, 1994 *
No. 2
at NC State
W 78–63
3–1
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Dec 9, 1994 *
No. 5
Cal State Fullerton
W 122–80
4–1
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Jan 4, 1995
No. 5
No. 14 Washington
W 68–54
10–1 (1–0)
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Jan 6, 1995
No. 5
Washington State
W 94–59
11–1 (2–0)
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Jan 11, 1995
No. 5
at Arizona State
W 83–59
12–1 (3–0)
ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ
Jan 13, 1995
No. 5
at Arizona
W 86–51
13–1 (4–0)
McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Jan 19, 1995
No. 5
California
W 99–65
14–1 (5–0)
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Jan 25, 1995
No. 4
UCLA
W 88–49
15–1 (6–0)
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Jan 27, 1995
No. 4
No. 20 USC
W 109–53
16–1 (7–0)
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Feb 1, 1995
No. 3
at Oregon
W 86–51
17–1 (8–0)
Eugene, OR
Feb 3, 1995
No. 3
at Oregon State
L 73–78
17–2 (8–1)
Corvallis, OR
Mar 1, 1995
No. 5
Oregon State
W 76–66
23–2 (14–1)
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Mar 3, 1995
No. 5
Oregon
W 97–55
24–2 (15–1)
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Mar 8, 1995
No. 5
at Washington State
W 81–47
25–2 (16–1)
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
Mar 10, 1995
No. 5
at No. 14 Washington
W 55–50
26–2 (17–1)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
NCAA women's tournament
Mar 16, 1995 *
(2 W) No. 4
(15 W) UC Irvine First round
W 88–55
27–2
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Mar 18, 1995 *
(2 W) No. 4
(10 W) SMU Second round
W 95–73
28–2
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Mar 23, 1995 *
(2 W) No. 4
vs. (3 W) No. 11 North Carolina Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 81–71
29–2
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Mar 25, 1995 *
(2 W) No. 4
vs. (4 W) No. 16 Purdue Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 69–58
30–2
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Apr 1, 1995 *
(2 W) No. 4
vs. (1 E) No. 1 UConn National Semifinal – Final Four
L 60–87
30–3
Target Center (18,038)Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Stanford, CA regional.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
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Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final AP 5 2 2 5 6 7 7 5 5 5 4 3 6 5 5 5 5 4 Not released Coaches 3 3 2 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics