1995–96 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 1995–96 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. While Tara VanDerveer focused on coaching the US National Team, the Cardinal were coached by Amy Tucker and Marianne Stanley . The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference . They won the Pac-10 Championship (18–0) by seven games and reached the Final Four for the fifth time in seven seasons.
Roster
1995–96 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Hometown
F
0
Olympia Scott
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Los Angeles, California
G
4
Amy Wustefeld
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Sacramento, California
G
10
Jamila Wideman
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Amherst, Massachusetts
F
13
Vanessa Nygaard
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS So
Carlsbad, California
G
15
Regan Freuen
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Spokane, Washington
G
21
Charmin Smith
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
St. Louis, Missouri
G/F
23
Bobbie Kelsey
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Decatur, Georgia
F
24
Kristin Folkl
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
St. Louis, Missouri
F
30
Kate Starbird
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Tacoma, Washington
C
32
Chandra Benton
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Fr
Lake Oswego, Oregon
F
33
Tara Harrington
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Klamath Falls, Oregon
C
34
Naomi Mulitauaopele
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Seattle, Washington
F/C
44
Heather Owen
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Moscow, Idaho
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 23, 1995 *
No. 7
at UMass
L 56–65
0–1
Mullins Center Amherst, MA
Nov 25, 1995 *
No. 7
at Providence
W 81–58
1–1
Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
Nov 30, 1995 *
No. 11
No. 21 Old Dominion
W 97–76
2–1
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 9, 1995 *
No. 9
Santa Clara
W 91–51
3–1
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 16, 1995 *
No. 9
No. 2 Tennessee
W 90–72
4–1
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 18, 1995 *
No. 5
Sacramento State Fry's Cardinal Classic
W 105–47
5–1
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 19, 1995 *
No. 5
Auburn Fry's Cardinal Classic
W 63–44
6–1
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Dec 27, 1995 *
No. 4
at No. 15 Texas Tech
L 65–71
6–2
City Bank Coliseum Lubbock, TX
Dec 29, 1995 *
No. 4
at Texas
W 72–68
7–2
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Jan 3, 1996
No. 7
at Arizona State
W 88–71
8–2 (1–0)
ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ
Jan 5, 1996
No. 7
at Arizona
W 77–55
9–2 (2–0)
McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Mar 6, 1996
No. 3
Arizona
W 77–61
24–2 (17–0)
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
Mar 8, 1996
No. 3
Arizona State
W 79–63
25–2 (18–0)
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
NCAA women's tournament
March 16, 1996 *
(1 W) No. 3
(16 W) Grambling State First round
W 82–43
26–2
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
March 18, 1996 *
(1 W) No. 3
(8 W) Colorado State Second round
W 94–63
27–2
Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, CA
March 23, 1996 *
(1 W) No. 3
at (4 W) No. 10 Alabama Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 78–76
28–2
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
March 25, 1996 *
(1 W) No. 3
at (6 W) No. 19 Auburn Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 71–57[ 2]
29–2
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Mar 29, 1996 *
(1 W) No. 3
vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Georgia National Semifinal – Final Four
L 76–86[ 3]
29–3
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Stanford, CA regional.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
[ 4]
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 7 8 11 9 9 5 4 7 6 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 Not released Coaches 7 6 10 9 9 5 5 8 6 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 4
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics