2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference .
Roster
2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Melaine Murphy
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Midwood
Brooklyn, NY
F/C
2
Jayne Appel
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Carondelet
Berkeley, CA
F
5
Michelle Harrison
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Mountain View
Orem, UT
G
10
J.J. Hones
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Southridge
Beaverton, OR
G
11
Candice Wiggins
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
La Jolla Country Day
La Jolla, CA
G
13
Cissy Pierce
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Heritage
Littleton, CO
F
14
Kayla Pedersen
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Red Mountain
Fountain Hills, AZ
G
20
Hannah Donaghe
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Atascadero
Atascadero, CA
G
21
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Archbishop Molloy
New York City, NY
G
23
Jeanette Pohlen
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Brea Olinda
Brea, CA
F
24
Ashley Cimino
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Catherine McAuley
Yarmouth, ME
F/C
31
Morgan Clyburn
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Oak Ridge
The Woodlands, TX
F
33
Jillian Harmon
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Lakeridge
Lake Oswego, OR
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 city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2007 *
Chico State
W 95–44
–
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007 *
No. 5
at No. 3 Yale
W 100–44
1–0
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut
Nov 11, 2007 *
No. 5
at No. 3 Rutgers
W 60–58
2–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Exhibition
Nov 15, 2007 *
USA Basketball
L 62–97
–
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Regular season
Nov 18, 2007 *
No. 5
at Utah
W 81–77 2OT
3–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 22, 2007 *
No. 4
vs. No. 2 Connecticut Paradise Jam
L 54–66
3–1
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 24, 2007 *
No. 4
vs. Old Dominion Paradise Jam
W 69–61
4–1
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 25, 2007 *3:00 p.m.
No. 4
vs. Temple Paradise Jam
W 63–54
5–1
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 28, 2007 *10:00 p.m.
No. 6
San Francisco
W 96–61
6–1
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Dec 2, 2007 *
No. 6
UC Davis
W 62–41
7–1
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Dec 16, 2007 *2:00 p.m.
No. 5
No. 10 Baylor
W 87–63
8–1
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Dec 18, 2007 *
No. 5
at New Mexico
W 73–54
9–1
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 22, 2007 *
No. 5
No. 1 Tennessee
W 73–69 OT
10–1
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Dec 28, 2007 7:00 p.m.
No. 2
Washington State
W 105–47
11–1 (1–0)
Maples Pavilion (2,530)Stanford, California
Dec 30, 2007 2:00 p.m.
No. 2
Washington
W 77–42
12–1 (2–0)
Maples Pavilion (3,803)Stanford, California
Jan 4, 2008
No. 2
at UCLA
L 56–69
12–2 (2–1)
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 6, 2008
No. 2
at USC
L 72–73
12–3 (2–2)
Galen Center Los Angeles, California
Jan 10, 2008
No. 7
Oregon State
W 81–45
13–3 (3–2)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 12, 2008
No. 7
Oregon
W 83–49
14–3 (4–2)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 17, 2008
No. 7
at Arizona
W 89–64
15–3 (5–2)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 20, 2008
No. 7
at Arizona State
W 60–56
16–3 (6–2)
Desert Financial Arena Tempe, Arizona
Jan 26, 2008
No. 7
No. 8 California
W 72–52
17–3 (7–2)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 31, 2008
No. 7
USC
W 77–51
18–3 (8–2)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Feb 2, 2008
No. 7
UCLA
W 75–62
19–3 (9–2)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Feb 5, 2008 *
No. 6
at Santa Clara
W 96–74
20–3
Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Feb 7, 2008
No. 6
at Oregon
W 72–43
21–3 (10–2)
McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Feb 9, 2008
No. 6
at Oregon State
W 69–59
22–3 (11–2)
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 14, 2008
No. 6
Arizona
W 69–46
23–3 (12–2)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Feb 14, 2008
No. 6
Arizona State
W 79–57
24–3 (13–2)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Feb 23, 2008
No. 4
at No. 8 California
W 60–58
25–3 (14–2)
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Feb 29, 2008 7:00 p.m.
No. 4
at Washington
W 73–53
26–3 (15–2)
Bank of America Arena (3,449)Seattle, Washington
Mar 2, 2008 12:00 p.m.
No. 4
at Washington State
W 74–52
27–3 (16–2)
Beasley Coliseum (675)Pullman, Washington
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 8, 2008 *
(1) No. 4
vs. (8) Oregon State Quarterfinals
W 64–41
28–3
HP Pavilion San Jose, California
Mar 9, 2008 *
(1) No. 4
vs. (5) UCLA Semifinals
W 78–45
29–3
HP Pavilion San Jose, California
Mar 10, 2008 *
(1) No. 4
vs. (2) No. 8 California Championship game
W 56–35
30–3
HP Pavilion San Jose, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2008 *
(2 SPO) No. 4
vs. (15 SPO) Cleveland State First round
W 85–47
31–3
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 24, 2008 *
(2 SPO) No. 4
(7 SPO) No. 23 UTEP Second round
W 88–54
32–3
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 29, 2008 *
(2 SPO) No. 4
vs. (6 SPO) Pittsburgh Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 72–53
33–3
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Mar 31, 2008 *
(2 SPO) No. 4
vs. (1 SPO) No. 5 Maryland Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 98–87
34–3
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Apr 6, 2008 *
(2 SPO) No. 4
vs. (1 GBO) No. 1 Connecticut National Semifinal – Final Four
W 82–73[ 2]
35–3
St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida
Apr 8, 2008 *
(2 SPO) No. 4
vs. (1 OKC) No. 3 Tennessee National Championship
L 48–64[ 3]
35–4
St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SPO=Spokane.
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 18 19 Final AP 7 5 4 6 6 5 5 2 2 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 4 Not released Coaches 8 5 4 5 5 4 4 2 2 7 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 4 4 2
Awards and honors
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics