2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Cardinal, led by 31st year head coach Tara VanDerveer , played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 32–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Washington State, Oregon and Oregon State to win Pac-12 women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament .
Earning a No. 2 seed in the Lexington region, they defeated New Mexico State and Kansas State in the first and second rounds. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Texas 77–56. In the Elite Eight, they defeated Notre Dame 76–75 to reach their 13th Final Four in school history. At the Final Four in Dallas Texas , they were defeated by South Carolina 53–62. South Carolina would go on to beat Mississippi State for the national title.
Roster
2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C 2
Shannon Coffee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Centerville
Dayton, OH
G 3
Anna Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
F 4
Nadia Fingall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Choctawhatchee
Navarre, FL
F 5
Kaylee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Natrona County
Casper, WY
G 10
Briana Roberson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr Troy
Fullerton, CA
F 11
Alanna Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Wesley College
Melbourne, Australia
G 12
Brittany McPhee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Mount Rainier
Normandy Park, WA
G 13
Marta Sniezek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So National Cathedral
McLean, VA
G 14
Mikaela Brewer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Innisdale Secondary School
Barrie, ON
G 21
DiJonai Carrington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Horizon Christian Academy
San Diego, CA
G 22
Alexa Romano 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So La Cueva
Albuquerque, NM
F 24
Erica McCall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Ridgeview
Bakersfield, CA
F 32
Kailee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Central Catholic
Portland, OR
F 44
Karlie Samuelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Mater Dei
Huntington Beach, CA
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/04/2016 *6:00 pm
No. 11
UC San Diego W 85–41 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 *7:00 pm
No. 11
Cal Poly W 83–55 1–0
Maples Pavilion (2,684)Stanford, CA
11/14/2016 *5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11
No. 8 Texas College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon W 71–59 2–0
Maples Pavilion (2,447)Stanford, CA
11/18/2016 *7:00 pm, P12N
No. 11
Gonzaga L 63–68 2–1
Maples Pavilion (2,654)Stanford, CA
11/20/2016 *11:30 am
No. 11
Cal State Northridge W 88–54 3–1
Maples Pavilion (2,627)Stanford, CA
11/24/2016 *8:00 am
No. 11
vs. Northeastern Cancún Challenge Mayan DivisionW 74–45 4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016 *8:00 am
No. 11
vs. Wichita State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division W 87–39 5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)Cancún, Mexico
11/26/2016 *10:30 am
No. 11
vs. Purdue Cancún Challenge Mayan Division W 78–69 6–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)Cancún, Mexico
12/01/2016 *7:00 pm
No. 11
at Cal State Bakersfield
W 77–56 7–1
Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
12/04/2016 *2:00 pm
No. 11
UC Davis W 68–42 8–1
Maples Pavilion (2,743)Stanford, CA
12/18/2016 *12:00 pm, SECN
No. 10
at Tennessee Rivalry L 51–59 8–2
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
12/21/2016 *4:00 pm
No. 14
at George Washington
W 71–52 9–2
Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
12/28/2016 *2:00 pm
No. 13
Yale W 102–44 10–2
Maples Pavilion (3,564)Stanford, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016 3:00 pm, P12N
No. 13
at No. 18 Arizona State
W 64–57 11–2 (1–0)
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
01/01/2017 1:00 pm
No. 13
at Arizona
W 77–55 12–2 (2–0)
McKale Center Tucson, AZ
01/06/2017 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 10
Oregon W 81–60 13–2 (3–0)
Maples Pavilion (2,723)Stanford, CA
01/08/2017 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 10
No. 16 Oregon State
L 69–72 2OT
13–3 (3–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,072)Stanford, CA
01/13/2017 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 13
at Utah
W 77–58 14–3 (4–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
01/15/2017 1:00 pm, P12N
No. 13
at Colorado
W 84–70 15–3 (5–1)
Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
01/20/2017 7:00 pm
No. 10
Arizona W 73–46 16–3 (6–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,796)Stanford, CA
01/22/2017 3:00 pm, P12N
No. 10
No. 18 Arizona State
W 66–56 17–3 (7–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,280)Stanford, CA
01/27/2017 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 10
at Washington State
W 76–54 18–3 (8–1)
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
01/29/2017 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 10
at No. 7 Washington
W 72–68 19–3 (9–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
02/03/2017 6:00 pm, P12N
No. 8
USC W 58–42 20–3 (10–1)
Maples Pavilion (4,490)Stanford, CA
02/06/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8
No. 15 UCLA
L 76–85 20–4 (10–2)
Maples Pavilion (2,846)Stanford, CA
02/10/2017 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 8
Colorado W 64–51 21–4 (11–2)
Maples Pavilion (2,546)Stanford, CA
02/12/2017 1:00 pm, P12N
No. 8
Utah W 87–51 22–4 (12–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,601)Stanford, CA
02/16/2017 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 10
at California
W 72–66 23–4 (13–2)
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
02/19/2017 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 10
California W 72–54 24–4 (14–2)
Maples Pavilion (4,327)Stanford, CA
02/24/2017 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 8
at No. 10 Oregon State
L 47–50 24–5 (14–3)
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
02/26/2017 1:00 pm, P12N
No. 8
at Oregon
W 65–59 25–5 (15–3)
Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 6:00 pm, P12N
(2) No. 10
vs. (7) Washington State Quarterfinals W 66–36 26–5
KeyArena Seattle, WA
03/04/2017 8:30 pm, P12N
(2) No. 10
vs. (6) Oregon Semifinals W 71–56 27–5
KeyArena (8,384)Seattle, WA
03/05/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 10
vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon State Championship Game W 48–43 28–5
KeyArena (6,829)Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017 *10:30 am, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 6
vs. (15 L) New Mexico State First Round W 72–64 29–5
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
03/20/2017 *3:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 6
at (7 L) No. 24 Kansas State Second Round W 69–48 30–5
Bramlage Coliseum (3,969)Manhattan, KS
03/24/2017 *6:00 pm, ESPN
(2 L) No. 6
vs. (3 L) No. 14 Texas Sweet Sixteen W 77–66 31–5
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
03/26/2017 *9:00 am, ESPN
(2 L) No. 6
vs. (1 L) No. 2 Notre Dame Elite Eight W 76–75 32–5
Rupp Arena (2,527)Lexington, KY
03/31/2017 *4:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 6
vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina Final Four L 53–62 32–6
American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre-
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Final
AP
11
11
11т
11
10
10
14
13
10
13
10
10
8
8
10
8т
10
6
6
N/A
Coaches
10
7
11
11
10
10
14
14
10
10
12
10
9
11
10
6
9
6
6
4
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
See also
2016–17 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
