Well, C and R are sure Tara Vanderveer will use this loss as a learning tool for her young team. And the Stanford Womens Basketball team can learn from the first half, where they didnt back down, ran the fast break and matched them bucket for bucket until the closing minutes of the second … [Read more...]
Stanford closes out regular season in a tie for Second in the Pac-12
Going in to the last weekend of regular season basketball, The Stanford Women???s Basketball team controlled their own destiny. They had two games left on the road in Oregon (or as my sister-in-law likes to say, Or-E-gone). A win against the Oregon State Beavers in the second-to-last game would … [Read more...]
Stanford Starts the Season 3-1
Women???s Basketball is back, and even though UConn is supposed to have a ???down year,??? they still remain queens of the hardwood. But what about the Stanford Women???s Basketball team? After a rousing exhibition win over UC San Diego (and Stanford???s head coach Tara VanDerveer beating her … [Read more...]
C&R: Stanford Season Recap
Okay, now that the sting has finally worn off of Stanford losing in the Elite Eight to Pac-12 foe Washington Huskies, we can look back at the year in review. The season was up and down, with Stanford going exactly 5-5 against AP top 25 teams. The up was highlighted by an epic, 90-84 upset of … [Read more...]
Stanford Sends South Dakota State Packing
March 22 Stanford Sends South Dakota State Packing For a +ACM-12 seed playing an +ACM-4 seed, this was not a slam dunk. First of all, even though the +ACM-4 seed Stanford Women???s Basketball Team was playing on their home court, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits brought the loudest people in All the … [Read more...]
C&R: Stanford (Lovingly) Beats USF
What to say about the Stanford Women???s Basketball team???s 29th time in the NCAA tournament? Fans all said what a shame we had to play USF, coached by the beloved Stanford alum who started it all, Jennifer Azzi. Well, you can say head coach Tara VanDerveer likes to win. Heck, Tara said it herself … [Read more...]
C&R: Stanford Closes Out Season with Wins
The Stanford women???s Basketball Team closed out their regular season with two Pac-12 wins. The first one was an emphatic win over +ACM-7 Oregon State. And it wasn???t just a win, it was a spanking. Once Stanford took the lead just before the end of the first quarter, they kept it and beat them by 22, … [Read more...]
C&R: Stanford-Cal Battle of the Bay
It???s the middle of the Pac-12 season, so you know what that means, dear readers. The annual Battle of the Bay for the Stanford Women???s Basketball team with arch rival Cal. Stanford rode Erica McCall???s 11 points (plus 13 boards for her 13 th double double) and Karlie Samuleson???s … [Read more...]
C&R: Stanford Whips the Washingtons
After a four game road trip, the Washington Schools came to town and the Stanford Women???s Basketball team enjoyed playing on their home floor. Lili Thompson, in particular, likes playing at Maples. After scoring 27 to help Stanford beat Washington 69-53, two days later she scored a career-high … [Read more...]
C&R: Stanford Glad to be Or-e-Gone
The Stanford Women???s Basketball team (ranked +ACM-11) split two in the state of Oregon. First they played unranked Oregon, were trailing the whole game, and barely won 64-62. Then they played +ACM-12 Oregon State, built up a huge lead, and then couldn???t score in the fourth to lose 58-50. Two very … [Read more...]