2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

	Conf			Overall
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Team	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#2 †-Stanford	18	0	1.000	36	2	.947
#23 UCLA	15	3	.833	25	9	.735
USC	12	6	.667	19	12	.613
California	11	7	.611	24	13	.649
Arizona State	9	9	.500	18	14	.563
Oregon	7	11	.389	18	16	.529
Washington	7	11	.389	13	18	.419
Arizona	6	12	.333	14	17	.452
Washington State	3	15	.167	8	22	.267
Oregon State	2	16	.111	11	20	.355

† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 6, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer. and a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, won the conference's regular-season and tournament titles, and was the runner-up at the NCAA championship.^[1]

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
- 2.1 Schedule
3 Postseason
- 3.1 Pac-10 Basketball Tournament
- 3.2 NCAA Basketball Tournament
4 Awards and honors
5 Team players drafted into the WNBA
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Offseason

May 17: All five Stanford women's basketball players invited to the USA Basketball trials camps were named finalists for their respective teams. Freshmen Sarah Boothe and Nnemkadi Ogwumike were among the 14 finalists named for the USA Women's U19 World Championship Team. Junior Jayne Appel and sophomores Kayla Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen were among the 14 finalists named for the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team.

Appel, Pedersen and Pohlen will return to Colorado Springs, Colo. on June 18 for training camp. The camp will last until the team's departure on June 25 for the 2009 World University Games. The 12-woman roster will be named prior to the team's departure for the Games, which are set to take place from July 1–11 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Boothe and Ogwumike will return to Colorado Springs for training camp on July 9, where the final 12-woman roster for the U19 World Championship will be determined. The 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship is set to take place from July 23–August 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.^[2]

July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009–2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. Three players from the Cardinal, Jayne Appel, Kayla Pederson and Jeannette Pohlen, have been named to the 2009–10 preseason "Wade Watch" list,^[3] which is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade. This is based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability.
August 21: The 2009–10 preseason candidates list for the Women’s Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Jayne Appel and Jeanette Pohlen from Stanford were two of the candidates.^[4]

Regular season

Jayne Appel became the leading rebounder in Pac-10 history on 27 February 2010, surpassing Lisa Leslie's record of 1,214 career rebounds.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Pre-Season Schedule
November 1*	2:00 PM	Vanguard	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 107–49
November 8*	2:00 PM	UC San Diego	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 107–55
Non-Conference Regular Season Schedule
November 13*	4:00 PM	at Old Dominion	#2	Ted Constant Convocation Center • Norfolk, Virginia	W 89–56	1–0
November 15*	11:00 AM	at #25 Rutgers	#2	Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, New Jersey	W 81–66	2–0
November 19*	7:00 PM	Pepperdine	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 99–50	3–0
November 22*	2:00 PM	at UC Davis	#2	The Pavilion • Davis, California	W 76–51	4–0
November 27*	1:00 PM	Utah	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 60–41	5–0
November 29*	2:00 PM	Gonzaga	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 105–74	6–0
December 13*	2:00 PM	DePaul	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 96–60	7–0
December 15*	7:00 PM	#7 Duke	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 71–55	8–0
December 19*	11:30 AM	#3 Tennessee	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 67–52	9–0
December 23*	2:30 PM	at #1 Connecticut	#2	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut	L 68–80	9–1
December 30*	7:00 PM	at Fresno State	#2	Save Mart Center • Fresno, California	W 68–46	10–1
Pacific-10 Conference Regular Season Schedule
January 2	12:00 PM	California	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 79–58	11–1 (1–0 Pac-10)
January 8	7:00 PM	at USC	#2	Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 82–62	12–1 (2–0 Pac-10)
January 10	2:00 PM	at UCLA	#2	Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California	W 65–61	13–1 (3–0 Pac-10)
January 14	7:00 PM	Washington State	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 80–43	14–1 (4–0 Pac-10)
January 16	2:00 PM	Washington	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 66–51	15–1 (5–0 Pac-10)
January 21	7:00 PM	at Oregon State	#2	Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, Oregon	W 63–47	16–1 (6–0 Pac-10)
January 23	11:30 AM	at Oregon	#2	McArthur Court • Eugene, Oregon	W 100–80	17–1 (7–0 Pac-10)
January 28	7:00 PM	Arizona State	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 71–48	18–1 (8–0 Pac-10)
January 30	2:00 PM	Arizona	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 82–63	19–1 (9–0 Pac-10)
February 4	7:00 PM	UCLA	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 74–53	20–1 (10–0 Pac-10)
February 7	1:00 PM	USC	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 77–39	21–1 (11–0 Pac-10)
February 12	7:00 PM	at Washington	#2	Bank of America Arena • Seattle, Washington	W 58–36	22–1 (12–0 Pac-10)
February 14	12:00 PM	at Washington State	#2	Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, Washington	W 98–67	23–1 (13–0 Pac-10)
February 18	7:00 PM	Oregon	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 104–60	24–1 (14–0 Pac-10)
February 20	8:00 PM	Oregon State	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California	W 82–48	25–1 (15–0 Pac-10)
February 25	6:00 PM	at Arizona State	#2	Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, Arizona	W 62–43	26–1 (16–0 Pac-10)
February 27	2:00 PM	at Arizona	#2	McKale Center • Tucson, Arizona	W 75–48	27–1 (17–0 Pac-10)
March 6	12:30 PM	at California	#2	Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, California	W 63–48	28–1 (18–0 Pac-10)
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Postseason

Pac-10 Basketball Tournament

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Pacific-10 Conference Tournament
March 12	1:15 PM	vs. Arizona	#2	Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 72–52	29–1
March 13	2:30 PM	vs. California	#2	Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 64–44	30–1
March 14	3:00 PM	vs. #23 UCLA	#2	Galen Center • Los Angeles, California	W 70–46	31–1
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

NCAA Basketball Tournament

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
NCAA Tournament
March 20*	7:30 PM	vs. UC Riverside	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California (First Round)	W 79–47	32–1
March 22*	6:30 pm	vs. #8 Iowa	#2	Maples Pavilion • Stanford, California (Second Round)	W 96–67	33–1
March 27*	6:00 pm	vs. #5 Georgia	#2	Arco Arena • Sacramento, California (Regional Semifinals - Sweet Sixteen)	W 73–36	34–1
March 29*	6:00 pm	vs. Xavier	#2	Arco Arena • Sacramento, California (Regional Final - Elite Eight)	W 55–53	35–1
April 4*	4:00 PM	vs. #12 Oklahoma	#2	Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas (Semifinals - Final Four)	W 73–66	36–1
April 6*	5:30 PM	vs. #1 Connecticut	#2	Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas (Championship)	L 53–47	36–2
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club
1	5	Jayne Appel	San Antonio Spurs

References

^ Associated Press,Connecticut rallies to keep streak alive, NCAA News, April 7, 2010
^ http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/051709aaa.html
^ http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204766999
^ http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/082109aaa.html
^ "Jayne Appel breaks Pac-10 career rebounding record as Stanford routs Arizona". MercuryNews.com. 27 February 2010. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14485196. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

External links

Official Site

2009–10 Pac-10 Conference women's basketball season

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