2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer. The Cardinal are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference and attempted to win their third NCAA championship.

2008–09 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic Champions
Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Division I Tournament, Final Four
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3 [1]
2008–09 record33-5 ( Pac-10)
Head coachTara VanDerveer
Assistant coaches

Exhibition
DateLocationOpponentCardinal PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 1/08StanfordChico State123391-0
Nov. 7/08StanfordVanguard87412-0

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Regular season
  • Nov. 30: Jillian Harmon scored 18 points in the first half as Stanford rolled to an 83-54 victory over Hawaii to finish 3-0 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic. Jayne Appel added 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. Sarah Boothe, a reserve, scored 14 points in the second half. With mostly backups in, Stanford went on a 28-9 run to start the second half with a 69-33 lead.[3]
  • Jan. 8: The Cardinal's 112-35 win over the Washington Huskies was the largest in school and conference history. Jayne Appel had 21 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots in only 19 minutes, Jeanette Pohlen added 16 points and eight assists. The Cardinal made 14 3-pointers on the way to the largest margin of victory in Pac-10 and program history.

Jillian Harmon added 14 points in 16 minutes of action as the Cardinal bested a 73-point win over Long Beach State from Dec. 8, 1993 (122-49) with their fourth straight victory. Sarah Morton scored seven points to lead Washington with its worst loss in school history. The points allowed were the most ever by the Huskies, who scored their fewest points since getting 30 against Portland State on Feb. 13, 1976. It was Stanford's sixth consecutive win in the series, 10th in a row at home against the Huskies in Maples Pavilion and 10th in 11 overall dating to Jan. 4, 2004.[4]

Roster
NumberNameHeightPositionClass
2Jayne Appel6-4Forward/CenterJunior
42Sarah Boothe6-5Forward/CenterFreshman
24Ashley Cimino6-3ForwardSophomore
31Morgan ClyburnForward/CenterSenior
20Hannah Donaghe5-11GuardSophomore
21Rosalyn Gold-Onwude5-10GuardRedshirt Junior
33Jillian Harmon6-1ForwardSenior
5Michelle Harrison6-3ForwardRedshirt Sophomore
10J.J. Hones5-10GuardJunior
15Lindy La Rocque5-8GuardFreshman
1Grace Mashore5-10GuardFreshman
0Melanie Murphy5-9GuardRedshirt Sophomore
30Nnemkadi Ogwumike6-2ForwardFreshman
14Kayla Pedersen6-4ForwardSophomore
23Jeanette Pohlen6-0GuardSophomore

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Schedule
DateLocationOpponentCardinal PointsOpp. PointsRecord
Nov. 14/08StanfordMinnesota68551-0
Nov. 16/08Waco, TXBaylor65811-1
Nov. 20/08StanfordNew Mexico84462-1
Nov. 23/08StanfordRutgers81473-1
Nov. 28/08HonoluluPurdue78704-1
Nov. 29/08HonoluluIowa State83455-1
Nov. 30/08HonoluluHawaii83546-1
Dec. 13/08StanfordFresno State100627-1
Dec. 16/08Durham, NCDuke52567-2
Dec. 19/08Columbia, SCSouth Carolina78478-2
Dec. 21/08Knoxville, TNTennessee69798-3
Dec. 28/08StanfordUC Davis84499-3
Jan. 2/09Tempe, AZArizona State64619-3
Jan. 4/09Tucson, AZArizona706110-3
Jan. 8/09StanfordWashington1123511-3
Jan. 10/09StanfordWashington State1025312-3
Jan. 18/09Berkeley, CACalifornia545712-4
Jan. 22/09Eugene, OROregon855713-4
Jan. 24/09Corvallis, OROregon State695414-4
Jan. 29/09StanfordUSC815315-4
Feb. 1/09StanfordUCLA685116-4
Feb. 6/09Pullman, WAWashington State764617-4
Feb. 8/09Seattle, WAWashington765418-4
Feb. 14/09StanfordCalifornia584119-4
Feb. 19/09StanfordOregon State724320-4
Feb. 21/09StanfordOregon684921-4
Feb. 27/09Los AngelesUCLA695822-4
Mar. 1/09Los AngelesUSC857423-4
Mar. 5/09StanfordArizona706724-4
Mar. 7/09StanfordArizona State776825-4

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Player stats
PlayerGames PlayedMinutesField GoalsThree PointersFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPoints

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Postseason

Pacific-10 Tournament
  • March 13: Stanford guards hit 10 three-point shots, including four each by sophomore starter Jeanette Pohlen and freshman reserve Lindy LaRocque, as the Cardinal defeated Arizona 77-46 in the first round. Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 15 points and Jillian Harmon 11.[7]
  • March 14: Stanford defeated UCLA 73-47 in the semifinals behind Nnemkadi Ogwumike's 15 points and 10 rebounds. Rosalyn Gold-Onwude and Sarah Boothe each scored 12 points off the bench, and Stanford opened the second half with a 20-3 run to put the game out of reach.[8]
  • March 15: Kayla Pedersen had a season-high 25 points and nine rebounds as Stanford defeated Southern California 89-64 to win its sixth overall and second consecutive Pac-10 title. Pedersen, a sophomore, finished 10-for-18 from the field and was chosen as the Outstanding Player of the Tournament. Nnemkadi Ogwumike, who along with senior Jillian Harmon was named to the All-Tournament team, had 14 points and Jeanette Pohlen added 10 points.[9]

NCAA Basketball Tournament

Stanford reached the 2009 NCAA National semi-finals, losing to the eventual champion University of Connecticut (83-64). In the first two rounds in San Diego, they beat UC Santa Barbara 74-39 and San Diego State 77-49. In the Berkeley regionals, they defeated Ohio State 84-66 and Iowa State 74-53.

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the WNBA
  • No one from the Cardinal was selected in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

See also

References
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