2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by thirty-second year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 24–11, 14–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Gonzaga and Florida Gulf Coast in the first and second rounds before losing to Louisville in the sweet sixteen.

2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
2017–18 record24–11 (14–3 Pac-12)
Head coachTara VanDerveer (32nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon162 .889  335  .868
No. 15 Stanford143 .824  2411  .686
No. 9 UCLA144 .778  278  .771
No. 13 Oregon State144 .778  268  .765
California117 .611  2111  .656
Arizona State108 .556  2213  .629
USC99 .500  2011  .645
Utah810 .444  1814  .563
Colorado513 .278  1516  .484
Washington State314 .176  1020  .333
Arizona216 .111  624  .200
Washington117 .056  723  .233
2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of 26 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 2 Shannon Coffee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrCenterville Dayton, OH
G 3 Anna Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBellevue Bellevue, WA
F 4 Nadia Fingall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoChoctawhatchee Navarre, FL
F 5 Kaylee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrNatrona County Casper, WY
F 10 Alyssa Jerome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHarbord Collegiate Toronto, ON
F 11 Alanna Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrWesley College Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Brittany McPhee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrMount Rainier Normandy Park, WA
G 13 Marta Sniezek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrNational Cathedral McLean, VA
G 14 Mikaela Brewer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoInnisdale Secondary School Barrie, ON
F 15 Maya Dodson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSt. Francis Alpharetta, GA
F 20 Estella Moschkau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrEdgewood Madison, WI
G 21 Dijonai Carrington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoHorizon Christian Academy San Diego, CA
G 22 Alexa Romano 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrLa Cueva Albuquerque, NM
G 23 Kiana Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrKaren Wagner San Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2017

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017*
4:00 PM
No. 10 UC San Diego W 60–46 
Maples Pavilion (2,523)
Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017*
3:00 PM, BTN
No. 10 at No. 5 Ohio State L 64–85  0–1
St. John Arena (5,854)
Columbus, OH
11/12/2017*
10:30 AM, ESPN
No. 10 vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Countdown to Columbus
L 53–78  0–2
Nationwide Arena (9,711)
Columbus, OH
11/17/2017*
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 14 UC Riverside W 53–43  1–2
Maples Pavilion (2,266)
Stanford, CA
11/19/2017*
2:00 PM
No. 14 Cal State Bakersfield W 57–34  2–2
Maples Pavilion (2,238)
Stanford, CA
11/23/2017*
5:30 PM
No. 14 vs. Kent State
Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals
W 79–54  3–2
Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,207)
Paradise, NV
11/24/2017*
8:00 PM
No. 14 vs. Belmont
Play4Kay Shootout Semifinals
W 74–53  4–2
Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,221)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2017*
8:00 PM
No. 14 vs. No. 9 Ohio State
Play4Kay Shootout Championship
L 82–94 OT 4–3
Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,232)
Paradise, NV
11/29/2017*
7:00 PM
No. 16 at San Francisco W 86–66  5–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (775)
San Francisco, CA
12/03/2017*
11:00 AM, FS1
No. 16 at No. 9 Baylor L 57–81  5–4
Ferrell Center (8,012)
Waco, TX
12/16/2017*
2:00 PM
No. 18 UNLV W 74–33  6–4
Maples Pavilion (2,763)
Stanford, CA
12/18/2017*
7:00 PM
No. 18 Western Illinois L 64–71  6–5
Maples Pavilion (2,254)
Stanford, CA
12/21/2017*
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 18 No. 7 Tennessee L 71–83  6–6
Maples Pavilion (3,084)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017
5:30 PM, P12N
No. 11 UCLA W 76–65  7–6
(1–0)
Maples Pavilion (3,102)
Stanford, CA
12/31/2017
1:00 PM, P12N
USC W 72–65  8–6
(2–0)
Maples Pavilion (2,494)
Stanford, CA
01/05/2018
5:00 PM, P12N
No. 24 at Arizona W 61–46  9–6
(3–0)
McKale Center (1,452)
Tucson, AZ
01/07/2018
1:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 24 at No. 25 Arizona State L 66–73  9–7
(3–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,096)
Tempe, AZ
01/12/2018
6:00 PM, P12N
Washington State W 70–57  10–7
(4–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,696)
Stanford, CA
01/14/2018
3:00 PM, P12N
Washington W 71–45  11–7
(5–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,052)
Stanford, CA
01/19/2018
8:00 PM, P12N
at USC W 59–55  12–7
(6–1)
Galen Center (882)
Los Angeles, CA
01/21/2018
3:00 PM, P12N
at No. 13 UCLA L 53–64  12–8
(6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (2,948)
Los Angeles, CA
01/26/2018
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 25 Arizona State W 74–50  13–8
(7–2)
Maples Pavilion (2,905)
Stanford, CA
01/28/2018
5:00 PM, P12N
Arizona W 79–42  14–8
(8–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,136)
Stanford, CA
02/02/2018
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 24 at No. 16 Oregon State W 60–57  15–8
(9–2)
Gill Coliseum (5,791)
Corvallis, OR
02/04/2018
12:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 24 at No. 6 Oregon W 78–65  16–8
(10–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,126)
Eugene, OR
02/09/2018
7:00 PM
No. 17 Utah W 70–49  17–8
(11–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,200)
Stanford, CA
02/11/2018
3:00 PM, P12N
No. 17 Colorado W 62–53  18–8
(12–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,838)
Stanford, CA
02/15/2018
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 14 California W 74–69  19–8
(13–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,074)
Stanford, CA
02/17/2018
3:00 PM, P12N
No. 14 at California L 66–78  19–9
(13–3)
Haas Pavilion (4,211)
Berkeley, CA
02/23/2018
8:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 at Washington W 86–79  20–9
(14–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,848)
Seattle, WA
02/25/2018
1:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 at Washington State Cancelled Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2018
6:00 PM, P12N
(2) No. 16 vs. (7) USC
Quarterfinals
W 69–59  21–9
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
03/03/2018
8:30 PM, P12N
(2) No. 16 vs. (6) Arizona State
Semifinals
W 58–46  22–9
KeyArena (6,889)
Seattle, WA
03/04/2018
6:00 PM, ESPN2
(2) No. 16 vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon
Championship Game
L 57–77  22–10
KeyArena (5,387)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018*
3:00 PM, ESPN2
(4 S) No. 15 (13 L) Gonzaga
First Round
W 82–68  23–10
Maples Pavilion (2,686)
Stanford, CA
03/19/2018*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
(4 S) No. 15 (12 L) Florida Gulf Coast
Second Round
W 90–70  24–10
Maples Pavilion (2,049)
Stanford, CA
03/23/2018*
6:00 PM, ESPN
(4 S) No. 15 vs. (1 L) No. 3 Louisville
Sweet Sixteen
L 59–86  24–11
Rupp Arena (5,715)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.
  • The February 25th game versus Washington State cougars was cancelled due to the death of the Cougars' director of strength and conditioning David Lang.

Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 10 14 14 16 18 18 18 RV 24 RV RV RV 24 17 14 16 16 15 15 N/A
Coaches 9 12 14 18 18 17 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV 21 20 20 20 20 19 13
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

2017–18 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

References

  1. Courtesy: Stanford Athletics. "Women's Basketball History - GoStanford.com | Stanford Athletics". GoStanford.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  2. Mechelle Voepel. "Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball - Cardinal News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  3. Stanford Cardinal. "Stanford Cardinal on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  4. "Stanford Athletics". GoStanford.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
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