1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac–10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 11
Record	26–6 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker; Reneé Brown;
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Stanford	16	–	2	.889	26	–	6	.813
No. 12 Washington	15	–	3	.833	24	–	5	.828
USC	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
Washington State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	11	.621
UCLA	10	–	8	.556	15	–	13	.536
Oregon State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	11	.607
California	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Oregon	6	–	12	.333	13	–	15	.464
Arizona State	5	–	13	.278	14	–	14	.500
Arizona	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194

As of April 1, 1991 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1990–91 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her sixth year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

After winning the conference title with a 16–2 record in Pac-10 games, the team reached the NCAA Final Four for the second straight season, and ended with an overall record of 26–6.

Roster[edit]

1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	15	Molly Goodenbour	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Waterloo, Iowa
G	22	Angela Taylor	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Mountain Home, Idaho
G	34	Sonja Henning	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Racine, Wisconsin
C	52	Val Whiting	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Wilmington, Delaware

Head coach

Tara VanDerveer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
NCAA women's tournament
March 14, 1991*	(2 W) No. 11	(7 W) Cal State Fullerton Second round	W 91–67	24–5	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, California
March 21, 1991*	(2 W) No. 11	vs. (3 W) No. 12 Washington Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 73–47	25–5	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
March 23, 1991*	(2 W) No. 11	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Georgia Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 75–67^[2]	26–5	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
March 30, 1991*	(2 W) No. 11	vs. (1 ME) No. 4 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four	L 60–68^[3]	26–6	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Stanford, CA regional. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.
^ "Stanford Wins West". The Washington Post. March 24, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
^ "Virginia, Tennessee Make the Women's NCAA Finals". The Deseret News. March 31, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
^ "1990-1991 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[1] "Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.

[2] "Stanford Wins West". The Washington Post. March 24, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[3] "Virginia, Tennessee Make the Women's NCAA Finals". The Deseret News. March 31, 1991. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

[4] "1990-1991 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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v t e Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Venues	Maples Pavilion (1974–present)
Rivalries	Tennessee UConn
Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" Harvard upset
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics