1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

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.

1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac–10 regular season champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 11
Record26–6 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
1990–91 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Stanford16–2 .88926–6  .813
No. 12 Washington15–3 .83324–5  .828
USC11–7 .61118–12  .600
Washington State10–8 .55618–11  .621
UCLA10–8 .55615–13  .536
Oregon State9–9 .50017–11  .607
California7–11 .38914–14  .500
Oregon6–12 .33313–15  .464
Arizona State5–13 .27814–14  .500
Arizona1–17 .0566–25  .194
As of April 1, 1991
Rankings from AP Poll

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
1990–91 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 11 Niki Sevillian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Flint, Michigan
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 25 Christy Hedgpeth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Thomasville, North Carolina
F/C 30 Trisha Stevens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Philomath, Oregon
F 31 Chris MacMurdo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Aiken, South Carolina
F 33 Ann Adkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Huntington, West Virginia
G 34 Sonja Henning 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Racine, Wisconsin
G/F 41 Martha Richards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hudson, Wisconsin
G/F 42 Kelly Dougherty 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Leavenworth, Kansas
F/C 44 Julie Zeilstra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Vernal, Utah
C 52 Val Whiting 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Wilmington, Delaware
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule

    [1]

    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.

    [4]

    Rankings
    Main article: 1990-91 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

    References
    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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