1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her tenth year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won the Pac-10 Championship by four games and reached the Final Four for the fourth time in six seasons.

1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-10 champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record30–3 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Stanford17–1 .94430–3  .909
No. 14 Washington13–5 .72225–9  .735
No. 21 Oregon State12–6 .66721–8  .724
Oregon11–7 .61118–10  .643
USC10–8 .55618–10  .643
Washington State9–9 .50016–11  .593
Arizona6–12 .33320–10  .667
California5–13 .27810–17  .370
UCLA5–13 .27810–17  .370
Arizona State2–16 .1114–23  .148
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
F 0 Olympia Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 3 Kate Paye 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Woodside, California
G 10 Jamila Wideman 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Amherst, Massachusetts
F 13 Vanessa Nygaard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Carlsbad, California
G 15 Regan Freuen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Spokane, Washington
G 21 Charmin Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Louis, Missouri
G/F 23 Bobbie Kelsey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Decatur, Georgia
F 24 Kristin Folkl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr St. Louis, Missouri
F 30 Kate Starbird 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tacoma, Washington
C 32 Chandra Benton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Lake Oswego, Oregon
F 33 Tara Harrington 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Klamath Falls, Oregon
C 34 Naomi Mulitauaopele 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Seattle, Washington
F/C 44 Heather Owen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Moscow, Idaho
F 50 Rachel Hemmer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Austin, Texas
C 55 Anita Kaplan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Delmar, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    [1]

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 18, 1994*
    		 No. 5 vs. No. 2 Purdue
    Hall of Fame Tip-Off    		 W 62–52  1–0
    		  
    Jackson, TN
    Nov 24, 1994*
    		 No. 2 No. 6 Texas Tech W 79–60  2–0
    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Nov 30, 1994*
    		 No. 2 at No. 1 Tennessee L 69–105  2–1
    		 Thompson–Boling Arena 
    Knoxville, TN
    Dec 2, 1994*
    		 No. 2 at NC State W 78–63  3–1
    		 Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, NC
    Dec 9, 1994*
    		 No. 5 Cal State Fullerton W 122–80  4–1
    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Jan 4, 1995
    		 No. 5 No. 14 Washington W 68–54  10–1
    (1–0)    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Jan 6, 1995
    		 No. 5 Washington State W 94–59  11–1
    (2–0)    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Jan 11, 1995
    		 No. 5 at Arizona State W 83–59  12–1
    (3–0)    		 ASU Activity Center 
    Tempe, AZ
    Jan 13, 1995
    		 No. 5 at Arizona W 86–51  13–1
    (4–0)    		 McKale Center 
    Tucson, AZ
    Jan 19, 1995
    		 No. 5 California W 99–65  14–1
    (5–0)    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Jan 25, 1995
    		 No. 4 UCLA W 88–49  15–1
    (6–0)    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Jan 27, 1995
    		 No. 4 No. 20 USC W 109–53  16–1
    (7–0)    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Feb 1, 1995
    		 No. 3 at Oregon W 86–51  17–1
    (8–0)    		  
    Eugene, OR
    Feb 3, 1995
    		 No. 3 at Oregon State L 73–78  17–2
    (8–1)    		  
    Corvallis, OR
    Mar 1, 1995
    		 No. 5 Oregon State W 76–66  23–2
    (14–1)    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Mar 3, 1995
    		 No. 5 Oregon W 97–55  24–2
    (15–1)    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Mar 8, 1995
    		 No. 5 at Washington State W 81–47  25–2
    (16–1)    		 Beasley Coliseum 
    Pullman, WA
    Mar 10, 1995
    		 No. 5 at No. 14 Washington W 55–50  26–2
    (17–1)    		 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
    Seattle, WA
    NCAA women's tournament
    Mar 16, 1995*
    		 (2 W) No. 4 (15 W) UC Irvine
    First round    		 W 88–55  27–2
    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Mar 18, 1995*
    		 (2 W) No. 4 (10 W) SMU
    Second round    		 W 95–73  28–2
    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Palo Alto, CA
    Mar 23, 1995*
    		 (2 W) No. 4 vs. (3 W) No. 11 North Carolina
    Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen    		 W 81–71  29–2
    		 Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, CA
    Mar 25, 1995*
    		 (2 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) No. 16 Purdue
    Regional Final – Elite Eight    		 W 69–58  30–2
    		 Pauley Pavilion 
    Los Angeles, CA
    Apr 1, 1995*
    		 (2 W) No. 4 vs. (1 E) No. 1 UConn
    National Semifinal – Final Four    		 L 60–87  30–3
    		 Target Center (18,038)
    Minneapolis, MN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=Stanford, CA regional.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    [2]

    Rankings
    Main article: 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
    AP522567755543655554Not released
    Coaches3325666555434444443

    ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

    References
    1. "Women's Basketball 1994-95". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
    2. "1994-95 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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