2010 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2010 State Farm Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a post-season tournament for the women's basketball teams in the Pacific-10 Conference. The games were held on Thursday through Sunday, March 11–14, at the Galen Center (Los Angeles, California).[1] Stanford was the tournament champion and became the NCAA tournament automatic qualifier, having beaten UCLA in the championship game.

2010 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200910
Teams10
SiteGalen Center
Los Angeles, California
ChampionsStanford Cardinal (19th title)
Winning coachTara VanDerveer (19th title)
MVPNnemkadi Ogwumike (Stanford)
TelevisionFSN
Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball tournaments
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Stanford180 1.000362  .947
No. 23 UCLA153 .833259  .735
USC126 .6671912  .613
California117 .6112413  .649
Arizona State99 .5001814  .563
Oregon711 .3891816  .529
Washington711 .3891318  .419
Arizona612 .3331417  .452
Washington State315 .167822  .267
Oregon State216 .1111120  .355
2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date Game Matchup Winner Score Time TV
Thu., Mar. 111#8 Seed (Arizona) vs. #9 Seed (Washington State)Arizona62–606:00 PM
Thu., Mar. 112#7 Seed (Washington) vs. #10 Seed (Oregon St.)Oregon State52–428:15 PM
Fri., Mar. 123Seed #4 (California) vs. Seed #5 (Arizona State)California60–5011:00 AM
Fri., Mar. 124Seed #1 (No. 2 Stanford) vs. #8/#9 Winner (Arizona)Stanford72–521:15 PM
Fri., Mar. 125Seed #3 (USC) vs. Seed #6 (Oregon)USC80–765:00 PM
Fri., Mar. 126Seed #2 (No. 23 UCLA) vs. #7/#10 Winner (Oregon State)UCLA60–447:15 PM
Sat., Mar. 137Semifinal #1 (California vs. No. 2 Stanford)Stanford64–442:30 PMFSN
Sat., Mar. 138Semifinal #2 (USC vs. No. 23 UCLA)UCLA59–535:00 PMFSN
Sun., Mar. 149Championship Game (No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 23 UCLA)Stanford70–463:00 PMFSN

Rankings from AP Poll.

All-Tournament Team

Source:[2]

Name Pos. Year Team
Jayne Appel C Sr. Stanford
Ashley Corral G So. USC
Jasmine Dixon F Fr. UCLA
Nnemkadi Ogwumike F So. Stanford
Kayla Pedersen F Jr. Stanford
Markel Walker G/F Fr. UCLA

Most Outstanding Player

Name Pos. Year Team
Nnemkadi Ogwumike F So. Stanford

This is the 5th time that the MOP of the Tournament was also the Pac-10’s Player of the Year. Stanford’s Nicole Powell (2002, 2004) and Candice Wiggins (2005, 2008) were also MOP and POY in the same season.

Game notes

  • Stanford has made the NCAA field for the 23rd consecutive season, 24 times in history.
  • Stanford has a 25–2 tournament record. UCLA has an 11–8 record.
  • UCLA and Stanford have met 7 times in the tournament, a record, with Stanford winning 6 games.
  • The 24-point margin of victory was the 2nd highest in the championship game. Last year's 25-point was the highest.
  • Stanford's Jayne Appel and Kayla Pedersen started their third consecutive Tournament title game; Appel started her first game of the Tournament.

See also

References

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