1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
1994–95 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-10 champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 4
Record	30–3 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker; Reneé Brown;
Home arena	Maples Pavilion

1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4	17	–	1	.944	30	–	3	.909
No. 14 Washington	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
No. 21 Oregon State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	8	.724
Oregon	11	–	7	.611	18	–	10	.643
USC	10	–	8	.556	18	–	10	.643
Washington State	9	–	9	.500	16	–	11	.593
Arizona	6	–	12	.333	20	–	10	.667
California	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
UCLA	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Arizona State	2	–	16	.111	4	–	23	.148

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
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

Tara VanDerveer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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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.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	5	2	2	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	3	6	5	5	5	5	4	Not released
Coaches	3	3	2	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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

[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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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 WNBA draftees
Seasons	List of 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 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 2024–25
NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics