2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team


The 2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-10 Regular season champions
Pac-10 Regular tournament champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record35–4 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Stanford 16 2   .889 35 4   .897
No. 10 California 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Arizona State 14 4   .778 22 11   .667
USC 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
UCLA 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Washington 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Oregon 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Oregon State 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Arizona 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Washington State 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
2008 Pac-10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Melaine Murphy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Midwood Brooklyn, NY
F/C 2 Jayne Appel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Carondelet Berkeley, CA
F 5 Michelle Harrison 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Mountain View Orem, UT
G 10 J.J. Hones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Southridge Beaverton, OR
G 11 Candice Wiggins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr La Jolla Country Day La Jolla, CA
G 13 Cissy Pierce 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Heritage Littleton, CO
F 14 Kayla Pedersen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Red Mountain Fountain Hills, AZ
G 20 Hannah Donaghe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Atascadero Atascadero, CA
G 21 Rosalyn Gold-Onwude 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Archbishop Molloy New York City, NY
G 23 Jeanette Pohlen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Brea Olinda Brea, CA
F 24 Ashley Cimino 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Catherine McAuley Yarmouth, ME
F/C 31 Morgan Clyburn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Oak Ridge The Woodlands, TX
F 33 Jillian Harmon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Lakeridge Lake Oswego, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2007*
Chico State W 95–44 
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*
No. 5 at No. 3 Yale W 100–44  1–0
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, Connecticut
Nov 11, 2007*
No. 5 at No. 3 Rutgers W 60–58  2–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Exhibition
Nov 15, 2007*
USA Basketball L 62–97 
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Regular season
Nov 18, 2007*
No. 5 at Utah W 81–77 2OT 3–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 22, 2007*
No. 4 vs. No. 2 Connecticut
Paradise Jam
L 54–66  3–1
 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 24, 2007*
No. 4 vs. Old Dominion
Paradise Jam
W 69–61  4–1
 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 25, 2007*
3:00 p.m.
No. 4 vs. Temple
Paradise Jam
W 63–54  5–1
 
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 28, 2007*
10:00 p.m.
No. 6 San Francisco W 96–61  6–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 2, 2007*
No. 6 UC Davis W 62–41  7–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 16, 2007*
2:00 p.m.
No. 5 No. 10 Baylor W 87–63  8–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 18, 2007*
No. 5 at New Mexico W 73–54  9–1
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 22, 2007*
No. 5 No. 1 Tennessee W 73–69 OT 10–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 28, 2007
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 Washington State W 105–47  11–1
(1–0)
Maples Pavilion (2,530)
Stanford, California
Dec 30, 2007
2:00 p.m.
No. 2 Washington W 77–42  12–1
(2–0)
Maples Pavilion (3,803)
Stanford, California
Jan 4, 2008
No. 2 at UCLA L 56–69  12–2
(2–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 6, 2008
No. 2 at USC L 72–73  12–3
(2–2)
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 10, 2008
No. 7 Oregon State W 81–45  13–3
(3–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 12, 2008
No. 7 Oregon W 83–49  14–3
(4–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 17, 2008
No. 7 at Arizona W 89–64  15–3
(5–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 20, 2008
No. 7 at Arizona State W 60–56  16–3
(6–2)
Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 26, 2008
No. 7 No. 8 California W 72–52  17–3
(7–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 31, 2008
No. 7 USC W 77–51  18–3
(8–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 2, 2008
No. 7 UCLA W 75–62  19–3
(9–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 5, 2008*
No. 6 at Santa Clara W 96–74  20–3
Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, California
Feb 7, 2008
No. 6 at Oregon W 72–43  21–3
(10–2)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 9, 2008
No. 6 at Oregon State W 69–59  22–3
(11–2)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 14, 2008
No. 6 Arizona W 69–46  23–3
(12–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 14, 2008
No. 6 Arizona State W 79–57  24–3
(13–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Feb 23, 2008
No. 4 at No. 8 California W 60–58  25–3
(14–2)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 29, 2008
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 at Washington W 73–53  26–3
(15–2)
Bank of America Arena (3,449)
Seattle, Washington
Mar 2, 2008
12:00 p.m.
No. 4 at Washington State W 74–52  27–3
(16–2)
Beasley Coliseum (675)
Pullman, Washington
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 8, 2008*
(1) No. 4 vs. (8) Oregon State
Quarterfinals
W 64–41  28–3
HP Pavilion 
San Jose, California
Mar 9, 2008*
(1) No. 4 vs. (5) UCLA
Semifinals
W 78–45  29–3
HP Pavilion 
San Jose, California
Mar 10, 2008*
(1) No. 4 vs. (2) No. 8 California
Championship game
W 56–35  30–3
HP Pavilion 
San Jose, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2008*
(2 SPO) No. 4 vs. (15 SPO) Cleveland State
First round
W 85–47  31–3
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 24, 2008*
(2 SPO) No. 4 (7 SPO) No. 23 UTEP
Second round
W 88–54  32–3
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 29, 2008*
(2 SPO) No. 4 vs. (6 SPO) Pittsburgh
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 72–53  33–3
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, Washington
Mar 31, 2008*
(2 SPO) No. 4 vs. (1 SPO) No. 5 Maryland
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 98–87  34–3
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 
Spokane, Washington
Apr 6, 2008*
(2 SPO) No. 4 vs. (1 GBO) No. 1 Connecticut
National Semifinal – Final Four
W 82–73[2]  35–3
St. Pete Times Forum 
St. Petersburg, Florida
Apr 8, 2008*
(2 SPO) No. 4 vs. (1 OKC) No. 3 Tennessee
National Championship
L 48–64[3]  35–4
St. Pete Times Forum 
St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SPO=Spokane.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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AP7546655227777667764Not released
Coaches854554422767766776442

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2007-08 Women's Basketball Roster". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Stanford and Tennessee make final". The New York Times. April 7, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennessee shuts down Stanford in final". The Los Angeles Times. April 9, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.