# 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by twenty-ninth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They won the Pac-12 women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Cal State Northridge in the first round, Oklahoma in the second round before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.

## Previous season

The Stanford Cardinal finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 33–4, with a record of 17–1 in the Pac-12 regular season to win their 24th Pac-12 regular season title. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the Cardinal were defeated by USC, 72–68 in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, making their 27th straight appearance. They lost in the final for to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament champion to Connecticut, 75-56.

## Off Season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mikaela Ruef | 3 | F | 6'3" | RS Senior | Beavercreek, OH | Graduated/2014 WNBA draft |
| Chiney Ogwumike | 13 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Cypress, TX | Graduated/2014 WNBA draft |
| Sara James | 21 | G | 5'10" | Senior | El Dorado Hills, CA | Graduated |

### 2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Taylor Rooks W | Warren, New Jersey | Gill St. Bernard's School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Brittany McPhee W | Normandy Park, Washington | Mount Rainier High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Kaylee Johnson F | Casper, Wyoming | Natrona County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 6 | Vanguard | W 105–50 | – | Maples Pavilion (2,605) Stanford, CA |
| 11/08/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 6 | UC San Diego | W 74–51 | – | Maples Pavilion (2,072) Stanford, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:30 pm | No. 6 | Boston College | W 96–63 | 1–0 | Maples Pavilion (3,278) Stanford, CA |
| 11/17/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry | W 88–86 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Maples Pavilion (5,367) Stanford, CA |
| 11/20/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 6 | No. 10 Texas | L 81–87 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Maples Pavilion (3,674) Stanford, CA |
| 11/24/2014* 6:00 pm | No. 5 | at New Mexico | W 70–65 | 3–1 | The Pit (6,594) Albuquerque, NM |
| 11/28/2014* 4:00 pm | No. 5 | vs. No. 11 North Carolina Rainbow Wahine Shootout | L 54–70 | 3–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/29/2014* 6:30 pm | No. 5 | at Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine Shootout | W 86–73 | 4–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (2,589) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/30/2014* 4:00 pm | No. 5 | vs. Prairie View A&M Rainbow Wahine Shootout | W 88–45 | 5–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/14/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 7 | Santa Clara | W 82–43 | 6–2 | Maples Pavilion (3,527) Stanford, CA |
| 12/17/2014* 3:00 pm | No. 7 | at Chattanooga | L 46–54 | 6–3 | McKenzie Arena (2,128) Chattanooga, TN |
| 12/20/2014* 10:00 am, SECN | No. 7 | at No. 11 Tennessee Rivalry | L 40–59 | 6–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena (13,056) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/22/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 16 | UC Davis | W 71–59 | 7–4 | Maples Pavilion (3,375) Stanford, CA |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 16 | UC Santa Barbara | W 90–34 | 8–4 | Maples Pavilion (4,041) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-12 Regular Season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | Colorado | W 62–55 | 9–4 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion (3,507) Stanford, CA |
| 01/05/2015 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | Utah | W 55–44 | 10–4 (2–0) | Maples Pavilion (2,782) Stanford, CA |
| 01/09/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | at Washington | W 60–56 | 11–4 (3–0) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,677) Seattle, WA |
| 01/11/2015 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | at Washington State | W 86–76 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (4–0) | Beasley Coliseum (1,098) Pullman, WA |
| 01/16/2015 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 13 | Arizona | W 77–47 | 13–4 (5–0) | Maples Pavilion (3,419) Stanford, CA |
| 01/19/2015 3:00 pm, P12N | No. 11 | No. 13 Arizona State | L 57–60 | 13–5 (5–1) | Maples Pavilion (3,546) Stanford, CA |
| 01/23/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 11 | at UCLA | W 79–70 | 14–5 (6–1) | Pauley Pavilion (1,837) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/25/2015 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 11 | at USC | W 71–60 | 15–5 (7–1) | Galen Center (1,312) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/31/2015 12:30 pm, P12N | No. 12 | Washington State | W 75–56 | 16–5 (8–1) | Maples Pavilion (3,118) Stanford, CA |
| 02/02/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | Washington | W 82–69 | 17–5 (9–1) | Maples Pavilion (2,885) Stanford, CA |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | at No. 10 Arizona State | L 52–53 | 17–6 (9–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,339) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | at Arizona | L 57–60 | 17–7 (9–3) | McKale Center (1,359) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/13/2015 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | USC | W 79–60 | 18–7 (10–3) | Maples Pavilion (3,403) Stanford, CA |
| 02/15/2015 4:30 pm, P12N | No. 19 | UCLA | W 68–50 | 19–7 (11–3) | Maples Pavilion (4,270) Stanford, CA |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 18 | at California | W 59–47 | 20–7 (12–3) | Haas Pavilion (5,039) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/22/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | California | L 53–63 | 20–8 (12–4) | Maples Pavilion (5,209) Stanford, CA |
| 02/26/2015 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | at No. 7 Oregon State | W 69–58 | 21–8 (13–4) | Gill Coliseum (6,157) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/01/2015 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | at Oregon | L 55–62 | 21–9 (13–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (1,949) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2015 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | vs. UCLA Quarterfinals | W 67–62 | 22–9 | KeyArena (3,869) Seattle, WA |
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | vs. No. 9 Arizona State Semifinals | W 59–56 | 23–9 | KeyArena (N/A) Seattle, WA |
| 03/08/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | vs. California Championship Game | W 61–60 | 24–9 | KeyArena (4,864) Seattle, WA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2015* 3:41 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | Cal State Northridge First Round | W 73–60 | 25–9 | Maples Pavilion (N/A) Stanford, CA |
| 03/23/2015* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | Oklahoma Second Round | W 86–76 | 26–9 | Maples Pavilion (2,532) Stanford, CA |
| 03/27/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen | L 60–81 | 26–10 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,878) Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12т | 12 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
| Coaches | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19т | 20 | 17 | 17 |