# 1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her fifth year with the team. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won their first NCAA Championship.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |
| 10 | Jennifer Azzi | 5'9" | Guard | Senior |
| 11 | Celeste Lavoie | 6'1" | Forward | Junior |
| 14 | Stacy Parson | 5'7" | Guard | Senior |
| 15 | Molly Goodenbour | 5'6" | Guard | Freshman |
| 23 | Katy Steding | 6'0" | Forward | Senior |
| 24 | Tammy Svoboda | 6'3" | Center/Forward | Junior |
| 30 | Trisha Stevens | 6'3" | Center/Forward | Junior |
| 31 | Chris MacMurdo | 6'0" | Forward | Freshman |
| 34 | Sonja Henning | 5'8" | Guard | Junior |
| 41 | Martha Richards | 5'11" | Guard/Forward | Sophomore |
| 44 | Julie Zeilstra | 6'3" | Center/Forward | Sophomore |
| 52 | Val Whiting | 6'3" | Center | Freshman |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 24, 1989* | No. 3 | vs. Michigan State Communiplex Classic | W 73–63 | 1–0 | Riverfront Coliseum (250) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 25, 1989* | No. 3 | vs. Ohio Communiplex Classic | W 73–63 | 2–0 | Riverfront Coliseum (750) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 10, 1989* | No. 3 | San Diego State | W 109–45 | 3–0 | Maples Pavilion (929) Stanford, CA |
| December 15, 1989* | No. 3 | No. 2 Tennessee Rivalry | W 85–71 | 4–0 | Maples Pavilion (5,425) Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 1989* | No. 2 | at Holy Cross | W 88–65 | 5–0 | Hart Center (390) Worcester, MA |
| December 21, 1989* | No. 2 | at Boston College | W 81–74 | 6–0 | Conte Forum (919) Boston, MA |
| December 29, 1989* | No. 2 | Eastern Michigan Cardinal Classic | W 105–58 | 7–0 | Maples Pavilion (2,405) Stanford, CA |
| December 30, 1989* | No. 2 | No. 23 Providence Cardinal Classic | W 89–64 | 8–0 | Maples Pavilion (3,268) Stanford, CA |
| January 2, 1990* | No. 2 | San Francisco | W 90–46 | 9–0 | Maples Pavilion (1,533) Stanford, CA |
| January 5, 1990 | No. 2 | at Oregon State | W 84–62 | 10–0 (1–0) | Gill Coliseum (1,213) Corvallis, OR |
| January 7, 1990 | No. 2 | at Oregon | W 76–57 | 11–0 (2–0) | McArthur Court (1,989) Eugene, OR |
| January 11, 1990 | No. 2 | No. 7 Washington | W 102–62 | 12–0 (3–0) | Maples Pavilion (3,512) Stanford, CA |
| January 13, 1990 | No. 2 | Washington State | W 92–70 | 13–0 (4–0) | Maples Pavilion (2,888) Stanford, CA |
| January 18, 1990 | No. 2 | at UCLA | W 98–80 | 14–0 (5–0) | Pauley Pavilion (500) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 20, 1990 | No. 2 | at USC | W 98–64 | 15–0 (6–0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1,000) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 23, 1990* | No. 2 | No. 6 Long Beach State | W 105–91 | 16–0 | Maples Pavilion (2,418) Stanford, CA |
| January 25, 1990 | No. 2 | Arizona | W 92–69 | 17–0 (7–0) | Maples Pavilion (1,902) Stanford, CA |
| January 27, 1990 | No. 2 | Arizona State | W 90–63 | 18–0 (8–0) | Maples Pavilion (2,726) Stanford, CA |
| February 2, 1990 | No. 2 | California | W 87–60 | 19–0 (9–0) | Haas Pavilion (2,511) Berkeley, CA |
| February 8, 1990 | No. 2 | at Washington State | W 90–64 | 20–0 (10–0) | Beasley Coliseum (1,215) Pullman, WA |
| February 10, 1990 | No. 2 | at No. 7 Washington | L 78–81 | 20–1 (10–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,704) Seattle, WA |
| February 15, 1990 | No. 3 | USC | W 86–60 | 21–1 (11–1) | Maples Pavilion (2,410) Stanford, CA |
| February 17, 1990 | No. 3 | UCLA | W 91–65 | 22–1 (12–1) | Maples Pavilion (4,252) Stanford, CA |
| February 22, 1990 | No. 3 | at Arizona State | W 106–64 | 23–1 (13–1) | ASU Activity Center (358) Tempe, AZ |
| February 24, 1990 | No. 3 | at Arizona | W 113–70 | 24–1 (14–1) | McKale Center (642) Tucson, AZ |
| March 2, 1990 | No. 2 | California | W 112–84 | 25–1 (15–1) | Maples Pavilion (4,038) Stanford, CA |
| March 8, 1990 | No. 2 | Oregon | W 75–45 | 26–1 (16–1) | Maples Pavilion (2,506) Stanford, CA |
| March 10, 1990 | No. 2 | Oregon State | W 94–48 | 27–1 (17–1) | Maples Pavilion (3,716) Stanford, CA |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 18, 1990* | (1 W) No. 2 | vs. (9 W) No. 16 Hawaii Second Round | W 106–76 | 28–1 | Maples Pavilion (4,815) Stanford, CA |
| March 22, 1990* | (1 W) No. 2 | vs. (5 W) No. 24 Ole Miss Sweet Sixteen | W 78–65 | 29–1 | Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA |
| March 24, 1990* | (1 W) No. 2 | vs. (7 W) No. 22 Arkansas Elite Eight | W 114–87 | 30–1 | Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA |
| March 30, 1990* | (1 W) No. 2 | vs. (2 E) No. 12 Virginia Final Four | W 75–66 | 31–1 | Thompson-Boling Arena (19,467) Knoxville, TN |
| April 1, 1990* | (1 W) No. 2 | vs. (2 ME) No. 9 Auburn Championship Game | W 88–81 | 32–1 | Thompson-Boling Arena (20,023) Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Stanford, CA regional. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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