# 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, coached by Tara VanDerveer. and a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, won the conference's regular-season and tournament titles, and was the runner-up at the NCAA championship.

## Offseason

* May 17: All five Stanford women's basketball players invited to the USA Basketball trials camps were named finalists for their respective teams. Freshmen Sarah Boothe and Nnemkadi Ogwumike were among the 14 finalists named for the USA Women's U19 World Championship Team. Junior Jayne Appel and sophomores Kayla Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen were among the 14 finalists named for the 2009 USA Women's World University Games Team.
    Appel, Pedersen and Pohlen will return to Colorado Springs, Colo. on June 18 for training camp. The camp will last until the team's departure on June 25 for the 2009 World University Games. The 12-woman roster will be named prior to the team's departure for the Games, which are set to take place from July 1–11 in Belgrade, Serbia.
    Boothe and Ogwumike will return to Colorado Springs for training camp on July 9, where the final 12-woman roster for the U19 World Championship will be determined. The 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship is set to take place from July 23–August 2 in Bangkok, Thailand.
* July 30: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition, announced the 2009–2010 preseason "Wade Watch" list for The State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year. Three players from the Cardinal, Jayne Appel, Kayla Pederson and Jeannette Pohlen, have been named to the 2009–10 preseason "Wade Watch" list, which is made up of top NCAA Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade. This is based on the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability.
* August 21: The 2009–10 preseason candidates list for the Women's Wooden Award was released, naming 31 student athletes. Jayne Appel and Jeanette Pohlen from Stanford were two of the candidates.

## Regular season

* Jayne Appel became the leading rebounder in Pac-10 history on February 27, 2010, surpassing Lisa Leslie's record of 1,214 career rebounds.

### Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Pre-Season Schedule ||||||
| November 1* 2:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Vanguard | W 107–49 | | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| November 8* 2:00 pm, no | No. 2 | UC San Diego | W 107–55 | | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Non-conference regular season Schedule ||||||
| November 13* 4:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at Old Dominion | W 89–56 | 1–0 | Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia |
| November 15* 11:00 am, no | No. 2 | at No. 25 Rutgers | W 81–66 | 2–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| November 19* 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Pepperdine | W 99–50 | 3–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| November 22* 2:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at UC Davis | W 76–51 | 4–0 | The Pavilion Davis, California |
| November 27* 1:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Utah | W 60–41 | 5–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| November 29* 2:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Gonzaga | W 105–74 | 6–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| December 13* 2:00 pm, no | No. 2 | DePaul | W 96–60 | 7–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| December 15* 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | No. 7 Duke | W 71–55 | 8–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| December 19* 11:30 am, no | No. 2 | No. 3 Tennessee Rivalry | W 67–52 | 9–0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| December 23* 2:30 pm, no | No. 2 | at No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry | L 68–80 | 9–1 | XL Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| December 30* 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at Fresno State | W 68–46 | 10–1 | Save Mart Center Fresno, California |
| Pacific-10 Conference regular season Schedule ||||||
| January 2 12:00 pm, no | No. 2 | California | W 79–58 | 11–1 (1–0 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| January 8 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at USC | W 82–62 | 12–1 (2–0 Pac-10) | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| January 10 2:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at UCLA | W 65–61 | 13–1 (3–0 Pac-10) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| January 14 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Washington State | W 80–43 | 14–1 (4–0 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| January 16 2:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Washington | W 66–51 | 15–1 (5–0 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| January 21 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at Oregon State | W 63–47 | 16–1 (6–0 Pac-10) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| January 23 11:30 am, no | No. 2 | at Oregon | W 100–80 | 17–1 (7–0 Pac-10) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| January 28 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Arizona State | W 71–48 | 18–1 (8–0 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| January 30 2:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Arizona | W 82–63 | 19–1 (9–0 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 4 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | UCLA | W 74–53 | 20–1 (10–0 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 7 1:00 pm, no | No. 2 | USC | W 77–39 | 21–1 (11–0 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 12 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at Washington | W 58–36 | 22–1 (12–0 Pac-10) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| February 14 12:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at Washington State | W 98–67 | 23–1 (13–0 Pac-10) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington |
| February 18 7:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Oregon | W 104–60 | 24–1 (14–0 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 20 8:00 pm, no | No. 2 | Oregon State | W 82–48 | 25–1 (15–0 Pac-10) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| February 25 6:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at Arizona State | W 62–43 | 26–1 (16–0 Pac-10) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| February 27 2:00 pm, no | No. 2 | at Arizona | W 75–48 | 27–1 (17–0 Pac-10) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| March 6 12:30 pm, no | No. 2 | at California | W 63–48 | 28–1 (18–0 Pac-10) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Postseason
### Pac-10 Basketball Tournament

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Pacific-10 Conference tournament ||||||
| March 12 1:15 pm, no | No. 2 | vs. Arizona | W 72–52 | 29–1 | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| March 13 2:30 pm, no | No. 2 | vs. California | W 64–44 | 30–1 | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| March 14 3:00 pm, no | No. 2 | vs. No. 23 UCLA | W 70–46 | 31–1 | Galen Center Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

### NCAA basketball tournament

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20* 7:30 pm, no | No. 2 | vs. UC Riverside First round | W 79–47 | 32–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| March 22* 6:30 pm, no | No. 2 | vs. #8 Iowa Second Round | W 96–67 | 33–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| March 27* 6:00 pm, no | No. 2 | vs. #5 Georgia Regional semifinals - Sweet Sixteen | W 73–36 | 34–1 | Arco Arena Sacramento, California |
| March 29* 6:00 pm, no | No. 2 | vs. Xavier Regional final - Elite Eight | W 55–53 | 35–1 | Arco Arena Sacramento, California |
| April 4* 4:00 pm, no | No. 2 | vs. #12 Oklahoma Semifinals - Final Four | W 73–66 | 36–1 | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas |
| April 6* 5:30 pm, no | No. 2 | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Championship | L 47-53 | 36–2 | Alamodome San Antonio, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the WNBA

| Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
| 1 | 5 | Jayne Appel | San Antonio Silver Stars |