1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her seventh year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won their second NCAA Championship in a three-year span.^[1]

1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions Pac–10 regular season champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 3
Record	30–3 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker Reneé Brown
Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Stanford	15	–	3		.833			30	–	3		.909
No. 23 USC	14	–	4		.778			23	–	8		.742
California	12	–	6		.667			20	–	9		.690
UCLA	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Arizona State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	9		.690
Washington	9	–	9		.500			17	–	11		.607
Oregon	6	–	12		.333			14	–	14		.500
Washington State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	15		.444
Arizona	3	–	15		.167			9	–	19		.321
Oregon State	3	–	15		.167			8	–	20		.286
As of April 6, 1992 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 3 Kate Paye 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Woodside, California G 15 Molly Goodenbour 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Waterloo, Iowa G 22 Angela Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Mountain Home, Idaho C 52 Val Whiting 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Wilmington, Delaware	Head coach Tara VanDerveer Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
NCAA women's tournament
March 21, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (9 W) UC Santa Barbara Second round	W 82–73	26–3	Maples Pavilion  Palo Alto, California
March 26, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (4 W) No. 12 Texas Tech Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 75–63	27–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
March 28, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (3 W) No. 23 USC Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 82–62	28–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
April 4, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Virginia National Semifinal – Final Four	W 66–65[3]	29–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
April 5, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (4 ME) No. 15 Western Kentucky National Championship	W 78–62	30–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena  Los Angeles, California
*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

Main article: 1991-92 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

1. "The Stanford Daily Archives". archives.stanforddaily.com.
2. "Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.
3. "Virginia Women Unable to Stop Time or Stanford". The New York Times. April 5, 1992. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
4. "1989-1990 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.