2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 13
2015–16 record 27–8 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach Tara VanDerveer (30th year)
Assistant coach Amy Tucker
Assistant coach Tempie Brown
Assistant coach Kate Paye
Home arena Maples Pavilion
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Oregon State 16 2   .889     32 5   .865
#11 Arizona State 16 2   .889     26 7   .788
#13 Stanford 14 4   .778     27 8   .771
#10 UCLA 14 4   .778     26 9   .743
Washington 11 7   .611     26 11   .703
Oregon 9 9   .500     24 11   .686
Utah 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
USC 6 12   .333     19 13   .594
Washington State 5 13   .278     14 16   .467
California 4 14   .222     15 17   .469
Arizona 3 15   .167     13 19   .406
Colorado 2 16   .111     7 23   .233
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team will represent Stanford University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by thirtieth 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 27–8, 14–4 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 San Francisco in the first round, South Dakota State in the second round, Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen before losing to Pac-12 member Washington in the Elite eight.

Roster

2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 00 Green, AlexAlex Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Bishop Lynch Dallas, TX
G 1 Thompson, LiliLili Thompson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Timberview Mansfield, TX
F/C 2 Coffee, ShannonShannon Coffee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Centerville Dayton, OH
F 5 Johnson, KayleeKaylee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Natrona County Casper, WY
G 10 Roberson, BrianaBriana Roberson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Troy Fullerton, CA
F 11 Smith, AlannaAlanna Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Wesley College Melbourne, Australia
G 12 McPhee, BrittanyBrittany McPhee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mount Rainier Normandy Park, WA
G 13 Sniezek, MartaMarta Sniezek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr National Cathedral McLean, VA
G 22 Romano, AlexaAlexa Romano 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr La Cueva Albuquerque, NM
F 24 McCall, EricaErica McCall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Ridgeview Bakersfield, CA
F 32 Johnson, KaileeKailee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Central Catholic Portland, OR
F/C 34 Picknell, TessTess Picknell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr South Medford Medford, OR
F 44 Samuelson, KarlieKarlie Samuelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mater Dei Huntington Beach, CA
Head coach

Tara VanDerveer (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Amy Tucker (Ohio State)
Tempie Brown (Michigan)
Kate Paye (Stanford)


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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
1:00 PM
No. 16 Academy of Art W 81–48 
Maples Pavilion (2,479)
Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
7:30 PM
No. 16 at UC Davis W 74–45  1–0
The Pavilion (3,366)
Davis, CA

11/15/2015*
1:00 PM
No. 16 at Gonzaga W 65–48  2–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA

11/21/2015*
12:00 PM
No. 15 No. 22 George Washington W 84–63  3–0
Maples Pavilion (2,854)
Stanford, CA

11/23/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 13 Santa Clara L 58–61  3–1
Maples Pavilion (2,668)
Stanford, CA

11/27/2015*
10:30 AM
No. 13 vs. Missouri State
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 82–65  4–1
Germain Arena (1,006)
Estero, FL

11/28/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 13 vs. Dayton
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 74–66  5–1
Germain Arena (1,407)
Estero, FL

11/29/2015*
7:30 PM
No. 13 vs. Purdue
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
W 71–65 OT 6–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL

12/13/2015*
10:00 AM, ESPN
No. 14 at No. 5 Texas L 69–77  6–2
Frank Erwin Center (3,942)
Austin, TX

12/16/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 15 No. 14 Tennessee W 69–55  7–2
Maples Pavilion (3,768)
Stanford, CA

12/19/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 15 Cornell W 93–38  8–2
Maples Pavilion (3,015)
Stanford, CA

12/22/2015*
2:00 PM
No. 12 Cal State Bakersfield W 83–41  9–2
Maples Pavilion (2,625)
Stanford, CA

12/28/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 11 Chattanooga W 73–30  10–2
Maples Pavilion (3,410)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 regular season

01/02/2016
2:00 PM, P12N
No. 11 at Arizona W 59–34  11–2 (1–0)
McKale Center (1,491)
Tucson, AZ

01/04/2016
5:00 PM, P12N
No. 9 at No. 14 Arizona State L 31–49  11–3 (1–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,708)
Tempe, AZ

01/08/2016
7:00 PM
No. 9 Utah W 72–52  12–3 (2–1)
Maples Pavilion (4,030)
Stanford, CA

01/10/2016
12:00 PM, P12N
No. 9 Colorado W 71–56  13–3 (3–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,188)
Stanford, CA

01/15/2016
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 11 at Oregon W 64–62  14–3 (4–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,030)
Eugene, OR

01/17/2016
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 11 at No. 12 Oregon State L 50–58  14–4 (4–2)
Gill Coliseum (4,314)
Corvallis, OR

01/22/2016
8:00 PM, P12N
No. 12 at USC W 57–47  15–4 (5–2)
Galen Center (612)
Los Angeles, CA

01/24/2016
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 12 at No. 20 UCLA L 36–56  15–5 (5–3)
Pauley Pavilion (3,061)
Los Angeles, CA

01/29/2016
8:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 No. 25 Washington W 69–53  16–5 (6–3)
Maples Pavilion (2,858)
Stanford, CA

01/31/2016
12:00 PM, P12N
No. 16 Washington State W 69–52  17–5 (7–3)
Maples Pavilion (3,421)
Stanford, CA

02/02/2016
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 15 California W 53–46  18–5 (8–3)
Maples Pavilion (3,268)
Stanford, CA

02/05/2016
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 15 at California W 60–55  19–5 (9–3)
Haas Pavilion (5,632)
Berkeley, CA

02/12/2016
7:30 PM, P12N
No. 13 Arizona W 82–58  20–5 (10–3)
Maples Pavilion (3,404)
Stanford, CA

02/14/2016
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 13 No. 9 Arizona State L 61–63 OT 20–6 (10–4)
Maples Pavilion (3,250)
Stanford, CA

02/19/2016
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 15 at Colorado W 80–49  21–6 (11–4)
Coors Events Center (2,312)
Boulder, CO

02/21/2016
1:00 PM, P12N
No. 15 at Utah W 72–54  22–6 (12–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (983)
Salt Lake City, UT

02/26/2016
8:00 PM, P12N
No. 13 No. 7 Oregon State W 76–54  23–6 (13–4)
Maples Pavilion (3,613)
Stanford, CA

02/28/2016
11:00 AM, P12N
No. 13 Oregon W 69–42  24–6 (14–4)
Maples Pavilion (4,082)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament

03/04/2016
8:30 PM, P12N
(4) No. 11 vs. (5) Washington
Quarterfinals
L 65–73  24–7
KeyArena (5,789)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/19/2016*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
(4 L) No. 13 (13 L) San Francisco
First Round
W 85–58  25–7
Maples Pavilion (3,106)
Stanford, CA

03/21/2016*
6:00 PM, ESPN2
(4 L) No. 13 (12 L) South Dakota State
Second Round
W 66–65  26–7
Maples Pavilion (1,961)
Stanford, CA

03/25/2016*
6:30 PM, ESPN
(4 L) No. 13 vs. (1 L) No. 2 Notre Dame
Sweet Sixteen
W 90–84  27–7
Rupp Arena (8,509)
Lexington, KY

03/27/2016*
10:00 AM, ESPN
(4 L) No. 13 vs. (7 L) Washington
Elite Eight
L 76–85  27–8
Rupp Arena (3,349)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington, KY regional.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP 16 15 13 16 14 15 13 11 9 11 12 16 15 13 15 13 11 13 13 N/A
Coaches 14 10 16 15 12 14 11 11 13 12 14 16 15 14 15 13 12 16 16 11
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

References

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