2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Cardinal, led by thirty-second year head coach Tara VanDerveer , played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] They finished the season 24–11, 14–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Gonzaga and Florida Gulf Coast in the first and second rounds before losing to Louisville in the sweet sixteen.
Roster
2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
C
2
Shannon Coffee
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
Centerville
Dayton, OH
G
3
Anna Wilson
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
F
4
Nadia Fingall
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Choctawhatchee
Navarre, FL
F
5
Kaylee Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Natrona County
Casper, WY
F
10
Alyssa Jerome
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Harbord Collegiate
Toronto, ON
F
11
Alanna Smith
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Wesley College
Melbourne, Australia
G
12
Brittany McPhee
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Mount Rainier
Normandy Park, WA
G
13
Marta Sniezek
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
National Cathedral
McLean, VA
G
14
Mikaela Brewer
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Innisdale Secondary School
Barrie, ON
F
15
Maya Dodson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
St. Francis
Alpharetta, GA
F
20
Estella Moschkau
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Edgewood
Madison, WI
G
21
DiJonai Carrington
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Horizon Christian Academy
San Diego, CA
G
22
Alexa Romano
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
La Cueva
Albuquerque, NM
G
23
Kiana Williams
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Karen Wagner
San Antonio, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 12, 2017
Schedule
[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2017 *4:00 pm
No. 10
UC San Diego
W 60–46
Maples Pavilion (2,523)Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *3:00 pm, BTN
No. 10
at No. 5 Ohio State
L 64–85
0–1
St. John Arena (5,854)Columbus, OH
11/12/2017 *10:30 am, ESPN
No. 10
vs. No. 1 Connecticut Countdown to Columbus/Rivalry
L 53–78
0–2
Nationwide Arena (9,711)Columbus, OH
11/17/2017 *7:00 pm, P12N
No. 14
UC Riverside
W 53–43
1–2
Maples Pavilion (2,266)Stanford, CA
11/19/2017 *2:00 pm
No. 14
Cal State Bakersfield
W 57–34
2–2
Maples Pavilion (2,238)Stanford, CA
11/23/2017 *5:30 pm
No. 14
vs. Kent State Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals
W 79–54
3–2
Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,207)Paradise, NV
11/24/2017 *8:00 pm
No. 14
vs. Belmont Play4Kay Shootout Semifinals
W 74–53
4–2
Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,221)Paradise, NV
11/25/2017 *8:00 pm
No. 14
vs. No. 9 Ohio State Play4Kay Shootout Championship
L 82–94 OT
4–3
Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,232)Paradise, NV
11/29/2017 *7:00 pm
No. 16
at San Francisco
W 86–66
5–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (775)San Francisco, CA
12/03/2017 *11:00 am, FS1
No. 16
at No. 9 Baylor
L 57–81
5–4
Ferrell Center (8,012)Waco, TX
12/16/2017 *2:00 pm
No. 18
UNLV
W 74–33
6–4
Maples Pavilion (2,763)Stanford, CA
12/18/2017 *7:00 pm
No. 18
Western Illinois
L 64–71
6–5
Maples Pavilion (2,254)Stanford, CA
12/21/2017 *6:00 pm, P12N
No. 18
No. 7 Tennessee Rivalry
L 71–83
6–6
Maples Pavilion (3,084)Stanford, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2017 5:30 pm, P12N
No. 11 UCLA
W 76–65
7–6 (1–0)
Maples Pavilion (3,102)Stanford, CA
12/31/2017 1:00 pm, P12N
USC
W 72–65
8–6 (2–0)
Maples Pavilion (2,494)Stanford, CA
01/05/2018 5:00 pm, P12N
No. 24
at Arizona
W 61–46
9–6 (3–0)
McKale Center (1,452)Tucson, AZ
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 24
at No. 25 Arizona State
L 66–73
9–7 (3–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,096)Tempe, AZ
01/12/2018 6:00 pm, P12N
Washington State
W 70–57
10–7 (4–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,696)Stanford, CA
01/14/2018 3:00 pm, P12N
Washington
W 71–45
11–7 (5–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,052)Stanford, CA
01/19/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
at USC
W 59–55
12–7 (6–1)
Galen Center (882)Los Angeles, CA
01/21/2018 3:00 pm, P12N
at No. 13 UCLA
L 53–64
12–8 (6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (2,948)Los Angeles, CA
01/26/2018 7:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Arizona State
W 74–50
13–8 (7–2)
Maples Pavilion (2,905)Stanford, CA
01/28/2018 5:00 pm, P12N
Arizona
W 79–42
14–8 (8–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,136)Stanford, CA
02/02/2018 6:00 pm, P12N
No. 24
at No. 16 Oregon State
W 60–57
15–8 (9–2)
Gill Coliseum (5,791)Corvallis, OR
02/04/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 24
at No. 6 Oregon
W 78–65
16–8 (10–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,126)Eugene, OR
02/09/2018 7:00 pm
No. 17
Utah
W 70–49
17–8 (11–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,200)Stanford, CA
02/11/2018 3:00 pm, P12N
No. 17
Colorado
W 62–53
18–8 (12–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,838)Stanford, CA
02/15/2018 7:00 pm, P12N
No. 14
California
W 74–69
19–8 (13–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,074)Stanford, CA
02/17/2018 3:00 pm, P12N
No. 14
at California
L 66–78
19–9 (13–3)
Haas Pavilion (4,211)Berkeley, CA
02/23/2018 8:00 pm, P12N
No. 16
at Washington
W 86–79
20–9 (14–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,848)Seattle, WA
02/25/2018 1:00 pm, P12N
No. 16
at Washington State
Cancelled
Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 6:00 pm, P12N
(2) No. 16
vs. (7) USC Quarterfinals
W 69–59
21–9
KeyArena Seattle, WA
03/03/2018 8:30 pm, P12N
(2) No. 16
vs. (6) Arizona State Semifinals
W 58–46
22–9
KeyArena (6,889)Seattle, WA
03/04/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 16
vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon Championship Game
L 57–77
22–10
KeyArena (5,387)Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2018 *3:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 S) No. 15
(13 L) Gonzaga First Round
W 82–68
23–10
Maples Pavilion (2,686)Stanford, CA
03/19/2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 S) No. 15
(12 L) Florida Gulf Coast Second Round
W 90–70
24–10
Maples Pavilion (2,049)Stanford, CA
03/23/2018 *6:00 pm, ESPN
(4 S) No. 15
vs. (1 L) No. 3 Louisville Sweet Sixteen
L 59–86
24–11
Rupp Arena (5,715)Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
The February 25th game versus Washington State cougars was cancelled due to the death of the Cougars' director of strength and conditioning David Lang.
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
AP
10
14
14
16
18
18
18
RV
24
RV
RV
RV
24
17
14
16
16
15
15
N/A
Coaches
9
12
14
18
18
17
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
21
20
20
20
20
19
13
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
2017–18 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
References
^ Courtesy: Stanford Athletics. "Women's Basketball History - GoStanford.com | Stanford Athletics" . GoStanford.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
^ Mechelle Voepel. "Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball - Cardinal News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More" . ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
^ Stanford Cardinal. "Stanford Cardinal on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games" . Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
^ "Stanford Athletics" . GoStanford.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics