2020–21 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team


The 2020–21 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by thirty-fifth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. As a result of Santa Clara County, California health orders, the Cardinal were unable to play in Palo Alto for much of their season, moving home games to Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz. They finished the season 31–2, 19–2 in Pac-12 play to finish in first place. They won the Pac-12 women's tournament by defeating UCLA, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Utah Valley and Oklahoma State in the first and second rounds, Missouri State in the Sweet Sixteen, Louisville in the Elite Eight, South Carolina in the Final Four and Arizona in the National Championship Game to win its third NCAA title overall and first since 1992. Haley Jones was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player.[1]

2020–21 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
Pac-12 tournament champions
Pac-12 regular season champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Record31–2 (19–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachKate Paye (14th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford 19 2   .905 31 2   .939
No. 11 Arizona 13 4   .765 21 6   .778
No. 9 UCLA 12 4   .750 17 6   .739
No. 23 Oregon 10 7   .588 15 9   .625
Oregon State 7 6   .538 12 8   .600
Colorado 8 8   .500 12 11   .522
Washington State 9 10   .474 12 12   .500
USC 8 10   .444 11 12   .478
Arizona State 6 9   .400 11 12   .478
Utah 4 15   .211 5 16   .238
Washington 3 13   .188 7 14   .333
California 1 12   .077 1 16   .059
2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2020–21 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Agnes Emma-Nnopu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lake Ginninderra College Ocean Grove, Victoria
G 3 Anna Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bellevue Bellevue, WA
G 4 Jana Van Gytenbeek 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Cherry Creek Greenwood Village, CO
F 5 Francesca Belibi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Regis Jesuit Centennial, CO
F 10 Alyssa Jerome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Harbord Collegiate Toronto, ON
F 11 Ashten Prechtel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Discovery Canyon Colorado Springs, CO
F 12 Lexie Hull 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Central Valley Spokane, WA
F 15 Maya Dodson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Francis Alpharetta, GA
F 22 Cameron Brink 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Mountainside Beaverton, OR
G 23 Kiana Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Karen Wagner San Antonio, TX
F 24 Lacie Hull 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Central Valley Spokane, WA
G 30 Haley Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Archbishop Mitty Santa Cruz, CA
G 33 Hannah Jump 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Pinewood San Jose, CA
G 54 Jenna Brown   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr The Lovett School Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 5, 2021

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
11:00 am, Stanford Live Stream
No. 2 Cal Poly W 108–40  1–0
Maples Pavilion (0)
Stanford, CA
November 30, 2020*
2:00 pm, Stanford Live Stream
No. 2 San Diego
Canceled due to Santa Clara Public Health Department [3]
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, Mountain West Network
No. 2 at UNLV W 101–54  2–0
Thomas & Mack Center (0)
Las Vegas, NV
December 6, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 2 vs. Washington W 83–50  3–0
(1–0)
Thomas & Mack Center (0)
Las Vegas, NV
December 11, 2020*
4:00 pm
No. 1 UC Davis
Canceled due to Santa Clara County ban on athletic activities.[4]
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
December 13, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 1 at California W 83–38  4–0
(2–0)
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
December 15, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 at Pacific W 104–61  5–0
Stockton, CA (0)
Alex G. Spanos Center
December 19, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 1 at USC W 80–60  6–0
(3–0)
Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2020
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 1 at No. 10 UCLA W 61–49  7–0
(4–0)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2021
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 1 at No. 6 Arizona W 81–54  8–0
(5–0)
McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 3, 2021
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 1 at Arizona State W 68–60  9–0
(6–0)
Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
January 8, 2021
11:30 am, P12N
No. 1 vs. No. 11 Oregon W 70–63  10–0
(7–0)
Kaiser Permanente Arena (0)
Santa Cruz, CA
TBD
TBD
Oregon State
postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Beavers' program.[5]
Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
January 15, 2021
12:30 pm, P12N
No. 1 at Utah W 82–54  11–0
(8–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 17, 2021
11:00 am, P12N
No. 1 at Colorado L 72–77  11–1
(8–1)
CU Events Center (0)
Boulder, CO
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 vs. No. 6 UCLA L 66-70  11–2
(8–2)
Kaiser Permanente Arena (0)
Santa Cruz, CA
January 24, 2021
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 vs. USC W 86-59  12–2
(9–2)
Kaiser Permanente Arena (0)
Santa Cruz, CA
January 27, 2021
6:30 pm, P12N
No. 6 at Washington State W 71-49  13–2
(10–2)
Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
January 29, 2021
12:00 pm, WSU Live Stream
No. 6 at Washington State W 77-49  14–2
(11–2)
Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
January 31, 2021
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 at Washington W 74–48  15–2
(12–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 5, 2021
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 Colorado
Breast Cancer Awareness Game
W 62–54  16–2
(13–2)
Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
February 7, 2021
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 Utah W 83–41  17–2
(14–2)
Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 5 at Oregon State W 83–58  18–2
(15–2)
Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
February 15, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at No. 13 Oregon W 63–61  19–2
(16–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 6 Arizona State W 80–41  20–2
(17–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 22, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 No. 9 Arizona W 62–48  21–2
(18–2)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 28, 2021
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 4 California W 72–33  22–2
(19–2)
Maples Pavilion (0)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 women's tournament
March 4, 2021
2:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 4 vs. (8) USC
Quarterfinals
W 92–53  23–2
Michelob Ultra Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
March 5, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 4 vs. (5) Oregon State
Semifinals
W 79–45  24–2
Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 5, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N
(1) No. 4 vs. (3) No. 9 UCLA
Championship
W 75–55  25–2
Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
NCAA women's tournament
March 21, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1 A) No. 2 vs. (16 A) Utah Valley
First Round
W 87–44  26–2
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
March 23, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 A) No. 2 vs. (8 A) Oklahoma State
Second Round
W 73–62  27–2
UTSA Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
March 28, 2021*
12:00 pm, ABC
(1 A) No. 2 vs. (5 A) No. 20 Missouri State
Sweet Sixteen
W 89–62  28–2
Alamodome (1,072)
San Antonio, TX
March 30, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN
(1 A) No. 2 vs. (2 A) No. 8 Louisville
Elite Eight
W 78–63  29–2
Alamodome (1,483)
San Antonio, TX
April 2, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN
(1 A) No. 2 vs. (1 H) No. 6 South Carolina
Final Four
W 66–65  30–2
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
April 4, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN
(1 A) No. 2 vs. (3 M) No. 11 Arizona
National Championship
W 54–53  31–2
Alamodome (4,604)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=Alamo H=HemisFair.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
season
Week
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Final
AP 2 2 1 (24) 1 (26) 1 (26) 1 (26) 1 (27) 1 (29) 5 (1) 6 6 5 6 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 2 (5) 2 (5) N/A
Coaches 2 ^ 1 (22) 1 (22) 1 (30) 1 (29) 1 (31) 1 (31) 4 (1) 6 6 4 4 2 3 2 (4) 2 (5) 1 (32)
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV   Received votes
NR   Not ranked
( )   Number of first place votes

^ Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

References

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  1. ^ "How Haley Jones helped Stanford win the 2021 NCAA women's basketball championship". ESPN.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Stanford Athletics". GoStanford.com. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "Monday Canceled - Stanford University Athletics". gostanford.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team won't play UC Davis Athletics". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Schedule Shifts". gostanford.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.