2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's basketball 2015–16 Stanford Cardinal Stanford Cardinal logo.svg 100 Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 11 13 27–8 14–4 Tara VanDerveer 30th Amy Tucker Tempie Brown Kate Paye Maples Pavilion Gulf Coast Showcase champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented 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 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 lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated San Francisco and South Dakota State in the first and second rounds, Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen before losing to Pac-12 member Washington in the elite eight. Roster w 2015 Stanford Cardinal y y w Alex Green n 00 G 5 6 Sr y Dallas, TX Bishop Lynch w Lili Thompson n 1 G 5 7 Jr Mansfield, TX Timberview w Shannon Coffee n 2 F/C 6 5 Fr Dayton, OH Centerville w Kaylee Johnson n 5 F 6 3 So Casper, WY Natrona County w Briana Roberson n 10 G 5 7 Jr Fullerton, CA Troy w Alanna Smith y 11 F 6 3 Fr Melbourne, Australia Wesley College w Brittany McPhee y 12 G 6 0 So Normandy Park, WA Mount Rainier w Marta Sniezek n 13 G 5 8 Fr McLean, VA National Cathedral w Alexa Romano n 22 G 5 10 Fr Albuquerque, NM La Cueva w Erica McCall y 24 F 6 3 Jr Bakersfield, CA Ridgeview w Kailee Johnson n 32 F 6 3 Jr Portland, OR Central Catholic w Tess Picknell n 34 F/C 6 5 Sr Medford, OR South Medford w Karlie Samuelson y 44 F 5 11 Jr Huntington Beach, CA Mater Dei Tara VanDerveer (Indiana) Amy Tucker (Ohio State)Tempie Brown (Michigan)Kate Paye (Stanford) http://www.gostanford.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30600&SPID=127029&SPSID=749998 Schedule http://www.gostanford.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&SPID=127029&SPSID=789135&DB_OEM_ID=30600 Women's Basketball August 18, 2015 September 24, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023156/http://www.gostanford.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30600&SPID=127029&SPSID=789135&DB_OEM_ID=30600 dead yes 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/07/2015 1:00 pm yes 16 Academy of Art Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 2,479 81–48 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 7:30 pm yes yes 16 UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, CA 3,366 74–45 1–0 11/15/2015 1:00 pm yes yes 16 Gonzaga McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA 6,000 65–48 2–0 11/21/2015 12:00 pm yes 15 George Washington 22 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 2,854 84–63 3–0 11/23/2015 7:00 pm yes 13 Santa Clara Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 2,668 58–61 3–1 11/27/2015 10:30 am yes yes 13 Missouri State Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals 1,006 82–65 4–1 11/28/2015 2:00 pm yes yes 13 Dayton Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals 1,407 74–66 5–1 11/29/2015 7:30 pm yes yes 13 Purdue Germain Arena Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase championship   71–65 OT 6–1 12/13/2015 10:00 am yes yes 14 Texas 5 Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX 3,942 ESPN 69–77 6–2 12/16/2015 6:00 pm yes 15 Tennessee 14 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Rivalry 3,768 ESPNU 69–55 7–2 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes 15 Cornell Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,015 93–38 8–2 12/22/2015 2:00 pm yes 12 Cal State Bakersfield Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 2,625 83–41 9–2 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes 11 Chattanooga Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,410 73–30 10–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Pac-12 regular season 01/02/2016 2:00 pm yes 11 Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 1,491 P12N 59–34 11–2 (1–0) 01/04/2016 5:00 pm yes 9 Arizona State 14 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 1,708 P12N 31–49 11–3 (1–1) 01/08/2016 7:00 pm 9 Utah Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 4,030 72–52 12–3 (2–1) 01/10/2016 12:00 pm 9 Colorado Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,188 P12N 71–56 13–3 (3–1) 01/15/2016 6:00 pm yes 11 Oregon Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR 2,030 P12N 64–62 14–3 (4–1) 01/17/2016 6:00 pm yes 11 Oregon State 12 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 4,314 P12N 50–58 14–4 (4–2) 01/22/2016 8:00 pm yes 12 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 612 P12N 57–47 15–4 (5–2) 01/24/2016 6:00 pm yes 12 UCLA 20 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 3,061 P12N 36–56 15–5 (5–3) 01/29/2016 8:00 pm 16 Washington 25 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 2,858 P12N 69–53 16–5 (6–3) 01/31/2016 12:00 pm 16 Washington State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,421 P12N 69–52 17–5 (7–3) 02/02/2016 7:00 pm 15 California Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,268 P12N 53–46 18–5 (8–3) 02/05/2016 7:00 pm yes 15 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 5,632 P12N 60–55 19–5 (9–3) 02/12/2016 7:30 pm 13 Arizona Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,404 P12N 82–58 20–5 (10–3) 02/14/2016 6:00 pm 13 Arizona State 9 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,250 P12N 61–63 OT 20–6 (10–4) 02/19/2016 7:00 pm yes 15 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 2,312 P12N 80–49 21–6 (11–4) 02/21/2016 1:00 pm yes 15 Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT 983 P12N 72–54 22–6 (12–4) 02/26/2016 8:00 pm 13 Oregon State 7 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,613 P12N 76–54 23–6 (13–4) 02/28/2016 11:00 am 13 Oregon Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 4,082 P12N 69–42 24–6 (14–4) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515;"| Pac-12 Women's Tournament 03/04/2016 8:30 pm yes 11 4 Washington 5 KeyArena Seattle, WA Quarterfinals 5,789 P12N 65–73 24–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 03/19/2016 6:00 pm yes 13 4 L San Francisco 13 L Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA First Round 3,106 ESPN2 85–58 25–7 03/21/2016 6:00 pm yes 13 4 L South Dakota State 12 L Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Second Round 1,961 ESPN2 66–65 26–7 03/25/2016 6:30 pm yes yes 13 4 L Notre Dame 2 1 L Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Sweet Sixteen 8,509 ESPN 90–84 27–7 03/27/2016 10:00 am yes yes 13 4 L Washington 7 L Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Elite Eight 3,349 ESPN 76–85 27–8 AP Poll Pacific Time L Lexington, KY regional Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 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 Category:Stanford Cardinal women's basketball seasons Stanford Stanford