2014–15 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's basketball 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal Stanford Cardinal logo.svg 100 Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 17 14 26–10 13–5 Tara VanDerveer 29th Amy Tucker Kate Paye Tempie Brown Maples Pavilion Pac-12 Tournament champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by 29th-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 26–10, 13–5 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 Cal State Northridge in the first round, and Oklahoma in the second round, before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen. Previous season 2013–14 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team The Stanford Cardinal finished the 2013-14 season with an overall record of 33–4, with a record of 17–1 in the Pac-12 regular season to win their 24th Pac-12 regular season title. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the Cardinal were defeated by USC 72–68 in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, making their 27th straight appearance. They lost in the final to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament champion Connecticut, 75–56. Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Mikaela Ruef 3 F 6'3" RS senior Beavercreek, OH Graduated/2014 WNBA draft Chiney Ogwumike 13 F 6'4" Senior Cypress, TX Graduated/2014 WNBA draft Sara James 21 G 5'10" Senior El Dorado Hills, CA Graduated 2014 recruiting class no no Taylor Rooks W Warren, New Jersey Gill St. Bernard's School 6 0 98 Brittany McPhee W Normandy Park, Washington Mount Rainier High School 5 11 97 Kaylee Johnson F Casper, Wyoming Natrona County High School 6 3 97 http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/24/class/2014 04/12/2014 Roster w 2014 Stanford Cardinal y y w Alex Green n 00 G 5 6 Jr y Dallas, TX Bishop Lynch w Lili Thompson n 1 G 5 7 So Mansfield, TX Timberview w Taylor Greenfield n 4 F 6 3 Sr Huxley, IA Ballard Community w Kaylee Johnson n 5 F 6 3 Fr Casper, WY Natrona County w Briana Roberson n 10 G 5 7 So Fullerton, CA Troy w Brittany McPhee y 12 G 6 0 Fr Normandy Park, WA Mount Rainier w Jasmine Camp n 23 G 5 7 Jr y Ellenwood, GA Chamblee w Erica McCall y 24 F 6 3 So Bakersfield, CA Ridgeview w Erica Payne n 25 F 6 2 Sr Concord, CA Carondelet w Taylor Rooks n 31 G 6 0 Fr Warren, NJ Gill St. Bernard's w Kailee Johnson n 32 F 6 3 So Portland, OR Central Catholic w Amber Orrange n 33 G 5 7 Sr Houston, TX Westbury Christian w Tess Picknell n 34 FC 6 5 Jr Medford, OR South Medford w Bonnie Samuelson n 41 F 6 3 Sr Huntington Beach, CA Edison w Karlie Samuelson y 44 F 5 11 So Huntington Beach, CA Mater Dei Tara VanDerveer Amy Tucker Kate Paye Tempie Brown 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 yes 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/02/2014 2:00 pm yes 6 Vanguard Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 2,605 105–50 – 11/08/2014 2:00 pm yes 6 UC San Diego Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 2,072 74–51 – |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2014 5:30 pm yes 6 Boston College Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,278 96–63 1–0 11/17/2014 6:00 pm yes 6 Connecticut 1 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Rivalry 5,367 ESPN2 88–86 OT 2–0 11/20/2014 6:00 pm yes 6 Texas 10 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,674 P12N 81–87 OT 2–1 11/24/2014 6:00 pm yes yes 5 New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM 6,594 70–65 3–1 11/28/2014 4:00 pm yes yes 5 North Carolina 11 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Shootout N/A 54–70 3–2 11/29/2014 6:30 pm yes yes 5 Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Shootout 2,589 86–73 4–2 11/30/2014 4:00 pm yes yes 5 Prairie View A&M Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Shootout N/A 88–45 5–2 12/14/2014 7:00 pm yes 7 Santa Clara Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,527 P12N 82–43 6–2 12/17/2014 3:00 pm yes yes 7 Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 2,128 46–54 6–3 12/20/2014 10:00 am yes yes 7 Tennessee 11 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Rivalry 13,056 SECN 40–59 6–4 12/22/2014 2:00 pm yes 16 UC Davis Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,375 71–59 7–4 12/28/2014 2:00 pm yes 16 UC Santa Barbara Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 4,041 90–34 8–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Pac-12 regular season 01/03/2015 7:00 pm 15 Colorado Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,507 P12N 62–55 9–4 (1–0) 01/05/2015 5:00 pm 15 Utah Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 2,782 P12N 55–44 10–4 (2–0) 01/09/2015 7:00 pm yes 15 Washington Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA 2,677 P12N 60–56 11–4 (3–0) 01/11/2015 1:00 pm yes 15 Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 1,098 P12N 86–76 OT 12–4 (4–0) 01/16/2015 8:00 pm 13 Arizona Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,419 P12N 77–47 13–4 (5–0) 01/19/2015 3:00 pm 11 Arizona State 13 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,546 P12N 57–60 13–5 (5–1) 01/23/2015 7:00 pm yes 11 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 1,837 P12N 79–70 14–5 (6–1) 01/25/2015 5:00 pm yes 11 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 1,312 P12N 71–60 15–5 (7–1) 01/31/2015 12:30 pm 12 Washington State Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,118 P12N 75–56 16–5 (8–1) 02/02/2015 7:00 pm 12 Washington Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 2,885 P12N 82–69 17–5 (9–1) 02/06/2015 7:00 pm yes 12 Arizona State 10 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 3,339 P12N 52–53 17–6 (9–2) 02/08/2015 2:00 pm yes 12 Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 1,359 P12N 57–60 17–7 (9–3) 02/13/2015 6:00 pm 19 USC Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 3,403 P12N 79–60 18–7 (10–3) 02/15/2015 4:30 pm 19 UCLA Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 4,270 P12N 68–50 19–7 (11–3) 02/18/2015 7:00 pm yes 18 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 5,039 P12N 59–47 20–7 (12–3) 02/22/2015 1:00 pm 18 California Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 5,209 ESPN2 53–63 20–8 (12–4) 02/26/2015 6:00 pm yes 19 Oregon State 7 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 6,157 P12N 69–58 21–8 (13–4) 03/01/2015 1:00 pm yes 19 Oregon Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR 1,949 ESPNU 55–62 21–9 (13–5) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515;"| Pac-12 Women's Tournament 03/06/2015 2:00 pm yes 19 UCLA KeyArena Seattle, WA Quarterfinals 3,869 P12N 67–62 22–9 03/07/2015 6:00 pm yes 19 Arizona State 9 KeyArena Seattle, WA Semifinals N/A P12N 59–56 23–9 03/08/2015 6:00 pm yes 19 California KeyArena Seattle, WA Championship Game 4,864 ESPN 61–60 24–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#8C1515;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 03/21/2015 3:41 pm yes 14 Cal State Northridge Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA First Round N/A ESPN2 73–60 25–9 03/23/2015 3:30 pm yes 14 Oklahoma Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA Second Round 2,532 ESPN2 86–76 26–9 03/27/2015 7:00 pm yes yes 14 Notre Dame 2 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK Sweet Sixteen 3,878 ESPN 60–81 26–10 AP Poll Pacific Time Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final AP 6 6 5 8 7 7 16 15 15 13 11 12т 12 19 18 19 19 14 14 Coaches 6 1 4 9 7 7 15 15 14 13 16 15 14 19 19 19т 20 1717 See also 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team References Category:Stanford Cardinal women's basketball seasons Stanford Stanford Stanford Cardinal women's basketball Stanford Cardinal women's basketball