2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by 31st 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 32–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Washington State, Oregon and Oregon State to win Pac-12 women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.

2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament champions Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 6
Record	32–6 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (31st season)
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker Tempie Brown Kate Paye
Home arena	Maples Pavilion
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Oregon State	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 6 Stanford †	15	–	3		.833			32	–	6		.842
No. 12 Washington	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
No. 15 UCLA	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Oregon	8	–	10		.444			23	–	14		.622
California	6	–	12		.333			20	–	14		.588
Washington State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	20		.444
Colorado	5	–	13		.278			17	–	16		.515
Utah	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
USC	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
Arizona	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
† 2017 Pac-12 tournament winner As of March 31, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Earning a No. 2 seed in the Lexington region, they defeated New Mexico State and Kansas State in the first and second rounds. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Texas 77–56. In the Elite Eight, they defeated Notre Dame 76–75 to reach their 13th Final Four in school history. At the Final Four in Dallas Texas, they were defeated by South Carolina 53–62. South Carolina would go on to beat Mississippi State for the national title.

Roster

2016–17 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) So Centerville Dayton, OH G 3 Anna Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bellevue Bellevue, WA F 4 Nadia Fingall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Choctawhatchee Navarre, FL F 5 Kaylee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Natrona County Casper, WY G 10 Briana Roberson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Troy Fullerton, CA F 11 Alanna Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Wesley College Melbourne, Australia G 12 Brittany McPhee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mount Rainier Normandy Park, WA G 13 Marta Sniezek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So National Cathedral McLean, VA G 14 Mikaela Brewer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Innisdale Secondary School Barrie, ON G 21 Dijonai Carrington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Horizon Christian Academy San Diego, CA G 22 Alexa Romano 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So La Cueva Albuquerque, NM F 24 Erica McCall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Ridgeview Bakersfield, CA F 32 Kailee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Central Catholic Portland, OR F 44 Karlie Samuelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr 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   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 6:00 pm	No. 11	UC San Diego	W 85–41		Maples Pavilion (2,660) Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	No. 11	Cal Poly	W 83–55	1–0	Maples Pavilion (2,684) Stanford, CA
11/14/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	No. 8 Texas College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 71–59	2–0	Maples Pavilion (2,447) Stanford, CA
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 11	Gonzaga	L 63–68	2–1	Maples Pavilion (2,654) Stanford, CA
11/20/2016* 11:30 am	No. 11	Cal State Northridge	W 88–54	3–1	Maples Pavilion (2,627) Stanford, CA
11/24/2016* 8:00 am	No. 11	vs. Northeastern Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	W 74–45	4–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016* 8:00 am	No. 11	vs. Wichita State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	W 87–39	5–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
11/26/2016* 10:30 am	No. 11	vs. Purdue Cancún Challenge Mayan Division	W 78–69	6–1	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm	No. 11	at Cal State Bakersfield	W 77–56	7–1	Icardo Center (1,688) Bakersfield, CA
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm	No. 11	UC Davis	W 68–42	8–1	Maples Pavilion (2,743) Stanford, CA
12/18/2016* 12:00 pm, SECN	No. 10	at Tennessee Rivalry	L 51–59	8–2	Thompson–Boling Arena (9,137) Knoxville, TN
12/21/2016* 4:00 pm	No. 14	at George Washington	W 71–52	9–2	Charles E. Smith Center (1,270) Washington, D.C.
12/28/2016* 2:00 pm	No. 13	Yale	W 102–44	10–2	Maples Pavilion (3,564) Stanford, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016 3:00 pm, P12N	No. 13	at No. 18 Arizona State	W 64–57	11–2 (1–0)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,556) Tempe, AZ
01/01/2017 1:00 pm	No. 13	at Arizona	W 77–55	12–2 (2–0)	McKale Center (1,425) Tucson, AZ
01/06/2017 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	Oregon	W 81–60	13–2 (3–0)	Maples Pavilion (2,723) Stanford, CA
01/08/2017 5:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	No. 16 Oregon State	L 69–72 ^2OT	13–3 (3–1)	Maples Pavilion (3,072) Stanford, CA
01/13/2017 5:00 pm, P12N	No. 13	at Utah	W 77–58	14–3 (4–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,340) Salt Lake City, UT
01/15/2017 1:00 pm, P12N	No. 13	at Colorado	W 84–70	15–3 (5–1)	Coors Events Center (2,126) Boulder, CO
01/20/2017 7:00 pm	No. 10	Arizona	W 73–46	16–3 (6–1)	Maples Pavilion (3,796) Stanford, CA
01/22/2017 3:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	No. 18 Arizona State	W 66–56	17–3 (7–1)	Maples Pavilion (3,280) Stanford, CA
01/27/2017 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	at Washington State	W 76–54	18–3 (8–1)	Beasley Coliseum (626) Pullman, WA
01/29/2017 5:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	at No. 7 Washington	W 72–68	19–3 (9–1)	Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
02/03/2017 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	USC	W 58–42	20–3 (10–1)	Maples Pavilion (4,490) Stanford, CA
02/06/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	No. 15 UCLA	L 76–85	20–4 (10–2)	Maples Pavilion (2,846) Stanford, CA
02/10/2017 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	Colorado	W 64–51	21–4 (11–2)	Maples Pavilion (2,546) Stanford, CA
02/12/2017 1:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	Utah	W 87–51	22–4 (12–2)	Maples Pavilion (3,601) Stanford, CA
02/16/2017 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	at California	W 72–66	23–4 (13–2)	Haas Pavilion (4,965) Berkeley, CA
02/19/2017 5:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	California	W 72–54	24–4 (14–2)	Maples Pavilion (4,327) Stanford, CA
02/24/2017 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at No. 10 Oregon State	L 47–50	24–5 (14–3)	Gill Coliseum (9,604) Corvallis, OR
02/26/2017 1:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at Oregon	W 65–59	25–5 (15–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (4,286) Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 6:00 pm, P12N	(2) No. 10	vs. (7) Washington State Quarterfinals	W 66–36	26–5	KeyArena  Seattle, WA
03/04/2017 8:30 pm, P12N	(2) No. 10	vs. (6) Oregon Semifinals	W 71–56	27–5	KeyArena (8,384) Seattle, WA
03/05/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 10	vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon State Championship Game	W 48–43	28–5	KeyArena (6,829) Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017* 10:30 am, ESPN2	(2 L) No. 6	vs. (15 L) New Mexico State First Round	W 72–64	29–5	Bramlage Coliseum (4,005) Manhattan, KS
03/20/2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	(2 L) No. 6	at (7 L) No. 24 Kansas State Second Round	W 69–48	30–5	Bramlage Coliseum (3,969) Manhattan, KS
03/24/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(2 L) No. 6	vs. (3 L) No. 14 Texas Sweet Sixteen	W 77–66	31–5	Rupp Arena (3,163) Lexington, KY
03/26/2017* 9:00 am, ESPN	(2 L) No. 6	vs. (1 L) No. 2 Notre Dame Elite Eight	W 76–75	32–5	Rupp Arena (2,527) Lexington, KY
03/31/2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	(2 L) No. 6	vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina Final Four	L 53–62	32–6	American Airlines Center  Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 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	11	11	11т	11	10	10	14	13	10	13	10	10	8	8	10	8т	10	6	6	N/A
Coaches	10	7	11	11	10	10	14	14	10	10	12	10	9	11	10	6	9	6	6	4

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2016–17 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

References

1. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule".