1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball

NCAA tournament National champions Pac–10 regular season champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 3
Record	30–3 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker Reneé Brown
Seasons← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Stanford	15	–	3	.833	30	–	3	.909
No. 23 USC	14	–	4	.778	23	–	8	.742
California	12	–	6	.667	20	–	9	.690
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Arizona State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	9	.690
Washington	9	–	9	.500	17	–	11	.607
Oregon	6	–	12	.333	14	–	14	.500
Washington State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
Arizona	3	–	15	.167	9	–	19	.321
Oregon State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

As of April 6, 1992 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her seventh year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won their second NCAA Championship in a three-year span.

Roster

1991–92 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	3	Kate Paye	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Woodside, California
G	15	Molly Goodenbour	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Waterloo, Iowa
G	22	Angela Taylor	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Mountain Home, Idaho
C	52	Val Whiting	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Wilmington, Delaware

Head coach

Tara VanDerveer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
NCAA women's tournament
March 21, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (9 W) UC Santa Barbara Second round	W 82–73	26–3	Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, California
March 26, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (4 W) No. 12 Texas Tech Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 75–63	27–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
March 28, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (3 W) No. 23 USC Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 82–62	28–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
April 4, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Virginia National Semifinal – Final Four	W 66–65	29–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
April 5, 1992*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (4 ME) No. 15 Western Kentucky National Championship	W 78–62	30–3	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Stanford, CA regional. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1991-92 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

"The Stanford Daily Archives". archives.stanforddaily.com.
"Women's Basketball". Stanford University Athletics.
"Virginia Women Unable to Stop Time or Stanford". The New York Times. April 5, 1992. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
"1989-1990 Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

v t e Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Venues	Maples Pavilion (1974–present)
Rivalries	Tennessee UConn
Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" Harvard upset
People	Head coaches WNBA draftees
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Stanford Cardinal women's basketball 1991–92 NCAA champions
3 Kate Paye 15 Molly Goodenbour (MOP) 22 Angela Taylor 23 Bobbie Kelsey 52 Val Whiting Head coach: Tara VanDerveer Assistant coaches: Amy Tucker Reneé Brown

Stanford Cardinal women's basketball 1991–92 NCAA champions

Head coach: Tara VanDerveer

Assistant coaches: Amy Tucker
Reneé Brown

v t e NCAA Division I women's basketball champions
1982 Louisiana Tech 1983 USC 1984 USC 1985 Old Dominion 1986 Texas 1987 Tennessee 1988 Louisiana Tech 1989 Tennessee 1990 Stanford 1991 Tennessee 1992 Stanford 1993 Texas Tech 1994 North Carolina 1995 Connecticut 1996 Tennessee 1997 Tennessee 1998 Tennessee 1999 Purdue 2000 Connecticut 2001 Notre Dame 2002 Connecticut 2003 Connecticut 2004 Connecticut 2005 Baylor 2006 Maryland 2007 Tennessee 2008 Tennessee 2009 Connecticut 2010 Connecticut 2011 Texas A&M 2012 Baylor 2013 Connecticut 2014 Connecticut 2015 Connecticut 2016 Connecticut 2017 South Carolina 2018 Notre Dame 2019 Baylor 2020 No tournament 2021 Stanford 2022 South Carolina 2023 LSU 2024 South Carolina

NCAA Division I women's basketball champions

1982: Louisiana Tech
1983: USC
1984: USC
1985: Old Dominion
1986: Texas
1987: Tennessee
1988: Louisiana Tech
1989: Tennessee
1990: Stanford
1991: Tennessee
1992: Stanford
1993: Texas Tech
1994: North Carolina
1995: Connecticut
1996: Tennessee
1997: Tennessee
1998: Tennessee
1999: Purdue
2000: Connecticut
2001: Notre Dame
2002: Connecticut
2003: Connecticut
2004: Connecticut
2005: Baylor
2006: Maryland
2007: Tennessee
2008: Tennessee
2009: Connecticut
2010: Connecticut
2011: Texas A&M
2012: Baylor
2013: Connecticut
2014: Connecticut
2015: Connecticut
2016: Connecticut
2017: South Carolina
2018: Notre Dame
2019: Baylor
2020: No tournament
2021: Stanford
2022: South Carolina
2023: LSU
2024: South Carolina

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