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Cardinal Women Set to take on Southern California Rivals
Basketball squad has won two of its last three.
January 11, 1999
This Week: Stanford (6-8, 2-1) remains home this week to host USC (6-7, 2-2) on Thursday night at 7:30 pm and No. 10 UCLA (12-4, 4-0) on Saturday at 1:00 pm. The Cardinal is coming off an 80-67 victory over Bay Area rival California on Friday night. Stanford has won two of the last three games going into this weekend.
In the Rankings: Stanford is not ranked in the current Associated Press poll or the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. UCLA is 10th in both the AP poll and in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll.
TV & Radio: The Stanford-UCLA game will air live on the Fox Sports Network, locally on Bay TV. There is no television for the Stanford-USC game on Thursday. All Stanford regular and postseason games will be broadcast on KBPA 1220 AM. Stanford graduate Dave Raymond will handle the call for the Cardinal's second season on KBPA. Additionally, Stanford's student station, KZSU 90.1 FM, will broadcast the games throughout the season.
Head Coach Tara VanDerveer: Head Coach Tara VanDerveer is in her 13th year on The Farm. At Stanford, VanDerveer owns a 312-78 (.800) overall record and a 172-29 (.856) Pac-10 mark. In her 19 years of collegiate coaching, VanDerveer has accumulated an impressive 464-129 (.782) record. VanDerveer's numerous accomplishments both at Stanford and with USA Basketball were recognized as she was inducted into the Women's Sports Foundation's International Hall of Fame in October. VanDerveer has been named Pac-10 Coach on the Year on four occasions with the most recent coming in the 1996-97 season.
Scouting USC: The USC Women of Troy bring a 6-7 overall record and a 2-2 conference mark into Thursday's game. USC is fifth in the conference, one spot behind Stanford. USC has won two of the last four games, with back-to-back losses at Arizona and at home against Oregon. Senior Adrian Williams leads the Women of Troy with 16.4 ppg and 9.6 rpg. Kristin Clark, with 14.5 points per game, missed last weekend's games with the Oregon schools due to a knee injury suffered at Arizona. Clark's status for this weekend is questionable. Chris Gobrecht is in her second year at the helm of the USC program. Gobrecht, a 1977 graduate of USC, also coached at Washington for 11 years.
Against the Women of Troy: Stanford holds a 21-15 series advantage over USC, with the Cardinal winning the last nine straight contests. In those nine games, five were played in Maples Pavilion, with Stanford posting an average margin of victory of 33.8 points. The last time USC came out ahead against Stanford was on January 30, 1994 in Los Angeles. Since 1987-88, USC has not won in Maples Pavilion, with the last road win for the Women of Troy on January 4, 1987.
Scouting UCLA: The UCLA Bruins are 12-4 overall and lead the conference with a 4-0 record. The Bruins are also the only nationally ranked Pac-10 team, currently 10th in both the Associated Press poll and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. In preseason voting, UCLA was picked by both the media and the coaches to finish first. Junior All-America candidate Maylana Martin leads the Bruins with a 17.8 ppg average, which is also good for third in the conference. In all, four UCLA players are averaging in double figures, including Janae Hubbard, LaCresha Flannigan and Marie Philman. Erica Gomez is averaging 8.25 assists per game and has started all 16 games for the Bruins. Kathy Olivier is in her sixth year as head coach at UCLA, but her 13th year overall with the Bruins as she was an assistant for seven years before being named head coach on May 3, 1993.
Against the Bruins: The Cardinal holds a 20-17 advantage over the Bruins in the series. The Cardinal has won nine-straight games with UCLA and 19 of the past 20 contests. The lone victory for UCLA in those 20 games came on January 28, 1994 in Los Angeles. The Bruins are 8-11 at Maples Pavilion, but have not won a game here since the 1987-88 season.
Stat Comparison - Stanford vs. USC & UCLA:
Cardinal Women of Troy Bruins 6-8 Overall Record 6-7 12-4 70.6 Scoring 66.8 87.1 73.9 Scoring Defense 68.7 74.4 -3.3 Scoring Margin -1.9 +12.7 39.6 Rebounds 37.7 44.2 39.5 Opp. Rebounds 40.3 38.0 +0.1 Rebound Margin -2.6 +6.2 .411 FG % .372 .493 .420 Opp. FG % .451 .417 .311 3-Pt. FG % .211 .322 .341 Opp. 3-Pt. FG % .264 .308 .683 FT % .639 .671 .681 Opp. FT % .697 .635
Pac-10 Power: The Stanford Cardinal has been the dominating force in the Pac-10 for several years. In fact, the Cardinal has won nine of the past ten conference titles, including the last four in a row. Stanford's nine Pac-10 Championships tie with Florida International for the sixth most number of regular season conference titles by one institution. Montana leads all schools with 14 titles in the Big Sky Conference. The Cardinal has won 66 straight Pac-10 games in Maples Pavilion, dating back to the last home loss on February 9, 1991 against Washington, 69-68.
Front and Center: Sophomore Carolyn Moos has moved front and center in the Cardinal lineup this season. Against Illinois and Arkansas, Moos set her career high with 22 points and was just one shy of her total at USF. In that game, all 21 of her points came in the first half. She has had two double-doubles this year, including one against Arkansas in the season opener. For her efforts at the Four in the Fall Tournament, she was the lone Cardinal selected to the All-Tournament Team. Last year, Moos totaled 33 points and 20 rebounds while playing 128 minutes in 21 games. This year, she has long since past those numbers. This season Moos has scored under ten points in a game just twice this season, at Tennessee and at Oregon. Foul trouble limited Moos to just 13 minutes in each of those games. Currently, Moos is averaging 3.6 fouls per game and has been disqualified on just two occasions. With a 14.6 ppg average, she is tied for sixth in the Pac-10 and is 13th in rebounding with 5.8 rpg. Additionally, she is shooting .778 from the line, sixth in the Pac-10.
Freshman Leader: Lindsey Yamasaki continues to be a force for the Cardinal this season. In the Pac-10 opening weekend, Yamasaki combined 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in two games. Against Cal on Friday, she played just seven minutes in the first half, scoring two points. Yamasaki came on the second half, finishing the game with 16 points and four rebounds. On just three occasions this season, she has not scored in double figures. Yamasaki's 6.1 rpg leads the team and is ninth in the Pac-10. In points, Yamasaki is averaging 14.2 per game, 10th in the conference, including her career high 32 set against Santa Clara. In that game, Yamasaki scored over half of the Cardinal's total production for the game, shooting 14-22 from the field.
On Guard: Stanford's guards are among the most experienced players on the squad. Juniors Milena Flores and Christinia Batastini have seen the most time at guard, with Yvonne Gbalazeh providing off-the-bench support. Flores and Batastini are one of three starting guard combinations for Stanford this season, which also includes Flores-Yamasaki and Gbalazeh-Yamasaki. The Cardinal returned to the Flores-Yamasaki lineup against OSU. Flores, with a 6.36 assists per game average, is second in the Pac-10 behind UCLA's Erica Gomez. Despite not starting, Batastini is shooting .848 from the line, good for second in the Pac-10 and tops on the team.
Double D: Tara VanDerveer switched the lineup at Oregon State to include Sarah Dimson and Bethany Donaphin. In three games since the change, Dimson and Donaphin have combined for 57 points and 42 rebounds with the best play coming last week against Cal. In that game, Dimson had 16 points and eight rebounds, while Donaphin had seven points and set a career high with 14 rebounds. Donaphin has had two double-doubles this year and Dimson set career highs this year in points (19), rebounds (9) and assists (3).