May 3, 2000
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON IN THE BOOKS: The Stanford University women's basketball team posted yet another successful campaign in 1999-2000, making its 13th straight NCAA Tournament appearance and winning 20 games for the 12th time in the last 13 seasons ... The Cardinal finished 21-9 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA West Regional in Athens, Georgia ... The Cardinal defeated 24th-ranked Michigan 81-74 in a first round overtime thriller before falling in the second round to top-seeded and fourth-ranked Georgia 83-64 on the Bulldogs' home floor ... In Pac-10 play, Stanford (13-5) finished a game behind Oregon and tied for second place with Arizona ... In the 14 years that the Pac-10 has sponsored women's basketball, the Cardinal has finished first or second on 11 occasions ... The future also looks bright for Stanford, as the Cardinal returns eight letterwinners in addition to a five-player recruiting class that was ranked among the best in the nation.
SHARPSHOOTING SQUAD REWRITES SCHOOL RECORD BOOK: Stanford's success with the 3-point shot all season long culminated with the 1999-2000 squad breaking the Pac-10 and school single season records for 3's in a season ... Jamie Carey's 3-pointer with 12 minutes, 26 seconds remaining in the first half of the Cardinal's NCAA Tournament win over Michigan on Mar. 18 was the team's 206th of the season to shatter the old Pac-10 and Stanford mark of 205 established in 1996-97 ... Stanford finished with 213 3-pointers in 30 games (7.10 pg), while the '96-'97 team needed 36 games to reach 205 (5.69 pg) ... It was also only fitting that Carey, the 1999-2000 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, was the one to break the record ... The Cardinal freshman made 81 of the 213 3-pointers to set the school record for 3's in a season ... She shattered Vanessa Nygaard's old mark of 75 (1995-96) in the regular season finale vs. Arizona State on Mar. 11 ... The 81 3's is also the third highest single season total in Pac-10 history ... As a team, Stanford finished second in all of Division I women's basketball in 3-point percentage at 40.8 (213-of-522), which trailed only Connecticut's 42.5 (200-of-471) ... In addition, Stanford's team 3-point percentage (40.8) was higher than the overall field goal percentage of five Pac-10 teams (Oregon State 40.6, Washington State 39.8, USC 39.4, Washington 38.7 and California 37.7) ... Stanford also finished 15th in the nation in 3-pointers per game with 7.10 ... Stanford's 40.8 percent was also nearly three percentage points better than the second best 3-point shooting team in the Pac-10 (Arizona, 37.9, 162-of-427), and the highest Pac-10 total since Washington shot 41.7 (80-of-192) percent from long distance in 1990-91 ... In Pac-10 games, Stanford's 42.4 (137-of-323) percent shooting from behind the arc was almost five percentage points better than second place Washington State's 37.7 (87-of-231) ... The Cardinal's 137 treys in Pac-10 games easily shattered its old conference mark of 114 set in 1993-94 (114-of-270) ... Individually, Stanford boasted two of the best 3-point percentage shooters in both the Pac-10 and the nation ... Sophomore Lauren St. Clair, who owns the fifth best career 3-point percentage in Pac-10 history (43.4), led the conference and ranked ninth in the nation at 46.6 (61-of-131) percent, while Carey was second in the conference and 14th in the country at 45.5 (81-of-178) ... St. Clair's 46.6 percent shooting from behind the arc was the second best single season performance in Stanford history and sixth in the Pac-10 record book ... In Pac-10 games only, St. Clair was the runaway leader at an amazing 53.1 (43-of-81) percent and Carey was again second at 47.8 (53-of-115).
CARDINAL NOTES: The 21-9 record this season gives Stanford an all-time record of 521-229 (.695 winning percentage), and an average of 20.0 wins per season since the program was started in 1974-75 ... In Tara VanDerveer's 14 seasons on The Farm, Stanford is averaging an even more impressive 24.6 victories per year ... Fifteen of Stanford's 21 wins this season came by 11 points or more, including 11 of its 12 victories at Maples Pavilion ... Oh so close: Stanford's five Pac-10 losses came by a combined total of just 22 points ... Stanford was an impressive 5-3 against ranked opponents this season, including three wins over ranked teams at Maples Pavilion (No. 7 Iowa State, No. 17 UCLA, No. 24 Oregon) ... The win over Iowa State marked the seventh straight season that Stanford has defeated a top 10 opponent on its home floor ... Practice makes perfect: After shooting 63.7 (137-of-215) percent from the charity stripe in non-conference action, the Cardinal shot at a 73.4 (282-of-384) percent clip the rest of the way to improve its season average to 69.9 ... Stanford led the Pac-10 in four statistical categories this season - field goal percentage (46.4, 798-of-1721), 3-point field goal percentage (40.8, 213-of-522), 3-pointers per game (7.10) and assist/turnover ratio (0.93) ... Stanford, which ranked second in the nation in 3-point percentage and 17th in field goal percentage, has now led the Pac-10 in both field goal and 3-point field goal percentage in three of the last four seasons ... According to Fansonly.com, Stanford signed the third best recruiting class in the country in November ... Highly-touted Becky Bonner (Concord, NH/Concord HS), Katie Denny (Pacific Grove, CA/Stevenson HS), Susan King (Richfield, MN/Academy of Holy Angels), Nicole Powell (Phoenix, AZ/Mountain Pointe HS) and Chelsea Trotter (San Dimas, CA/Brea Olinda HS) all signed National Letter-of-Intents to attend Stanford University beginning with the 2000-2001 school year.
HONOR ROLL: Freshman Jamie Carey celebrated her 19th birthday (Mar. 12) in style by becoming the third Cardinal to be named Pacific-10 Conference Freshman of the Year ... Carey, who averaged 11.0 points, 3.0 assists and shot an impressive 45.5 (81-of-178) percent from 3-point range, joins Val Whiting (1989-90) and Rachel Hemmer (1991-92) as the only Cardinal players to earn that honor ... In addition, senior Milena Flores was named First Team All-Pac-10 for the second consecutive season ... Flores, who became the first player in Pac-10 history to win three consecutive conference assist titles, is just the 10th player in Stanford history to earn first team all-conference honors in consecutive seasons ... Stanford's Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selections were Carey, junior Carolyn Moos and conference 3-point shooting champion Lauren St. Clair ... On the academic front, Flores was named to the GTE Academic All-District VIII First Team as well as being named First Team Pac-10 All-Academic for the second consecutive season ... In the three seasons the Political Science major was eligible for Pac-10 All-Academic honors (freshmen do not qualify), she was named to the First Team twice and Honorable Mention once ... Stanford also had three Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic selections - sophomore Bethany Donaphin, Moos and St. Clair.
THE RECORDS: After losing three of its first five, Stanford bounced back to win 19 of its next 25 en route to a 21-9 overall mark and its 12th 20-win season in the last 13 years ... Over the last five seasons, Stanford owns a 123-32 record and .794 winning percentage ... Both the Cardinal's win total and winning percentage during that span rank among the best in Division I women's basketball ... The Cardinal also finished tied for second in the Pac-10 at 13-5, and have lost five Pac-10 games or fewer in 13 of the 14 seasons that the conference has sponsored women's basketball ... Stanford has placed first, second or third in the Pac-10 each of the last 13 seasons, including 11 top two finishes ... Stanford also made its 13th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance this season ... As the ninth seed in the West Region, Stanford broke a three-game NCAA Tournament losing streak with a thrilling 81-74 first round overtime win over 24th-ranked and eighth-seeded Michigan in Athens, Georgia ... The Cardinal was then eliminated in the second round by fourth-ranked and top-seeded Georgia 83-64 ... The 1-1 record in the NCAA Tournament gives Stanford an all-time postseason record of 33-15 (.688), including a 33-12 (.733) mark in NCAA postseason competition ... Stanford's legendary home dominance also carried over to the 1999-2000 season as the Cardinal won 12 of its 14 games at Maples Pavilion, including eight of nine in conference play ... Stanford's all-time home record is now 278-70 (.799), including a 144-10 (.935) record over the last 10 seasons and 68-7 (.907) over the last five campaigns.
THE RANKINGS: Stanford finished the season ranked 29th in both the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (42 votes) and the Associated Press Poll (32 votes) ... The ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll was released following the NCAA Tournament (Apr. 3), while the final AP Poll came out at the end of the regular season (Mar. 13) ... The Cardinal was in and out of both polls all season long (Coaches: Nov. 22-Dec. 6, Jan. 17-30, AP:Nov. 22-Dec. 6, Jan. 24-30, Feb. 7-13, Feb. 28-Mar. 5), peaking at No. 20 in the AP Poll and No. 21 in the Coaches Poll on Nov. 29 ... Being unranked had its advantages for the Cardinal this season ... Stanford went 18-4 (.818) when not ranked in the Associated Press top 25 this season and 3-5 (.375) when ranked ... In the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, the Cardinal went 19-6 (.760) when unranked and 2-3 (.400) when ranked.
THE VANDERVEER FILE: One of the most accomplished coaches in both collegiate and international women's basketball history, Tara VanDerveer just completed her 14th season at the helm of the Cardinal ... The head coach of the gold-medal winning 1996 United States Olympic Team and three-time National Coach of the Year (1988, '89, '90) has rolled up a 497-142 (.778) record in 20-plus years of collegiate coaching, including a 345-91 (.791) record on The Farm ... She will enter the 2000-01 season needing just three wins to reach the prestigious 500 mark ... During her time at Stanford, VanDerveer has led Stanford to two national titles, five Final Four appearances, 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and nine Pac-10 titles ... Prior to Stanford, VanDerveer recorded a 42-14 (.750) record and one postseason appearance in two seasons at Idaho (1978-80) and a 110-37 (.748) mark and two NCAA Tournament appearances in five years at Ohio State (1980-85) ... The 1998 inductee into the Women's Sports Foundation Hall of Fame has coached two Naismith Players of the Year (Jennifer Azzi & Kate Starbird), five Kodak All-Americans and 22 All-Pac-10 selections during her tenure on The Farm ... In seven head coaching stints with the USA Basketball program, VanDerveer has compiled an 88-8 (.917) record to go along with four gold medals and one bronze.
PLAYER NOTES
#5 Christina Batastini (Sr., G, 5-10): Appeared in 28 games at the off-guard position, and averaged 2.7 points and 1.1 assists per game ... In her only start of the season, had season-high 13 points at Washington St. on Jan. 29 ... Had season-high seven assists on Jan. 2 vs. Colorado ... Shot 87.5 (14-of-16) percent from the free throw line ... Played in a total of 116 games in her Stanford career, including 12 starts, and averaged 3.7 points and 1.2 assists.#11 Jamie Carey (Fr., G, 5-6): Turned in one of the finest freshman seasons in Stanford women's basketball history ... Named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and Honorable Mention All-Pac-10, as well as earning Freshman All-America honors from the Women's Basketball Journal and the Women's Basketball News Service after averaging 11.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in 29 games, including 28 starts ... Her 81 3-pointers established a new Stanford single season record, and is the third highest total in Pac-10 history ... Ranked 14th in the nation and second in the conference in 3-point percentage at 45.5 (81-of-178) ... Ranked 12th in the nation in 3-pointers per game with 2.8, made at least trey in 27 of the 28 games she appeared and made four or more on 11 occasions ... In Pac-10 play, averaged a team-high 12.4 points per game and shot 47.8 (55-of-115) percent from beyond the arc despite a nagging high left ankle sprain ... Had career-best 25 points, including seven 3-pointers at Washington on Jan. 27 ... Her seven 3-pointers in eight attempts vs. Washington (87.5 percent) tied for the seventh best single game performance in Division I this season.
#14 Yvonne Gbalazeh (Sr., G, 5-5): Appeared in nine games off the bench, and averaged 0.8 points per contest ... Scored season-best three points at California on Feb. 18, and played a season-high six minutes on Mar. 11 in her final career home game ... The defensive standout, who came to The Farm as a walk-on and earned a scholarship prior to her sophomore season, played in 66 career games, including three starts, and averaged 0.9 points per game.
#20 Milena Flores (Sr. G, 5-6): Concluded her career as one of the top point guards in Stanford women's basketball history ... Her 644 career assists ranks third in Stanford history and fourth in Pac-10 history ... Started all 30 games this season, and averaged 11.9 points, 5.9 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals in a Stanford record 37.6 minutes per game ... Earned First Team All-Pac-10 honors for the second straight year, and became the first player in Pac-10 history to win three consecutive conference assist titles ... Became only the 10th Stanford player to earn First Team All-Pac-10 honors in back-to-back seasons ... Also became the first player in Pac-10 history to win back-to-back free throw percentage titles, and her 87.7 (61-of-81) percent shooting from the line ranked as the second best single season total in school history ... Also ranked seventh in the Pac-10 in 3-point percentage (36.1), eighth in field goal percentage (47.0), ninth in steals (1.90) and 12th in scoring (11.9) ... Her nine steals on Dec. 27 vs. Saint Mary's is the second highest single game total in Stanford history ... Selected in the third round (No. 40 overall) of the WNBA Draft by the Miami Sol ... Also named to the GTE Academic All-District VIII First Team, as well as First Team Pac-10 All-Academic with a 3.57 GPA in Political Science ... Played in a total of 123 games in her career, including 85 starts, and averaged 8.0 points and 5.2 assists per game, in addition to ranking third on Stanford's all-time assist list and fifth on the career free throw percentage list (234-of-294, 79.6)
#22 Enjoli Izidor (So., F, 6-0): Backup forward was one of the first players off the Cardinal bench ... Appeared in all 30 games in a reserve role, and averaged 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game ... Scored a career-high 14 points in season opener vs. San Francisco, and tied that mark on Feb. 24 vs. Washington State ... Played career-high 37 minutes vs. Tennessee on Nov. 27, and had seven points and five boards.
#25 Lindsey Yamasaki (So., G, 6-1): Explosive scorer appeared in 23 games off the bench after joining the team at conclusion of the volleyball season ... Averaged 6.7 points and 3.1 rebounds in an average of 15.0 minutes per game ... Less than two weeks after rejoining the team, had season-high 18 points in just 25 minutes on Jan. 6 at Arizona State ... Pulled down career-high 12 rebounds on Mar. 3 at UCLA, and shattered the previous high of nine by grabbing 11 in the first half alone.
#33 Sarah Dimson (Jr., G/F, 6-0): Tenacious rebounder played in all 30 games, and started 18 at either small or power forward ... Averaged 5.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game ... Shot a team-high 55.5 (61-of-110) percent from the floor, and 58.7 (37-of-65) in conference games ... Career field goal percentage is an impressive 56.0 (158-of-282) ... Had career-high 11 rebounds on Dec. 18 vs. Western Michigan and Dec. 20 at Pacific.
#41 Bethany Donaphin (So., F, 6-2): Powerful post player averaged 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game ... Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic selection appeared in all 30 games, including 21 starts at power forward ... Ranked 15th in the Pac-10 in rebounding (5.4) ... Shot 52.4 (111-of-212) percent from the floor, and has a career field goal percentage of 52.8 (187-of-354) ... Was dominant in Stanford's upset win over then-No. 7 Iowa State on Nov. 21, with a career-high 26 points and nine rebounds.
#42 Lauren St. Clair (So., G/F, 6-0): Emerged as one of the top 3-point shooters in the nation after missing most of her freshman season due to injury ... Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 and Pac-10 All-Academic selection ranked first in the Pac-10 and ninth in the nation in 3-point percentage at 46.6 (61-of-131) percent, which ranked as the second best single season total in Pac-10 history and fifth best in Pac-10 history ... Her career 3-point percentage of 43.4 (66-of-152) is the fifth best in Pac-10 history ... Also shot an amazing 53.1 (43-of-81) percent from long distance in conference games ... Played in all 30 games, including 22 starts, and averaged 9.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per outing ... Made five or more 3's in a game on six occasions ... In Stanford's eight games vs. ranked opponents, shot 62.5 (25-of-40) percent from behind the arc ... Had career-highs of 25 points and nine rebounds in amazing comeback win over Oregon on Jan. 15 ... In that game, Stanford trailed the Ducks 36-10 and posted the biggest comeback in program history to win 78-62 ... Also had 17 points, a career-high six assists and five 3's in upset win over then-No. 7 Iowa State on Nov. 21.
#51 Cori Enghusen (So., C, 6-7): Appeared in 29 games off the bench, and averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... Had career-high 12 points and seven rebounds in just 16 minutes vs. Oregon State on Jan. 13 ... Pulled down career-high seven rebounds vs. Washington State on Feb. 24.
#53 Carolyn Moos (Jr., F/C, 6-6): Named Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 after averaging team-highs of 12.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest ... Played in all 30 games, including 29 starts at center ... Ranked ninth in the Pac-10 in blocks (0.90), 10th in scoring (12.4) and 13th in rebounding (5.5) ... Also named Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic ... Only Stanford player to earn Pac-10 Player of the Week honors during the 1999-2000 season, as she was honored for the period from Dec. 20-Jan. 2 after averaging 16.3 points and 5.8 rebounds over four games ... Poured in career-high 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds vs. Western Michigan on Dec. 18 ... Scored in double figures in nine straight games from Jan. 8-Feb. 10.
Stanford's Record When ... (1999-2000)
Game Site
| Home | 12-2 |
| Away | 8-7 |
| Neutral | 1-0 |
Final Margin
| 1-5 points | 4-4 |
| 6-10 | 2-3 |
| 11+ | 15-2 |
Scoring
| 1 player in double figures | 0-0 |
| 2 players in double figures | 3-2 |
| 3 players in double figures | 7-4 |
| 4 players in double figures | 9-2 |
| 5+ players in double figures | 2-1 |
Halftime Score
| Leading | 16-3 |
| Trailing | 5-6 |
| Tied | 0-0 |
Field Goal Percentage
| Higher | 20-3 |
| Lower | 1-5 |
| Equal | 0-1 |
Rebounds
| Higher | 15-3 |
| Lower | 4-5 |
| Equal | 2-1 |
Three-Pointers Made
| More | 14-6 |
| Less | 7-2 |
| Equal | 0-1 |
Free Throws Made
| More | 12-1 |
| Less | 7-8 |
| Equal | 2-0 |
Turnovers
| More | 8-5 |
| Less | 10-4 |
| Equal | 3-0 |
Game Days
| Monday | 2-1 |
| Tuesday | 0-1 |
| Wednesday | 1-0 |
| Thursday | 3-4 |
| Friday | 3-2 |
| Saturday | 9-0 |
| Sunday | 3-1 |
Associated Press Top 25
(March 13)
| Rank | School | Pvs. |
| 1. | Connecticut (30-1) | 1 |
| 2. | Tennessee (28-3) | 2 |
| 3. | Louisiana Tech (28-2) | 3 |
| 4. | Georgia (29-3) | 4 |
| 5. | Notre Dame (25-4) | 5 |
| 6. | Penn State (26-4) | 7 |
| 7. | Iowa State (25-5) | 10 |
| 8. | Rutgers (22-7) | 8 |
| 9. | UC Santa Barbara (30-3) | 9 |
| 10. | Duke (26-5) | 11 |
| 11. | Texas Tech (25-4) | 6 |
| 12. | Mississippi State (23-7) | 12 |
| 13. | Purdue (22-7) | 13 |
| 14. | Old Dominion (27-4) | 14 |
| 15. | LSU (22-6) | 15 |
| 16. | Auburn (21-7) | 16 |
| 17. | Boston College (25-8) | 17 |
| 18. | Oklahoma (23-7) | 18 |
| 19. | Virginia (23-8) | 19 |
| 20. | Oregon (23-7) | 24 |
| 21. | Arizona (24-6) | 22 |
| 22. | Tulane (26-4) | 21 |
| 23. | No. Carolina St. (20-8) | 20 |
| 24. | Xavier (26-4) | NR |
| 25. | Michigan (22-7) | 25 |
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
(FINAL)
| Rank | School | Pvs. |
| 1. | Connecticut (36-1) | 1 |
| 2. | Tennessee (33-4) | 2 |
| 3. | Penn State (30-5) | 5 |
| 4. | Rutgers (26-8) | 8 |
| 5. | Georgia (32-4) | 4 |
| 6. | Louisiana Tech (31-3) | 3 |
| 7. | Texas Tech (28-5) | 11 |
| 8. | LSU (25-7) | 12 |
| 9. | Notre Dame (27-5) | 6 |
| 10. | Iowa State (27-6) | 10 |
| 11. | Duke (28-6) | 7 |
| 12. | Old Dominion (29-5) | 13 |
| 13. | Oklahoma (25-8) | 22 |
| 14. | Virginia (25-9) | 19 |
| 15. | Mississippi State (24-8) | 18 |
| 16. | Purdue (23-8) | 15 |
| 17. | Boston College (26-9) | 17 |
| 18. | North Carolina (20-13) | NR |
| 19. | Auburn (22-8) | 18 |
| 20. | Arizona (25-7) | 20 |
| 21. | UC Santa Barbara (30-4) | 9 |
| 22. | UAB (21-13) | NR |
| 23. | Geo. Washington (25-5) | 16 |
| 24. | Tulane (27-5) | 21 |
| 25. | Vanderbilt (21-13) | NR |
Stanford In The Pac-10 ...
(All games)
Team Statistics
| Scoring offense | 3rd - 74.3 |
| Scoring defense | 5th - 66.4 |
| Scoring margin | 3nd - +7.8 |
| FG percentage | 1st - 46.4 |
| FG percentage defense | 3rd - 40.1 |
| FT percentage | 5th - 69.9 |
| 3-point percentage | 1st - 40.8 |
| 3-point percentage defense | 5th - 32.7 |
| 3-pointers per game | 1st - 7.10 |
| Rebounding | 6th - 37.0 |
| Rebounding defense | 5th - 35.0 |
| Rebounding margin | 5th - +2.1 |
| Offensive rebounds | 9th - 12.60 |
| Defensive rebounds | 2nd - 24.43 |
| Blocked shots | 3rd - 3.93 |
| Assists | 3rd - 15.43 |
| Steals | 10th - 7.03 |
| Turnover margin | 7th - -0.37 |
| Assist/turnover ratio | 1st - 0.93 |
Individual StatisticsScoring:
| 1. Shaquala Williams (Ore.) | 17.7 |
| 10. Carolyn Moos | 12.4 |
| 12. Milena Flores | 11.9 |
Rebounds:
| 1. Maylana Martin (UCLA) | 8.7 |
| 13. Carolyn Moos | 5.5 |
| 15. Bethany Donaphin | 5.4 |
Steals:
| 1. Courtney Johnson (Cal) | 3.17 |
| 9. Milena Flores | 1.90 |
Blocks:
| 1. Sissel Pierce (Oregon St.) | 2.93 |
| 5. Bethany Donaphin | 1.03 |
| 9. Carolyn Moos | 0.90 |
Field goal percentage:
| 1. Tatum Brown (Arizona) | 59.0 |
| 8. Milena Flores | 47.0 |
Assists:
| 1. Milena Flores | 5.93 |
3-point percentage:
| 1. Lauren St. Clair | 46.6 |
| 2. Jamie Carey | 45.5 |
| 7. Milena Flores | 36.1 |
Free throw percentage:
| 1. Milena Flores | 87.7 |