Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball News

Stanford star Jayne Appel has undergone left knee surgery for the second time in less than a year.

The Connecticut women's basketball express is just two victories from completing its perfect run.

The Big Appel is headed back to the Final Four after a low-post performance surpassing anything in Stanford's long, illustrious basketball history.

The ugliest souvenir from Iowa State's Thanksgiving weekend trip to Hawaii still hangs in the locker room, taunting and tormenting the Cyclones every day.

The post-Candice Wiggins era at Stanford is all about size and strength, which has carried the Cardinal within two wins of a return trip to the Final Four.

If the Stanford Cardinal were the type of athletes who respond to cheap motivational gimmicks, coach Tara VanDerveer would have everything she needs to whip them up into a self-righteous frenzy this week.

Kayla Pedersen had season-high 25 points and nine rebounds as No. 2 Stanford defeated Southern California 89-64 to win the Pac-10 tournament championship for the sixth time and second consecutive year.

Nnemkadi Ogwumike acknowledges that playing basketball at the college level was a bit difficult to adjust to at the beginning of the season.

Although Stanford's postgame celebration was a bit muted by thoughts of its departing seniors and a seriously injured opponent, Jayne Appel and the Cardinal are thrilled to be in their usual perch on top of the ...

Arizona forced Stanford to work harder than expected. The Cardinal still came out on top, and clinched a share of the Pac-10 championship.

Tara VanDerveer and Stanford are having a much better time in Los Angeles this season.

Tara VanDerveer was downright angry when No. 7 Stanford walked into the locker room at halftime only leading by seven points - against a team the Cardinal humbled a month ago by a Pac-10 record 77 points.

Jillian Harmon played in the Olympic spotlight last summer but she prefers to play in near anonymity.

Jayne Appel scored 19 points and freshman center Sarah Boothe added a season- best 16 points in helping No.

Alexis Gray-Lawson scored a career-high 37 points, converting two free throws with 1:09 to play that put her team ahead for good and scoring again with 21 seconds left to lift No.

"She's got a different level of intensity, a different level of confidence, she's on a mission," VanDerveer said this week, as her ninth-ranked team prepares for Sunday's first-place matchup with No.

Tara VanDerveer's reserves should be all tuned up for their rivalry weekend with California, and her starters well rested.

The Stanford Cardinal won by the largest margin of victory in Pac10 history against the University of Washington Huskies in the second half at Maples Pavilion at Stanford on Thursday, January 8, 2009.

It was a record night for the No. 11 Stanford Cardinal, who pinned a 112-35 loss on Washington in their Pac-10 home opener.

After an opening day that seemed to go to the norm, week one of the Pac-10 season ultimately revealed that it may be as topsy-turvy as many have predicted.