Tara VanDerveer on the cusp of 900 wins at Stanford
- No. 6 Stanford (15-1, 5-0) vs. Washington State (7-10, 2-4)
- Sunday, Jan. 20, 12 p.m. PT
- Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif.
TV: Pac-12 Networks - Live stats
STANFORD – After her team’s 91-54 rout of Washington on Friday, Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer is just one win away from reaching 900 victories at the Pac-12 power. Three years ago, the Hall of Fame coach surpassed the career 1,000-win mark, one of only six coaches, female or male, to accomplish that feat.
With a deep and talented roster led by senior forward Alanna Smith, sophomore guard Kiana Williams and junior guard DiJonai Carrington it will be no surprise if VanDerveer reaches the program 900-win mark on Sunday when the Cardinal hosts Washington State. She would be the fifth NCAA Division I coach with that many at a single school (Pat Summitt, Geno Auriemma, Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim).
At 15-1 and 5-0 in Pac-12 play, Stanford is off to its best start in five seasons and entered conference play with a 10-1 record, the first time in five years it suffered just one non-conference defeat. Overall, Stanford is riding a 19-game winning streak at home.
Washington State (7-10, 2-4) is on the heels of a 77-63 loss at California on Friday. The Cougars overcame a double-digit deficit to get within seven points with just six minutes left but Cal went on an 18-2 run to close out the game.
The Cougars are in search of the program’s first win over Stanford. The Cardinal is 63-0 all-time against Washington State and 31-0 against the Cougars at home.
Probable Starters
| Washington State |
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Yr | PPG | RPG | Other |
| G | 11 | Chanelle Molina | 5-9 | JR | 15.6 | 5.8 | 5.5apg |
| F | 13 | Shir Levy | 5-11 | FR | 3.7 | 2.4 | 2.1apg |
| C | 20 | Maria Kostourkova | 6-4 | SR | 7.6 | 8.8 | 1.5bpg |
| G | 23 | Alexys Swedlund | 5-11 | SR | 12.3 | 2.1 | 2.3spg |
| F | 45 | Borislava Hristova | 6-0 | RJR | 21.9 | 5.3 | 2.0apg |
| Stanford | |||||||
| Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Yr | PPG | RPG | Other |
| F | 10 | Alyssa Jerome | 6.3 | SO | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.6apg |
| F | 11 | Alanna Smith | 6-4 | SR | 20.2 | 7.9 | 2.4bpg |
| G | 21 | DiJonai Carrington | 5-11 | JR | 13.3 | 7.6 | 1.8apg |
| G | 23 | Kiana Williams | 5-8 | SO | 14.4 | 2.3 | 4.9apg |
| G | 24 | Lacie Hull | 6-1 | FR | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.9apg |
