2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by thirty-sixth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, and they played their home games at Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They entered this season as the defending NCAA champions.

2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament champions Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
Record	32–4 (16–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer (36th season)
Associate head coach	Kate Paye (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Katy Steding (2nd season) Britney Anderson (2nd season)
Home arena	Maples Pavilion

2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Stanford †	16	–	0		1.000			32	–	4		.889
Oregon	11	–	6		.647			20	–	12		.625
Washington State	11	–	6		.647			19	–	11		.633
No. 19 Arizona	10	–	6		.625			21	–	8		.724
Colorado	9	–	7		.563			22	–	9		.710
Utah	8	–	7		.533			21	–	12		.636
UCLA	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
Oregon State	6	–	9		.400			17	–	14		.548
Arizona State	4	–	9		.308			12	–	14		.462
USC	5	–	12		.294			12	–	16		.429
California	2	–	10		.167			11	–	13		.458
Washington	2	–	12		.143			7	–	16		.304
† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Agnes Emma-Nnopu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lake Ginninderra College Ocean Grove, Victoria G 3 Anna Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Bellevue Bellevue, WA G 4 Jana Van Gytenbeek 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Cherry Creek Greenwood Village, CO F 5 Francesca Belibi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Regis Jesuit Centennial, CO F 10 Alyssa Jerome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Harbord Collegiate Toronto, ON F 11 Ashten Prechtel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Discovery Canyon Colorado Springs, CO F 12 Lexie Hull 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Central Valley Spokane, WA G 14 Jordan Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Liberty Frisco, TX G 20 Elena Bosgana 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr American Community Athens, GR F 21 Brooke Demetre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Mater Dei Foothill Ranch, CA F 22 Cameron Brink 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mountainside Beaverton, OR F 24 Lacie Hull 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Central Valley Spokane, WA G 30 Haley Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty Santa Cruz, CA G 32 Jzaniya Harriel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Antelope Sacramento, CA G 33 Hannah Jump 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Pinewood San Jose, CA F 44 Kiki Iriafen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Harvard-Westlake Los Angeles, CA G 54 Jenna Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr The Lovett School Atlanta, GA	Head coach Tara VanDerveer (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Kate Paye (Stanford) Katy Steding (Stanford) Britney Anderson (Virginia Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 27, 2022

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021 12:00 pm, N/A	No. 3	Clarke	W 105–35	–	14 – Jones	11 – Iriafen	3 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,338) Stanford, CA
Regular season
November 11, 2021 3:00 pm, live stream	No. 3	Morgan State	W 91–36	1–0	12 – Belibi	5 – Tied	4 – Le. Hull	Maples Pavilion (2,696) Stanford, CA
November 14, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 3	No. 25 Texas	L 56–61	1–1	16 – Le. Hull	11 – Le. Hull	5 – Jones	Maples Pavilion (3,681) Stanford, CA
November 16, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 7	Portland	W 77–55	2–1	21 – Brink	12 – Jones	10 – Jones	Maples Pavilion (2,352) Stanford, CA
November 21, 2021 1:00 pm, SWX	No. 7	at Gonzaga	W 66–62	3–1	14 – Tied	7 – Le. Hull	7 – La. Hull	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 25, 2021 10:30 am, FloHoops	No. 7	vs. No. 4 Indiana Baha Mar Hoops	W 69–66	4–1	21 – Brink	22 – Brink	5 – Brink	Baha Mar Convention Center (1,307) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2021 9:00 am, FloHoops	No. 7	vs. No. 18 South Florida Baha Mar Hoops	L 54–57	4–2	23 – Brink	11 – Brink	5 – La. Hull	Baha Mar Convention Center (205) Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021 12:00 pm, FloHoops	No. 7	vs. No. 2 Maryland Baha Mar Hoops	W 86–68	5–2	21 – Jump	13 – Jones	4 – Jones	Baha Mar Convention Center (1,237) Nassau, Bahamas
December 12, 2021 12:00 pm, live stream	No. 4	Pacific	W 91–62	6–2	25 – Brink	11 – Brink	5 – Wilson	Maples Pavilion (2,789) Stanford, CA
December 15, 2021 7:00 pm, live stream	No. 3	UC Davis	W 68–42	7–2	17 – Jump	10 – Brink	5 – Le. Hull	Maples Pavilion (2,620) Stanford, CA
December 18, 2021 2:15 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	at No. 7 Tennessee Rivalry	W 74–63	8–2	18 – Jones	19 – Jones	6 – Jones	Thompson-Boling Arena (10,017) Knoxville, TN
December 21, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	at No. 1 South Carolina	L 61–65	8–3	17 – Le. Hull	9 – Prechtel	4 – Prechtel	Colonial Life Arena (13,070) Columbia, SC
December 31, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	at Washington	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program.					Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
January 2, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	at Washington State	W 82–44	9–3 (1–0)	24 – Jones	16 – Jones	3 – Jones	Beasley Coliseum (873) Pullman, WA
January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	Oregon	W 80–68	10–3 (2–0)	33 – Le. Hull	7 – Jones	4 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA
January 9, 2022 3:00 pm, live stream	No. 2	Gonzaga	W 66–50	11–3	21 – Jump	16 – Brink	4 – Le. Hull	Maples Pavilion (32) Stanford, CA
January 14, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	at No. 22 Colorado	W 60–52	12–3 (3–0)	11 – Jones	8 – Tied	5 – Jones	CU Events Center (3,744) Boulder, CO
January 16, 2022 11:00 am, P12N	No. 2	at Utah	W 83–73	13–3 (4–0)	24 – Brink	11 – Brink	4 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,911) Salt Lake City, UT
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	California	W 97–74	14–3 (5–0)	26 – Jones	10 – Jones	7 – Hamilton	Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA
January 23, 2022 4:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	at California	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program.					Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 28, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	Arizona State	W 78–50	15–3 (6–0)	12 – Tied	10 – Jones	3 – Jones	Maples Pavilion (2,551) Stanford, CA
January 30, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	No. 8 Arizona	W 75–69	16–3 (7–0)	25 – Brink	15 – Brink	6 – Jones	Maples Pavilion (3,479) Stanford, CA
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 2	at UCLA	W 76–48	17–3 (8–0)	20 – Belibi	13 – Belibi	7 – La. Hull	Pauley Pavilion (2,100) Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2022 3:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	at USC	W 83–57	18–3 (9–0)	26 – Brink	14 – Brink	6 – Wilson	Galen Center (1,274) Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2022 2:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	Oregon State	W 82–59	19–3 (10–0)	19 – Jump	6 – Jones	3 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,354) Stanford, CA
February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	Utah	W 91–64	20–3 (11–0)	15 – Jones	7 – Brink	6 – Wilson	Maples Pavilion (3,044) Stanford, CA
February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	Colorado	W 63–46	21–3 (12–0)	14 – Le. Hull	11 – Brink	5 – Wilson	Maples Pavilion (3,038) Stanford, CA
February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	at Oregon State	W 87–63	22–3 (13–0)	21 – Le. Hull	10 – Tied	3 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (5,004) Corvallis, OR
February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 2	at Oregon	W 66–62	23–3 (14–0)	18 – Jones	9 – Jones	3 – Wilson	Matthew Knight Arena (8,981) Eugene, OR
February 24, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	Washington State	W 61–54	24–3 (15–0)	16 – Brink	15 – Brink	4 – Jones	Maples Pavilion (3,007) Stanford, CA
February 26, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 2	Washington	W 63–56	25–3 (16–0)	17 – Brink	11 – Brink	4 – La. Hull	Maples Pavilion (3,777) Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022 2:30 pm, P12N	(1) No. 2	vs. (8) Oregon State Quarterfinals	W 57–44	26–3	20 – Jones	14 – Jones	6 – Jones	Michelob Ultra Arena (4,122) Paradise, NV
March 4, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N	(1) No. 2	vs. (5) Colorado Semifinals	W 71–45	27–3	17 – Jones	9 – Brink	5 – La. Hull	Michelob Ultra Arena (4,917) Paradise, NV
March 6, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN2	(1) No. 2	vs. (6) Utah Championship	W 73–48	28–3	19 – Jones	7 – Belibi	4 – Tied	Michelob Ultra Arena (4,709) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(1 S) No. 2	(16 S) Montana State First Round	W 78–37	29–3	15 – Jump	13 – Belibi	5 – Le. Hull	Maples Pavilion (3,648) Stanford, CA
March 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(1 S) No. 2	(8 S) Kansas Second Round	W 91–65	30–3	36 – Le. Hull	12 – Brink	4 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (4,189) Stanford, CA
March 25, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN	(1 S) No. 2	vs. (4 S) No. 13 Maryland Sweet Sixteen	W 72–66	31–3	19 – Le. Hull	10 – Jones	6 – Jones	Spokane Arena (7,142) Spokane, WA
March 27, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN	(1 S) No. 2	vs. (2 S) No. 6 Texas Elite Eight	W 59–50	32–3	20 – Le. Hull	12 – Jones	4 – Tied	Spokane Arena (7,739) Spokane, WA
April 1, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN	(1 S) No. 2	vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn Final Four	L 58–63	32–4	20 – Jones	11 – Jones	3 – Jones	Target Center (18,268) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane B=Bridgeport. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	3 (5)	3 (5)*	7	7	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2 (11)	2 (9)	Not released
Coaches	2т (13)	2т (13)*	2т (13)^	5 (1)	4	4	3	2	3	3 (1)	3 (1)	3	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (12)	2 (4)	3

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.