Tara VanDerveer walked away after her 700th win arm in arm with Candice Wiggins, the latest of so many stars to play for the successful Stanford coach.
VanDerveer’s milestone victory resembled numerous other methodical wins during her nearly three decades of coaching — and it was fitting Wiggins led the way as usual for the second-ranked [...]
UPDATE: VanDerveer gets 700th win in Stanford romp
UPDATE: Women shock No. 1 Tennessee
Finally, it was Candice Wiggins’ and Stanford’s turn in the long rivalry with Tennessee.
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude scored nine of Stanford’s 10 points in overtime, Wiggins sunk one of two free throws with 28.6 left and finished with 22 and the Cardinal (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 5 AP) shocked previously unbeaten and top-ranked Tennessee 73-69 on [...]
UPDATE: Stanford nets biggest win of season
Brook Lopez knew it was his responsibility to lead Stanford back after halftime.
In just his second game of the season, Lopez scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half as No. 25 Stanford won its sixth straight by beating Texas Tech 62-61 Saturday.
“It was completely on me,” Lopez said. “I realized that I [...]
UPDATE: Trustees approve plans for new Daily building
The Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new building for The Daily during its last meeting of 2007, on Dec. 12.
The Lorry Lokey Stanford Daily Building was approved unanimously by the Board and tagged with a construction budget of $3.75 million. Once completed, the new facility – which will be adjacent to Old [...]
UPDATE: Card thumps Broncos
Brook Lopez patiently waited for his chance to come back, doing the extra work in the classroom to regain his athletic eligibility at Stanford.
Lopez returned from being academically ineligible and had 20 points and six rebounds in his season debut, and the Cardinal avenged a home loss last season to Santa Clara with a 74-48 [...]
UPDATE: Hoops trounces College of Idaho
Sophomore guard Landry Fields led all scorers with 23 points, and three other Cardinal players scored in double-figures as Stanford rolled to an easy 81-53 win over the College of Idaho in an exhibition game Sunday night.
The Cardinal (8-1) showed little signs of rust in its first contest since routing Colorado 67-43 on Dec. 2. [...]
UPDATE: Women rout No. 10 Baylor
Candice Wiggins was simply brilliant on both ends. So good, in fact, that coach Tara VanDerveer can’t envision her star player ever leaving Stanford.
“Candice is not a senior,” VanDerveer said in a serious tone.
Wiggins scored 21 of her 35 points in the first half, had four steals and four rebounds, three assists and two blocks, [...]
UPDATE: Volleyball goes down in title game
After losing the first two games of Saturday night’s NCAA championship, the Stanford women’s volleyball team battled back to tie the match and force a decisive fifth game. In the end, though, Penn State’s attack was too much for the Cardinal who lost the final game, 15-8.
Penn State (34-2) earned its second title in school [...]
UPDATE: Two seniors named Marshall Scholars
Two Stanford seniors were among the 37 recipients of 2008 Marshall Scholarships, the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission announced in a Nov. 30 press release.
Sean Arenson ‘08 and Priyanka Narayan ‘08 will join 35 other Americans as Marshall Scholars next fall.
The prestigious award, which is financed by the British government, allows American students the opportunity to [...]