Stanford sophomore forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike's stellar play in the Cardinal's two road wins over the weekend has resulted in her being named Pac-10 Player of the Week for the first time in her career, the conference announced Monday. >> Read More
Even with a huge rebounding edge, Stanford wasn't pleased with its effort on the boards. Kayla Pedersen scored 22 points and Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 21 to help the second-ranked Cardinal power past No. 25 Rutgers 81-66 on Sunday. The Cardinal, who feature a starting lineup with four players over 6 feet tall, were just too big for the Scarlet Knights. Stanford finished with a 50-33 rebound advantage, including getting a whopping 28 offensive boards that led to 25 second-chance points. >> Read More
The No. 2/2 Stanford women's basketball team concludes its season-opening road trip to the East Coast Sunday with an 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET) contest at No. 25/- Rutgers. Stanford will look to put the finishing touches on a perfect trip while Rutgers will be making its 2009-10 debut. Sunday's game will be televised on the East Coast on Verizon FiOS1, with Ralph Bednarczyk calling the action and John Celestand on color commentary. >> Read More
Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and No. 2 Stanford opened its season with an easy 89-56 victory against Old Dominion on Friday night. >> Read More
Stanford Signs James, Kokenis To NLIs Wednesday
Stanford Basketball bolstered its talented 2009 recruiting class Thursday as head coach Tara VanDerveer announced the signing of the nation's consensus No. 1 recruit, forward Chiney Ogwumike (Cypress, Texas/Cy-Fair HS), to a National Letter of Intent.
Stanford Basketball continued its success on the recruiting trail as head coach Tara VanDerveer announced the signing of a pair of talented prep stars to National Letters of Intent Wednesday. VanDerveer's recruiting class of 2009 is bolstered by the addition of guards Sara James (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS) and Toni Kokenis (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central HS). >> Read More
