Stanford Women’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
February 25, 2023 · CSM Staff
Stanford Cardinal
Pac-12 (28-5, 15-3)
Big Wins: 12/18 Tennessee (77-70), 1/20 Utah (74-62)
Bad Losses: 1/15 at USC (46-55), 2/5 at Washington (67-72)
Coach: Tara VanDerveer
Probable Starters:
Cameron Brink, Junior, Forward, 14.9 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.4 bpg
Talana Lepolo, Freshman, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 3.6 apg
Agnes Emma-Nnopu, Junior, Guard, 3.2 ppg
Haley Jones, Senior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 4.1 apg, 9.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Hannah Jump, Senior, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 1.3 apg
Key Role Players:
Kiki Iriafen, Sophomore, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Brooke Demetre, Sophomore, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Francesca Belibi, Senior, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Lauren Betts, Freshman, Center, 6.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.8 (25th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.3 (44, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.7 (23, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 32.9 (3, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (83, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.8 (42, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.7 (88, 4)
Rebound Margin: 13.5 (3, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (25, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.5 (39, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Montana State |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Kansas |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Maryland |
| 2022 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Texas |
| 2022 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Utah Valley |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oklahoma State |
| 2021 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Missouri State |
| 2021 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Louisville |
| 2021 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over South Carolina |
| 2021 | NCAA | National Final win over Arizona |
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over UC Davis |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round win over BYU |
| 2019 | NCAA | Third Round win over Missouri State |
| 2019 | NCAA | Quarterfinal loss to Notre Dame |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Gonzaga |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Florida Gulf Coast |
| 2018 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Louisville |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over New Mexico State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Kansas State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Texas |
| 2017 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Notre Dame |
| 2017 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to South Carolina |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over San Francisco |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over South Dakota State |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Notre Dame |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Washington |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cal State Northridge |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oklahoma |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Notre Dame |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over South Dakota |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Florida State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Penn State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Final win over North Carolina |
| 2014 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Tulsa |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Michigan |
| 2013 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Georgia |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Hampton |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over West Virginia |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over South Carolina |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Duke |
| 2012 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Baylor |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UC Davis |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over St. John’s |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over North Carolina |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Gonzaga |
| 2011 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Texas A&M |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UC Riverside |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Iowa |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Georgia |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Xavier |
| 2010 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Oklahoma |
| 2010 | NCAA | National Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over UC-Santa Barbara |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over San Diego State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Ohio State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Iowa State |
| 2009 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Connecticut |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Cleveland State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over UTEP |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Pittsburg |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Maryland |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Connecticut |
| 2008 | NCAA | National Final loss to Tennessee |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Idaho State |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Florida State |
*all team stats through 3/2
