Stanford Cardinal’s Cameron Brink reacts to Texas being the No. 1 seed in Regional 4 in the 2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif., on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Stanford was the No. 2 seed. At left is Stanford Cardinal’s Kiki Iriafen , at right is Stanford Cardinal’s Brooke Demetre . STANFORD – The Stanford women’s basketball team will have a bit more motivation than expected heading into the NCAA Tournament.
Stanford won the final Pac-12 regular season by two games over eventual No. 1 seed USC and fellow No. 2 UCLA, butto the Trojans. All four No. 1 seeds won their conference tournaments – South Carolina , Iowa , USC and Texas , which is the top seed in Stanford’s region. “The seed is not what’s important,” VanDerveer said. “It’s your team, how they’re playing. I think we’re in a great place. Our team is working really hard. I think we’re pretty healthy, and that’s the most important thing. I know there’s a lot of talk that we would be a one-seed. In our minds, we’re the same team.”
VanDerveer said the team has worked on transition defense, being more patient on offense, setting better screens and boxing out in the three practices since losing to the Trojans. “I love to go home and see my family, see my dogs,” Brink said. “So it’s exciting. It’s just more motivation.”, where she is expected to be a top-two pick, instead of returning to The Farm next season. She is the only player in the country averaging 17 points, 12 rebounds, and three blocks a game.Raynaud has double-double, Stanford rallies from 18 down to beat Cal 87-76 in OT