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And the game was at Maples…

Remember Florida State

Stanford needs to play aggressively in every game, starting with the first game and for the whole game.  Do not take dominance for granted.  Bad things can happen if they do.  In March 2007 they were upset in the NCAA second round by Florida State.  Stanford was ranked #5 nationally and #2 seed in the Tournament.  That team had strong players such as Candice Wigging, Jane Appel,  Brooke Smith and Cissy Pierce.  They were out-shot and out-played by a team that just wanted it more.  So play hungry Cardinal!

Yup, that one was in many ways our most disappointing post-season other than the infamous 1998, and given that we did not have two all-Americans injured days before the game, it was less understandable.  Also to add to the list of infamy was our 1999 first round loss to a 10 seed Maine--but we were not seeded as high nor were we at home that year.  

What I remember most vividly though was a very close call in 2016.  We beat 12 seed South Dakota State in the second round at Maples 66-65, and I felt we were lucky to do so.  We were behind by 8 points with less than 5 minutes left in the game, we were behind by 2 with 18 seconds left, and with 8 seconds Lili Thompson scored and converted the  +1 to give us the 1 point win.

I walked out of there with weak knees.

[81alum]

And the game was at Maples…

Remember Florida State

Stanford needs to play aggressively in every game, starting with the first game and for the whole game.  Do not take dominance for granted.  Bad things can happen if they do.  In March 2007 they were upset in the NCAA second round by Florida State.  Stanford was ranked #5 nationally and #2 seed in the Tournament.  That team had strong players such as Candice Wigging, Jane Appel,  Brooke Smith and Cissy Pierce.  They were out-shot and out-played by a team that just wanted it more.  So play hungry Cardinal!

Yup, that one was in many ways our most disappointing post-season other than the infamous 1998, and given that we did not have two all-Americans injured days before the game, it was less understandable.  Also to add to the list of infamy was our 1999 first round loss to a 10 seed Maine--but we were not seeded as high nor were we at home that year.  

What I remember most vividly though was a very close call in 2016.  We beat 12 seed South Dakota State in the second round at Maples 66-65, and I felt we were lucky to do so.  We were behind by 8 points with less than 5 minutes left in the game, we were behind by 2 with 18 seconds left, and with 8 seconds Lili Thompson scored and converted the  +1 to give us the 1 point win.

I walked out of there with weak knees.