01-22-2024, 09:36 AM
I know Tara mentioned some of her favorite, most memorable games at Maples.
For me, having followed the team since the 2004 season, these great wins come to mind:
- Finally beating Tennessee at home in Candice Wiggins' senior year, just the before the holidays and in overtime. It was such an incredible atmosphere, Jayne Appel going up against Candace Parker, Stanford coming from behind in the second half only to have Tennessee make a few clutch stops and buckets (and Stanford misses at the FT line) to erase a 4 pt lead in the final seconds. We win in OT behind Ros' big shots and free-throws. I think this was December 2007. If anyone has this game, they should upload it to the classics.
- How about the Cal/Stanford top 5-10 showdowns that followed in the next few years, I think it was Jayne Appel's junior or senior year on Valentine's Day. Just a dominant Stanford win over Cal, both were ranked high.
- As Tara mentioned, ending UConn's streak at the end of 2010, with a team lead by Nneka, Jeanette, Kayla, Chiney. That may have been the best Stanford team I saw in the last 20 years. (Darn Texas A&M).
- Nneka's 42 pt performance as a senior in the win over Tennessee, with Pat Summit praising her in the postgame.
- Amber Orrange's big shot game to come from behind and beat UConn on ESPN.
For me, having followed the team since the 2004 season, these great wins come to mind:
- Finally beating Tennessee at home in Candice Wiggins' senior year, just the before the holidays and in overtime. It was such an incredible atmosphere, Jayne Appel going up against Candace Parker, Stanford coming from behind in the second half only to have Tennessee make a few clutch stops and buckets (and Stanford misses at the FT line) to erase a 4 pt lead in the final seconds. We win in OT behind Ros' big shots and free-throws. I think this was December 2007. If anyone has this game, they should upload it to the classics.
- How about the Cal/Stanford top 5-10 showdowns that followed in the next few years, I think it was Jayne Appel's junior or senior year on Valentine's Day. Just a dominant Stanford win over Cal, both were ranked high.
- As Tara mentioned, ending UConn's streak at the end of 2010, with a team lead by Nneka, Jeanette, Kayla, Chiney. That may have been the best Stanford team I saw in the last 20 years. (Darn Texas A&M).
- Nneka's 42 pt performance as a senior in the win over Tennessee, with Pat Summit praising her in the postgame.
- Amber Orrange's big shot game to come from behind and beat UConn on ESPN.