March 31, 2010

Cardinal eager to take next step

The source of the following stories is yesterday's long press conference with Tara, Jayne, Ros and Kayla.

Two more games

Janie McCauley (Associated Press) writes: It used to be Tara VanDerveer would accompany All-American Candice Wiggins to the Final Four and they settled for watching, because the Cardinal had already been eliminated. Now, Stanford is headed for a third straight Final Four, determined to finally take the next step and win it all even if daunting defending champion Connecticut still stands in the way. Read more...

Michelle Smith (Fan House) writes that Jayne is still looking for the big finish. Her message to her team is, "Leave it all out there. Whatever it takes. I don't care how much pain you're in, how many issues you are dealing with ... just let it all go and play." Read more...

Michelle Smith writes more in her blog Left Coast Hoops about how Monday's close game prepares the Cardinal for their semifinal against Oklahoma State. Tara sees the Sooners as a team similar to the Cardinal and a "great matchup". Read more...

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