It was raining threes in San Jose

"Too much Candice."

By: Michelle Smith, San Francisco Chronicle

That's what Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said Sunday night, knowing for her team there's really no such thing. (More ...)

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Wiggins injured? Tell her opponents

By: Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle

For Tara VanDerveer, the thought of basketball without Candice Wiggins, even for five minutes, is just too gruesome to bear. (More ...)

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Wiggins breaks loose in runaway for Stanford

By: Dylan Hernandez, The Mercury News

Candice Wiggins had a premonition that she would shoot well Sunday.

She had no idea how well (More ...)

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Three times the glory for Wiggins

By: Haley Murphy and Christian Torres, The Stanford Daily

If there was any doubt in your mind about Candice Wiggins’ hamstring recovery, dispel it now. (More ...)

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Wiggins-led Stanford routs USC

By: Jerry Crowe, L. A. Times

The deep and talented Stanford women's basketball team won twice against USC this season without its best player. (More ...)

New swats record in San Jose

By: Mike Eubanks, The Bootleg

All attention is on teammate Candice Wiggins today, with her record-smashing performance behind the three-point line. But Stanford has run away from USC in this Pac-10 Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal due in large part to a smothering defensive effort. The Women of Troy have had a terrible time scoring at the basket against the Cardinal's post players, led by senior Kristen Newlin. The 6'5" senior forward/center has blocked five shots today (and altered numerous more) - three in the first half and two in the second stanza.

The five blocks tie the Pac-10 Tournament single-game record, matching the mark held by Washington State's Bianca McCall in 2004. Newlin separately owns sole possession of the tournament record of eight total blocked shots, set in last year's games.

Newlin also has 10 points and 10 rebounds today for her sixth double-double of the season. She just left the game at the 4:17 mark of the second half after taking a shot to the face and being knocked to the floor under the basket. Newlin has a bag of ice on her bruised face on the Stanford bench.

"I just wanted to provide a defensive spark for the team," Newlin says. "You get some [blocks] some games, and some games you don't. I don't know if that was my best or not, but I just did what they gave me."

Audio Slide Show: Pac-10 Semifinal

Here is an audio slide show of the Stanford / USC game from The Mercury News.

Audio Slide Show: Stanford vs Arizona

Here is an audio slide show of the Stanford / Arizona game from The Mercury News.

Candice all the way back in opener

Star helps Cardinal coast in tourney

By: Michelle Smith, San Francisco Chronicle

If by limited playing time, Stanford women's basketball coach Tara VanDerveer meant just enough time for Candice Wiggins to nail down the win, than the coach stayed true to her plan Saturday night. (More ...)

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Wiggins returns in Stanford victory

By: Dylan Hernandez, The Mercury News

Other than the white tape wrapping her left thigh, there were no signs of Candice Wiggins being cautious with the hamstring injury that sidelined her for the last two games of the regular season. (More ...)

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Wiggins shares starring role with Appel

By: Rick Eymer, Palo Alto Daily

San Jose’s HP Pavilion seems a long way from the small gym Jayne Appel called home at Carondelet High last year. Walking onto the floor at the cavernous arena for the first time on Saturday got her nerves going more than usual. Once the game began though, it was business as usual. (More ...)

Candice FAQs

Top seed Stanford has issues with its top player

By: Michelle Smith, San Francisco Chronicle

The Candice questions are three weeks old. Is she healthy? Can she play? Should she try? (More ...)

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Wiggins' health main question at tourney

By: John Reid, Palo Alto Daily News

Stanford women's basketball head coach Tara VanDerveer is emphatic that her No. 1 seed Cardinal is the favorite entering this weekend's 2007 State Farm Pac-10 Women's Basketball Tournament at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. (More ...)

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Rest is a Stanford option Cal can't afford

By: Dylan Hernandez, Mercury News

No. 7 Stanford and No. 25 Cal are both locks to be invited to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, but the two Bay Area schools are approaching their opening games of the Pacific-10 tournament today with completely different mindsets. (More ...)

Cardinal aims to claim Pac-10 title

Card ready to roll

By: Haley Murphy, The Stanford Daily

Looking back, the women’s basketball team’s march to yet another top Pacific-10 Conference record and first seed in the conference’s postseason tournament was nothing short of impressive. The No. 7 Cardinal (25-4, 17-1 Pac-10) dominated its conference opponents, survived games without key players and rebounded from early losses with apparent ease. (More ...)

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Wiggins' health main question at tourney

By: John Reid, Palo Alto Daily News

"We expect to go down there and do well in the tournament," said VanDerveer after last Sunday's game. "We're 17-1 playing without Candice Wiggins for five of those games. We've been consistent over an 18-game schedule. This is going to be three games in three days, so depth is going to be a factor. We'll have to have other people step up." (More ...)

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Sun Devils could pull out tourney

By: Gordon Kass, Palo Alto Daily News

The Pac-10 women begin their postseason tournament tonight at San Jose's HP Pavilion. But you might as well call it the Devil's Den. It will be a comfy home for Charli Turner Thorne's Arizona State Sun Devils. (More ...)

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Dick Rockne Predicts Arizona State to Win

By: Dick Rockne, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

It can be about relieving frustrations, achieving goals and maybe just countering a disappointing season by playing a spoiler role. (More ...)

Candice & Brooke on Naismith midseason "Top 30" list

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) and the Atlanta Tipoff Club today announced that thirty of the country's top collegiate women's basketball players were named as midseason candidates for the Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T. The Naismith Trophy is the most prestigious national award presented annually to the men's and women's college basketball players of the year. (More ...)

Pac-10 All-Conference Women's Basketball Awards

In a vote of the league's 10 head coaches, CALIFORNIA sophomore forward/center Devanei Hampton has been named the 2006-07 Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year and STANFORD's Jayne Appel has been named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. Joanne Boyle of CALIFORNIA has been named Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced today. (More ...)

The Pac-10 next season

By: Michelle Smith, San Francisco Chronicle

By: Michelle Smith, San Francisco Chronicle

You'd sooner get Pat Summitt in a cheerleading outfit than get a college basketball coach preparing for the postseason to talk about next season.

But if injuries have taken some of the shine off this season in the Pac-10, hopes are very high for 2007-08, with most of the top teams either remaining strong or getting significant infusions of talent. (More ...)