It was another upset- and accomplishment-filled week in women’s college basketball. Here’s some of the best from Monday, Jan. 15 to Sunday, Jan. 21, beginning with Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer further cementing her legendary status.
Tara at the top
On Friday night, No. 8 Stanford’s 25-point home victory over Oregon, 88-63, gave head coach Tara VanDerveer 1,202 victories, tying her with longtime Duke head coach Mike Kryzewski for the most in college basketball history.
On Sunday, the all-time win’s record became only VanDerveer’s, with the Cardinal securing their coach her well-earned honor with a 65-56 win over Oregon State at Maples Pavillon.
VanDerveer is in her 45th season as a head coach; her 38th at Stanford. During her time in Palo Alto, she has led the Cardinal to 27 Pac-12 regular-season championships, 14 Pac-12 Tournament titles, 13 Final Fours and national championships in 1990, 1992 and 2021.
The 31-season span between VanDerveer’s first national title at Stanford and her most-recent triumph in 2021 is illustrative of the timelessness of her coaching acumen, as well as her adaptability. Even as the sands of college sports continually shift, VanDerveer has remained elite. And now, she’s peerless, appropriately perched above the sport’s…
