2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball season

{{2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings}} The 2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball season began in October and ended with the Pac-10 Tournament on March 11–14, 2010 at the Galen Center, Los Angeles, California.[1] Stanford won both the regular season and the tournament championships. Stanford and UCLA were selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament. Stanford was the runner-up of the NCAA National Championship and completed the season with a 36-2 record.[2] Cal won the WNIT Championship.

2009-10 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular Season
ChampionStanford
Runners-upUCLA
Season MVPNneka Ogwumike
Tournament
ChampionsStanford
  Runners-upUCLA
Finals MVPNneka Ogwumike

Pre-season

2009-10 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Coaches' Pre-season Poll:

  • 1. Stanford
  • 2. California
  • 3. Arizona State
  • 4. UCLA
  • 5. USC
  • 6. Washington State
  • 7. Oregon State
  • 8. Oregon
  • 9. Arizona
  • 10. Washington

Rankings
  • Stanford has been ranked #2 in the polls.
  • March 1, 2010 – UCLA Bruins is rated No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll.
  • March 8, 2010 – Stanford #2, UCLA #23 (AP Top 25).
  • April 7, 2010 – Stanford #2, UCLA #23 (final USA Today/ESPN coaches poll)

Conference games
  • January 31, 2010 – At the half point mark of the conference season, Stanford is on top of the standings, followed by UCLA and USC at second place.

Conference tournament
Main article: 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

2010 State Farm Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a post season tournament for the women's basketball teams in the Pacific-10 Conference. The games were held on Thursday through Sunday, March 11–14, at the Galen Center (Los Angeles, California).[3] Tournament winner became the NCAA Tournament automatic qualifier. Stanford again was the winner.

Last year, Stanford won the tournament over USC, 89–64.

Head coaches

Post season

NCAA Tournament
  • Saturday, March 20 - First Round, #1-seed Stanford def. #16-seed UC Riverside 79–47, at Sacramento Regional, Stanford, CA
  • Sunday, March 21 – First Round, #8-seed UCLA def. #9-seed NC State 74-54, at Kansas City Regional, Minneapolis, MN
  • Monday, March 22 – Second Round, Stanford def. #8 Iowa 96-67, at Sacramento Regional, Stanford, CA
  • Tuesday, March 23 – Second Round, Nebraska def. UCLA 83-70, at Kansas City Regional, Minneapolis, MN
  • Saturday, March 27 – Second Round, Stanford def. #5 Georgia 73–36, at Sacramento Regional, Sacramento, CA
  • Monday, March 29, Stanford def. Xavier 55-53, at Sacramento Regional Finals, Sacramento, CA
  • Sunday, April 4, Stanford def. Oklahoma 73-66, at the Semifinals, San Antonio, Texas
  • Tuesday, April 6, 5:30 PM, Connecticut def. Stanford 53-47, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (NCAA Championship Game)

WNIT Tournament
  • Wednesday, March 17 – California def. UC Davis 74-69 (OT), 7 p.m. PT (First Round)
  • Wednesday, March 17 – Arizona State def. New Mexico State 84-61, 6:30 p.m. PT (First Round)
  • Thursday, March 18 – Oregon def. Eastern Washington 95-66, 7 p.m. PT (First Round)
  • Tuesday, March 23 – BYU 61, Arizona State 53, 9:30 p.m. ET (Second Round)
  • Tuesday, March 23 – California 64, Utah 54, 10 p.m. ET (Second Round)
  • Tuesday, March 23 – Oregon 93, New Mexico 67, 10 p.m. ET (Second Round)
  • Thursday, March 25 – California 71, Oregon 57, Eugene, Oregon (Regional)
  • Saturday, March 27 – California 76, BYU, 50, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California (Quarterfinals)
  • Thursday, April 1 – California def. Illinois State 61-45, Normal, Illinois (WNIT Semifinals)
  • Saturday, April 3 - California def. Miami 73-61, Berkeley, California (WNIT Championship Game)

WBI Tournament
  • Wednesday, March 17 – Washington def. Portland 75-44 (First Round)
  • Sunday, Mar. 21 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi def. Washington, 59-58 (West Region Semifinals)

Highlights and notes
  • January 21, 2010 – Pacific-10 Conference issued a public reprimand to Michael Cooper for his post-game comments following USC's game with UCLA on Sunday, January 17.[4]

Awards and honors

Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • Jayne Appel, Stanford – Toyo Tires Pac-10 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Player-of-the-Week

2009-10 Pac-10 Players of the Week:[5]

All-Americans

All-Pac-10 teams

The awards listed below were determined by vote of the conference coaches and announced on March 11.[6]

  • Player of the Year: Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
  • Freshman of the Year: Davellyn White, Arizona
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Briana Gilbreath, USC and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Stanford
  • Coach of the Year: Nikki Caldwell, UCLA

FIRST TEAM:

Name School Pos. Year Hometown
Jayne AppelStanfordCSr.Pleasant Hill, Calif.
Doreena CampbellUCLAGJr.Alexandria, Va.
Micaela CocksOregonGSr.Auckland, New Zealand
Ashley CorralUSCGSo.Vancouver, Wash.
Jasmine DixonUCLAFSo.Long Beach, Calif.
Briana GilbreathUSCGSo.Katy, Texas
Alexis Gray-LawsonCaliforniaGSr.Oakland, Calif.
Ify IbekweArizonaFJr.Carson, Calif.
Taylor LilleyOregonGSr.Newhall, Calif.
Nnemkadi OgwumikeStanfordFSo.Cypress, Texas
Kayla PedersenStanfordFJr.Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Jeanette PohlenStanfordGJr.Brea, Calif.
Danielle OrsilloArizona StateGSr.Oroville, Calif.
Sami WhitcombWashingtonG/FSr.Ventura, Calif.
Davellyn WhyteArizonaGFr.Phoenix, Ariz.

All-Academic

First Team:

Player School Year GPA Major
Lauren GreifCaliforniaSr.3.58Psychology
Amanda JohnsonOregonSo.4.03Psychology/Sociology
Danielle RoarkUSCSr.3.58Kinesiology
Allison TakaUCLASr.3.76Sociology
Kirsten TillemanOregon StateSo.3.83Natural Resources

Second Team:

Player School Year GPA Major
Jayne AppelStanfordSr.3.16Psychology
Julie FutchOregon StateSr.3.52Liberal Studies
JJ HonesStanfordRS Jr.3.49International Relations
Danielle OrsilloArizona StateGr.3.47Higher & Postsecondary Education
Erica TukiainenUCLASr.3.42French/Pre-Med

USBWA All-District team

Women's Basketball Media Awards

These end-of-season honors were voted on by media and announced on March 9.[7]

  • Player of the Year: Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
  • Freshman of the Year: Davellyn White, Arizona
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Ify Ibekwe, Arizona
  • Coach of the Year: Nikki Caldwell, UCLA

2010 Pac-10 Media All-Pac-10

  • Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford
  • Jayne Appel, Stanford
  • Alexis Gray-Lawson, California
  • Kayla Pedersen, Stanford
  • Ify Ibekwe, Arizona
  • Jasmine Dixon, UCLA
  • Ashley Corral, USC
  • Taylor Lilley, Oregon
  • Danielle Orsillo, Arizona State
  • Davellyn Whyte, Arizona
  • Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford
  • Markel Walker, UCLA
  • Talisa Rhea, Oregon State
  • Sami Whitcomb, Washington
  • Briana Gilbreath, USC
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References
  1. 2009-10 Pacific-10 Conference Championship Sites/Dates Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, pac-10.org
  2. Associated Press,Connecticut rallies to keep streak alive, NCAA News, April 7, 2010
  3. Tournament 2010 State Farm Pacific-10 Women's Basketball Tournament Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, Pac-10.org
  4. USC Women's Basketball Coach Reprimanded, pac-10.org, January 21, 2010
  5. Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week Archived 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, pac-10.org
  6. "Pac-10 Announces 2009-10 Individual Women's Basketball Honors" (Press release). Pacific-10 Conference. 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  7. "Pac-10 Announces Women's Basketball Media Awards" (Press release). Pacific-10 Conference. 2010-03-09. Archived from the original on 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
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