Stanford women's hoops announces major non-conference matchup with SEC power
Take out your best cardinal red sharpie and go circle Nov. 20 on the calendar.
On that date, Stanford women’s basketball will welcome South Carolina to Maples Pavilion for a massive non-conference collision between the Pac-12 and SEC powers. It’ll pit the sport’s last two national champions against each other. The Stanford program announced the scheduling news on Tuesday.
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— Stanford WBB 🤓🏀 (@StanfordWBB) July 12, 2022
Stanford went 32-4 this past season, sprinting through Pac-12 play to claim both the regular-season and conference tournament titles. The Cardinal then dispatched Montana State, Kansas, Maryland, and Texas in the NCAA Tournament to book a trip to the Final Four. It was there, however, that Stanford’s season came to an end. UConn handed the Cardinal its first loss in 24 games—a 63-58 game that sent the Huskies to the national title to face South Carolina.
The Gamecocks won by 15 to claim the championship.
This will be the ninth meeting all-time between the two programs. Stanford owns a 6-2 record in the series. However, it’ll look to avenge a Dec. 21 loss to the Gamecocks in Columbia last year. South Carolina won 65-61 that day, but it would be Stanford’s last loss until the Final Four. Both teams enter into the new year expected to once again contend for the crown.