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Regardless of which programs are on the schedule in 2026-27, the goal for Stanford women’s basketball has to be to rack up enough wins to break a two-year drought of missing the NCAA tournament.
Those two seasons have come under head coach Kate Paye, who took over in 2024-25, following the retirement of Tara VanDerveer. Every season since 1987-88 that there was a tournament, VanDerveer led the program to the tournament, so there is a standard of excellence for the Cardinal on the court.
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The other big change that occurred in this same time period is that Stanford moved from the Pac-12 to the ACC, finishing with an 8-10 conference record in each of the past two seasons. That is the same conference record the Cardinal held in 1986-87, the season before their streak began.
Improving the ACC record will be one key way for Stanford to play meaningful games in March. Another will be to dominate the non-conference schedule, which the program announced recently.
On Saturday, October 24 and Wednesday, October 28, Stanford will host exhibition matchups against Pacific (10/24) and UC Santa Barbara (10/28).
Monday, November 2 — Arizona (TNT Sports Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas)
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Wednesday, November 4 — Saint Mary’s (Home)
Sunday, November 8 — UC Davis (Home)
Friday, November 13 — Santa Clara (Away)
Sunday, November 15 — Gonzaga (Home)
Friday, November 20 — Washington (Away)
Sunday, November 22 — Portland (Away)
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Friday, November 27 — Columbia (Honolulu, HI)
Saturday, November 28 — San Diego State (Honolulu, HI)
Sunday, November 29 — Hawai’i (Honolulu, HI)
Wednesday, December 2 — Auburn (ACC/SEC Challenge in Auburn, AL)
Thursday, December 17 — Arizona State (Home)
Sunday, December 20 — Ohio State (Invisalign Bay Area Women’s Classic in SF)
Monday, December 28 — Cal Poly (Home)
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Stanford will have a month-long gap in between home games from November 15 against Gonzaga to December 17 against ASU. The break from…
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