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03/30/11 SPOKANE REGIONAL CHAMPION Stanford Stanford, Calif., 33-2. Nickname: Cardinal. Coach: Tara VanDerveer. Conference: Pac-10. Bid: Pac-10 champion. Region: Spokane. Seed: No. 1. Tournament Record: 65-22, 25 years. Last appearance: 2011. Scoring: Team (79.8); Nnemkadi Ogwumike 17.0; Jeanette Pohlen, 14.6; Kayla Pedersen 12.9. Rebounds: Team (43.6); Chiney Ogwumike 8.1; Kayla Pedersen 7.8; Nnemkadi ...
03/29/11 Top-seeded Stanford had an easy time with 11th-seeded Gonzaga Monday night, winning 83-60 to advance to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four. Stanford advances to the Final Four in Indianapolis where it will take on the winner of tonight's Dallas Region game between Baylor and Texas A&M. Nnemkadi Ogwumike's double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds led the way for Stanford. Chiney ...
03/27/11 Nnemkadi Ogwumike and her freshman sister, Chiney, scored 12 of Stanford's final 15 points and the top-seeded Cardinal held on in the final minute for a 72-65 win over No. 5 seed North Carolina on Saturday night in the Spokane Regional semifinals. Stanford (32-2) kept alive its hope for a fourth straight Final Four trip -- a string that started four years ago on this floor in Spokane -- thanks...
03/14/11 Stanford Stanford, Calif., 29-2. Nickname: Cardinal. Coach: Tara VanDerveer. Conference: Pac-10. Bid: Pac-10 champion. Region: Spokane. Seed: No. 1. Tournament Record: 61-22, 24 years. Last appearance: 2010. Scoring: Team (79.9); Nnemkadi Ogwumike 16.4; Jeanette Pohlen, 15.2; Kayla Pedersen 12.9. Rebounds: Team (43.7); Kayla Pedersen 7.9; Nnemkadi Ogwumike 7.8; Chiney Ogwumike 7.8. Assists ...
03/04/11 Stanford has its 11th straight Pac-10 regular-season crown and an impressive 61-game home winning streak. And don't forget that marquee victory against Connecticut back in December. Now, the second-ranked Cardinal are focused on locking up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Nnemkadi Ogwumike returned to full strength from an ankle injury to score 16 points and grab eight rebounds and Stanford...
02/24/11 On Sunday, the Cardinal played then No. 9 UCLA at Pauley Pavilion without top player Nnemkadi Ogwumike - and still won by 14 points.
02/13/11 Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 22 points and nine rebounds and No. 3 Stanford overcame one of its worst performances of the season to beat Washington 62-52 on Saturday for a 16th straight victory.
02/12/11 (02-12) 16:49 PST STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Tara VanDerveer welcomed a game that pushed her players out of their comfort zone. She just doesn't want too many of them. Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 22 points and nine rebounds and...
12/01/10 by Palo Alto Online Sports Travlos named All-American Stanford water polo gets to semifinals Nnemkadi Ogwumike and Jeanette Pohlen weren't missing and South Carolina had trouble finding the backboard. It was a little like having ice cream and cake at a birthday party. Everything went right for the third-ranked Stanford women's basketball team, while the candles blew out on the Gamecocks. Pohlen ...
11/21/10 SPOKANE, Wash. - Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored 21 points and No. 3Stanford held off spirited Gonzaga 84-78 in women's basketballSunday.
11/02/10 The Associated Press' 2010-11 preseason All-America team, with school, height, year and votes from a 40-member national media panel (key 2009-10 statistics in parentheses): Maya Moore, Connecticut, 6-foot, senior, 40 votes (18.9 ppg, 8.3 rpg) Brittney Griner, Baylor, 6-8, sophomore, 36 (18.4 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 6.4 blocks) Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford, 6-2, junior, 34 (18.5 ppg, 9.9 rpg) Jantel ...
09/01/10 Connecticut's Caroline Doty goes up for a shot as Stanford's Nnemkadi Ogwumike (30) and Jeanette Pohlen (23) look on in the second half the women's NCAA Final Four college basketball championship game Tuesday, April 6, 2010, in San Antonio. Connecticut won 53-47.
08/04/10 by Palo Alto Online Sports Cardinal corner Stanford junior Nnemkadi Ogwumike and senior Kayla Pedersen have always been women's basketball players to be watched. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association just made it official Wednesday.
04/08/10 Stanford forward Nnemkadi Ogwumike may have finished her sophomore season on Tuesday night in the NCAA Final Four, but her basketball season is far from over after being one of 10 players named to the USA Basketball Select Team on Thursday. by PaloAltoOnline.com
04/06/10 SAN ANTONIO -- Stanford's Nnemkadi Ogwumike was thrilled the Final Four was in her home state, in front of family, friends and her favorite pastries.
04/06/10 The Women's NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (the first player listed each year was the Final Four most outstanding player): 2010 Maya Moore Connecticut; Tina Charles, Connecticut; Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford; Kayla Pedersen, Stanford; Danielle Robinson, Oklahoma 2009 Tina Charles, Connecticut; Maya Moore Connecticut; Renee Montgomery, Connecticut; Angel McCoughtry, Louisville; Jayne Appel ...
04/03/10 SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Stanford teammates Jayne Appel and Nnemkadi Ogwumike were named to the State Farm Coaches' All-America Team Saturday afternoon, State Farm and the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) announced.
04/01/10 Stanford All-American senior center Jayne Appel remembers Nnemkadi Ogwumike being quiet when they were introduced during Ogwumike's recruiting visit three years ago. by PaloAltoOnline.com
03/26/10 STANFORD - Nnemkadi Ogwumike made an explosive, twisting drive to the basket so rarely seen in the women's game a referee immediately blew her whistle and called a travel. Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer couldn't believe it. Nobody could, even if everyone who witnessed the incredible play shook their head in amazement that even the uber-athletic Ogwumike was capable of such a move. The official ...
03/15/10 Stanford Stanford, Calif., 31-1. Nickname: Cardinal. Coach: Tara VanDerveer. Conference: Pac-10. Bid: Pac-10 champion. Region: Sacramento. Seed: No. 1. Tournament Record: 56-21, 23 years. Last appearance: 2009. Scoring: Team (77.1); Nnemkadi Ogwumike 18.4; Kayla Pedersen 16.2; Jayne Appel 13.8. Rebounds: Team (44.9); Nnemkadi Ogwumike 9.4; Jayne Appel 9.4; Kayla Pedersen 9.1. Assists/Turnovers ...
03/14/10 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored 25 points and No. 2 Stanford got a second-half boost from injured star Jayne Appel in a difficult 72-52 victory over Arizona on Friday in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals. | 
