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.2009-10 Pacific-10 Conference Championship Sites/Dates , pac-10.org 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.Associated Press,Connecticut rallies to keep streak alive, NCAA News, April 7, 2010 Cal won the WNIT Championship.
Pre-season Michael Cooper was hired as new coach for the USC Trojans. Paul Westhead became the new coach for the Oregon Ducks.
2009–10 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Coaches' Pre-season Poll: Stanford California Arizona State UCLA USC Washington State Oregon State Oregon Arizona 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
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).Tournament 2010 State Farm Pacific-10 Women's Basketball Tournament , Pac-10.org 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
Niya Butts, Arizona Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona State Joanne Boyle, California Paul Westhead, Oregon LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Nikki Caldwell, UCLA Michael Cooper, USC Tia Jackson, Washington June Daugherty, Washington State
Postseason
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.USC Women's Basketball Coach Reprimanded, pac-10.org, January 21, 2010
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:Pac-10 Women's Basketball Player of the Week , pac-10.org
Nov. 16 – Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford Nov. 23 – Nicole Canepa, Oregon Nov. 30 – Kayla Pedersen, Stanford Dec. 7 – Amanda Johnson, Oregon Dec. 14 – Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford Dec. 21 – Kayla Pedersen, Stanford Dec. 28 – Sami Whitcomb, Washington Jan. 4 – Taylor Lilley, Oregon Jan. 11 – Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford Jan. 18 – Davellyn Whyte, Arizona Jan. 25 – Alexis Gray-Lawson, California Feb. 1 – Markel Walker, UCLA Feb. 8 – April Cook, Washington State Feb. 15 – Jayne Appel, Stanford Feb. 22 – Jayne Appel, Stanford Mar. 1 - Jasmine Dixon, UCLA Mar. 7 – Ashley Corral, USC
All-Americans
All-Pac-10 teams The awards listed below were determined by vote of the conference coaches and announced on March 11. 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 HometownJayne AppelStanfordCSr.Pleasant Hill, Calif.Doreena CampbellUCLA G Jr. Alexandria, Va.Micaela Cocks Oregon G Sr. Auckland, New ZealandAshley Corral USC G So. Vancouver, Wash.Jasmine Dixon UCLA F So. Long Beach, Calif.Briana Gilbreath USC G So. Katy, TexasAlexis Gray-Lawson California G Sr. Oakland, Calif.Ify Ibekwe Arizona F Jr. Carson, Calif.Taylor Lilley Oregon G Sr. Newhall, Calif.Nnemkadi Ogwumike Stanford F So. Cypress, TexasKayla Pedersen Stanford F Jr. Fountain Hills, Ariz.Jeanette Pohlen Stanford G Jr. Brea, Calif.Danielle Orsillo Arizona State G Sr. Oroville, Calif.Sami Whitcomb Washington G/F Sr. Ventura, Calif.Davellyn Whyte Arizona G Fr. Phoenix, Ariz.
All-Academic First Team: Player School Year GPA MajorLauren GreifCaliforniaSr.3.58Psychology Amanda JohnsonOregonSo.4.03Psychology/Sociology Danielle RoarkUSC Sr. 3.58 Kinesiology Allison TakaUCLA Sr. 3.76 Sociology Kirsten TillemanOregon State So. 3.83 Natural Resources Second Team: Player School Year GPA MajorJayne AppelStanford Sr. 3.16 Psychology Julie FutchOregon State Sr. 3.52 Liberal Studies JJ HonesStanford RS Jr. 3.49 International Relations Danielle OrsilloArizona State Gr. 3.47 Higher & Postsecondary Education Erica TukiainenUCLA Sr. 3.42 French/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. 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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