2010 Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
| 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 2009–10 | ||||
| Teams | 10 | ||||
| Site |
Galen Center Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Champions | Stanford Cardinal (19th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Tara VanDerveer (19th title) | ||||
| MVP | Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Stanford) | ||||
| Television | FSN | ||||
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{{2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings}} 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).[1] Stanford was the tournament champion and became the NCAA Tournament automatic qualifier, having beaten the Bruins of UCLA in the championship game.
Schedule
| Date | Game | Matchup | Winner | Score | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu., Mar. 11 | 1 | #8 Seed (Arizona) vs. #9 Seed (Washington State) | Arizona | 62–60 | 6:00 PM | |
| Thu., Mar. 11 | 2 | #7 Seed (Washington) vs. #10 Seed (Oregon St.) | Oregon State | 52–42 | 8:15 PM | |
| Fri., Mar. 12 | 3 | Seed #4 (California) vs. Seed #5 (Arizona State) | California | 60–50 | 11:00 AM | |
| Fri., Mar. 12 | 4 | Seed #1 (No. 2 Stanford) vs. #8/#9 Winner (Arizona) | Stanford | 72–52 | 1:15 PM | |
| Fri., Mar. 12 | 5 | Seed #3 (USC) vs. Seed #6 (Oregon) | USC | 80–76 | 5:00 PM | |
| Fri., Mar. 12 | 6 | Seed #2 (No. 23 UCLA) vs. #7/#10 Winner (Oregon State) | UCLA | 60–44 | 7:15 PM | |
| Sat., Mar. 13 | 7 | Semifinal #1 (California vs. No. 2 Stanford) | Stanford | 64–44 | 2:30 PM | FSN |
| Sat., Mar. 13 | 8 | Semifinal #2 (USC vs. No. 23 UCLA) | UCLA | 59–53 | 5:00 PM | FSN |
| Sun., Mar. 14 | 9 | Championship Game (No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 23 UCLA) | Stanford | 70–46 | 3:00 PM | FSN |
Rankings from AP Poll.
All Tournament team
- Jayne Appel, Stanford (3rd time)
- Ashley Corral, USC
- Jasmine Dixon, UCLA
- Kayla Pedersen, Stanford (3rd time and 2009 MOP)
- Markel Walker, UCLA
Most Outstanding Player
- Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford (2nd time All-Tournament)
This is the 5th time that the MOP of the Tournament was also the Pac-10’s Player of the Year. Stanford’s Nicole Powell (2002, 2004) and Candice Wiggins (2005, 2008) were also MOP and POY in the same season.
Game notes
- Stanford has made the NCAA field for the 23rd consecutive season, 24 times in history.
- Stanford has a 25–2 tournament record. UCLA has an 11–8 record.
- UCLA and Stanford have met 7 times in the tournament, a record, with Stanford winning 6 games.
- The 24-point margin of victory was the 2nd highest in the championship game. Last year's 25-point was the highest.
- Stanford's Jayne Appel and Kayla Pedersen started their third consecutive Tournament title game; Appel started her first game of the Tournament.
See also
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