2017 – 18 Stanford Cardinal women 's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Cardinal , led by thirty-second year head coach Tara VanDerveer , played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 24 – 11 , 14 – 3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place . They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 Women 's Tournament where they lost to Oregon . They received an at-large the NCAA Women 's Tournament where they defeated Gonzaga and Florida Gulf Coast in the first and second rounds before losing to Louisville in the sweet sixteen
Pac-12 Women 's Tournament
2018 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team