2015 – 16 Stanford Cardinal women 's basketball team will represent Stanford University during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Cardinal , led by thirtieth year head coach Tara VanDerveer , played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 27 – 8 , 14 – 4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place . They lost in the quarterfinals of Pac-12 Women 's Tournament to Washington . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women 's Tournament where they defeated San Francisco and South Dakota State in the first and second rounds , Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen before losing to Pac-12 member Washington in the elite eight
Pac-12 Women 's Tournament
2016 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team