Talana Lepolo

Junior forward Kiki Iriafen places Stanford's nameplate on the bracket after scoring 41 points to lead the Cardinal to an 87-81 overtime win over Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. (Photo courtesy of Stanford Athletics)

This time, Stanford survives NCAA Tournament second-round scare to advance out of Maples

By Michelle Smith / March 25, 2024

35 games into the season and headed to the Sweet 16 in Portland, Stanford are still learning about themselves

Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer is covered in confetti as her team celebrates her 1,203 win as head coach.

Stanford celebrates ‘our coach’ VanDerveer on her record-breaking day

By Michelle Smith / January 22, 2024

Sights and sounds from Maples Pavilion on a historic afternoon

A picture of the centercourt jumbotron, which is displaying the Ball Dawgs Classic logo

Ball Dawgs Classic refs called wrong 3-point line throughout Thanksgiving tournament

By Em Adler / December 3, 2023

The Next investigates one of the strangest reffing mix-ups of the year.

STANFORD, CA - DECEMBER 12: Cameron Brink during a game between Pacific and Stanford University at Maples Pavilion on December 12, 2021 in Stanford, California.

Stanford can learn a lot from fourth-quarter collapse against South Carolina

By Matthew Walter / November 21, 2022

The Cardinal fell apart in the fourth quarter on Sunday but can grow from the loss to the Gamecocks