Tag Archives: Tara Vanderveer

University of Connecticut women’s head basketball coach Geno Auriemma became the all-time winningest coach in NCAA history Wednesday night. The Huskies defeated Fairleigh Dickinson University 85-41. Seventy-year-old Auriemma earned his 1,216th win Friday night as his No. 2 Huskies beat No. 14 North Carolina 69-58. That matched Tara VanDerveer, who retired in …

UConn women’s basketball team coach Geno Auriemma added another memento to his trophy case Friday, tying the NCAA win record with his 1,216th after his No. 2 Huskies took down No. 15 North Carolina, 69-58. Auriemma will have many chances to beat this record before the end of the year. …

Longtime Sanford women’s basketball coach Tara Vanderveer announced her retirement Tuesday. Accomplishments With such an accomplished person where do you even start? Why not begin with the fact Vanderveer was inducted into the Naismith’s Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. Beside the pro’s Vanderveer has been a successful coach …

Since taking over the reins of the Stanford women’s basketball program in 1985, Tara VanDerveer has transformed the Cardinals into one of the premier programs in the nation. Her long-time commitment to the sport and to Stanford culminated in a record-breaking victory on Sunday. As the No. 8 Cardinals beat …

Twenty-nine years. That is how long Stanford waited to be crowned the NCAA Women’s Basketball Champions. In a year like no other, the Cardinals gave it all they had, and it paid off. A Year Like No Other Stanford has been standing by since 1992, ready for their turn to …