Stanford remained atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll released Monday and picked up first-place votes, too.Coach Tara VanDerveer matched Pat Summitt's all-time win total of 1,098 with a victory on Sunday night over California that kept Stanford unbeaten.
She can move into sole possession of the record on Tuesday when her team faces Pacific.“I just would like to say to everybody, basketball was invented as, always has been and always will be a great team sport," she said. "Yes, this might be a record that has Tara VanDerveer’s name next to it but it is about the athletic directors that hired me, gave me a chance, whether it’s been at Ohio State, Idaho or Stanford.