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The return of 6-foot-6 senior center Carolyn Moos, who led the Cardinal in scoring last year and has led the team in rebounding each of the past two seasons, gives VanDerveer a legitimate threat in the paint. Moos, who has started 59 of the Cardinal’s 60 games over the last two seasons, was named Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 last season after averaging 12.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Her scoring and rebounding numbers both ranked among the Pac-10’s leaders, as did her 0.90 blocked shots per contest. The Minnesota native also came into her own from the outside last season to give the Cardinal yet another shooting threat from behind the arc.

"Carolyn gives you her best effort each and every night. She has some real special skills in terms of her outside shooting ability for a player her size. The biggest obstacle in terms of where we are as a team and where we need to go involves developing an inside presence, and that is an area where we will look to Carolyn. If we can play more of an up-tempo, aggressive full-court style this season that could really play to her advantage because she runs the court so well."

Along with Moos, the Cardinal has two returners—juniors Bethany Donaphin and Cori Enghusen—and two freshmen (Becky Bonner and Chelsea Trotter) who figure to make an impact as Stanford steps up its inside game.

The 6-foot-2 Bonner is a two-time Prep All-American and four-time all-state selection out of Concord, New Hampshire. She averaged a triple-double of 28 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists as a junior, and averaged over 20 points per game in each of her four seasons. Bonner also has the skills to help Stanford either on the inside or outside.

"Becky comes from a family with a good basketball tradition (brother Matt plays at Florida), and really loves the game. Becky is a very good fundamental player, who shoots and handles the ball well. She is a blue-collar player who plays hard every trip down the floor."

The 6-foot-2 Donaphin emerged as a scoring threat last season, finishing just shy of double figures at 9.6 points per game. She made 21 starts at power forward, including a career-best 26-point performance in the upset win over No. 7 Iowa State, and also led the team in rebounding on a team-high 11 different occasions. Donaphin, who finished 15th in the conference last season with 5.4 rebounds per game, owns a career .528 (187-of-354) field goal percentage to go along with 8.4 points and 5.7 rebounds in 58 games over two seasons.

"Bethany gives us some excellent athleticism in terms of her jumping ability. She’s done the things we’ve asked of her - running the floor well, playing solid defense and grabbing rebounds. We’ll also be looking at her to become a consistent scoring threat. She will be asked to do a lot of things that weren’t asked of her the last couple of years, like facing up to the basket and working on her passing skills."

Enghusen, who at 6-foot-7 is the tallest player in Stanford women’s basketball history, continued to improve throughout last season. The junior averaged 3.4 points per game in 29 appearances off the bench in 1999-2000, which doubled her scoring output from her freshman season. She also continues to improve as a shot blocker, with 40 over her two seasons at Stanford.

"Cori gives us a great presence inside with her size," VanDerveer said. "The positive thing for Cori is that she’s coming off a great game in the NCAA Tournament vs. Georgia (10 points). We’re counting on her to really help us this year, and to pick up where she left off in March."

Trotter is a 6-foot-3 forward/center that comes to Stanford from three-time defending California Division II State Champion Brea-Olinda High School. She was a Fourth Team Parade Magazine All-America last season, as she completed an impressive recovery from an ACL injury following her junior year. She also had an outstanding junior campaign, averaging 20 points and 10 boards a game en route to All-America honors from Street & Smith’s and Parade.

"Chelsea’s a very skilled player who we recruited to help our inside game. She’s also a skilled passer with great back to the basket moves."

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