Sept. 23, 2000
Stanford, Calif. -- Stanford (4-6, 3-2 NorPac) and California (5-3, 3-0 NorPac) played a grueling match that came down to penalty strokes to give the Golden Bears a 1-0 victory. Neither team was able to score during regulation or the two sudden-death overtime periods.
While not a common ending for field hockey, Stanford has faced two conference opponents this week in games decided by strokes. Cal led off the first series of strokes and after Stanford goalkeeper Rebecca Shapiro stopped the first shot, the next three Cal strokers scored. Three Stanford players attempted shots before the team was mathematically eliminated by a score of 3-0.
Stanford dominated the game, but was unable to cement the effort with a goal. The Cardinal out-shot the Golden Bears 23 to 11 and recorded 10 corners to Cal's two. Every member of the Stanford squad played with intensity and junior Melissa Stai aided the staunch defense with the team's first defensive save of the year.
Stanford tackles the Alumni team next Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11 am before heading to the Washington DC area to face local powerhouses Georgetown, Maryland, American and Towson in October.