Nov. 7, 2000
Worcester, Mass. --Stanford (13-10) traveled East following its NorPac Championship for a berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal met Holy Cross (14-7) on the Hart Center Astro Turf Field and defeated them 1-0 in the NCAA Play-In game.
Junior forward Erica Swesey, the Cardinal's leading scorer, capitalized on an opportunity late in the game. On a pass from Christina Williams, Swesey scored the game-winning goal with 1:36 left in the game. The Crusaders had a chance to score on a penalty stroke in the first half, but senior co-captain Kim Ferguson's shot hit the right post.
Stanford junior goalkeeper Rebecca Shapiro tallied three saves on the day, bringing her season total to a career-high 126.
Stanford will be playing in the NCAA Tournament this weekend on Sat. Nov. 11. The time and opponent will be announced tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. Stanford last made a post-season appearance in 1995, but lost its opening round game to Penn State. This is the Cardinal's seventh NCAA appearancea all-time.
Stanford Holy Cross Shots Inside Circle 11 9 Goalkeeper Saves 3 4 Defensive Saves 0 1 Penalty Corners 5 7 Penalty Strokes 0 0 Score 1 0