STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford defeated Harvard, 13-4, on Saturday in lacrosse action at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
The Cardinal (3-1 overall, 1-0 MPSF) held advantages in shots on goal (23-18), draw controls (10-9) and saves (14-10) over the Crimson (1-2, 0-1 Ivy League), who could not recover from an early deficit.
Senior Lucy Dikeou and junior Alex Poplawski scored three goals apiece, while sophomore goalkeeper Allie DaCar tied a career high with 14 stops.
Dikeou opened the scoring with 24:12 to play in the first. After each team hit the crossbar, Harvard tied it at one apiece near the midway point of the half.
Stanford responded with four unanswered goals to close the half to make it 5-1, including two more from Dikeou, completing her first-half hat trick.
The Crimson fought back with two goals to open the second half, but Stanford went on a 6-0 run to seal victory. Poplawski completed her hat trick with 4:24 to play in the game.
The Cardinal returns to action March 6, playing host to Vanderbilt at 1 p.m. PT at Cagan Stadium. Live statistics will be available at GoStanford.com.