No. 13 Stanford (11-5)
America East Tournament
Quarterfinals vs. UMass Lowell (8-10) | Thurs. • 12 p.m. (PT)
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STANFORD, Calif. - The 13th-ranked Cardinal field hockey team will enter into its second America East Tournament this week as the No. 1 seed in the West. Stanford will take on UMass Lowell in the quarterfinals on Thursday at noon (PT) at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.
2016 America East Field Hockey Championship
At University of the Pacific - Stockton, Calif.
All Times Pacific
Quarterfinals - Thursday, Nov. 3
Game 1 – #W1 Stanford vs. #E4 UMass Lowell, 12 p.m.
Game 2 – #E1 Albany vs. #W4 UC Davis, 2:30 p.m.
'Quarterfinals – Friday, Nov. 4
Game 3 – #E2 Maine vs. #W3 California, 12 p.m.
Game 4 – #W2 Pacific vs. #E3 New Hampshire, 2:30 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, Nov. 5
Game 5 – Game #1 Winner vs. Game #3 Winner, 12 p.m.
Game 6 – Game #2 Winner vs. Game #4 Winner, 2:30 p.m.
Final – Sunday, Nov. 6
Game 7 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 1 p.m.
Last Week with Stanford Field Hockey
• The Cardinal wrapped up its regular season with two huge wins on the road - taking down No. 10 Northwestern 3-2 in a penalty stroke-off before downing Michigan State 3-2 in regulation.
In the Polls
• The Cardinal checked in at No. 13 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Preseason Poll this week - the 50th consecutive week it has remained in the top-20 rankings. Its preseason ranking of 11 is the second highest in program history.
Postseasons of Years Past
• Under head coach Tara Danielson, the Cardinal have gone to the NCAA Tournament five out of her six seasons
at the helm.
Take Us to the River...Hawks
• There's a first looming ahead for the Cardinal as it takes on the fourth seed from the East Division for the first time in program history.
Let's Talk Sibling AND Rivalry
• Rivalry games are always intense, especially between Cal and Stanford. This year the Cardinal has kicked it up a notch, topping the Bears twice to knot the all-time series at 52-52...for the first time since 2002... when most of the current Cardinal were around four-eight years old.
Per usual under Danielson it's been mostly Cardinal dominance - she's 14-3 all-time against the Bay Area rivals. Including a thrilling 3-2 win in a shootout this year in Stanford's first game at Underhill Field on October 7 before a 2-0 win at home on Senior Day on Pac-12 Networks.
Remember that sibling part? Rookie Nina Randolph will look to make it 3-0 over sister Zoe - a redshirt sophomore defender for the Bears.
Payback is a...Black Bear
• The Cardinal doesn't have a storied history with Maine, but they do have one meeting in the America East Tournament from last year when Maine took a 2-1 win in overtime. Danielson won her one other match up against Maine in 2014 1-0.
A Look Back to 2015
• No. 13 Stanford advanced to the semifinals of its first America East Tournament topping Vermont 5-2 before falling 2-1 (OT) to No. 17 Maine. In addition, the Cardinal advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in program history. The Cardinal was defeated by No. 6 Duke 1-0 in OT.