Stanford (3-2)
Michigan (0-4)
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – The 17th-ranked Cardinal returns home Tuesday for only its second home game of the 2017 season as it sets to face-off against the Michigan Wolverines Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Cagan Stadium.
Last week, Stanford (3-2) bounced back with back-to-back dominant wins over Saint Mary's and Ohio State. The Cardinal toppled the SMC Gaels 22-5 and Ohio State 19-9.
Tuesday's game against the Wolverines is the first of three home games including William & Mary and UConn.
Out Come the Wolves:
Michigan enters Tuesday's game with an 0-4 record after falling to Oregon, James Madison, No. 8 Notre Dame and San Diego State to open the year. While the Wolverines have yet to add a W in the win column, Michigan has been in every game against tough competition.
The Wolverines are led by senior midfielder Anna Scheuler who has six goals and five assists on the year as well as a team-high 18 draw controls.
Michigan also sees split action in the cage with two goalies in the cage for the Wolverines - each with two starts though sophomore Alli Kothari has claimed all the decisions for UM.
Tuesday's game also marks the first time Michigan and Stanford have met in lacrosse.
Offense May Win Games, but Defense...
The Cardinal has taken pride in its defensive prowess in its program history, but this year it has a daunting task in replacing two All-Americans on defense in Adrienne Anderson and Meg Lentz. The duo combined last year with senior Alexa Mullins sending three new faces into defense in 2017. Freshmen Kyra Pelton and Mikaela Watson have filled that hole with junior Cameron Park.
Currently on the year the Cardinal is 27th in the NCAA in scoring defense.
Treat Your Elders With Respect:
The Cardinal is well aware of the adage after the return of Anna Salemo - the oldest MPSF Rookie of the Year. Salemo returned to Stanford lacrosse after a four-year break, including coaching the Mountain View High School girls varsity lacrosse team. In her first season back? She finished ranked 3rd in game-winning goals, 7th in the MPSF in goals, 9th in points and 10th in goals per game on the team. Bottom line? The southpaw isn't one you should ever take your eye off of...
Special situations:
• When scoring first: 3-0
• When the opponent scores first: 0-2
• When leading at halftime: 3-0
• When trailing at halftime: 0-2
• When tied at halftime: 0-0
• When leading with 10 minutes left: 3-0
• When trailing with 10 minutes left: 0-2
• When tied with 10 minutes left: 0-0
• In overtime: 0-0
• Largest deficit: 4 goals -- 10-6 to Denver, in first half - 12-8 to Duke in second half.
• Record when holding opponents to 10 or fewer goals: 3-1
• Record when scoring 10 or more goals: 3-0
Stanford's Balanced Scoring:
Seven players have already scored five or more goals this season. Here is Stanford's list:
1. Kelsey Murray, 13
2. Maggie Nick, 10
3. Elizabeth Cusick, 10
4. Kelly Myers, 8
5. Dillon Schoen, 8
6. Areta Buness, 7
7. Anna Salemo, 6
Stanford's 20-Goal Games This Season:
Feb 10: Stanford 20, UC Davis, 10
Feb. 21: Stanford 22, Saint Mary's 5
Bring Your Green Hat Snoop-A-Loop...We're Going Streaking! A fun fact to know about the Cardinal is that it is currently on a four year streak of reaching the NCAAs. In addition, the Cardinal has also reached 19 consecutive conference championship games...a streak that spans Stanford's membership in three different conferences.
