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No. 19 Stanford (4-3, 1-1 Pac-12)
vs. Cal (4-4, 0-2 Pac-12) | Saturday, 1 p.m. PT  | Watch | Live Stats
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STANFORD, Calif. - No. 19 Stanford lacrosse returns home after a 7,779-mile, four-game road trip to host its first-ever Pac-12 game against arch rival Cal on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT.
 

How to Watch/Follow

» A live stream is available for Saturday's contest against Cal, here.
» Live stats links are available, while live updates will be available on Twitter as well. 

Matchup

Cal Bears (4-4) | Statistics
» Cal was 4-2 in non-conference play with its only losses by one goal at San Diego State and a 12-8 defeat on the East Coast at UCONN. 
» In the program's first Pac-12 road trip, the Bears dropped both games last weekend at Oregon and Colorado. This will be the second straight game against a Top 25 opponent for the Bears after the 15-5 defeat to the 19th-ranked Buffaloes. 

All-time Leader

» Graduate senior Kelsey Murray has set four school records this season.
» Murray became Stanford's all-time leading scorer with her 146th career goal against Harvard on Feb. 23 at Cagan Stadium. Murray's first tally of the game was the record-setter -- a free position goal at the 23:05 mark to give the Cardinal a 6-1 lead. Murray, who has now scored 159 times in a Cardinal uniform, surpassed Sarah Flynn (2008-11).
» Murray became Stanford's all-time career assists leader on March 2 at Duke. She recorded the 89th of her career to surpass Claire Hubbard (2007-10). On March 11 at Oregon, she became the first player in school history with 100 career assists.
» Murray set two school records on March 4. She became the first player in program history with 10 points in a game (five goals, five assists) and tied the school mark for assists in a game. 
» Murray also holds the school record with 259 career points, including a team-high 34 (17 goals, 17 assists) this season.
» Murray has an active 62-game point streak, dating back to March 7, 2014 against Towson.

Inaugural Pac-12 Season

» 2018 marks the first season in Pac-12 history. The conference consists of Cal, Arizona State, USC, Oregon, Cal and the Cardinal. Each team will play each other home and away for a total of 10 conference games. 
» Stanford played in the first-ever Pac-12 game at Colorado on March 9. Sophomore Daniella McMahon won the conference's opening draw control, but the No. 18 Cardinal lost a seven-goal lead and fell to the 19th-ranked Buffaloes, 18-16.
» Stanford, which has been ranked in the IWLCA Top 25 each week this season, was selected to finish third in the Pac-12 in the conference's first preseason coaches poll. The Cardinal has seven games scheduled against teams ranked in the preseason Top 25, and is 1-3 against Top 25 opposition so far this year.
» Dillon Schoen, Madison O'Leary and Kelsey Murray were selected as team captains. Murray is Stanford's all-time leading scorer, O'Leary is a returning captain, and Schoen has played every game in her career. More info here.

On the Road Again

» The women of Stanford lacrosse had quite the 11-day adventure. From March 1-11, the team traveled more than 7,700 miles, spent time in five different airports and hit 10 different cities for its road games at No. 15 Duke, Elon, No. 19 Colorado and Oregon. 
» The team also lost an hour due to daylight savings time on this trip.
» Stanford flew in and out of airports in San Francisco, Raleigh, San Jose, Denver and Portland.  
» In addition to the airports, the Cardinal also took the team bus to Durham, Elon, Boulder, Eugene and Palo Alto. 
» In all, Stanford logged 7,317 miles in the air and 462 miles on the bus. 
» Stanford went 3-1 on the road trip. All three wins came by double digits and the only loss was to the 19th-ranked Buffaloes, 18-16.


Freshman Features

» What is the transition from high school to Stanford like? The freshman class answers all your questions in Freshman Features:
» At what moment did you know you wanted to attend Stanford?
» What has surprised you the most about your first few months on campus?
» What is your favorite class so far and why?
» What were you most nervous about starting your freshman year and how has that changed?
» What is your favorite part about living in California?
» Describe what the team dynamic is like? 
» What advice would you give to future Cardinal laxers?

A Look Back

» Stanford made history by playing in the first-ever Pac-12 Conference lacrosse game on Friday. But the Cardinal could not hold a seven-goal lead and fell at No. 19 Colorado, 18-16. A full recap is here.
» Three Cardinal had hat tricks, led by five goals from freshman Ali Baiocco, and No. 18 Stanford lacrosse led wire-to-wire in a 19-8 victory at Oregon on Sunday. A full recap is here.


A Look Ahead

» Stanford also plays host to Arizona State (March 23) and USC (March 25) before hitting the road again.
 

Follow the Cardinal

» You can follow Cardinal lacrosse all year long on instagram, twitter and snapchat (@StanfordWlax).

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