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Ed Gjertsen II
Women's Lacrosse

Pac-12 Inauguration

No. 18 Stanford (3-2, 0-0 Pac-12)
at No. 19 Colorado (3-2, 0-0 Pac-12) | Friday, 2 p.m. PT  | Watch | Live Stats
at Oregon (2-1, 0-0 Pac-12) | Sunday, 3 p.m. PT  | Watch
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STANFORD, Calif. - No. 18 Stanford will be part of the first game in the history of the Pac-12 Conference when the Cardinal travels to take on Colorado at 2 p.m. PT on Friday. The road trip continues on Sunday with a nationally-televised game on Pac-12 Network against Oregon at 3 p.m. Sunday. 
 

How to Watch/Follow

» A live stream is available for Friday's conference opener at Colorado.
» Pac-12 Network will broadcast the matchup at Oregon on Sunday.
» Live stats links are also available (see above) for both games, while live updates will be available on Twitter as well. 

Matchups

No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes (3-2) | Statistics
» Familiar foes. These two programs have met twice a year in each of the last four seasons, including four straight meetings in the conference tournament semifinals. Stanford won both meetings in 2014, 2015 and 2016, but Colorado was victorious in both matchups last year.
» Colorado's only two losses this season have come on the road against Top 15 competition -- at No. 5 Florida and at No. 11 Northwestern. 
» The Buffaloes are 2-0 at home this season, and have outscored opponents 35-15, including a decisive 18-3 win over then-No. 19 Virginia Tech on Sunday.

Oregon Ducks (2-1) | Statistics
» Stanford has won five straight over the Ducks, dating back to a 13-7 defeat on April 13, 2013. In Stanford's last visit to Eugene, the Cardinal earned a commanding 14-2 victory on April 8, 2016.
» Oregon's only loss this season was to then-No. 7 Syracuse on Feb. 18, 17-11. 
» The Ducks defeated UC Davis, 15-5, on Feb. 16 and beat Canisius in overtime, 12-11 on Feb. 26. Their East Coast game against Towson was cancelled.

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 153 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). 
» 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 249 career points, including a team-high 24 (11 goals, 13 assists) this season.
» Murray has an active 60-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 leads the Pac-12 with 7.20 assists per game, largely due to senior Kelsey Murray, who leads the conference with 2.6 assists per game. The Cardinal is also second in the league in points per contest (21.4) behind Murray's average of 4.80 -- second-best in the Pac-12.
» Stanford is also tops in the conference with 17.0 draw controls per game, led by Julia Massaro, who averages a team-best 4.6.
» Stanford, which made the biggest jump in the IWLCA Top 25 rankings this week -- seven spots from No. 25, 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 1-2 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.

Players of the Week

» Seniors Kelsey Murray and Allie DaCar swept the Pac-12 Player of the Week awards on Monday, as announced by the conference office. 
» Stanford is the first school to sweep the Pac-12 weekly awards. 
» Murray set three school records over the weekend, while DaCar went 2-0 with a .571 save percentage. Full press release.


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

» Senior Kelsey Murray became Stanford's all-time career assists leader, freshman Ali Baiocco tallied a career-high five goals and senior goalkeeper Allie DaCar made 12 saves to lead No. 25 Stanford to a convincing 15-5 road win over No. 16 Duke on Friday. A full recap here.
» On Sunday, senior Kelsey Murray set a school record with 10 points and tied another program-best with five assists to lift Stanford past Elon, 17-10, to finish off an East Coast sweep. A full recap here.


A Look Ahead

» Stanford returns home for the first time in nearly a month. The inaugural Pac-12 home game will be on March 17 at 1 p.m. PT against Cal.
» 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).
» Once again, several Cardinal will takeover the team's instagram stories for an inside look into the team's road trip.

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