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Women's Lacrosse

Senior Weekend

No. 12 Stanford (11-3, 6-1 Pac-12)
vs. #16 Colorado | Stanford Stadium | Friday, 7 p.m. PT  | Watch | Live Stats
vs. Oregon | Stanford Stadium | Sunday, 1 p.m. PT  | Watch | Live Stats
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STANFORD, Calif. - First-place is on the line on Friday as No. 12 Stanford lacrosse hosts Colorado and its One Love game at 7 p.m. PT. The final home weekend concludes with Senior Day against Oregon at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Both games will be played at Stanford Stadium.

How to Watch/Follow

» A live stream is available for both of this weekend's contests.
» Live stats links are available, while live updates will be available on Twitter as well. 
» The venue has changed but tickets are still free for anyone that can make it to Stanford Stadium.  

Matchups

Colorado Buffaloes (9-4, 6-1 Pac-12) | 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, and the first encounter this year.
» Stanford and Colorado made history by playing in the first-ever Pac-12 Conference lacrosse game on March 9. But the Cardinal could not hold a seven-goal lead and fell at No. 19 Colorado, 18-16. A full recap is here.
» Its been more than two years since the Buffaloes visted The Farm. Stanford won 12-10 behind hat tricks from then-sophomores Dillon Schoen and Kelly Myers on April 3, 2016.
» The Buffaloes have won four of their last five, including a 10-7 win over No. 16 USC last Friday, where they led 7-1 at the half.

Oregon Ducks (8-5, 4-3 Pac-12) | Statistics
» Stanford has won six straight over the Ducks, dating back to a 13-7 defeat on April 13, 2013.
» In Oregon's last visit to The Farm, the Cardinal trailed 10-5 at the half, but stormed back to win 17-13 on April 14, 2017 -- one year and one day from Sunday.
» Oregon is coming off an upset win over No. 16 USC on its Senior Day, 18-11, last Sunday.
» Entering the weekend, the Ducks have won four straight. 

Senior Weekend
 » Nine Stanford seniors will be playing their final regular season games on The Farm this weekend. The Cardinal will honor Cameron park, Kelly Myers, Maggie Nick, Sydney Shaw, Madison O'Leary, Kelsey Murray, Sandy Smith, Allie DaCar and Dillon Schoen. 
» Friday is Stanford's One Love game which is dedicated to the One Love Foundation. The team will have poster giveaways and sign postgame autographs after the game. 
» Sunday will be Senior Day. Over the last four years the nine Stanford seniors have led the Cardinal to 53 victories, a conference championship and two NCAA tournament appearances so far.
» Stanford enters the weekend with eight straight wins -- the longest stretch for the Cardinal since winning 10 in a row in 2015.
 

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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 180 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 290 career points, including a team-high 65 (38 goals, 27 assists) this season.
» Murray has an active 69-game point streak, dating back to March 7, 2014 against Towson.

Offensive Outburst

» Stanford boasts one of the top offenses in the nation, ranking second in shots on goal per game (26.93), third in scoring margin (+6.93), fifth in scoring offense (16.14), sixth in points per game (23.07) and 12th in the country in assists per game (6.93). The Cardinal leads the Pac-12 in each category. 
» Kelsey Murray ranks atop the Pac-12 in points (65) and points per game (4.64), and is second in shooting percentage (.594), assists (27), and free position percentage (.625).
» Stanford's league-best 23.07 points per game is nearly four points higher than Oregon, which ranks second with 19.08 points per game. 
» The Cardinal also has a Pac-12 leading 226 goals, nearly 50 more than Colorado, who is second with 178.
» Stanford has more possessions than most. The Cardinal ranks fifth in the nation and leads the Pac-12 with 16.43 draw controls per game. Genesis Lucero is tops on the team with 59 draw controls, and Julia Massaro is second with 56 -- those totals rank third and fourth in Stanford's single-season record book

 


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.
» In the first-ever Pac-12 game at Cagan Stadium, Stanford knocked off arch rival Cal, 21-5, on March 17.
» 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 3-2 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.

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

» Twelve different Cardinal got in the scoring column as No. 13 Stanford lacrosse cruised to an 18-6 win over UC Davis at Cagan Stadium on Thursday night (full recap).
» Junior Areta Buness scored four times and senior Kelsey Murray finished with five points as Stanford extended its winning streak to eight with an 18-2 victory over Fresno State at Cagan Stadium on Sunday. A full recap is here. 


A Look Ahead

» Stanford has one regular season game remaining as the Cardinal visit Cal for a 7 p.m. tilt on Friday, April 20. 
» The inaugural Pac-12 Championship Tournament is set for April 26-29 in Boulder, Colorado. 

Follow the Cardinal

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

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