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Women's Lacrosse

Regular Season Finale

No. 14 Stanford (12-4, 7-2 Pac-12)
at Cal (6-10, 2-7 Pac-12) 
Memorial Stadium | Friday, 7 p.m. PT  | Watch | Live Stats
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STANFORD, Calif. - Though No. 13 Stanford has locked up a first round bye and the No. 2 seed at the Pac-12 Tournament, there will be no shortage of motivation in Friday's finale. The Cardinal still has a chance to take a share of the Pac-12 regular season title, and faces off against arch rival Cal at Memorial Stadium at 7 p.m. PT.


How to Watch/Follow

» A live stream is here as well as live stats, while live updates will be available on Twitter as well. 
» Tickets are free at Memorial Stadium.  

Matchup

Cal Bears (6-10, 2-7 Pac-12) | Statistics
» Cal was 4-3 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. 
» Cal's two conference victories came at Arizona State (17-13) on April 1 and at home against Oregon (15-13) on April 13.  
» In the first matchup with the Bears, senior Kelsey Murray came within one goal of the Stanford single-game scoring record in just one half of play. Murray's six first-half goals led the Cardinal to a 21-5 victory over Cal on March 17 in the first Pac-12 lacrosse game played on The Farm. A full recap is here.
» With a win or Arizona State loss, Cal would clinch the No. 5 seed at the Pac-12 Tournament and would not have another potential game against Stanford until the championship game.

Pac-12 Scenarios
 » Stanford (7-2 Pac-12) trails Colorado by one game (8-1) in the conference standings with one game to play.  The Cardinal can clinch a share of the first-ever Pac-12 regular season title with a win over Cal and a Buffaloes loss to Oregon on Friday. 
» Stanford has earned one of the two first-round byes and will be the No. 2 seed at the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament in Boulder, Colorado, April 26-29. Colorado, which was chosen as the host for the first year of the tournament, will be the No. 1 seed as they hold the tiebreaker over the Cardinal with a season sweep of Stanford.
» Stanford's first Pac-12 Tournament game will be Friday, April 27 at 3 p.m. PT. The opponent will be determined on Thursday when the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds play at 3 p.m. PT. If Stanford wins, the Cardinal would play in the first Pac-12 Championship game on Sunday, April 29 at 11 a.m. PT. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Senior Weekend
 » Nine Stanford seniors played their final games on The Farm last weekend. The Cardinal honored Cameron Park, Kelly Myers, Maggie Nick, Sydney Shaw, Madison O'Leary, Kelsey Murray, Sandy Smith, Allie DaCar and Dillon Schoen. 
» Over the last four years the nine Stanford seniors have led the Cardinal to 54 victories, a conference championship and two NCAA tournament appearances so far.
» On Senior Day, the seniors played a big part in the Pac-12 victory over Oregon. A full recap is here.
 


All-time Leader

» Graduate senior Kelsey Murray has set five 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 186 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. She then broke the school record with six assists in a game against Colorado on April 13. 
» Murray also holds the school record with 303 career points, including a team-high 78 (44 goals, 34 assists) this season.
» Murray has an active 71-game point streak, dating back to March 7, 2014 against Towson.

Offensive Outburst

» Stanford boasts one of the top offenses in the nation, ranking third in shots on goal per game (26.81), eighth in scoring margin (+6.50), 12th in scoring offense (15.81), 10th in points per game (22.63) and 14th in the country in assists per game (6.81). The Cardinal leads the Pac-12 in each category. 
» Kelsey Murray ranks atop the Pac-12 and seventh in the nation in points (78) and is 15th in the NCAA in points per game (4.88). She is also second in the league with 34 assists.
» Stanford's league-best 22.62 points per game is more than four points higher than Oregon, which ranks second with 18.53 points per game. 
» The Cardinal also has a Pac-12 leading 253 goals, nearly 50 more than Colorado, who is second with 207.
» Stanford has more possessions than most. The Cardinal ranks fourth in the nation and leads the Pac-12 with 16.06 draw controls per game. Julia Massaro is second all-time at Stanford with 63 draw controls this season, and is just one away from tying the school record set by Lucy Dikeou in 2015. Genesis Lucero is fourth all-time at Stanford with 62 assists this season, and two away from the school record.

 


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 played 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 then 18th-ranked 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 3-3 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

» Senior Kelsey Murray set a school record with six assists, and hat tricks from senior Dillon Schoen and freshman Galen Lew led a furious second half comeback, but No. 12 Stanford lacrosse fell in overtime to No. 16 Colorado, 11-10, in a first-place matchup at Stanford Stadium on Friday night. A full recap is here. 
» Seniors Kelsey Murray and Dillon Schoen combined for nine goals, and senior Allie DaCar made 10 saves to lead No. 12 Stanford lacrosse to a Senior Day victory over Oregon, 17-9, on Sunday at Stanford Stadium. A full recap is here.

Successful Senior Day #GoStanford

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A Look Ahead

» The inaugural Pac-12 Championship Tournament is set for April 26-29 in Boulder, Colorado. Stanford will play its first game on Friday at 3 p.m. PT, against the winner of Thursday's 3 p.m. game between the No. 3 and No. 6 seeds.

Follow the Cardinal

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

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