Pac-12 Title at StakePac-12 Title at Stake
Ed Gjertsen II
Women's Lacrosse

Pac-12 Title at Stake

No. 13 Stanford (13-4, 8-2 Pac-12)
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STANFORD, Calif. - It's back to Boulder for No. 13 Stanford lacrosse. The Cardinal has earned a first round bye and the No. 2 seed at the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament, Thursday through Sunday, and will play either USC or Arizona State in the semifinals on Friday at 3 p.m. PT. 


How to Watch/Follow

» Tickets are available here. 
» Pac-12 Networks will broadcast the tournament with Jason Knapp on play-by-play and Kara Lentz as the analyst. Check local listings.
» Live stats are available here, while live updates will be available on Twitter as well.   

Pac-12 Scenarios
 » 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, beginning on Thursday. Colorado, which was chosen as the host for the first year of the tournament, will be the No. 1 seed.
» Stanford's first Pac-12 Tournament game will be in the seminfinals on Friday at 3 p.m. PT. The opponent will be determined on Thursday when third-seeded USC plays sixth-seeded Arizona State at 3 p.m. PT.
» If Stanford wins the semifinal, the Cardinal would play in the first Pac-12 Championship game on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT.
» The winner of the tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


Inaugural Pac-12 Season

» 2018 marked 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 first-half 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 finished the first-ever Pac-12 regular season in second place with an 8-2 conference record. Both losses came to first-place Colorado.


All-time Leader

» Graduate senior Kelsey Murray has set six 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 189 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 played in her 78th career game in the regular season finale at Cal on April 20. That set the school standard as no player has worn Cardinal in more games than Murray.
     » Murray also holds the school record with 306 career points, including a team-high 81 (47 goals, 34 assists) this season.
     » Murray is just six points away from matching the school record of 87 she set last season.
» Murray has an active 72-game point streak, dating back to March 7, 2014 against Towson.
» On Tuesday, Murray was named the first Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year. She graduated with an undergraduate degree in psychology and a 3.87 GPA, and has maintained a 4.03 GPA pursuing a master's degree in communication. More on the award here.

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Offensive Outburst

» Stanford boasts one of the top offenses in the nation, ranking fourth in shots on goal per game (26.71), eighth in scoring margin (+6.71), 11th in scoring offense (15.88) and 10th in points per game (22.47). The Cardinal leads the Pac-12 in each category.
» Kelsey Murray ranks atop the Pac-12 and 10th in the nation in points (81) and is 15th in the NCAA in points per game (4.76). She is also second in the league with 34 assists.
» Stanford also leads the league with 6.59 assists per game (112 total), and its league-best 22.47 points per game is nearly four points higher than Colorado, which ranks second with 18.81 points per game. 
» The Cardinal also has a Pac-12 leading 270 goals, nearly 50 more than Colorado, who is second with 226.
» Defensively, senior Allie DaCar ranks ranks 10th in the nation with a 9.08 goals against average.


Record Breaker

» Stanford has more possessions than most. The Cardinal ranks fourth in the nation (115 teams) and leads the Pac-12 with 15.94 draw controls per game.
» Julia Massaro set the school record this year as she suprassed Lucy Dikeou, who had 64 draw controls in 2015. Massaro is the first Cardinal to eclipse 70 draw controls in a season and has 74 entering the postseason.
» Genesis Lucero is third all-time at Stanford with 63 draw controls this season, and two away from becoming the second Stanford player this season to pass previous school record holder Lucy Dikeou.

 

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.

Senior Weekend
 » Nine Stanford seniors played their final game on The Farm on April 15. 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 55 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.
 


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

» Junior Julia Massaro set two school records en route to a 17-7 win for No. 13 Stanford over rival Cal in the lacrosse regular season finale on Friday night at Memorial Stadium. A full recap is here.
» Massaro was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week on Monday.
» Stanford, which was ranked in one Top 25 preseason poll (No. 23 by IWLCA), was selected to finish third in the Pac-12 in the conference's first preseason coaches poll. The Cardinal has been ranked in the IWLCA Top 25 each week this season, and in every poll since March 19. Stanford is 3-3 against Top 25 opposition so far this year.


A Look Ahead

» The NCAA Tournament selection show is set for Sunday, May 6. More details to follow.

Follow the Cardinal

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

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