STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford swept MPSF/Kap7 weekly honors on Tuesday when junior Makenzie Fischer was named the league's player of the week and freshman Madison Stamen its top newcomer.
The No. 2 Cardinal swept its three games over the weekend at the Cal Cup in Berkeley, beating No. 11 Long Beach State (25-4), No. 17 Fresno State (23-7) and No. 14 San Jose State (19-4).
Fischer averaged 3.7 goals per game (11 total) in Stanford's three victories across the bay. She had a hat trick in the season opener against the 49ers and two more on Sunday morning against the Bulldogs before rattling the cage a career-high six time in the victory over the Spartans. Fischer had scored five goals in a game nine times in her two previous years at Stanford, but never six. Now with 132 career goals, she is 39 away from cracking the Cardinal's all-time top 10. The player of the week honor is the second of her career.
Stamen led Stanford in scoring with 12 goals as the Cardinal completed its perfect 3-0 weekend. She poured in four in the season opener against LBSU, the Cardinal's highest offensive output since a 25-8 victory over Wagner on May 11, 2007. She had another hat trick in the 23-7 win over Fresno State on Sunday morning and rattled the cage five more times in the 19-4 victory against the Spartans. Stamen averaged 4.0 goals per game in her first weekend in a Cardinal cap and was responsible for nearly 18 percent of Stanford's scoring offense at the tournament (12 of 67 goals).
The Cardinal (3-0) is at home this weekend when it hosts the Stanford Invitational on Saturday and Sunday. All-session tickets are priced at $25 for adults and $15 for seniors and youth, while single-day tickets cost $15 for adults and $8 for seniors and youth. Tickets go on sale now by calling 800-STANFORD or going online to gostanford.com/tickets.
