STANFORD, Calif. – Makenzie Fischer scored a career-high eight goals and Stanford continued its early-season offensive roll with a 21-9 win over No. 8 Michigan to kick off the Stanford Invitational on Saturday morning.
The Cardinal (4-0) continues its home tournament against No. 19 Indiana at 4:30 p.m. in what will serve as the MPSF opener for both schools.
Stanford has scored 20+ in three of its first four games this season and is averaging 22 goals per game.
Stanford jumped out to a 7-1 lead after one quarter. Kat Klass and Fischer each scored in the 6-in-5 to get things going and then even-strength goals from Fischer and her younger sister Aria pushed the lead to 4-0. Julia Sellers scored at 4:40 for Michigan, but the Cardinal answered on its next trip down the pool as Fischer notched her early hat trick with a third goal in less than four minutes. Sofie Pontre was whistled for a penalty late in the quarter and Madison Stamen buried the shot from five meters with 11 seconds left in the period.
The Cardinal tacked on three more to begin the second, two from Aria Fischer and one from Makenzie, before the Wolverines ended a 10-minute drought with a goal at 2:04 to make it 10-2 Stanford. Sarah Klass rattled the cage with just over a minute to go before halftime and Stanford was up 11-2 at the half.
The teams traded goals in the third quarter, with Stanford's four coming from Ryann Neushul, Makenzie Fischer, Aria Fischer and Hannah Shabb.
The Cardinal extended the final margin in the fourth, outscoring Michigan 6-3. Makenzie Fischer scored back-to-back at 6:47 and 6:21 before Cassidy Wiley got her first of the season at 5:40. Madison Stamen (3:01), Wiley (1:22) and Madison Berggren (0:22) closed it out for Stanford.
Makenzie Fischer has scored 19 goals in four games this season (4.75 goals per game), including 14 in the last two.
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 8 Michigan
Feb. 2, 2019 • Stanford, Calif.
MICH 1 – 1 – 4 – 3 = 9
STAN 7 – 4 – 4 – 6 = 21
Michigan Goals: Skyler Pyle 2, Julia Sellers 2, Maddy Johnston 1, Ava Morrant 1, Erin Neustrom 1, Maddie O'Reilly 1, Maddy Steere 1
Stanford Goals: Makenzie Fischer 8, Aria Fischer 4, Madison Stamen 2, Cassidy Wiley 2, Madison Berggren 1, Kat Klass 1, Sarah Klass 1, Ryann Neushul 1, Hannah Shabb 1
