STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford freshman Ryann Neushul was named MPSF/Kap7 Newcomer of the Week when the conference announced its weekly honors on Tuesday afternoon.
Neuhsul scored twice in Stanford's 9-8 overtime win at No. 1 USC on Saturday afternoon and was a force in front of the cage, drawing five of USC's 12 exclusions in the game.
She earned her second kick-out early in the second quarter and then scored Stanford's first goal on the ensuing power play. Sarah Klass scored on the 6-on-5 resulting from Neushul's third drawn exclusion in the fourth quarter to pull the Cardinal within one, 7-6.
Neushul herself brought Stanford even, 7-7, when she scored her second with 2:04 remaining in regulation. Stanford erased a three-goal deficit heading into the fourth quarter to force overtime and eventually won to snap USC's 36-game winning streak. Earlier in the week she had a goal and a steal in Stanford's 16-7 win over No. 10 UC Irvine on March 25.
Tied atop the conference standings with UCLA, Stanford (15-1, 3-0 MPSF) hosts the Bruins (19-3, 3-0 MPSF) on Saturday, April 6 at 3 p.m. in another game televised on Pac-12 Networks.