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The Farm Report: September 3

Catch up on the best content, news, and moments from last week on The Farm

Women's Volleyball

Card takes down No. 6 Wisconsin

   

Led by junior Elia Rubin, No. 5 Stanford swept Milwaukee, 25-20, 27-25, 25-17, Friday, in the season opener for both teams at the Klotsche Center.

As a team, Stanford (1-0) hit .361 and finished with 47 kills, seven aces and 5.0 blocks. Milwaukee (0-1) hit .177 and posted 29 kills, five aces and 5.0 blocks. Both teams tallied 32 digs. 

Rubin had a match-high 14 kills on .458 hitting to go with five digs and two aces. Middle blocker Sami Francis added eight kills on a .500 clip and four blocks, including two solo. 

 Elia Rubin and Sami Francis combined for 33 kills, leading No. 5 Stanford in a 26-28, 25-23, 16-25, 25-13, 15-13 win over No. 18 Minnesota, Sunday, in the State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase at Fiserv Forum.

Stanford (2-0) served tough and played gritty defense, totaling 67 digs and 12 aces. Minnesota (0-1) out hit the Cardinal, .302 to .222, and racked up 14.0 blocks. 

Rubin finished with a double-double, notching a match-high 19 kills to go with 13 digs, three blocks and two aces. Francis hit .393 with 14 kills and three blocks. 

 Elia Rubin and Sami Francis combined for 33 kills, leading No. 5 Stanford in a 26-28, 25-23, 16-25, 25-13, 15-13 win over No. 18 Minnesota, Sunday, in the State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase at Fiserv Forum.

Stanford (2-0) served tough and played gritty defense, totaling 67 digs and 12 aces. Minnesota (0-1) out hit the Cardinal, .302 to .222, and racked up 14.0 blocks. 

Rubin finished with a double-double, notching a match-high 19 kills to go with 13 digs, three blocks and two aces. Francis hit .393 with 14 kills and three blocks. 

Elia Rubin and Kami Miner registered double-doubles to lead No. 5 Stanford in a 26-24, 18-25, 25-22, 25-22 win over No. 6 Wisconsin, Monday, in the State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase at Fiserv Forum.

Stanford (3-0) hit .316 as a team and recorded double-digit aces (10) for a second straight night. The Cardinal remains undefeated all-time versus Wisconsin (0-3) at 6-0.

 

Women's volleyball highlights vs No. 6 Wisconsin

No. 2 Stanford shuts out Washington State

No. 2 Stanford shuts out Washington State

    

Senior goalkeeper Haley Craig made five saves while facing 11 total shots from former Pac-12 foe Washington State as No. 2 Stanford (5-0) blanked the Cougars (2-2) 2-0 from Cagan Stadium on Sunday.

The clean sheet was Craig’s third of the season, while the five saves are a season best.

Coming out on the attack, Stanford broke the scoreless match with a goal in the seventh minute. The tally, which came just minutes after the Cardinal had a penalty shot blocked, came from sophomore Mia Bhuta. Bhuta received a cross from Allie Montoya and chested it home for her second career goal.

Team Celebration

Stanford starts season off strong

   

No. 13 Stanford bounced back in a big way, downing Cal State Fullerton 5-0 on Thursday night at Cagan Stadium. It’s the most goals Stanford has scored since a 5-0 victory over San Diego State last November.

The Cardinal improves to 2-1-0 on the season while the Titans fall to 0-3-0.

“Incredibly exciting for the spectators tonight,” said the Knowles Family Director of Men’s Soccer Jeremy Gunn. “Our mandate was ‘we’ve got to ruthlessly pursue scoring goals’ and the issue we had was every player on the pitch took that whole-heartedly.”

The Cardinal opened the scoring early, as Shane de Flores notched his first goal of the season in the 14th minute. He finished off a well-played ball from Fletcher Bank to score the game-winning goal.

Men's soccer highlights vs Cal State Fullerton

No. 13 Stanford earned a decisive win over Saint Mary’s on Sunday, taking down the Gaels 4-1 at Cagan Stadium. The Cardinal has now scored nine goals over the last two games after scoring two across the first two games of the season.

Stanford moves to 3-1 in 2024 while Saint Mary’s falls to 1-2.

 

Men's soccer vs. St. Mary's highlights

Field hockey begins season 2-0

Field hockey begins season 2-0

   

Stanford field hockey opened up the season in decisive fashion on Friday, securing a 4-1 victory over Ohio at Briner Sports Complex. With the win, the Cardinal begins the season 1-0 as it prepares for Sunday's game against Ball State. 

Stanford generated offensive pressure early and often against the Bobcats, jumping out to a commanding 3-0 lead at the halftime break, and adding a fourth goal in the third quarter to seal the win. 

Stanford delivered another dominant performance on Sunday afternoon, defeating Ball State, 5-0, to sweep the season-opening road trip. 

The Cardinal maintained control from start to finish, outshooting Ball State 19-2 and holding an 11-2 advantage in penalty corners. With the victory, Stanford improves to 2-0 on the young season, while Ball State falls to 0-2. 

 

Card women dominate opener

Card women dominate opener

    

 Stanford sophomore Sophia Kennedy earned her first collegiate cross-country victory, winning the USF Invitational at Golden Gate Park on Friday.

Kennedy ran 20:22.2 over 6 kilometers (3.72 miles) to pace Stanford to the team victory, scoring 18 points by placing five among the top seven, including the top three. Zofia Dudek (20:26.4) and Riley Stewart (20:41.0), the winner of the previous two editions, followed Kennedy across the line. 

The Stanford men, running as a pack as part of a tempo workout, were fifth with 120 points. Seven of Stanford’s eight runners finished within 0.3 of each other from 25:09.3 to 25:09.6 over 8K (4.97 miles), taking 25th through 31st.