STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 1 Cardinal heads to Berkeley this weekend, taking on No. 9 California in the team's final road game of the regular season.
Stanford and the Bears met last month, winning 15-10 at the California-hosted MPSF Invitational.
The game is Stanford's last true road game of the season, with the team's final seven games all coming at Avery Aquatic Center. The MPSF Tournament will be hosted by UCLA, with Stanford hosting the NCAA Championships.
HOT START » Stanford is off to a strong 14-1 (2-0) start to 2024, outscoring opponents 221-127 in the process.
TOP COMPETITION » Stanford already boasts nine top-10 wins on the season, including three top-four wins.
LEADING THE CARD » Riley Pittman has the team lead for both goals and assists, with 35 and 25, respectively. Pittman's 35 goals are good for the fifth-most in the MPSF, and his 25 assists are the fourth-best.
SOREN TO NEW HEIGHTS » Soren Jensen is in the midst of a hot scoring streak - finding the back of the net 12 times in the last five games. Jensen's five combined goals in lthe wins at No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 USC earned him MPSF Player of the Week honors.
FRESHMEN ON FIRE » The freshmen have been key contributors so far this season, with Ryan Ohl, Botond Balogh, Ben Forer and Will Schneider combining for 58 points (36 goals 22 assists) on the year.
RECORD ON WATCH » Jackson Painter's 168 career goals with Stanford have him 16 goals shy of the 10th-most in program history. The last edit to the program's top-10 list was 2021.
VETERAN STANDOUTS » The Card returns three All America selections from 2023 in Painter, Pittman and Ethan Parrish. The trio extended a nearly-fifty-year run of Stanford landing multiple student-athletes on an All America team every year since 1975.
CARDINAL, WHITE AND BLUE » Four Cardinal products took home bronze with Team USA at this summer's Paris Olympic Games. Ben Hallock, Alex Bowen, Dylan Woodhead and Drew Holland were a part of the first Olympic medal since 2008, with Hallock serving as the team captain.