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The Farm Report: October 7

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Card Takes Down No. 1 and No. 2

Card Takes Down No. 1 and No. 2

    

No. 3 Stanford knocked No. 1 UCLA from the unbeaten ranks this afternoon, holding the Bruins to a season-low nine goals in a 9-7 Card win. The win puts Stanford at 12-1 on the season and 1-0 in MPSF play.

No. 3 Stanford picked up another top-two win this weekend, beating No. 2 USC 8-6 this afternoon to move to 13-1 on the season and 2-0 in MPSF play. 24 hours after holding UCLA to their lowest scoring total of the season, the Cardinal did the same to USC – limiting the Trojans to just six scores.

Women's Volleyball Team

Stanford Sweeps Weekend ACC Slate

       

Four Cardinal reached double-digit kills as No. 5 Stanford defeated NC State, 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 25-8, in its ACC home opener, Friday, at Maples Pavilion.

Stanford (10-2, 2-1 ACC) hit .287 as a team, while holding NC State (7-4, 2-1 ACC) to a .209 clip. The Cardinal finished with eight aces, 69 digs and 10 blocks in its first win over the Wolfpack. 

In a complete team effort, No. 5 Stanford swept Wake Forest, 26-16, 26-17, 25-12, Sunday, at Maples Pavilion.

Stanford (11-2, 3-1 ACC) hit a season-best .468 as a team, while holding Wake Forest (10-5, 2-2 ACC) to a .104 clip. The Cardinal limited itself to just two hitting errors for the entire match.

WGOLF wins The Molly Invitational 10-1-24

First Win of the Season

   

Top-ranked Stanford women’s golf began the 2024-25 season with a bang this week. First, the Cardinal defeated California at the annual Big Match. On Tuesday, it wrapped up a convincing win at The Molly Invitational, claiming its first tournament win of the new year. Paula Martin Sampedro claimed a share of first for the first time in her collegiate career. 

Going back to last season, Stanford has now won four-straight tournaments, the longest streak for the program since it won six consecutive tournaments during the 2022 calendar year (postseason 2022 through the start of the 2022-23 season).

 

Team Celebration

Stanford Notches Road Victory

    

 

Charlotte Kohler’s goal in the 55th minute broke a 1-1 stalemate and handed No. 9 Stanford (11-1-1, 3-1-1 ACC) a 2-1 road victory at SMU (6-5-2, 2-2-2 ACC) on Saturday night from Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium.

Stanford will return home next week, hosting Duke and North Carolina in a pair of crucial ACC matches. Thursday’s 7 p.m. kickoff with Duke is Stanford’s annual pink match raising awareness for breast cancer, while Sunday’s 1 p.m. match vs. North Carolina will be a red out.

Sailing Second at Stu Nelson

Sailing Second at Stu Nelson

   

Sailing claimed second place at the Stu Nelson in Connecticut. The Cardinal sailed a strong event in New London, finishing second to Yale overall. The Cardinal’s A boat consisting of Vanessa Lahrkamp and Alexis Young took the top spot in the division, totalling 40 points.

“Each of our boats made progress in their respective goals this weekend,” said assistant sailing coach Shawn Harvey. “Collectively, we learned a lot about staying disciplined in tricky conditions with strong current.”