STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 5 Cardinal puts a perfect 3-0 start to the season on the line Monday, hosting No. 6 Virginia on The Farm.
Stanford opened the season with three dominant wins in November, topping No. 8 Cornell 7-2, No. 14 Williams 7-2 and No. 9 Columbia 8-1.
FIFTH-RANKED CARD » Stanford opened the season at No. 5 in the CSA Women's Varsity rankings, fresh off last year's fifth-place finish.
RETURNING WITH HARDWARE » The Cardinal ended last season with an MASC crown, as wekk as the CSA Most Improved Team award and the Chaffee award for sportsmanship.
ALL-AMERICAN MADISON HO » Sohomore Madison Ho is back for year two after a dominant freshman season. The Cambridge, Mass. native earned First Team All-American and All-MASC honors, as well as being named MASC Freshman of the Year.
NEW FACES » Stanford's freshmen class of Valerie Huang, Amelie Haworth, Riya Navani and Tiana Parasrampuria all showed out in their first collegiate competition, combining to go 11-1 in the first weekend of play.
SO WE MEET AGAIN » The Card took down Virginia twice last season, winning 7-2 in the MASC Championship, then 6-3 at the CSA National Championship.