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Farm Report: September 29

A weekly recap of all things Stanford Athletics, featuring top stories and key highlights from the past week.

Stanford Football Rallies To Win Over San Jose State

Stanford Football Rallies To Win Over San Jose State

    

Sedrick Irvin scored on a 1-yard run with 19 seconds left to cap Stanford's rally from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat San Jose State 30-29 on Saturday.

The Spartans (1-3) went up 26-14 in the opening minute of the fourth quarter on Walker Eget's third touchdown pass of the day.

But Ben Gulbranson drove the Cardinal (2-3) to three straight scores to generate the thrilling win. He threw a 14-yard TD pass to Myles Libman and led Stanford to a field goal — a 36-yarder by Emmet Kenney — that made it 29-24.

Stanford then got the ball back for one last drive and Gulbranson converted a fourth-and-10 with a 34-yard pass to Caden High and threw a 14-yarder to CJ Williams to get the ball to the 1. Irvin ran it in on the next play.

Gulbranson finished 29 for 43 for 444 yards and two touchdowns for the Cardinal, the third-most passing yards by a Stanford quarterback in school history.

The Cardinal improves to 2-0 at home for the first time since 2018, the team's last bowl game appearance.

Up next, the Cardinal enjoys a bye week before visiting SMU on Oct. 11.

Undefeated Start To ACC Play

Undefeated Start To ACC Play

    

Elia Rubin and Lizzy Andrew combined for 28 kills to lead No. 3 Stanford in a 25-15, 25-14, 22-25, 25-17 win at Virginia, Saturday, in the ACC opener at John Paul Jones Arena.

Stanford (10-2, 1-0 ACC) hit .235 as a team and racked up a season-high 65 digs. Six different Cardinal players recorded an ace. Virginia (7-4, 0-1 ACC) was held to .063 hitting – the second lowest by a Stanford opponent this season.

Hitting a season-best .435, No. 3 Stanford swept Virginia Tech, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20, Sunday, at Cassell Coliseum.

Stanford (11-2, 2-0 ACC) racked up 55 kills, 48 digs and four aces. Virginia Tech (8-5, 0-2) hit .327 and finished with 38 kills, 35 digs and four aces.

Outside hitter Julia Blyashov registered a career-high 16 kills on a career-best .467 hitting to go with five digs, a block and an assist to lead the Cardinal. Middle blocker Lizzy Andrew turned in a career-high 14 kills for a second straight match, hitting .500.

Big Week For Stanford Women's Soccer

Big Week For Stanford Women's Soccer

    

History was made and honored on Thursday night at Cagan Stadium as No. 3 Stanford defeated Boston College 2-0 to improve to 8-1-1 on the season, including 2-0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The victory was No. 400 on The Farm for Stanford’s Knowles Family Director of Women’s Soccer, and came on a night that the Cardinal honored Kelley O’Hara ahead of her induction into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday night.

Stanford scored three goals in the first 11 minutes of play, and added one in the first minute of the second half, to record a 4-0 shutout over Syracuse on Sunday afternoon from Cagan Stadium.

The shutout was the third consecutive clean sheet for the Cardinal, which improved to 9-1-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Syracuse dropped to 4-5-4 overall, including 0-4-1 in the ACC.

Stanford Men's Soccer Goes 2-0 On The Week

Stanford Men's Soccer Goes 2-0 On The Week

    

No. 6 Stanford’s resilience was on full display once again Wednesday night, as the Cardinal scored a walk-off goal in the 90th minute to complete a 3-2 comeback victory over Oregon State.

The latest game-winner marked Stanford’s third go-ahead goal beyond the 80th minute this season, lifting the Cardinal to 8-1-1 on the year. Oregon State drops to a 4-3-0 record following the nonconference loss.

"The strength and the mentality of the team was absolutely monumental," said Jeremy Gunn, the Knowles Family Director of Men's Soccer. "We demand so much of our players and we've built such a strong mentality. Every game we play, we're creating the chances and pressuring our opponents because we're so strong, physically and mentally."

A dominant showing on both sides of the ball led No. 6 Stanford to a 3-0 shutout victory over Boston College on Sunday evening at Cagan Stadium. 

The Cardinal (9-1-1, 3-1-0 ACC) moved into second place in the conference table with the win, while Boston College fell to 5-5 on the season.

“Phenomenal performance from the team tonight,” said Knowles Family Director of Men’s Soccer Jeremy Gunn. “I thought we came out with a wonderful intensity, and we were really turning the screws. I thought our attacking players were fantastic, and it was awesome to get the shutout as well. What a great performance all around.”

Dean Greyserman

Big Match = Big Win

    

It came down to sudden death, but Stanford retained its Big Match trophy, winning on the 19th hole with Megha Ganne and Dean Greyserman. It is the third overall Big Match title for Stanford in six years of the event at Menlo Country Club.

With seven matches and ties not being played out, a 3.5-3.5 score is possible, and that’s what happened on Thursday. Stanford held a 3.5-1.5 lead with two matches remaining and just needed to tie in one of those to secure a win outright. The first of those to finish was Nora Sundberg and Cooper Stearns, who were tied heading to 18 but lost the hole. That put the pressure on Paula Martín Sampedro and Ethan Gao. They were 2up heading to 14, but things began to get away from them. It was tied through 16, and then Jasmine Kahler and Daniel Heo of California won the final two holes to win the match, forcing a 3.5-3.5 tie.

That brought the anchor match back onto the course. Ganne and Greyserman were able to take care of business against Marie-Agnes Fischer and Charlie Berridge of California 3&2. Sudden death put them on 18 for the first time all afternoon, and it came down to three shots on the green.

Ganne was the furthest of the three away from the cup, roughly 50 feet away. She rolled it up and down the rolling green, and eventually it got right to the flag, smacking against it and dropping straight down into the cup. She leaped into the air, hugged Greyserman, and celebrated one of the most spectacular putts of her career – and she is a U.S. Women’s Amateur champion. California could not answer the putt, and Stanford won in incredible fashion.

Liv Martin

Stanford Field Hockey Takes Down Louisville In Penalty Shootout

    

In a match that spanned nearly three hours, Anya Jackson and Jenny O’Grady powered the Stanford field hockey team to its first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) win of the season, sending the Cardinal past No. 16 Louisville on Friday night in a penalty shootout, 2-1.  

“You could feel the energy going into the shootout that there was not an option to lose,” said Susan Ewing York Director of Women’s Field Hockey head coach Roz Ellis. “We asked everyone to be brave and go for it. You have to take risks to get what you want.”

Two Ranked Wins On The Week

Two Ranked Wins On The Week

    

The No. 4 Cardinal picked up a top-five road win this afternoon, winning 12-5 at No. 5 San Jose State. Botond Balogh led the way for Stanford with four goals and two assists.

Stanford took the early lead with a 3-1 first period, before an even second period sent the Card into halftime with a 4-2 lead.

In the second half, Stanford pulled away to control the game. Four of the Card’s eight second-half goals came from Balogh, giving Stanford a 12-5 win.

No. 4 Stanford moved to 8-2 on the season today with a 19-14 win over No. 11 Pepperdine. The Card’s home-opening win featured five goals each from Botond Balogh and Gianpiero Di Martire, as the Stanford offense caught fire in the second half to close the win.

Balogh’s scoring outburst gave him back-to-back games with four or more goals. Ben Forer led the Cardinal with four assists, and Temkin finished with seven saves and three assists.

The Card is at home again next week, hosting No. 3 USC on Saturday and No. 1 UCLA on Sunday. Tickets for both games are available at Tickets.GoStanford.com, and games will be streamed on Overnght.

Valerie Glozman, Frankie Brennan

Valerie Glozman ITA All-American Singles Title

    

Valerie Glozman capped an incredible start to her sophomore season by winning the ITA Women’s All-American singles title, beating Carmen Herea of Texas in the final on Sunday afternoon, 6-2, 6-3.

Glozman is the first champion from Stanford since Hilary Barte in 2010 and the fourth all-time, joining Patty Fendick (1987), Sandra Birch (1989, 1990) and Barte. Her victory also edged the Cardinal in front of Florida for the most ITA All-American women’s singles titles of all time with five.

Women's Sailing ACC Round One Win

Women's Sailing ACC Round One Win

    

he Cardinal cruised to a victory at this weekend's Women's Atlantic Coast Championship round one regatta, taking first in the 18-team competition with 61 points.

Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame 2025

Stanford Athletics Hall Of Fame Class Of 2025 Inducted

    

The TreeCast Episode 241: Backyard Brawl

The TreeCast Episode 241: Backyard Brawl

    

Stanford Football hosts San Jose State for a South Bay battle! QB Ben Gulbranson joins the show and shares his thoughts on how the Cardinal can rebound from last week's tough loss and how the passing game can build on its best showing of the year so far. Also, Stanford Men's Water Polo senior GK West Temkin takes us to the pool and gives us the latest happenings for that squad. Plus, 3 Things you need to know around The Farm and what to watch at Stanford Stadium when the Card tangle with the Spartans.

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