STANFORD, Calif. - No. 1 Stanford (8-0, 2-0 MPSF) visits No. 2 UCLA (12-1, 2-0 MPSF) on Saturday, March 7, in the second 1 vs. 2 matchup of the season between the schools.
Six of the Cardinal's eight wins have come away from The Farm. Stanford has recorded eight straight wins to open the season for the 12th time since 2010.
• Stanford outlasted UCLA 8-7 in the final of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational on Feb. 15, securing its fourth tournament title in five seasons and eighth in school history (2026, 2025, 2023, 2022, 2018, 2011, 2009, 2007). The Cardinal led 3-1 after the first period and 6-4 at halftime and won the game despite being held scoreless in the fourth quarter, winning its fourth straight against the Bruins. Jenna Flynn completed a hat trick midway through the second quarter, Juliette Dhalluin contributed two key goals and three assists while Christine Carpenter finished with eight saves for the Cardinal, which defeated California 14-7 in the semifinals and host UC Irvine 15-6 in the opening round.
• Sienna Green was one of seven players with a multi-goal game for Stanford, which overwhelmed No. 17 San Jose State 21-4 on Feb. 28 in MPSF action. Green matched a career high with four goals and Serena Browne added a hat trick while the Cardinal defense, anchored by nine saves from Jackie King, limited San Jose State to only four goals on 23 shot attempts and an 0-for-8 clip on the power play.
• Jenna Flynn (29 goals, 15 assists, 48 shots, 7 multi-goal games) and Juliette Dhalluin (23 goals, 19 assists, 39 shots, 8 multi-goal games) have been pacing the offense, with both players having earned MPSF/Delfina Player of the Week honors during back-to-back weeks in February. Stanford has scored at least 15 goals in six of its eight games, including a season-high output in a 23-11 win over Long Beach State on Jan. 24 at the Brigitte Donner Daws Memorial Invitational. Elite depth has been a key part of the team's success, with the Cardinal boasting at least 10 different goal scorers in four contests.
• The Cardinal features four players with significant international experience. Jenna Flynn (United States), Juliette Dhalluin (France) and Serena Browne (Canada) represented their country at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. Last summer, the Cardinal added a fourth in Sienna Green (Australia), a 2024 Olympic silver medalist and All-American transfer from UCLA who totaled 50 goals in two seasons.
• Stanford’s already-decorated coaching staff also got even stronger this summer, with the most revered and accomplished player in the history of women’s water polo returning to The Farm. Joining the staff as associate head coach is Brenda Villa, one of only two four-time Olympic medalists (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) who won 20 medals overall in her playing career representing Team USA. A three-time All-American and Hall of Famer who led the Cardinal to its first NCAA title in 2002, Villa became Stanford’s first Peter J. Cutino Award recipient and was later named the Female Water Polo Player of the Decade (2000-09) by FINA Aquatics World Magazine.
• The nation's only program to have participated at every NCAA Championship since the event's inception, Stanford put the finishing touches on a dominant campaign in 2025. In addition to producing one of only four 15-0 starts in school history, the Cardinal recorded three wins apiece against fellow contenders USC and UCLA while holding the nation’s No. 1 ranking for most of the season. Stanford also captured both the NCAA and MPSF crowns in the same season for the fourth time in school history (2025, 2023, 2022, 2014).
• Stanford, which is chasing its fourth national championship in five seasons and 11th NCAA title overall in 2026, outlasted USC 11-7 to capture the 2025 NCAA crown. The championship match followed a similar regular-season script of the Cardinal pairing a balanced offense with a suffocating defense. Stanford scored at least 10 goals in every game, averaged 15.9 overall and received 20 goals from nine different players. The Cardinal also excelled defensively, with its 168 goals allowed the fewest of any school in the nation.