STANFORD, Calif. - No. 3 Stanford (5-0) opens up the home schedule this weekend, hosting the Overnght MPSF Invitational on The Farm. Avery Aquatic Center will feature 32 games over three days, with 16 teams in the competition.
The Card's first game comes on Friday against Santa Clara at 4:40 p.m. PT. Stanford will play two more games on Saturday and one on Sunday, with times and opponents to be determined. All games will be broadcast on Overnght.
NON-CON HOT STREAK » The Cardinal has been on a roll against opponents outside of the MPSF West, winning each of the last 47 games against teams other than UCLA, USC and California.
NEWCOMER INTRODUCTIONS » The Card's two transfers have showed out to start the season, with Bernardo Herzer making 38 saves in four games. In the first five games of the season, James Rozolis-Hill is third on the team with 12 goals.
DYNAMIC DUO » The returning duo of Botond Balogh and Ben Forer was one of the best goal-producing pairs in the MPSF last year – joining to post 230 points (136 goals, 94 assists). Forer's 48 assists were second-best in the MPSF West. In 2026, the duo has combined for 18 goals and 15 assists.
NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK » Freshman Dimitris Chatzis earned the Cardinal's first weekly award of the season, earning MPSF West Newcomer of the Year honors last week. Chatzis scored eight goals and assisted once in last weekend's two games.