Road Slate Ends at Boston College

STANFORD, Calif. — Following a closely-contested bout against No. 14 Syracuse on Friday, Stanford field hockey is back in action to complete the regular season road slate as the Cardinal takes on Boston College on Sunday, October 25. First strike from BC’s Field Hockey Complex is slated for noon ET / 9 a.m. PT. 

FIRST STRIKE

Stanford enters its road finale having fallen in a close battle to No. 14 Syracuse on Friday in a 3-2 thriller at J.S. Coyne Field. The Cardinal bookended the first-half scoring, earning the game-opening tally with Liv Martin slotting home her second of the season before Star Horlock nabbed her ninth of the campaign off a penalty corner to give Stanford a 2-1 lead heading into halftime. However, Syracuse found the final two goals of the match to take the 3-2 win. 

Star Horlock continues to lead the Cardinal in both goals and points this season after scoring in the matchup against Syracuse for her ninth of the season. Her nine goals and 20 points set career-high’s in those categories as the senior returns to Stanford following international duty last season. Jenny O’Grady slots second on the squad in goals with a career-high five on the season while Kate Nemec joins Summer Knight-Thompson and Ella Ganocy with three on the campaign following her tally against the Aggies.

Natalie Hoppe continues to lead the team in helpers with a career-high six on the campaign while Liv Martin claims second on the team with three on the campaign following an assist on Mia Clark’s attacking penalty corner tally against Duke two weeks ago. In total, 15 Cardinal have recorded a point while 12 players have secured a goal including 10 who have scored multiple times this season.

Defensively, Puja Nanjappa has started all 15 games to lead the Cardinal and is second on the team in minutes played with 757. Natalie Hoppe slots first on the squad in minutes with 818 having started all 14 games she has appeared in. Stanford’s penalty corner defense has shown strong this season as the Cardinal is 51-for-67 on penalty corner clearances while Stanford’s PCA has converted on 10 out of 60 attempts.

Between the posts, Anya Jackson has earned the start and decision in each of the 15 games this season, recording her second collegiate shutout in the win over UC Davis last Friday. Jackson has posted a new career high in wins (9) while recording a 2.08 goals-against average coupled with a .727 save percentage. Jackson earned a career-high 12 saves in the loss to Northwestern, becoming the third goalkeeper to record 12 saves in a game since the 2019 season (Kelsey Bing: 2019, Daisy Ford: 2025). The junior currently leads the conference in saves with 80 on the campaign. 

Stanford’s bout against the Eagles marks the 10th all-time meeting between the two teams dating back to 1997. Boston College currently leads the series 7-2 while the Cardinal boasts the win in the last meeting between the sides in a 2-1 overtime win last season on The Farm.