STANFORD, Calif. - No. 2 Stanford (17-2, 4-1) continues a massive homestand to wind down the 2026 regular season this weekend, hosting No. 5 Fordham on Sunday. The Rams are the third-straight top-five foe to play at Stanford, after the Card went 2-0 last weekend against No. 1 UCLA and No. 4 USC.
Fordham enters at 23-1 on the season, and is on the west coast for a pair of Bay Area bouts. The Rams are also taking on No. 1 California on Saturday in Berkeley before heading to The Farm. Stanford and Fordham have both advanced to the NCAA Championship semifinals in each of the last two seasons, but have only squared off head-to-head once – a 19-10 Cardinal win at Santa Clara last season.
The bout is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. PT, and can be streamed on Overnght. Tickets for both games are still available at Tickets.GoStanford.com.
NON-CON HOT STREAK » The Cardinal enters the week on a 53-game winning streak against teams outside the MPSF West. The last time Stanford fell to a non-conference opponent was Sept. 2, 2023 against then-No. 9 Long Beach State.
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.Â
In 2026, the duo has combined for 75 goals and 42 assists. Forer leads the team in points (63), goals (38) and assists (25) while Balogh sits second in points (54) and goals scored (37).
NEWCOMER INTRODUCTIONS » The Card's two transfers have showed out to start the season, with Bernardo Herzer making 190 saves in 18 games. In the first 19 games of the season, James Rozolis-Hill is third on the team with 31 goals.
HEROIC HERZER » Herzer has been lights out to start the season, leading the MPSF in saves. Herzer's 54.4% save percentage on the season is the best in the MPSF among starting goalies.
UPCOMING CENTURY MARK » Dunlevie Family Director of Men's Water Polo Brian Flacks is closing in on his 100th win at the helm of the Cardinal program. Flacks enters the weekend at 95-28, now in his fifth season with Stanford.
MPSF HONORS » Ben Forer became the Card's fourth different recipent of an MPSF weekly award this season, earning Player of the Week distinction on Monday after a seven-goal weekend.
| Name | Award | Date |
| Dimitris Chatzis | Newcomer of the Week | September 7 |
| Bernardo Herzer | Player of the Week | September 21 |
| Connor Ohl | Newcomer of the Week | October 12 |
| Ben Forer | Player of the Week | October 26 |