The Farm Report: November 9, 2026

For the third-straight game, Stanford has taken down a top-five opponent at home. They move to 18-2 on the year. The win also extends the program’s winning streak to 54-straight wins against non-MPSF West opponents.

Forer scored his third of the day at the 5:12 mark to break the game open at 12-6. Balogh joined him with his third goal in the period as well. In total, the Card scored six times in the third to take a 14-9 lead into the final eight minutes.

Stanford closes the regular season at home next week, hosting No. 1 California on Friday for the Big Splash at Avery Aquatic Center. The rivalry bout starts at 6:00 p.m. PT, with a postgame ceremony to honor the Card’s 2026 senior class.

Led by Lizzy Andrew, No. 23 Stanford swept Florida State, 25-16, 25-14, 25-18, Sunday, at Tully Gymnasium.

Stanford (15-9, 8-6 ACC) hit .327 as a team, while holding Florida State (13-12, 7-7 ACC) to a .108 clip. The Cardinal posted 8.0 blocks, six aces and out dug the Seminoles 53-44.

Up next, Stanford begins a five-match homestand on Friday against Clemson.  

Completing an unblemished opening week to the college basketball season, Stanford men’s basketball earned a 74-65 victory over Eastern Washington and a 81-63 victory over Oakland at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal improved to 2-0 this season with the results.

Against Eastern Washington, Stanford received double-figure scoring from five players, closing the game on a 10-0 run to help secure career win No. 300 for head coach Kyle Smith.

The Cardinal continued their strong play against Oakland. Nick Townsend led the Cardinal with 25 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals, finishing 8-for-11 from the floor and 8-for-9 from the free throw line. Christian Bliss added a season-best 17 points with eight rebounds, including a 4-for-5 tally from beyond the 3-point arc. Aidan Camman was in double figures for the second consecutive game, finishing with 13 points and two steals.

The Cardinal ended the game on a 17-9 run over the final 6:16 to secure its second consecutive win.

In the home opener versus Saint Mary’s, Swain and Ezike led several Cardinal who had career nights. Swain’s 22 points were a personal best, eclipsing the 21 she had Monday against Arizona. Ezike had career highs in points (18), rebounds (7) and steals (4) and was 8-of-10 from the floor.

The Cardinal had 16 steals and outscored Saint Mary’s 38-9 in points off turnovers. Stanford had a 50-16 scoring advantage in the paint and 19-1 on fast breaks.

Swain beat her own personal best, scoring a career-high 26 points to lead Stanford to a 67-60 win over visiting UC Davis on Sunday afternoon. 

Stanford made its last seven free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the game. 

The Cardinal, which posted a 7-3 advantage in shots in the first half, finally broke through in the 35th minute as Erica Grilione sent a cross in from the left wing where Thomas deflected the ball into the back of the net with her back foot for her fourth goal of the season.

Stanford’s relentless attack eventually proved fruitful in the 81st minute as Holden collected an attempted clearance on the edge of the box, took two dribbles on goal and fired a low driven shot that beat Shippee to the near post for the eventual game-winner.

Stanford will now await the announcement of the 2026 NCAA Tournament field on Monday, November 16.

Stanford junior Charlotta Bell and senior Brooke Rockwell defeated Texas’ Berger/Kahahawai on Sunday morning to win the AVCA Women’s Pairs Championship, outlasting a field of the nation’s 64 top pairs in a three-day tournament held Nov. 6-8. 

In the championship match, Bell/Rockwell dropped the first set, 8-21, but fought back to win the second set, 21-17, and the third, 15-12, to claim the title.

Bell and Rockwell’s championship is the first title in program history at the event, now in its fifth year.

Stanford Women’s Rowing saw its first taste of action this fall on Sunday, sending three eights boats to compete at the annual San Diego Fall Classic on Mission Bay in San Diego. 

The Cardinal’s eights boats earned three of the top four finishes in the Women’s Open 8+ competition, with “SWC” finishing first, "Elle Logan" placing third, and "Attacker" finishing fourth.

Taking to the water for its only competition of the fall calendar, Stanford lightweight rowing posted strong results in the varsity eight and won the championship in the varsity four.

Competing as the only lightweight program in attendance, the two Stanford eights placed seventh and ninth out of 15 teams. Three of the six teams that placed above the Stanford lightweight program came from the Stanford openweight team.

Stanford fencing had a strong weekend at the Western Invitational, with the men’s and women’s squads going a combined 11-2 with three ranked wins. 

The freshman class showed out across the competition, led by Chloe Tolsma’s 20-1 performance in individual bouts.

Freshman Victor Lyu led the men’s team with 16 individual victories, only falling once.

Next up for the Cardinal is the November NAC, running Nov. 20-22 in Columbus, Ohio.

Baldwin finished fourth with 73 points, including three first-place finishes. The fourth-place finish was an improvement from last year, when she finished seventh in her freshman season.

Sitzmann took seventh in the men’s competition, scoring 114 points with a pair of top-three finishes.

The Card closes out the 2026 fall season next weekend, competing in the Open PCCSC Championship and ICSA Match Race Championships.