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No. 4 Stanford men’s golf competes in Georgia this week for its penultimate event of the fall season, the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, on the Lakeside Course. With a stacked field of 15 teams, the tournament will be a great test for the surging Cardinal.
The Cardinal cruised to a 22-stroke victory at the Stanford Intercollegiate. That's on top of wins at the Molly Collegiate Invitational and the Windy City Collegiate Classic.
No. 18 Stanford women’s volleyball (10-5, 5-2 Pac-12) hosted No. 17 Utah (11-5, 4-3 Pac-12) Thursday night at Maples Pavilion. In an important match in the ultra-competitive Pac-12, the Cardinal fended off the Utes to win 3-1.
No. 17 Stanford women's volleyball fought a tough battle against No. 14 Oregon on Sunday, but the Ducks were able to defend their home court in five sets.
In its second event of the fall season, Stanford women’s golf competed in the Windy City Collegiate Classic at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette, Ill. The Cardinal posted consistently low scores throughout the tournament to cruise to an eight-stroke victory; on the individual side, freshman Rose Zhang won her second consecutive event to open her collegiate career.
Stanford women’s golf began its fall season on Monday, competing in The Molly Collegiate Invitational at Bayonet Golf Course. Despite missing two top players, Stanford won the tournament with a 14-over-par total for three rounds. Freshman Rose Zhang shot a final-round 68 to win in her collegiate debut.
No. 14 Stanford women’s volleyball (6-3, 1-0 Pac-12) hosted Cal (7-5, 0-1 Pac-12) on Wednesday night in its Pac-12 opener at Maples Pavilion. After dropping a close first set, the Cardinal bounced back to defeat the Golden Bears 3-1.
No. 14 Stanford women’s volleyball (3-2, 0-0 Pac-12) opened play at the Big 10/Pac-12 Challenge on Friday, taking on No. 13 Minnesota (2-3, 0-0 Big 10). The Cardinal struggled to find their rhythm on offense and ultimately lost to the Golden Gophers in four sets.
No. 20 Stanford women’s volleyball (3-1, 0-0 Pac-12) travelled to Austin this weekend to take on No. 1 Texas (4-0, 0-0 Big 12). Junior opposite Kendall Kipp led Stanford with 12 kills, as the Cardinal lost to the Longhorns in straight sets.
Stanford women’s golf competed for the NCAA Championship this week at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. After advancing through stroke play as the top seed, Stanford fell to Arizona in a brutally close quarterfinal match. Freshman Rachel Heck put the finishing touches on one of the best individual seasons in NCAA history, winning the stroke play title with a score of eight-under-par.
Stanford men’s golf looked to qualify for its seventh consecutive NCAA Championship this week, competing in the NCAA Albuquerque Regional at the University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course. Needing a fifth place finish to advance, the Cardinal’s season came to an end as they finished in a tie for seventh.
With their postseason on the line, the Cardinal dominated, winning by a whopping 30 shots. Freshman Rachel Heck picked up her fifth win of the season with an 11-under-par total.
The par-71 Stanford Golf Course will be home to the NCAA Regional, where the Cardinal will need to secure a top-six finish to qualify for their 12th consecutive NCAA Championship.
For the final time before NCAA Regionals, Stanford women's golf competed, teeing it up on the Lake Course in the Olympic Club Collegiate. Playing against Cal, UC Davis and the University of San Francisco, the Cardinal rolled to a 27-shot victory.
Stanford men’s golf competed for its second consecutive Pac-12 title this week at Mayacama Golf Club in Santa Rosa, but fell short of capturing the conference title. Entering the final round in fifth place, the Cardinal shot the second-lowest single round score in Pac-12 Championships history to finish in third.