Hot Start Carries Cardinal Past No. 8 UC Irvine

IRVINE, Calif. – The No. 3 Stanford Cardinal picked up another top-10 win today with a 15-10 victory over the No. 8 UC Irvine Anteaters. The Card ripped off a 6-1 lead in the first quarter, and never looked back.

Riley Pittman entered the day leading the team with 21 goals scored, and extended the advantage with a game-high four scores.

Pittman was one of five multi-goal scorers for the Cardinal, joined by Soren Jensen, Grant Watson, Dash McFarland and Will Schneider.

Stanford now boasts six top-10 wins on the season, including a 2-0 record against the Anteaters.

The Cardinal continues the road weekend tomorrow at No. 4 Pepperdine. The game can be viewed on ESPN+, and starts at 12:00 p.m. PT.

No. 3 Stanford vs. No. 8 UC Irvine

UCI        1 – 3 – 3 – 3 = 10

STAN     6 – 3 – 4 – 2 = 15

STAN Goals: R. Pittman (4), S. Jensen (3), G. Watson (2), D. McFarland (2), W. Schneider (2), E. Parrish, A. Gheorghe

UCI Goals: S. Otta, T. Padua, C. Francisco, L. Kristic, G. Verdegaal, J. Thrall, K. McGann, J. Dale, E. Spoon, W. Dale