Round Three With UC Davis on Deck
Stanford heads north for a non-conference bout with the Aggies
STANFORD, Calif. - No. 3 Stanford takes a brief break in MPSF play this weekend, heading north to take on No. XX UC Davis.
The Cardinal and Aggies have already met twice this season, with Stanford taking both meetings - 15-10 at the Triton Invitational and 19-12 at the MPSF Invitational.
HOT START » Stanford is off to a strong 13-1 (2-0) start to 2024, outscoring opponents 207-119 in the process.
TOP COMPETITION » Stanford already boasts nine top-10 wins on the season, including three top-four wins in the last two weeks.
LEADING THE CARD » Riley Pittman has the team lead for both goals and assists, with 33 and 23, respectively. Pittman's 33 goals are good for the third-most in the MPSF, and his 23 assists are the fourth-best. Only UCLA's Ryder Dodd has more points (68 to 56).
SOREN TO NEW HEIGHTS » Soren Jensen is in the midst of a hot scoring streak - finding the back of the net 11 times in the last four games. Jensen's five goals in last weekend's wins at No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 USC earned him MPSF Player of the Week honors.
FRESHMEN ON FIRE » The freshmen have been key contributors so far this season, with Ryan Ohl, Botond Balogh, Ben Forer and Will Schneider combining for 53 points (34 goals 19 assists) on the year.
RECORD ON WATCH » Jackson Painter's 167 career goals with Stanford have him 17 goals shy of the 10th-most in program history. The last edit to the program's top-10 list was 2021.
VETERAN STANDOUTS » The Card returns three All America selections from 2023 in Painter, Pittman and Ethan Parrish. The trio extended a nearly-fifty-year run of Stanford landing multiple student-athletes on an All America team every year since 1975.
CARDINAL, WHITE AND BLUE » Four Cardinal products took home bronze with Team USA at this summer's Paris Olympic Games. Ben Hallock, Alex Bowen, Dylan Woodhead and Drew Holland were a part of the first Olympic medal since 2008, with Hallock serving as the team captain.
