No. 7 Stanford Keeps Rolling at Home
from press release
STANFORD, Calif. - No. 7 Stanford improved to
12-1 with a 16-6 win over MPSF rival Denver on senior night, under
the lights at Cagan Stadium. The Cardinal moved to 4-0 in the
conference and reeled off its 22nd consecutive win at Cagan
Stadium.
"I thought it was a really good effort," said head coach Amy
Bokker. "It was great to honor our seniors this way and play well
in our last home game."
The Cardinal jumped out to a lead just 40 seconds into the game on
a goal by Karen Nesbitt and would never trail. Sarah Flynn added a
goal minutes later on the way to Stanford building a 6-1 lead in
the first 21 minutes.
Flynn would score three first-half goals, while Anna Boeri added
the other. The Cardinal outshot Denver 18-9 in the half and Annie
Read made six saves.
The Cardinal would pour it on in the second half, scoring 10 goals
in the period. Flynn would finish with four goals, while Nesbitt
and Boeri each had a hat trick. Six others would add a goal,
including Jacqueline Candelaria who finished a dazzling goal where
she spun through traffic from behind the net.
Stanford dominated possession throughout the game, earning a 17-8
advantage on draw controls. Anna Kim became the ninth Cardinal
player with at least six draw controls in the game. Leslie Foard
also earned three more to add to her team-leading total of 39.
Defensively the Cardinal was terrific, allowing just the six goals.
Stanford played a ride for throughout the game that frustrated
Denver and forced them into 18 turnovers. Paige Farmakis led the
Cardinal, causing four turnovers.
"Catherine Swanson player really well in the defense," said Bokker,
who also singled out Annie Read for the job she did in goal as
well.
Read finished with 12 saves in earning her 12th win of the season
and 40th of her career. The senior lowered her goals against
average to 9.29 for the season.
Stanford will now finish the regular season with three-consecutive
road games. Next week the Cardinal will wrap up MPSF play with
games at Oregon and at UC Davis. Stanford's final game will be in
Chicago against undefeated No. 2 Northwestern.
