Cardinal roundup: Golf in full swing and women’s volleyball sweeps
Football might have had the weekend off, but Stanford athletics still had a big week. Men’s swimming and diving opened up their season while the schedule marched on for golf, women’s volleyball, sailing and water polo. No. 3 men’s soccer also won on the road against Wake Forest.
Men’s golf
Men’s golf got off to a shaky start at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 29. The Cardinal finished 11th out of 15 in a tough field that included 13 nationally ranked teams. Stanford came into the tournament unranked. Sophomore Ratchanon “TK” Chantananuwat was Stanford’s top player for the tournament, finishing tied for eighth place. The team’s next test will be at the Hamptons Intercollegiate Invite on Oct. 6.
Women’s golf
Meanwhile, women’s golf sent just two competitors, senior Kelly Xu and sophomore Nora Sundberg to the Windy City Collegiate Classic. Xu entered the final round tied for the lead but ultimately fell to sixth after troubles on the back nine. Sundberg, playing the final round on her birthday, shot one under par to move up to 25th. The full team will be back October 17-19 to compete on their home course for the annual Stanford Intercollegiate, presented by Condoleezza Rice.
Men’s swimming and diving
The men’s swimming and diving team traveled to Stockton, California to open their season at the PAC Invite. Stanford won the 200-medley relay early in the morning. Junior Johnathan Tan and senior Rafael Gu went first and second in the 50-meter freestyle, with Tan eking out a 0.13 second victory over Gu. Later in the afternoon, Gu would beat out Tan to win the 100 fly. Throughout the day the wins kept coming for Stanford: Junior Henry McFadden got a win in the 500-meter free, freshman Ray Liu ’26 earned his first collegiate win in the 400 Individual Medley (IM), sophomore Daniel Li won in the 100 breaststroke and senior Hayden Kwan took the victory in the 100-backstroke part of a podium sweep for Stanford. Their next meet will be at home on Oct. 24 and 25 against Arizona State and the University of California, Berkeley.
Women’s volleyball
No. 4 women’s volleyball swept Notre Dame Friday at Maples. The victory extended their home win streak to 20, the third-longest active home win streak in the nation. They are back in action Sunday against No. 6 Louisville.
Men’s water polo
Men’s water polo traveled to Los Angeles over the weekend to face the top-ranked University of California, Los Angeles. Ultimately the Cardinal fell in a 14-11 loss after going down 2-0 in the first period. Sophomore Ben Forer led the Stanford offense with five goals. The Card will be back at home to host Long Beach State on Oct. 12.
Men’s soccer
Men’s soccer traveled to North Carolina and beat Wake Forest 2-0 to improve to 10-1-1 on the season. Seniors Fletcher Bank and Zach Bohane were responsible for the two goals. Stanford now sits at the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) standings and holds the No. 3 rank nationally. They will be back on the field Oct. 11 at home against Pittsburgh.
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