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During Halloweekend, Stanford women’s basketball enthusiasts were ghoulishly excited to see the first scrimmage of the year, and head coach Tara VanDerveer and her squad – ranked No. 2 in the country – did not disappoint. The women’s basketball team is on a mission: to win the NCAA championship for the second time in three years. This will no doubt be challenging for the … [Read more...] about Season preview: Stanford women’s basketball looks to bounce back

Cardinal golfers wrapped up their fall season with the men’s team winning the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate last week and the women’s side coming home with the trophy at the Pac-12 Preview on Wednesday. But, that doesn’t mean the awards have stopped just yet. For the second consecutive month, junior Michael Thorbjornsen and sophomore Rose Zhang swept the Pac-12 monthly golf … [Read more...] about Michael Thorbjornsen and Rose Zhang sweep Pac-12 monthly golf awards

Now entering the final third of the season, Stanford football (3-5, 1-5 Pac-12) returns home to host Washington State (4-4, 1-4 Pac-12). Though few eyeballs will be on Stanford Stadium, Saturday afternoon’s contest is absolutely a must-win game if Stanford is to salvage something of its season as we move into November. Though last week’s loss to then-No. 12 UCLA (7-1, 4-1 … [Read more...] about View From the Booth: A must-win versus the crafty cougars

For their second daytime kickoff of the season, Stanford (3-5, 1-5 Pac-12) returns home to face Washington State (4-4, 1-4 Pac-12). The Cardinal and the Cougars enter this game fresh off a loss against ranked opponents. Both teams are looking to reach the six-win threshold in these final weeks of the regular season to become bowl-eligible. Stanford approaches Saturday after … [Read more...] about This weekend’s matchup: Cardinal, Cougar and red all over

In the college athletics stock market, Stanford has limited up since the last midterm elections in November 2018. To this day the Cardinal have won 131 NCAA team national championships, the most of any Division 1 school in the NCAA. More than 10% of those (i.e., 15 NCAA, and overall 16 national titles) came in the last four years. Ready for a trip down memory lane? 12/15/2018: … [Read more...] about Midterm check-in: Looking back at Stanford Athletics’ success since November 2018