Welcome to “This Week in Sports.” We are Kenneth King and Charis Charitsis from The Daily’s sports section, and we will be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week. Football Stanford (3-6, 2-5 Pac-12) scored another road upset Saturday, beating Washington State (4-5, 1-5 Pac-12) 10-7. The Cardinal defense was excellent, holding the … [Read more...] about This Week in Sports: Football upsets Washington State, women’s soccer remains undefeated
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Women’s basketball coach and players weigh in before season opener
The women’s basketball team will take on the University of Hawai’i in their season opener tonight at Maples. Before the season started, desk editor Hawe Adugna caught up with head coach Tara Vanderveer, senior center Cameron Brink and graduate student guard Hannah Jump on the upcoming season. Cameron Brink The Stanford Daily (TSD): Where is your head at as the season … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball coach and players weigh in before season opener
Slow starts cost men’s soccer over weekend
This weekend, No. 19 Stanford men’s soccer (8-3-5, 2-2-5 Pac-12) competed in two big matchups against the San Diego State Aztecs (6-6-5, 0-6-3 Pac-12) on Thursday and the UCLA Bruins (7-3-5, 4-0-4 Pac-12) on Sunday. The Cardinal needed to win both games to keep their Pac-12 championship hopes alive, which would also secure them a guaranteed spot in the NCAA tournament. On … [Read more...] about Slow starts cost men’s soccer over weekend
Back on top: Women’s volleyball beats Washington schools 3-1 apiece
No. 5 women’s volleyball (20-3, 13-1 Pac-12) celebrated another triumphant weekend at home, with back-to-back 3-1 wins against No. 8 Washington State (19-6, 9-5 Pac-12) on Friday evening and University of Washington (14-11, 5-9 Pac-12) on Sunday afternoon. These matches marked Stanford’s last against the Washington schools as conference opponents — the Cardinal will compete in … [Read more...] about Back on top: Women’s volleyball beats Washington schools 3-1 apiece
Women’s basketball preview: Looking ahead to last Pac-12 season
November is here, and for Cardinal basketball fans, that means seeing the powerhouse women’s basketball team back on the court. They started the season off on Wednesday, Nov. 1, in a debut game against Dominican University, which Stanford won 126-53. The team features a number of household names in college women’s basketball, with three new faces joining them. Coterm … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball preview: Looking ahead to last Pac-12 season