This Week in Stanford Sports -- Oct. 17-23

Thursday, October 20
  Women's Swimming and Diving -- vs. Utah (non-dual), 1PM, Avery Aquatic Center
After winning 17 of 21 events last week at the Haines Invitational, the Stanford women take on Utah for their first Pac-12 conference meet of the year.  (Live Stats)

Men's Swimming and Diving -- vs. Utah (non-dual), 3PM, Avery Aquatic Center
Jonathan Edwards leads an extremely talented freshman class as the men take on the Utes in a conference meet.  (Live Stats)

Friday, October 21
Men's Water Polo -- @ Pacific, 3PM PT, Stockton, CA
After suffering a one-goal loss at home against UCLA, giving the Bruins their first win in Palo Alto in almost ten years, water polo looks to regroup with a trip to Stockton against the Tigers.

Softball -- vs. St. Mary's, 6PM, Smith Family Stadium
Softball begins fall exhibition with an Alumni weekend night game against the Gaels.

Women's Soccer -- vs. Utah, 7PM, Cagan Stadium
The women hope to take their win streak to 13 with a Friday night match against Utah as part of their weekend homestand.  (Gametracker)

Men's Soccer -- @ Washington, 7PM PT, Seattle, WA
The men get a second chance at the Huskies this week after falling 2-0 at home last Friday before rebounding against Oregon State.  (Gametracker)

Field Hockey -- vs. UC Davis, 7PM, Varsity Field Hockey Turf
Field hockey hopes its last home game of the year ends with an undefeated regular season when it takes on the Aggies Friday night.  (Gametracker)

Women's Volleyball -- @ Arizona, 7PM PT, Tucson, AZ
After knocking off #2 Washington last weekend, Stanford begins the second half of conference play with a trip to the desert to take on a Wildcat team lurking just outside the top 25.  (Gametracker)

Men's Tennis -- ITA Northwest Regional Championships, All Day, Seattle, WA
The Stanford men hope to continue to improve after Walker Kehrer and Robert Stineman fell just short of the Doubles title last weekend in the Battle of the Bay.

Women's Tennis -- ITA Northwest Regional Championships, All Day, Taube Tennis Center
While the men travel to Seattle, the women stay on campus for their regional championship with Ellen Tsay leading the Cardinal as they compete in the ITA Northwest Regional Championships.

Women's Golf -- SEC/Pac-12 Challenge, All Day, Knoxville, TN
In a rare Stanford-SEC matchup in any fall sport, Stanford hopes to improve their play after a disastrous weekend on the green at home last week.  (Live Stats)

Saturday, October 22
Women's Swimming and Diving -- Alumni Meet, 9AM, Avery Aquatic Center
Men's Swimming and Diving -- Alumni Meet, 9AM, Avery Aquatic Center
The men and women combine Saturday morning for their annual alumni meet that manages to feature costumed characters and Olympians in the same pool.

Men's Water Polo -- vs. Bucknell, 11:40AM PT, Santa Clara, CA
Men's Water Polo -- vs. Harvard, 5PM PT, Santa Clara, CA
The men head down 101 Saturday for the first day of the Santa Clara Rodeo Tournament against Bucknell and Harvard.

Football -- vs. Washington, 5PM, Stanford Stadium
Football takes on the Huskies in the featured Pac-12 game of the week that pits Stanford's defense against a surprisingly effective Washington offense.  (All-Access Audio) (Gamtracker) (ABC/ESPN3)

Women's Volleyball -- @ Arizona State, 7PM PT, Tempe, AZ
Volleyball wraps up their desert trip with a match against the Sun Devils in Tempe, aiming for a weekend sweep of the Arizona schools.  (Gametracker)

Men's Tennis -- ITA Northwest Regional Championships, All Day, Seattle, WA
The tennis team continues competition in Day 2 of the ITA Regionals.

Women's Tennis -- ITA Northwest Regional Championships, All Day, Taube Tennis Center
The women hope to take a home-court advantage into the second day of competition in the ITA Regionals.

Women's Golf -- SEC/Pac-12 Challenge, All Day, Knoxville, TN
Day 2 of the SEC/Pac-12 Challenge continues in Knoxville with Stanford helping the Pac-12's chances.  (Live Stats)

Sailing -- @ SDYC Match Race Invitational, Women's Pacific Coast Championships, @ Hoyt Trophy; TBA, All Day, TBA; San Diego, CA, Redwood City, CA, Cranston, RI
Sailing again splits up across the country with coed regattas in Rhode Island and San Diego while some of the women will take part in the Pacific Coast Championships hosted by Stanford at Redwood Shores.

Sunday, October 23
Fencing -- Alumni Meet, 10:30AM, Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation
The fencing team kicks off their year with the alumni meet in one of only two meets on campus this year.

Men's Water Polo -- vs. Brown, 12PM PT, Santa Clara, CA
Men's Water Polo -- vs. Air Force, 4PM PT, Santa Clara, CA
The men conclude their weekend with matches against Brown and Air Force on the last day of the Santa Clara Rodeo Tournament.

Women's Soccer -- vs. Colorado, 1PM, Cagan Stadium
Colorado visits Stanford for conference play as the Cardinal take on the Buffs for the final game of the weekend at Cagan.  (Gametracker)

Men's Soccer -- @ Oregon State, 2:30PM, Corvallis, OR
The men go for the season sweep of the Beavers as they take on Oregon State in a rematch of a victory for the Cardinal last Sunday.  (Gametracker)

Men's Basketball -- Cardinal & White game, 3PM, Maples Pavilion
While other schools have midnight madness, Stanford has "Midday Madness" as the men's basketball team officially kicks off their season with a scrimmage in Maples available for free to the public.  A Fan Fest in the concourse, several meet-and-greets, and several skills competitions will take place before the scrimmage starting at 1PM.

Women's Lacrosse -- Stanford Playday, All Day, Stanford Practice Field
The lacrosse team closes out its home fall schedule with a playday on the practice field featuring Stanford, Cal, UC Davis, Fresno State, and St. Mary's.

Men's Crew -- Head of the Charles, All Day, Boston, MA
Men's Crew -- Wine Country Classic, All Day, Petaluma, CA
The men kick off their season with the "A" boat on a trip to Boston for the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta, featuring world-class competition and several future Olympic crews.  Other Cardinal crew members will stay in California and take part in the Wine Country Classic here in the Bay Area.

Women's Crew -- Head of the Charles, All Day, Boston, MA
The women, meanwhile, after a very successful trip to Oklahoma head to Boston with some of the men to take part in the Head of the Charles.

Men's Tennis -- ITA Northwest Regional Championships, All Day, Seattle, WA
The men wrap up their matches on the third day of competition in the ITA Regional Championships.

Women's Tennis -- ITA Northwest Regional Championships, All Day, Taube Tennis Center
The women, meanwhile, hope to end the weekend on a successful note on the final day of the ITA Regionals at Stanford.

Women's Golf -- SEC/Pac-12 Challenge, All Day, Knoxville, TN
Stanford hopes to end its weekend on a good note with the end of Day 3 of the SEC/Pac-12 Challenge in Tennessee.  (Live Stats)

Men's Golf -- The Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, All Day, Windermere, FL
The men travel to the Sunshine State this week for Day 1 of the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational after placing third last weekend at the Prestige at PGA West.  (Live Stats)

Sailing -- @ SDYC Match Race Invitational, Women's Pacific Coast Championships, @ Hoyt Trophy, Gashler Alumni Regatta; TBA, All Day, TBA, TBA; San Diego, CA, Redwood City, CA, Cranston, RI, Redwood City, CA
The sailing teams all hope to have a successful time out on the water before returning back to California for the Gashlet Alumni Regatta to close out Alumni Weekend.

There are a lot of events this weekend to coincide with the return of alumni for Homecoming, so if you're in the area, make sure and attend one of the many Stanford events and support Stanford's athletes!