This Week in Stanford Sports -- Oct. 3-9

Monday, October 3
Men's Tennis -- DNovo/ITA All-American Championships, All Day, Tulsa, OK
The men kicked off the season with a trip to Oklahoma as they compete in a weeklong tournament that features some of the top-rated college tennis players in the country.

Tuesday, October 4
Women's Tennis -- DNovo/ITA All-American Championships, All Day, Pacific Palisades, CA
While the men travel to the midwest, the women head south to compete in the women's tournament  in a competition that wraps up on Sunday afternoon.

Friday, October 7
Women's Volleyball -- @ Oregon State, 7PM PT, Corvallis, OR
The women go to Corvallis to take on a Beavers team in an attempt to go above .500 in Pac-12 play.  (Gametracker)

Men's Water Polo -- vs. #9 Pepperdine, 7PM, Avery Aquatic Center
The water polo team officially starts its home schedule with a bout against the Waves at Avery Friday night after a surprising first place finish in the SoCal tournament last week.  This is water polo's "Stanford Showdown" match of the season.

Women's Soccer -- vs. USC, 7PM, Cagan Stadium
After eeking out an OT win in Seattle Sunday, Stanford hopes to continue its unbeaten conference streak with a win against the Trojans.  (Gametracker)

Saturday, October 8
Field Hockey -- @ Harvard, 9AM PT, Cambridge, MA
Following a 1-0 win against Robert Morris last Friday, Stanford rides a #4 ranking to Harvard in the first game of the weekend.

Football -- vs. Colorado, 4:30PM, Stanford Stadium
After dropping two straight weeks in the polls, Stanford hopes to make an impression on national voters in its first prime time conference game of the season.  Colorado, meanwhile, is fighting an injury and suspension filled defense at perhaps the worst point in the season.  (Gametracker)

Women's Volleyball -- @ #15 Oregon, 7PM PT, Eugene, OR
Volleyball wraps up their Oregon trip with a match against a Ducks team that has surprised some national observers.

Sailing -- @ Navy Fall (Women's), All Day, Ann Arbor, MD
The women sailors head east after finishing 13th in its first co-ed regatta of the season last week.

Sunday, October 9
Field Hockey -- @ #12 New Hampshire, 10AM PT, Durham, NH
Field Hockey concludes its weekend with a bout against New Hampshire in what could help determine a postseason berth for the Cardinal.  (Live Stats)

Men's Water Polo -- vs. #6 UCSB, 12PM, Avery Aquatic Center
The Cardinal hope to end the weekend on a high note with a win against the Gauchos at home Sunday afternoon.

Women's Soccer -- vs. #2 UCLA, 1PM, Cagan Stadium
What could be the biggest match of the season for the Cardinal, #1 Stanford faces #2 UCLA in a match between what could be two undefeated teams going into Sunday.  (Gametracker)

Men's Soccer -- vs. California, 6PM, Cagan Stadium
The men finish off the weekend at Stanford with its only match of the week against Cal at home, hoping to turnaround after a disappointing opening weekend to conference play.  All students who arrive before 6PM will be eligible for two points to be used toward a football ticket for Stanford vs. Oregon and Big Game.  (Gametracker)

Men's Tennis -- DNovo/ITA All-American Championships, All Day, Tulsa, OK
The men finish up the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa looking for positive results from a relatively young team.  (Live Stats)

Women's Tennis -- DNovo/ITA All-American Championships, All Day, Pacific Palisades, CA
Concluding on Sunday as well, the women hope to return to Stanford with several good finishes down in Southern California.

Sailing -- @ Navy Fall (Women's), All Day, Ann Arbor, MD
The women wrap up their Navy regatta before heading back home and preparing for Stoney Burke and Captain Hurst.

Men's Golf -- @ The Prestige at PGA West, All Day, La Quinta, CA
Pac-12 Golfer of the month Patrick Rodgers leads Stanford on the first day of tournament play at The Prestige at PGA West.

There's lots happening this week on the Farm and around the country, so as always, if you're in the area for any of these events, come on out and support Stanford!