This Week in Stanford Sports - Sept. 19-25

Monday, September 19
Women's Golf - @ WSU Cougar Cup, All Day, Pullman, WA
The women's team tees off their fall season with a trip to Pullman to compete against 12 other teams, including fellow conference members Wazzu, Washington, and Oregon State. (Live Scoring)

Tuesday, September 20
Women's Golf - @ WSU Cougar Cup, All Day, Pullman, WA
Women's golf completes their first tournament of the season, striving for a Cougar Cup win. (check golfstat.com for live scoring)

Friday, September 23
Field Hockey - vs. #11 California, 7PM, Varsity Field Hockey Turf
Stanford hopes for a win against rival Cal in this matchup of two ranked NorPac teams. (Gametracker)

Men's Soccer - vs. Harvard, 7PM, Cagan Stadium
New Stanford students will have their choice of field hockey or men's soccer as head coach Bret Simon and his team face off against the Crimson as the athletic department kicks off its first events with the full student body on campus. (Gametracker)

Women's Volleyball - @ #6 UCLA, 7PM PT, Los Angeles, CA
Stanford hopes to improve its record to 3-1 in Pac-12 play as it travels to southern California to take on the Bruins in their first match of the weekend. (Gametracker)

Sailing - PCCSC Women's Singlehanded Champs, TBA, Stanford, CA
The sailing team begins its season with the PCCSC women's singlehanded, the first of three days of competitions for the sailors.

Saturday, September 24
Cross Country - Stanford Invitational, 9AM, Stanford Golf Course
Cross country returns home to begin its first home meet of the season at the Stanford Golf Course early Saturday morning that will feature six-time All-American Chris Derrick in his final season with the Cardinal.

Women's Volleyball - @ #13 USC, 6PM PT, Los Angeles, CA
Stanford finishes its SoCal trip with a match against the Trojans, who last week upended undefeated #4 Washington with a sweep in in Seattle in the biggest upset of the week in college volleyball.  It marked the first time USC has won at Washington since 2003, a sign that the Pac-12 is much more difficult than people may have previously thought. (Gametracker)

Women's Soccer - vs. Arizona, 7PM, Cagan Stadium
The women's team kicks off its Pac-12 slate with a match against a winless Arizona squad. (Gametracker)

Sailing - PCCSC Men's Singlehanded Champs & St. Francis Yacht Club Match Race Invite, TBA, San Francisco City Front
Sailing continues its second day of competitions with the team split between the PCCSC Men's Singlehanded and heading up to the City for the St. Francis Invite.

Sunday, September 25
Field Hockey - vs. UC Davis, 1PM, Artificial Field Hockey Turf
Field hockey ends their weekend with a home match against UC Davis. (Gametracker)

Men's Soccer - vs. Vermont, 1PM, Cagan Stadium
The young men's team looks to improve their record with a win against the Catamounts in the final home event of the weekend. (Gametracker)

Sailing - PCCSC Men's Singlehanded Champs & St. Francis Yacht Club Match Race Invite, TBA, San Francisco City Front
Day 2 of both of these competitions ends with Stanford striving for results that can propel it forward for the rest of the season.

With New Student Orientation beginning on Tuesday, Stanford students will have finally made it back to the Farm this week, giving the new frosh and transfer students plenty of options for their first ever Stanford athletic event.  If you're a new Stanford student, be sure to check out Cardinal 101 and the Pool Party at Avery Aquatic Center on Saturday at 1PM for a crash course on everything Stanford Athletics (SUID required for entrance).  As always, for everyone, if you're in the area for any of these events, come on out and support Stanford!