Walk-Off Win Highlights No. 13 Tritons' Triple-Header With Humboldt State

LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 13 University of California San Diego softball team picked up a pair of wins, including a dramatic walk-off win, in a tripleheader with California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) rival Humboldt State on Friday. With the outcome, the Tritons improve to 15-3 on the season and 13-2 in CCAA play, while the Lumberjacks fall to 4-9 on the season and 2-8 in conference action.

Game one: Humboldt State 6, UC San Diego 5
The Lumberjacks edged the Tritons in game one. The Tritons grabbed an early 3-0 lead in the first inning and tacked on another run in the third, but Humboldt State answered late. The Lumberjacks held a 6-4 lead in the seventh inning, and Keila Bosinger helped cut the deficit with a solo shot over the left field fence, but the comeback fell just short.

Bosinger netted a pair of hits and a pair of RBIs in the game. Danica Kazakoff, Brittney Ross-Smith, and Alyssa Wing also recorded multi-hit games in the series opener, contributing to the Tritons’ 10-hit effort. 

Game two: UC San Diego 9, Humboldt State 8
The Triton hitters compiled another strong offensive effort in game two, putting up 10 hits once again. After the Lumberjacks managed to snag a 1-0 lead in the first, the Tritons responded in the bottom of the inning. Clarissa Reynoso smacked a double to center field to drive in Maddy Lewis and Danica Kazakoff and give the Tritons a 2-1 advantage. They tacked on one more run in the second, when Bosinger led off with a single up the middle, stole second and third, and came home on a single by Danielle Stedman.

Humboldt State evened the score in the third and took an 8-3 lead in the fifth, but the Tritons were not done yet, fighting back in the bottom half. Bosinger continued to show her power, this time driving a triple into right field to bring home Reynoso and Maddy Lewis to make it an 8-5 game.

A big seventh inning put the Tritons on top. Lewis started things off with a single to center, and moved to third on a double by Ross-Smith. The senior was eventually able to touch home on a groundout by Bosinger. Pinch-running for Ross-Smith, Brittney Baisden brought the Tritons within one when Stedman was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Another walk with the bases juiced, this time to Isabel Lavrov, tied the game. With two outs, Kazakoff stroked a single to center field to secure the Tritons a walk-off win. 

Game three: UC San Diego 8, Humboldt State 0 (5 innings)
Game three was all UC San Diego, as the bats continued to stay hot. It was truly a team effort, as seven Tritons recorded hits in the contest. Bosinger, Kazakoff, and Wing each contributed two RBIs to the Tritons’ total, while Harrington and Lavrov tacked on one apiece.

Robyn Wampler shut down the Humboldt State bats. The pitcher scattered four hits across five innings, while not allowing a run or a walk. Wampler also picked up three strikeouts en route to her conference-best ninth victory.

The Triton defense was top notch as well, recording 15 putouts over the five innings without committing an error.

About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country.  The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference.  UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent.  A total of 80 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 36 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships.  In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.

Bulldog Softball Slips to Chapman in Heartbreakers at Home

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The University of Redlands softball team hosted the Panthers of Chapman University in a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) doubleheader at the Field of Dreams on Friday afternoon.  Although the Bulldogs gained leads in each game, they could not hang on for either win and fell by scores of 6-8 and 4-5.

In the opener, Redlands scored one in the bottom of the first when junior left-fielder Jaci Sanchez (Lakewood, CA), launched a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded.

However, the Panthers tacked on four runs in the top of the second in a tough defensive display by the Maroon and Gray.

After back-to-back doubles to score a run in the fifth, Redlands pushed three across in the sixth off of first-year outfielder Hayley DiMase's (Eastvale, CA) bases-clearing double.  In addition, Sanchez reached on an error with the bases loaded to score the Bulldogs' fourth run of the inning.

Unfortunately for the home team, Chapman mustered four runs on one hit and three errors to snag an 8-6 win in the seventh.

DiMase went 1-for-3 at the plate with three RBI, while senior catcher Nova Siegel (Fairfield, CA) scored three times and registered a 2-for-3 effort at the plate.

Following the nearly three-hour opener, time was of the essence in the second game, with hopes of finishing at least five frames to make it official under NCAA rules.

Redlands came out firing in the first inning by tacking on four runs for the early lead.  With two outs and a runner on first, first-year third baseman Jessica Torosian (Thousand Oaks, CA) blasted a double to the right-center fence for one RBI.  Sanchez followed that with a long single to right field, which allowed Torosian to touch home.  Sophomore centerfielder Sam Rivas (Whittier, CA) capped off the lucrative inning with her first home run of the season to make it 4-0.

However, Chapman immediately responded with a crooked number in the top of the second to even the tally.

The Panthers scored one more in the top of the fourth to take a 5-4 lead.

Redlands worked to answer in the bottom of the frame and managed to move senior shortstop Jordyn Smith (Highland, CA) to third base but to no avail.

The Bulldogs also loaded the bases in the fifth with no outs, with a free pass and two singles.  But Chapman executed on defense to keep Redlands off the board.

Torosian went 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run in game two.

Redlands (4-6, 2-4 SCIAC) faces Hiram College (OH) on Wednesday, March 6, in a non-conference doubleheader at the Field of Dreams.  First pitch is set for 12 noon.

CSUSM Falls Twice to No. 8 Chico State

Recap, Photo Courtesy of Cal State San Marcos

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos softball team dropped both ends of Friday's California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) doubleheader (11-3, 3-2) to No. 8 Chico State at CSUSM Softball Field.

GAME 1: CHICO STATE 11 – CSUSM 3

TOP PERFORMERS
Kammy Fisher – 1-for-2 | 1 RBI | 1 BB
Jaqlyn Newhouser – 1-for-3 | 1 RBI
Melody Forstie – 1-for-3 | 1 R

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Chico's Brooke Larsen got things started in the top of the third with an RBI single up the middle to put the Wildcats up 1-0.
• A grand slam by Wendy Cardinali down the left field line made it a 5-0 ballgame in the fourth inning.
• The Wildcats tacked on four more runs in the top of the fifth to take an 11-0 lead.
• CSUSM posted three runs in the bottom of the fifth, beginning with an RBI single by Newhouser and followed by back-to-back walks by Fisher and Scardina.

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM falls to 5-6 overall and 4-5 in conference play while the Wildcats move up to 13-3, 11-2 in CCAA action.
• Forstie has tallied a hit in 10 of CSUSM's 11 games with six being multi-hit games.
• Brooke Larson earned her eighth win of the season after four shutout innings, allowing one hit and striking out two.
• Ellie Smith took the loss after 3.1 innings, allowing five runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out five.

GAME 2: CHICO STATE  3 – CSUSM 2

TOP PERFORMERS
Brittney Scardina – 3-for-4 | 1 2B
Jaqlyn Newhouser – 2-for-4 | 1 R
Kat Calderon – 1-for-2


HOW IT HAPPENED

• CSUSM took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Scardina singled and advanced to second as Newhouser scored on an error by Chico State.
• Chico State evened the game at 1-all in the top of the third on a CSUSM error.
• The Wildcats took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on Claire Wayne's RBI single up the middle.
• Amanda Flores hit an RBI triple to the deep right corner to extend Chico's lead to 3-1 in the sixth.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Ellie Smith hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Caitlin Vinyard and made it 3-2.

QUICK HITS

• CSUSM drops to 5-7 overall and 4-6 in conference while the Wildcats improve to 14-3, 12-2 in CCAA play.
• Carly Slack (2-1) took the loss after 4.2 innings as she allowed two runs on nine hits and two walks.
• Chico State's Sam Mulock (3-1) collected the win after 3.2 innings of relief as she allowed one run on three hits and four strikeouts.
• Brooke Larson picked up her first save after 0.2 innings and two strikeouts.

Lions Take GSAC Opener, Split Double Header With No. 9 Royals

COSTA MESA, Calif. - The Lions split their conference opener Friday, taking down No. 9 Hope International 7-2 to start GSAC competition for the 2019 campaign. In the second game of the double header, Vanguard slipped by a score of 3-5. VU is now 9-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play.

Game 2: VU 7, Hope International 2
Vanessa Dwyer (JR/Temple City, CA) pitched a complete game against the Royals, throwing seven innings and allowing two runs while facing 28 batters. HIU posted two runs in their first at bat behind three hits. Vanguard responded immediately when Emily Hall (SR/Lake Forest, CA) led off with a double to right center. A Hope International error on Samantha Shaffer (SR/Modesto, CA)'s hit brought Hall home and equalized the game at 1-1. In the bottom of the second, Belle Herrera (SO/Riverside, CA) hit a single and Morgan Pilbin followed with a base hit. Mia Palomino (JR/Anaheim, CA) stepped up to the plate next, and knocked a two RBI double to give Vanguard the 3-2 lead. Hits from Cassie Balswick (JR/Turlock, CA) and another single from Shaffer added three more VU runs and put the Lions out front 6-2. Dwyer held the the Royals scoreless for two more innings, while VU added one more themselves. Balswick singled to left center at the start of the bottom of the fourth and Hall laid down a bunt to advance her to second. Balswick stole third and scored on Amber Huffman (SR/San Diego, CA)'s sacrifice fly. Dwyer held Hope International off for two more at bats to seal a 7-2 victory.

Game 2: VU 3, Hope International 5
Courtney Thornhill (JR/Hughson,CA) made her fourth appearance for the Lions on the mound during the second game of the GSAC home opener. The Lions fell behind in first inning by two runs, and both teams went scoreless until in the top of the sixth the Royals added three more. Trailing 5-0, Hall got on base and Huffman's bunt moved her into scoring position. Shaffer sent a home run over the fence next, closing in on the HIU lead. Kolbi Tonini (SR/Reno, NV) came in on relief, and snagged three outs in the top of the seventh. Vanguard posted one run in the bottom of the seventh, but couldn't overcome Hope International's lead. 

"We know that we can compete with Hope and they're the top of the conference, so we know we can come out and compete against San Diego," Balswick said. "We're not going to take them lightly." 

Recap, photo courtesy of VU

California 7 Day Forecast

Northern California

Today

Showers likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light east southeast wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southeast wind around 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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A 10 percent chance of rain after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.

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Rain. Low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

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Monday

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Monday Night

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Tuesday

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Saturday

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Pioneer Softball Falls in Doubleheader Finale Against Warriors

TURLOCK, Calif., -- The Cal State East Bay softball team concluded their series against Stanislaus State with a doubleheader loss on Friday afternoon, March 1 at Warrior Softball Field.

Stan State was able to sweep the series 4-0 over East Bay after picking up the twin bill victory on Thursday. With the losses, the Pioneers move to 2-11 on the season with a 0-8 mark in California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) action.

In the opening game of the afternoon, the Pioneers were blanked 3-0 by the Warriors as CSUEB only registered four hits as a team. The game was scoreless through the first two innings as they teams traded groundouts and strikeouts.

Meghan Araneta (Foothill Ranch, Calif.), Emilie Portesi (Chino, Calif.), Madi Gerco (Prunedale, Calif.,) and Desiree Jimmy (Los Angeles, Calif.) all garnered one hit each for East Bay. Bailee Aguigui (Vacaville, Calif.) forced a walk and stole the Pioneers lone base of the ball game.

Araneta singled up the middle in the second inning for East Bay's first hit of the game. Jimmy singled down the right field line to start the top of the third and two at bats later Portesi singled to the shortstop. In the top of the sixth Greco singled to third base for the Pioneers final hit of the game.

Abby Burkholder (L, 0-2) (Sacramento, Calif.) got the start in the circle and tossed a complete game. Burkholder struck out one batter and allowed two earned runs.

In the final game of the series, the Pioneers fell behind early as the Warriors rattled off four opening inning runs. Stanislaus State added three more runs in the fourth to finish the afternoon with a 7-1 victory.

East Bay recorded five hits for the outing and scored one run in the top of the seventh to avoid their second consecutive scoreless game of the day.

Emilie Portesi, Madi Greco, Jocelyn Baldon (Chino Hills, Calif.), Maddie Ramirez (Chino Hills, Calif.) and Hailey Davis (Albany, Ore.) all compiled hits in the double header finale. Baldon also scored the Pioneers only run of the game after a Davis singled in the top of the seventh. Davis tallied a RBI for the afternoon.

Greco singled through the right side for East Bay's first hit of the final game. Portesi singled up the middle in the third inning with two outs on the board. Maddie Ramirez opened the fifth inning with a single up the middle.

Abby Greer (L, 1-6) (Beaverton, Ore.) got the start for the Pioneers and tossed 3.1 innings racking up a strikeout and five earned runs. Taylor Lara (La Puente, Calif.) came in for relief and did not allow any runs through 2.2 innings. Lara recorded one strikeout.

The Pioneers will return to action with a pair of non-conference games against Concordia University, Irvine on Tuesday, March 5.

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Golden Eagles Get A Victory In Series Opener

POMONA -- Cal State LA's baseball team got its four-game California Collegiate Athletic Association series against Cal Poly Pomona off to a good start.
The Golden Eagles got outstanding pitching from Nick Moisant, Johnny Virgen and Zachary Grande and beat the Broncos, 4-1, Thursday night at Scolinos Field. Cal State LA (3-9, 2-6 CCAA) erased an early 1-0 deficit and took the lead for good after a two-run fourth inning.
Moisant had his best start of the season and went 6 1/3 innings, allowing only four hits and one run. He allowed a leadoff home run to Cal Poly Pomona's Nick Peifer and then blanked the Broncos on just three hits the rest of the way. He walked only one and struck out four to pick up his first win of the season.
Virgen got the next four outs before turning things over to Grande, who got the final out in the eighth inning with the tying runs on base and then tossed a scoreless ninth inning while getting the final out with the tying run at the plate.
Jordan Myrow was 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI, Nate Alam was 2-for-3 with one RBI and Noe Garcia was 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Cal State LA took the lead with two runs in the fourth. Alec Daily drew a walk, Myrow singled and Gordon reached on a bunt single to load the bases. Anthony Moreno drove in the first run by reaching on a fielder's choice and Alam delivered a sacrifice fly to give the Golden Eagles the lead.
The Golden Eagles added a run in the fifth. Nic Sandoval and Spencer Sundahl drew walks and both runners moved up on a groundout. Myrow drove in Sandoval with an infield single to make it 3-1.
Cal State LA completed the scoring with a run in the sixth. Garcia's run-scoring double drove in Gordon to make it 4-1.
Cal State LA will return to action on Friday with a home doubleheader against Cal Poly Pomona beginning at 3 p.m,.

Bears Thump George Washington To Start East Coast Trip

Cal Boasted Eight Different Goal Scorers

WASHINGTON D.C. - The California women's lacrosse team continued its trend of racking up goals early as the Golden Bears jumped out to a 4-0 lead before defeating George Washington, 15-8, Friday afternoon in Washington D.C.

In the last four games combined, Cal has now outscored its opponents, 14-5, in the opening 10 minutes.

The Bears stayed true to form in their gameplan of spreading the wealth around as Cal boasted eight different goal scorers. The Bears were led on the scoresheet by Nikki Zaccaro who tallied six points, including a career-high tying four assists. Susie Ropp garnered a hat trick - part of her five points on the day - and Catherine Roxas posted her first career hat trick. Kirsten Swanson also secured three points on two goals and an assist.

Ropp scored on all three of her shot-on-goal attempts, while Roxas found the back of the net on three of her four shots on goal.

The Bears took control of the game for good in the final five minutes of the first half when Cal rattled off five straight goals to take a 10-3 lead into the break. Zaccaro netted two of her goals during that span.

The other Cal scorers on the day were Sophia Cerino, Cameron Gordon, Marisa Kuberra and Ashley Ward.

In goal, Jenny Wilkens made 10 saves, the 21st double-digit save performance of her career and third this season. She also led Cal in ground balls with three. Wilkens accomplished all this in 47 minutes of work. Makayla Ward came in for the final 13 minutes and picked up three saves.

Lizabanks Campagna was a strong contributor on defense, registering three draws, two ground balls and two caused turnovers.

Swanson and Eliza Christman each tallied five draw controls.

Cal was a perfect 22-for-22 in clear attempts.

The Bears conclude their east coast trip against Mount St. Mary's on Sunday, March 3, at 9 a.m. PT. 

 Recap, photo courtesy of California

Eagles Excel In Nail-Biter

Biola gets just enough offense to get a win in game one at HNU.

 MORAGA, Calif. --- Biola Softball has its first PacWest Conference win of the new season thanks to a complete game from Paige Austin and clutch early hitting from the senior Andi Hormel.

The Eagles dismissed Holy Names 2-1 in game one of Friday's doubleheader up north. It was not an ideal game for either side as both squads dealt with unusually frigid conditions that made offense hard to come by.

Both teams managed base runners in most half-innings with the cold making it hard to find the umpire's tight strike zone, but good defense (just one error overall) led to most jams ending before damage could be done.

Biola scored the first runs of the game in the top of the second inning. Ruth Munoz hit a triple with one out in the inning and she and Caitlin Fowble would both come around to score when Hormel found the base of the left-field fence with her second double of the season.

That double was one of three on the day for Biola. Kayla Neff hit the two other two-baggers, but neither of those would result in any insurance runs, making every inning of work a stressful one for the Eagles' ace, Austin.

The sophomore wiggled out of bases loaded jams in the second and third innings to maintain the two-run advantage, but she surrendered a no-out run in the fourth to make things about as tight as they could get. HNU led-off that fourth inning with a one-out triple. That runner would score when the next batter singled as part of a stretch of three consecutive hits for the Hawks.

Thankfully, the damage was limited to one run because Austin rolled a pair of groundouts to end the inning. She would go on to allow only one base runner over the final three innings to hold the Hawks at the one run and pick up her second win of the season.

The one runner over the last three innings was a big relief after the tight zone allowed walks to pile up and got HNU 12 different runners in her first four innings.

Both teams finished with six hits and combined for nine walks on the afternoon.

Neff would finish 3-for-3 and Munoz went 2-for-2 and reached on a walk.

Biola improves to 6-7 overall and 1-2 in the PacWest following the win. Holy Names drops to 1-5 (0-1 PacWest). The two teams have a second game scheduled for Friday, with first pitch somewhere around 2:35 p.m.

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No. 24 USC Falls to No. 1 Boston College on the Road

The Women of Troy mounted a big second-half comeback but fell short against the nation’s top-ranked team

 NEWTON, Mass. – The 24th-ranked USC lacrosse team (3-1) dropped a 12-9 decision to No. 1 Boston College (6-0) at the Newton Campus Fields on Friday, March 1.              
 

KEY PLAYERS

• Sophomore goalie Riley Hertford had eight saves and set new career highs with six ground balls and three caused turnovers.
• Senior attacker Emily Concialdi had three points (2g, 1a) and picked up one ground ball.
• Junior attacker Izzy McMahon recorded three points (2g, 1a) and nabbed a career-best four draw controls.
• Junior midfielder Kaeli Huff scored a pair of goals and had two ground balls and a draw control.
• Three Trojans scored one goal apiece including junior attacker Hope Anhut who also added an assist. Sophomore midfielder Kelsey Huff also had a goal and picked up three ground balls. Freshman attacker Katie Ramsay scored one goal.
• For Boston College, Sam Apuzzo had five goals and two assists with three draw controls. Kenzie Kent dished out six assists and scored once. Cara Urbank scored a hat trick and had two ground balls. In goal, Abbey Ngai put up 12 saves.

 HOW IT HAPPENED

• Five minutes went off the clock before either team scored, but Boston College struck first, and followed up with two more for a 3-0 lead in a matter of 90 seconds. The Trojans stemmed the tide on a goal by Anhut, but BC racked up three more and held a 6-1 lead at the 11:28 mark.
• The Women of Troy scored two more times, including a late goal by McMahon with 14 seconds to halftime to go into the break nursing a five-goal deficit (8-3).
• The Eagles got on the board first in the second half, but USC responded with three straight unanswered goals from Concialdi, McMahon, and Huff. The outburst reached 5-1 for the Trojans who pulled within two goals at 10-8 on Kelsey Huff's goal.
• BC crashed the arc and earned free-position shots to get its next two goals and held a 12-8 advantage with 10 minutes left on the clock. USC got one more from Kaeli Huff at 1:15, but the clock expired on the Trojans for a 12-9 result.
• USC out-shot Boston College, 29-28, beat the Eagles to ground balls by a 20-13 margin, and won the center circle by a 12-11 count. The Trojans were called for 21 fouls to BC's 11 and had 19 turnovers including eight failed clear attempts. 

 
UP NEXT

• The Trojans remain in Boston to take on Boston University (3-1) at Nickerson Field on Sunday, March 3. First draw is set for noon ET (9 a.m. PT) and the game will be shown live on the Patriot League Network. 

 
GAME NOTES

• USC fell to 0-5 in five all-time meetings with Boston College.
• The Trojans fell to 0-5 in all-time games played in the state of Massachusetts and to 12-13 overall in games played on the East Coast (EST).
• USC goes to 0-2 in meetings against No. 1-ranked teams (Northwestern; Feb. 9, 2013).

For more information on the USC women's lacrosse team, a complete schedule, and results, please visit USCTrojans.com. Fans of the Women of Troy can follow the team on Instagram and on Twitter @USCTrojansLax.

Recap courtesy of USC

Stanford Women's Lacrosse: Road Test Passed

Cardinal travels 2,965 miles and wins road opener at Albany

ALBANY, N.Y. – It was a career day for sophomore Ali Baiocco, junior Daniella McMahon and junior Mikaela Watson as each posted hat tricks to boost No. 22 Stanford women's lacrosse, 16-13, at Albany on Friday afternoon. 

Stanford (3-1) packed its offense for the 2,965-mile trip East. Baiocco set a career high with seven points and tied a career best with five goals, while McMahon posted her first four-goal game and Watson tied a career best with her second straight hat trick. 

 
How It Happened
Baiocco and McMahon scored just 47 seconds apart to give Stanford an early 2-0 lead less than three minutes into the contest. 

 
Albany (3-1) responded with four straight goals. 

 
But Stanford dominated the rest of the first half. The Cardinal scored eight of the last nine goals, including the last four to take a 10-5 lead into the break. 

 
The Great Danes scored the first two of the second half, but consecutive goals by Baiocco, sophomore Hannah Dudley, Baiocco and McMahon gave Stanford a 14-7 lead with 18:10 remaining. 

 
Watson tallied her hat trick with 13:18 left to give Stanford a 16-10 advantage. Albany scored the last three to close the gap over the final four minutes, but sophomore goalkeeper Trudie Grattan made several saves to seal Stanford's third straight win.  

 
By the Numbers
Grattan made seven of her 10 saves in the second half and finished with a .435 save percentage. She also tallied a team-high seven ground balls. 

  
Junior Jacie Lemos assisted on three goals, while sophomore Katherine Gjertsen registered her second multi-goal game of the season. 

 
Senior Genesis Lucero, who scored and picked up two ground balls, led the team with six draw controls.

 
Stanford held a 19-12 advantage in draw controls and outshot the Great Danes, 37-31. Both teams scooped 21 ground balls, while the Cardinal defense held Albany to just 14-of-21 (.667) clear conversions.

 
Up Next
Stanford continues its East coast trip with a Top 25 matchup at No. 10 Stony Brook on Sunday. The first draw control is set for 9 a.m. PT.  

Recap, photo courtesy of Stanford

No. 2 Bruins Blank No. 3 Florida, Fall to Michigan

FULLERTON, Calif. - Redshirt junior Rachel Garcia struck out 10 in a complete-game, two-hit shutout over No. 3 Florida in Friday's first game at Anderson Family Field, but second-ranked UCLA dropped the nightcap, a 3-1 decision to Michigan.

In game one versus the Gators (20-2), Garcia allowed just six baserunners on two hits, two walks and two hit by pitches. She had 1-2-3 innings in the fifth and seventh, striking out a pair in the first, fifth and sixth. The Bruins (16-0) had seven hits from six different players, as junior Bubba Nickles recorded two hits.

The game's only runs came in the fifth inning, as UCLA hung up a four-spot. Sophomore Kinsley Washington led off with an infield single, freshman Kelli Godin bunted for a hit and sophomore Briana Perez walked to load the bases, with Nickles driving home Washington and Godin to make it 2-0. An RBI double to left off the bat of redshirt sophomore Aaliyah Jordan plated Perez to up the lead to 3-0, while a single to center from Garcia scored Nickles to extend the advantage to 4-0.

In game two versus the Wolverines (7-8), UCLA (16-1) was held to just three hits, including only one from the first inning on. Freshman Megan Faraimo struck out two in 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs and four hits. Sophomore Holly Azevedo got a pair of outs in relief, including one strikeout.

Perez led off the top of the first with an infield single and moved to second on a single to right by Nickles. A fielder's choice by Jordan moved Perez over to third, while another fielder's choice from Garcia scored Perez to put the Bruins up.

The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth when Michigan scored three times.

The Bruins continue play at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton on Saturday, weather permitting, against No. 21 Auburn (9:30 a.m.) and Loyola Marymount (12 p.m.).

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