The Stanford women’s lacrosse team closed out its last conference game of the season with a 17-4 victory over UC Davis on Tuesday. The Cardinal (6-7, 3-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) saw goals from eleven different players in the matchup, including multiple goals from four women. The Aggies’ loss puts them at 0-4 in the MPSF and 7-8 overall.
The Cardinal came roaring out of the gates, with a goal scored by sophomore midfielder Jamie Nesbitt just 41 seconds after the whistle blew. From there, the Stanford women went on to score five more uninterrupted goals, thanks in part to two shots by freshman midfielder Lauren Schmidt and one by junior attacker Daphne Patterson.
An Aggie goal at the 15:39 mark proved to be only a pause in the action for the Cardinal women, as they immediately got the ball rolling again with a four-goal streak, bringing the halftime score to 10-1.
The second half began just as well for the Stanford women, with Patterson scoring her third and fourth goals of the game within the first six minutes. Several more Cardinal players found the back of the net over the course of the game. Freshman Amy Stillwell’s goal was the first of her college career, while her freshmen teammates, Claire Hubbard and Amanda Schwab also found the back of the net.
“I think that even though it’s fairly late in the season, we are finally getting our confidence back and developing a lot of chemistry together,” Schwab said. “It’s been a difficult season so far, but everything is slowly coming together.”
Up next for the Cardinal is a trip to the East Coast to play Boston University in its last regular-season game. The Terriers are 9-5 overall and 6-2 on their home field, an advantage that Stanford will have to deal with to the best of its ability. The game is scheduled for Sunday at 9 p.m.

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