The Cardinal will compete this week in the Pac-10 Championships in Palos Verdes, Calif. No. 24 Stanford is coming off its first win of the season last week in the Peg Barnard Collegiate, and will look to keep its momentum going through the Pac-10s and into the NCAA Regionals.

But in order to do so, Stanford will have to defeat some of the best schools and players in the country. It will take on programs such as No. 1 UCLA, No. 3 Southern California, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 13 Arizona and No. 20 California. The Cardinal was able to prevail over the Golden Bears at the Barnard Invitational, but has found limited success against other top Pac-10 opponents.

Stanford will employ a lineup that features junior Mari Chun and sophomore Angela King. King placed second in the individual rankings at the Barnard Invitational, and Chun is Stanford’s lone ranked player at No. 23. Along with their teammates, they will face a loaded field: the Bruins have four golfers ranked in the top 20 in the nation; the Sun Devils have three in the top 50; and all five USC golfers are ranked.

Play will begin Monday, April 21, and end on Wednesday, April 23.

—Wyndam Makowsky