Ryan Hoaglund – The Stanford Daily https://stanforddaily.com Breaking news from the Farm since 1892 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:37:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://stanforddaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-DailyIcon-CardinalRed.png?w=32 Ryan Hoaglund – The Stanford Daily https://stanforddaily.com 32 32 204779320 Siberian Front sends chills with their debut performance https://stanforddaily.com/2014/02/27/siberian-front-sends-chills-with-their-debut-performance/ https://stanforddaily.com/2014/02/27/siberian-front-sends-chills-with-their-debut-performance/#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2014 07:57:41 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1082827 In Siberia, it gets cold. Real cold. I bore this in mind as I made sure to slip on my trusty pair of corduroys before heading over to Siberian Front’s first live performance at Sigma Chi Saturday night. By the end of the show I wished I had worn shorts, and not just because of all the spilled beer.

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In Siberia, it gets cold. Real cold. I bore this in mind as I made sure to slip on my trusty pair of corduroys before heading over to Siberian Front’s first live performance at Sigma Chi Saturday night. By the end of the show I wished I had worn shorts, and not just because of all the spilled beer.

The indie group, composed of five Stanford undergraduates, seamlessly transplanted the energy they had harvested in their practice sessions, instantly heating up the room. From the opening chords, it was obvious that this band was meant to perform.

Not only did they feature a flashy freshman front man and a gifted guitarist, but Siberian Front also came with strong supporting players on bass, drums and rhythm guitar. Each instrument featured a very different personality, creating an enticing chemistry within the band itself as well as for the audience. Their sound reflected this harmonious blend of characters. Lovably ostentatious, the band clearly felt free to rid themselves of all inhibitions as well as pretenses. They were their own unit, blending personal experience with common musical interest all in the name of a good time.

“I feel like, for us, the primary thing that’s been driving a lot of this is having fun, having a good time,” said drummer Shamik Mascharak ’15. “We’re not trying to change society with our music, but what I really hope we can do is transmit that same positivity and happiness that we get from our music to people.”

Anyone in attendance would have to agree that they accomplished that goal. By the end of the first song, an original called “Seattle”, all underlying tension in the room had melted away amidst the driving riffs and passionate vocals.

After playing two more originals, the group performed a cover of “Champagne Supernova” by Oasis, with the crowd offering backup vocals during the chorus. Between this and their next original song, “Bottles and Cans” (strikingly appropriate for the given venue), the show reached its climax. Chants of “Gio’s house, Gio’s house, Gio’s house,” filled the room, culminating in a melodramatic ripping off of lead guitarist Gio Jacuzzi’s ’16 shirt.

An extended drum solo provided an intermission between “Bottles and Cans” and the final song of the night, “Freedom”— or at least what was supposed to be the last song of the night. Following calls for an encore, the whole room bounced back and forth from one foot to the other, keeping in rhythm with the heavy bass of the Strokes.

“We’re in it for people to listen to it and have fun with it,” commented bassist Damian McGlothlin ’15.

As I slipped out the door I could see they had succeeded. It was smiles all around, and the tone had been set for a good night ahead.

 

Contact Ryan Hoaglund at rhoaglun “at” stanford.edu.

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Swimming & Diving: Ipsen sweeps as women take second at Ohio State Invitational https://stanforddaily.com/2012/12/04/swimming-diving-ipsen-sweeps-as-women-take-second-at-ohio-state-invitational/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/12/04/swimming-diving-ipsen-sweeps-as-women-take-second-at-ohio-state-invitational/#respond Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:49:52 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1073596 The women’s swimming and diving team can go into the midseason break feeling confident after taking second at the three-day Ohio State Invitational last weekend. The men’s divers will also be encouraged by their accomplishments in Columbus, Ohio, highlighted by sophomore Kristian Ipsen’s sweep of the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions.

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The women’s swimming and diving team can go into the midseason break feeling confident after taking second at the three-day Ohio State Invitational last weekend. The men’s divers will also be encouraged by their accomplishments in Columbus, Ohio, highlighted by sophomore Kristian Ipsen’s sweep of the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions.

The invitational is just what the women’s team needed after falling to the University of Texas in heartbreaking fashion the week before. Although the No. 6 Cardinal wasn’t able to edge out No. 11 Florida last weekend, it did prove itself against a strong field of swimmers from programs such as No. 15 UNC, No. 16 Ohio State, No. 21 Notre Dame and No. 25 Wisconsin. At the end of the meet Stanford had accumulated 815 points, finishing just 22 points behind first-place Florida (837), but well ahead of third-place Ohio State (589).

“At the end of the meet, we wanted to know how we can get better over the next 12 weeks,” said Stanford head coach Greg Meehan. “Our staff feels good about the path in front of us.”

The meet’s championship-style setup gave the team a preview of meets to come, such as the Pac-12 and NCAA championships. Each event featured a preliminary round, with the top eight swimmers advancing to the finals.

On Friday the Cardinal started strong with sophomore Maddy Schaefer setting a 50-meter freestyle pool record at Ohio State’s McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion. With a time of 22.18 she squeezed in just over four-tenths of a second ahead of second place.

Friday also saw Stanford set a new pool record in the 400-meter medley relay (3:33.73), with Schaefer, sophomore Katie Olsen, junior Maya DiRado and senior Andi Murez forming the winning crew.

The Cardinal delivered an equally lucrative performance Saturday. Murez set a pool record in the 200-meter freestyle with a time of 1:44.83 in the preliminaries. In the finals she held on to win with a time of 1:45.16.

Freshman Sarah Haase (1:00.40) came up with a win in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:00.44), edging out teammate Olsen by a razor-thin margin of four-hundredths of a second.

The 800-meter freestyle relay team of DiRado, Schaefer, freshman Julia Anderson and Murez finished off the night strong for the Card with a winning time of 7:03.18. Florida touched the wall more than a second later to secure second. At the end of day two, Stanford had moved into first in the overall team standings, with the Gators trailing close behind.

Florida would pull ahead Sunday, but not before DiRado earned herself a rare NCAA “A” cut in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 1:52.52. This means that she will automatically qualify for the NCAA Championship in March. In contrast, Stanford junior swimmer Andie Taylor netted a “B” cut on Sunday when she finished the mile freestyle in 16:18.23 and must wait for an invitation to participate in the championship meet.

Schaefer (48.36) and Murez (48.72) also gave Stanford the first two positions in the 100-meter freestyle with Schaefer out-touching her teammate by just over three-tenths of a second.

The Cardinal then closed out the meet with a bang, setting yet another pool record, this time in the 400-meter freestyle relay. Schaefer, DiRado, Anderson and Murez posted a time of 3:15.69 to take gold in the last event of the three-day meet.

In the men’s diving competition, London Olympic bronze medalist Ipsen dominated the opposition, sweeping the preliminaries and finals of both the 1- and 3-meter diving competitions. After a disappointing second place finish in these events at Arizona, the result was just what he was looking for.

Junior Noah Garcia also finished second in the platform event and sixth in the 3-meter.

In the women’s diving competition, freshman Kelly Markle finished second in the 1-meter event, with junior Stephanie Phipps posting a fourth-place performance.

The women’s team now joins the men’s swimmers on a midseason break. Swimming and diving will get back into swing Jan. 5, when the men and women face the University of the Pacific at home.

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Swimming: Card heads to Ohio State Invitational for challenging weekend of competition https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/29/swimming-card-heads-to-ohio-state-invitational-for-challenging-weekend-of-competition/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/29/swimming-card-heads-to-ohio-state-invitational-for-challenging-weekend-of-competition/#respond Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:30:42 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1073462 The women’s swimming and diving team and the men’s diving team will get a chance to compete against some formidable competition this weekend when they head to Columbus for the Ohio State Invitational.

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The women’s swimming and diving team and the men’s diving team will get a chance to compete against some formidable competition this weekend when they head to Columbus for the Ohio State Invitational.

Swimming: Card heads to Ohio State Invitational for challenging weekend of competition
After sweeping the opening two meets of the season, Stanford women’s swimming dropped a close duel to No. 5 Texas las tweekend. It heads to the Ohio State Invitational with men’s diving on Friday. (LARRY GE/The Stanford Daily)

The three-day meet is set to begin on Friday and will be the women’s team’s first invitational meet. For the men, it will be the second invitational meet of the season.

So far this season the No. 6 Stanford women have performed well, winning their opening two dual meets against San Jose State and Wisconsin before falling by just three points to No. 5 Texas in a matchup that saw Stanford lose a 25-point lead in the final events. The meet was decided by the last event of the day, the 400 freestyle relay, when Texas was able to claim first and third, just enough to allow them to squeeze by Stanford in the point totals. Although certainly disappointed by that result, this weekend’s competition provides the Cardinal a great opportunity for redemption.

A host of top teams from around the country will be on hand, including No. 8 Minnesota and No. 16 Ohio State.

The Cardinal women will be led by sophomore freestyler Maddy Schaefer, senior freestyler Andi Murez and IM specialist Maya DiRado, who will be competing this December in the FINA Short Course World Championships as a member of Team USA.

On the diving side, both teams will look to improve on their results at the Arizona Diving Invitational. For the men, London Olympic bronze-medalist and current sophomore Kristian Ipsen was second in the one- and three-meter finals in Arizona and will be fighting for a win in those events in Columbus. Sophomore Connor Kuremsky will also hope to build off a strong performance at Arizona, where he finished fourth in the three-meter competition and seventh in the one-meter.

The women’s diving team also had a successful meet at Arizona, with junior Stephanie Phipps winning the one-meter and freshman Lilly Hinrichs picking up second on the platform. Additionally, sophomore Sloane Brazina took sixth in the one-meter competition and freshman Kelly Markle finished ninth in the three-meter preliminaries.

After the Ohio State Invite, swimming and diving will take a break from competition until Jan. 5, when the men and women will both face the University of the Pacific at home.

 

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Stanford diving heads to Tucson for tough desert test https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/14/stanford-diving-heads-to-tucson-for-tough-desert-test/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/14/stanford-diving-heads-to-tucson-for-tough-desert-test/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:03:38 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1073097 The Stanford men and women divers will face off against some of the best competition in the West this weekend when they head to Tucson for the Arizona Diving Invitational. The three-day meet will help head diving coach Rick Schavone get a feel for the team’s strengths and weaknesses and reassess season goals. “It’s really […]

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The Stanford men and women divers will face off against some of the best competition in the West this weekend when they head to Tucson for the Arizona Diving Invitational. The three-day meet will help head diving coach Rick Schavone get a feel for the team’s strengths and weaknesses and reassess season goals.

“It’s really a working meet for us; it’s an opportunity for me to look at the team, see how they dive and see what’s missing,” Schavone said.

The meet will feature the three individual diving events, the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform. Unlike a dual meet, the invitational will feature a setup resembling the NCAA championship, with divers first competing in the preliminary competition before moving on to the finals.

“The format’s good for us. That’s the best part,” said Schavone. “And the format gives us the indication of who we’ll be facing at the zone meet,” the regional competition leading up to NCAAs.

Sophomore Kristian Ipsen will lead the way for the men’s squad, coming off an NCAA championship in the 3-meter competition and an Olympic bronze medal in the synchronized 3-meter in London. This year, his primary focus will be NCAAs as he looks to improve his already impressive resumé.

“Kristian wants to win both titles, 1- and 3-meter,” said Schavone, who will also be hoping to qualify a second diver for the meet.

On the women’s side, junior Stephanie Phipps is coming off her second All-American season and will be looking to extend her streak to three straight.

The meet will also provide a great first test for the three freshmen on the women’s squad, Alexandra Clay, Lilly Hinrichs and Kelly Markle. Schavone is looking forward to their future contributions to the team.

“Each has an area of improvement they have to make, and they’re all doing well…I do believe they will be competitive at zones at the end of the season.”

This year’s coaching changes in the men’s and women’s swimming programs seem to have run smoothly for the divers. Schavone and men’s head swim coach Ted Knapp were already close friends during Knapp’s time as assistant, and women’s head coach Greg Meehan has been more actively involved in the program. “Both have been a very good addition,” said Schavone. “Both men’s and women’s swimming have been much closer.”

One potentially limiting factor in the Arizona meet will be Stanford’s level of training. Compared to most teams, the Cardinal is a full month behind on training.  Schavone accounts for this, but still believes his teams can perform well. “Everybody else has got at least a month on us in training so they could be in a different place. But we work really hard.”

This weekend will be the first chance to see if that hard work is paying off.

Contact Ryan Hoaglund at rhoaglun@stanford.edu.

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M. Soccer: Stanford travels to Cal, looks to get above .500 in last game of season https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/08/m-soccer-stanford-travels-to-cal-looks-to-get-above-500-in-last-game-of-season/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/08/m-soccer-stanford-travels-to-cal-looks-to-get-above-500-in-last-game-of-season/#respond Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:53:12 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1072846 Even with the NCAA tournament all but officially out of reach, Stanford men’s soccer will get to end its season with a meaningful game as they travel to Berkeley to face the rival Golden Bears today.

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Even with the NCAA tournament all but officially out of reach, Stanford men’s soccer will get to end its season with a meaningful game as they travel to Berkeley to face the rival Golden Bears today.

M. Soccer: Stanford travels to Cal, looks to get above .500 in last game of season
Adam Jahn (No. 9), awaiting a pass above, will play what will likely be his final game of college soccer today at Cal. Jahn and his three fellow seniors haven’t made the postseason since they were freshmen and are a longshot for a tournament bid this season. (AVI BAGLA/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford (8-8-1, 4-4-1 Pac-12) is coming off an impressive 4-0 thrashing of San Diego State, which allowed the team to take out its frustration after a heart-breaking overtime loss at UCLA the week before. In both of those games, the Cardinal has displayed some of its best play this season and will look to continue this trend going into the season finale.

“We’ve been playing some great soccer and now we’re looking forward to the last match against Cal. We’ll be excited to play again this week,” head coach Jeremy Gunn told GoStanford.com.

There are few better conclusions to a Stanford athlete’s career than a victory over the Golden Bears, and seniors Dersu Abolfathi, Eric Anderson, Hunter Gorskie and Adam Jahn will get a chance to do just that. Abolfathi and Jahn both found the back of the net in the San Diego State match, with Jahn picking up his team-leading 10th goal of the season, the program’s largest scoring outburst since Roger Levesque netted 14 in 2001.

Sophomore forward Zach Batteer will also play a critical role for the Cardinal offense. Last time Stanford matched up with Cal, Batteer scored both goals in a 2-0 home victory and won Pac-12 Player of the Week honors. If he and Jahn can continue to play well together on the attack, Stanford will certainly find its share of chances on goal.

Converting these chances will prove crucial on Friday. In a host of games this season, Stanford has played a full 90 minutes of convincing soccer, controlling the match and dominating nearly every statistical category, but failed to cash in on their good play to get the right result.

Cal has scored only three goals in their last four games and will be looking to their top scorers, senior midfielder Tony Salciccia and sophomore forward Stefano Bonomo, to bring the offense back to life. So far this season, Bonomo and Salciccia have each netted five goals with Salciccia responsible for the assist on five more.

The Bears are hoping to earn a bid in the NCAA tournament, and a win Friday could be critical to their case with the tournament selection committee. Cal’s only hope is for an at-large bid, because UCLA has already secured the Pac-12’s automatic berth.

Stanford’s own drive for the tournament was most likely stopped in its tracks last week by a double-overtime defeat against the Bruins. Nevertheless, nothing is impossible, as the selection committee never fails to surprise.

None of this will matter, though, once the opening whistle blows. The calculations of rankings and RPIs will disappear, and the focus will shift to the rivalry at hand. The only thing running through the Stanford players’ minds will be: beat Cal.

Kickoff from Edwards Stadium is slated for 1:30 p.m.

 

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Swimming and Diving: Men, women cruise past Wisconsin https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/05/swimming-and-diving-men-women-cruise-past-wisconsin/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/05/swimming-and-diving-men-women-cruise-past-wisconsin/#respond Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:30:53 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1072635 The Stanford men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams got a rare chance to compete together on Friday, with both teams taking on the University of Wisconsin. On the men’s side, it was the first dual meet of the season and a great opportunity to match up against another ranked program in No. 25 Wisconsin.

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The Stanford men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams got a rare chance to compete together on Friday, with both teams taking on the University of Wisconsin.

On the men’s side, it was the first dual meet of the season and a great opportunity to match up against another ranked program in No. 25 Wisconsin. Coach Ted Knapp was pleased with his team’s performance, as his squad was able to cruise to a 184-104 victory.

Swimming and Diving: Men, women cruise past Wisconsin
Sophomore Katie Olsen swam the breaststroke leg of the Cardinal’s winning 400-yard medley relay as No. 5 Stanford women’s swimming and diving edged past No. 23 Wisconsin 159-130. The men’s team also won convincingly, racing past the Badgers 184-104. (Stanfordphoto.com)

“We got a chance to race a visiting team, we got a chance to race our teammates and we got a chance to race the clock,” Knapp said. “All in all it was exactly what we were looking for tonight.”

Although Knapp minimizes the importance of rankings, saying the real focus is the NCAA championships at the end of March, the team will likely maintain its position at No. 3 in the nation following Friday’s result.

The women were equally successful Friday, picking up their second straight dual meet win to start off the season. For the No. 5 Cardinal, No. 23 Wisconsin proved a formidable matchup, but in the end, Stanford’s depth held off the Badgers 159-130.

The meet started with the women’s 400-yard medley relay, with Maddy Schaefer, Katie Olsen, Haley Sims and Andi Murez picking up the win with a time of 3:47.11.

The men’s squad of Will Gunderson, David Nolan, Matthew Swanston and Aaron Wayne dominated the field, posting an impressive 3:15.65 and finishing well ahead of the competition. Next into the wall was the Stanford B team of Tom Kremer, Sebastian Wigstrom, Gray Umbach and Andrew Saeta.

The Badgers’ Jenny Holtzen (10:01.99) took the 1,000-yard freestyle. Stanford’s Allison Brown touched second with a time of 10:05.65.

In the men’s 1,000 free, it was freshman Danny Thomson dominating the competition. Starting out fast, he maintained his pace and ended up lapping the closest Badger swimmer to take first with an impressive time of 9:07.31.

Schaefer (1:48.57) picked up her first individual win of the day in the 200 freestyle, where she out-touched teammate Maya DiRado (1:48.98) by under a second. She would go on to win the 50-yard freestyle to make it two individual wins on the day, with the third coming on the 400 medley relay.

Led by Bryan Offutt (1:39.28), the men took second, third, fourth and fifth in the 200 free, losing only to Michael Weiss, the Badgers’ star swimmer, who took fifth in the Olympic trials last year in the 400 individual medley.

Both the women and the men swept the 100 backstroke, with Annemarie Thayer winning it for the women and Swanston taking first in the men’s event.

Freshman Sarah Haase (1:03.17) won the 100 breaststroke, getting to the wall less than half a second before teammate K.C. Moss (1:03.52). Moss (2:16.56) would also take second in the 200 breaststroke, with Olsen (2:15.29) getting the win.

For the men it was Mason Shaw picking up victories in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, with times of 55.99 and 2:02.81, respectively.

Once again the men and women teamed up to sweep the 200 butterfly. Andie Taylor (2:02.30) won it for the women, and Mack Montgomery (1:49.26) picked up the win for the men.

Schaefer (22.81) outsprinted Wisconsin’s Ivy Martin (23.09) by under three tenths of a second to win the 50 freestyle.

Jake Hartley (20.48) led the way for the men, finishing first in a Cardinal sweep of the first four spots.

The trio of divers Stephanie Phipps, Sloan Brazina and Alexandra Clay swept the three-meter competition.

Kristian Ipsen—an Olympic bronze medalist in London—won the one-meter competition for the men with 400.95 points.

The women’s 100 freestyle proved one of the more exciting races of the day. Wisconsin’s Ruby Martin (51.36) and Ivy Martin (51.40) finished first and second in the 100 freestyle, just barely getting to the wall before Stanford’s Julia Ama (51.49).

The men would complete a sweep of the same event, with Sean Duggan posting a winning time of 45.57.

Stanford’s Andie Taylor (4:55.53) picked up an individual victory in the 500 freestyle.

Michael Weiss of Wisconsin won the 500 free for the men, but Robert Hummel, Burke Sims, Chris Pickard and Mack Montgomery took second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

Freshman Jaynie Pulte came up with second place in the 100 fly. For the men, Aaron Wayne won the event in his only individual event of the day with a time of 48.15.

The meet was capped off with the 200 freestyle relay. The women’s event went to Wisconsin’s A team of Ruby Martin, Ivy Martin, Rebecka Palm and Laura Miller. The Cardinal men swept the event, with its D team finishing before Wisconsin’s A team in an event that certainly energized the team.

This week, the men are looking ahead to Wednesday’s home matchup with Cal. The women will have a break in the dual meet season, with the diving team heading to the Arizona Diving Invite this weekend.

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M. Soccer: Card drops overtime heartbreaker at UCLA https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/02/m-soccer-card-drops-overtime-heartbreaker-at-ucla/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/02/m-soccer-card-drops-overtime-heartbreaker-at-ucla/#respond Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:17:43 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1072531 Their dreams were likely thwarted Thursday night with a 2-1 defeat, but not before Stanford challenged the heavily-favored Bruins to an exhilarating, double-overtime match in which the Cardinal controlled a significant portion of the game.

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In the late stages of overtime, a player dressed in UCLA powder-blue kicks a beautiful, arcing ball that soars gloriously over half the length of the field and lands neatly at the feet of his teammate. The ball only remains on the ground a few short milliseconds before it is again launched into the air, this time connecting with the underside of the crossbar and taking a fateful bounce across the line and into the goal. Game over. Dozens of players wearing blue jerseys sprint from all over the field to come together and celebrate an electrifying victory.

M. Soccer: Card drops overtime heartbreaker at UCLA
Junior JJ Koval (2) equalized for Stanford late, but No. 5 UCLA scored a golden goal in double overtime to dash the Cardinal’s postseason hopes (AVI BAGLA/The Stanford Daily).

In short, it was a beautiful scene in college soccer, a thrilling competition that came down to the last touch. But if you’re from a Stanford team in need of a victory to keep its postseason chances alive, you probably see things differently.

The Cardinal (7-8-1, 3-4-1 Pac-12) headed into Los Angeles on Thursday night looking to use the momentum from last week’s overtime victory at UC-Santa Barbara to score an upset against the No. 5 Bruins (12-2-2, 7-1-0). With the end of the regular season rapidly approaching, Stanford’s players knew they would probably have to win out to have a chance at making the NCAA tournament.

Their dreams were likely thwarted Thursday night with a 2-1 defeat, but not before Stanford challenged the heavily-favored Bruins to an exhilarating, double-overtime match in which the Cardinal controlled a significant portion of the game.

The game started at a quick pace with sophomore Zach Batteer forcing a save from UCLA keeper Earl Edwards, who would prove to be very active throughout the game as Stanford continued to press on the attack.

Just 16 minutes into the game, UCLA got on the board when it executed perfectly on a corner kick and was a little fortunate. Hutchins managed to save the first attempt off a header from junior Joe Sofia but couldn’t hold the ball, and Victor Chavez was there to volley in the loose ball.

With the lead, the Bruins played back on the ball, staying conservative to avoid getting burned on the counterattack. It appeared that this strategy was working and that UCLA was going to get out of the game with an easy victory, but Stanford started to wear down the Bruins’ defense toward the end of the half.

In the 33rd minute, freshman Ty Thompson was able to sneak a ball past the defense to Hunter Gorskie, who drilled the ball in for what looked like the equalizing goal. Unfortunately for the Cardinal, Gorskie could only celebrate for a matter of seconds as the play was blown dead for offside.

In the closing seconds of the half, Zach Batteer broke away on a counterattack and gave the team a good rush of confidence going into halftime.

Head coach Jeremy Gunn reflected his team’s confidence at halftime, saying he still expected to win out and earn a berth in the NCAA tournament.

“I think you’ve written us off too early,” he told the Pac-12 Network’s Cobi Jones. “If we win all three of these games we’ll be flying up the RPI’s with a chance to get into the tournament.”

The second half was all Stanford. The Cardinal came up with a number of close opportunities. Adam Jahn broke free for a good shot in the 49th minute but had it blocked by the UCLA defense; minutes later, J.J. Koval snuck past for a close range shot but had it blocked by the keeper; in the 63rd minute, Dersu Abolfathi got off two shots but neither was able to get past the Bruin defense.

The equalizer came in the 73rd minute off a throw-in, when Koval’s volley got past the keeper to the far post, netting the team’s first goal of the game and his second of the second season.

The rest of the half was tightly contested, but neither team was able to come up with the deciding goal. Batteer came close, though, receiving the ball at the top of the box and forcing a save from Edwards. The Bruin keeper was called into duty twice more, once on another strike from Batteer and again on an attempt by Jahn.

The Cardinal could breathe a sigh of relief when UCLA forward Reed William’s 88th-minute shot sailed just over the top of the Stanford goal. At the end of regulation, it would remain 1-1.

In the eighth minute of overtime, Aaron Kovar came inches from hitting the golden goal as his shot missed just wide of the woodwork.

Stanford goalie Drew Hutchins made a highlight-reel kind of play to fend off the Bruins a little longer, diving to his left to deflect forward Ryan Hollingshead’s strike at goal. The junior made one more save in the first overtime, allowing the team to regroup for second overtime.

After 102 full minutes of play, in just the third minute of second overtime, the Bruins struck the brutal blow. Off a perfect pass by senior Chris Cummings, forward Fernando Monge broke free of the Stanford defense and fired off a game-ending shot from directly in front of the Cardinal net.

As the UCLA players rushed out onto the field to celebrate, the Stanford players began to realize that their hopes at a postseason had all but faded. Despite the disappointing result, however, Stanford did anything but fold under pressure.

Stanford will travel to San Diego State on Saturday for a 7 p.m. road contest, in need of a win and some help from the NCAA selection committee.

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M. Swimming: Stanford opens dual meet season against No. 25 Wisconsin https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/01/m-swimming-stanford-opens-dual-meet-season-against-no-25-wisconsin/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/11/01/m-swimming-stanford-opens-dual-meet-season-against-no-25-wisconsin/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:17:44 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1072480 On Friday afternoon, the Avery Aquatic Center will come alive for Stanford men’s swimming and diving’s first dual meet of the season. The Cardinal will face No. 25 Wisconsin as the Badgers set out on a two-meet Pac-12 road trip.

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On Friday afternoon, the Avery Aquatic Center will come alive for Stanford men’s swimming and diving’s first dual meet of the season. The Cardinal will face No. 25 Wisconsin as the Badgers set out on a two-meet Pac-12 road trip.

Last weekend Stanford dominated the competition at the two-day Pacific Invite in Stockton. Despite sitting out of day one on Friday, the Cardinal nearly managed to win the meet, sweeping each of Saturday’s nine events. On Friday, the team will look to build off of last week’s success.

“When we came back from the [UOP] meet, there were a lot of smiles,” said head coach Ted Knapp. “And I think that is an indication of their attitude at this point.”

M. Swimming: Stanford opens dual meet season against No. 25 Wisconsin
Stanford men’s swimming and diving opens the dual meet season against No. 25 Wisconsin this weekend (Stanford Daily File Photo).

Unlike an invitational, where the competition is spread out between several teams, the dual meet format triggers a much more personal and competitive dynamic, in which the focus is placed squarely on the team result rather than on individual times. The outcome of the meet regularly comes down to the final few events.

While the swimmers are certainly primarily concentrated on beating out the opposing team, competition is also heating up within the team itself.

“I’m looking for a lot of intra-team races,” Knapp said. “There are a couple of events where we’ve set it up so there’s some good intra-team rivalry.”

One such example will be the butterfly events, where freshman Gray Umbach barely came away with wins in both the 100 and 200 last weekend. In the 100 butterfly he beat out fellow freshman Tom Kremer by less than a second, and in the 200 he touched the wall just three-tenths of a second before senior Mack Montgomery.

Additionally, the sprint freestyle should be a tightly contested event, with senior Aaron Wayne leading the way, followed by senior Andrew Saeta and freshman Sean Duggan.

The most emotional events in any dual meet are the relays, which show the true team nature of swimming and often determine the outcome of the meet. The last relay this Friday will be the 4×200 freestyle and, according to Knapp, “there’s a lot of excitement amongst the sprinters about making that a pretty special relay.”

In a normal season, the Cardinal hardly ever faces a Big-10 team in a dual meet, so opening against Wisconsin is a rare opportunity and a chance for the team to get a glimpse at some of the country’s top competition not based in the Pac-12. Although the Badgers are currently 3-2 on the season and only 1-2 in conference, Wisconsin has historically been home to a strong swimming program.

In this year’s U.S. Olympic Trials, Badgers posted a number of strong performances, highlighted by Michael Weiss’ fifth-place finish in the 400-yard individual medley.

Still, Knapp believes Stanford has a strategic advantage because of the number of swimmers it has competing in multiple events.

“I think our depth is really going to showcase our success,” he said. “We have a very versatile team and about half the team could probably swim in five or six different events.”

After the Pacific Invite, Knapp stressed the importance of “continuing to get better every meet.”

Friday will be the first chance to do this.

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M. Swimming: Stanford sweeps Day Two of Pacific Invite https://stanforddaily.com/2012/10/23/m-swimming-stanford-sweeps-day-two-of-pacific-invite/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/10/23/m-swimming-stanford-sweeps-day-two-of-pacific-invite/#respond Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:51:17 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1072175 The Cardinal delivered a dominating performance in its first meet of the season, coming out of the Pacific Invite in Stockton, Calif., with a sweep of all of the day’s nine events. Despite only participating in day two of the meet, Stanford racked up enough points to place second with 1,063 points, finishing just 16 points shy of the meet’s host, University of the Pacific (1,079).

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The Cardinal delivered a dominating performance in its first meet of the season, coming out of the Pacific Invite in Stockton, Calif., with a sweep of all of the day’s nine events. Despite only participating in day two of the meet, Stanford racked up enough points to place second with 1,063 points, finishing just 16 points shy of the meet’s host, University of the Pacific (1,079).

The performance is just what the new coaching staff, headed by long-time assistant Ted Knapp, was looking for. “All in all, it was very encouraging for this time of year considering the workload the team is dealing with,” Knapp said. “The performances by our relays were indicative of a great team attitude.”

The Cardinal set the tone for the rest of the meet, taking first, second and third in the 200 freestyle relay. The A squad, composed of Aaron Wayne, Ben Lovell, Jeff Garnier and Jack Lane, took first with a time of 1:23.10, out-touching the B squad (Andrew Saeta, Sean Duggan, Cole Davis and Christian Brown) by just over four tenths of a second.

Freshman Gray Umbach (1:48.58) kept up the momentum with a win in the 200 butterfly, leading Stanford’s sweep of the first seven spots in the event. Umbach would go on to finish his first collegiate meet in impressive fashion, posting a time of 49.07 to narrowly beat out fellow freshman Tom Kremer (49.70) in the 100 fly.

Despite losing several of its top swimmers in the freestyle events in last year’s graduating class, the Cardinal proved it had the depth to fill the gaps, taking the first nine spots in the 100 freestyle. Senior Wayne (43.65) led the way, followed by classmate Satae (44.60) and freshman Duggan (45.57). The same would prove true in the 500 freestyle, with sophomore David Nolan (4:24.50) and freshman Danny Thompson (4:26.68) leading a sweep of the first 11 places.

Stanford would continue to control the meet, moving into the 200 individual medley. Sophomore Jack Lane (1:50.88) won the event, beating Thompson (1:50.97) to the wall by just nine hundredths of a second. After Danny Thompson, seven more Stanford swimmers would finish before the first competitor from other schools.

The 200 backstroke was the same story as Matt Thompson (1:46.03) and Matthew Swantson (1:46.99) finished within a second of each other for the top two positions. In yet another sweep, five of Stanford’s six swimmers competing in the event were unbeaten by the opposing teams.

Junior Mason Shaw (2:01.91) won the 200 breaststroke relatively comfortably. A nearly four-second margin separated him from classmate Will Gunderson in second place (2:05.57).

The Cardinal didn’t let up going into the final event, the 800 freestyle relay. Robert Hummel, David Nolan, Chris Pickard and Thomas Stephens formed the winning squad with a time of 6:33.54, followed by three other Stanford teams.

Despite Stanford’s unmatched success on day two, it was not quite enough to win as the meet’s host, University of the Pacific, had amassed enough points on day one to hold on by 16 points.

Next up for the Cardinal is Friday’s home dual meet against the University of Wisconsin. The team will look to build off this past weekend’s momentum as it moves into the dual meet season.

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M. Swimming: For first time in 33 years, Card opens season without Skip Kenney at helm https://stanforddaily.com/2012/10/18/m-swimming-for-first-time-in-33-years-card-opens-season-without-skip-kenney-at-helm/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/10/18/m-swimming-for-first-time-in-33-years-card-opens-season-without-skip-kenney-at-helm/#respond Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:16:20 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1072017 Stanford men’s swimming and diving was among the top teams in the nation last season, taking third at the NCAA championships. This year, with a new coaching staff, the Cardinal will look to maintain its status as an elite program and build on last season’s successes.

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Stanford men’s swimming and diving was among the top teams in the nation last season, taking third at the NCAA championships. This year, with a new coaching staff, the Cardinal will look to maintain its status as an elite program and build on last season’s successes.

Although he’s new in his role as head coach, Ted Knapp is anything but a stranger when it comes to Stanford swimming and diving. For 28 years he served as assistant coach under Hall of Famer Skip Kenney, who retired at the end of last season.

“The transition has been pretty exciting,” Knapp said, “for the most part because I feel like I’ve been well prepared by Skip Kenney, my predecessor.” He also credits his “great staff,” which he expects to “add some great energy and innovation.”

Some coaches might feel intimidated when moving to the helm of such a powerful program. Knapp, however, is “fired up” and has appeared cool and confident so far in the role. Looking ahead to the upcoming season, he emphasized that “winning is certainly a goal as a team,” and that individual goals are a priority as well. “We have several seniors looking to finish up strong.”

Among those contending for individual championships are seniors Aaron Wayne and Andrew Saeta. Wayne made the final in both the 50 and 100-yard freestyle at last year’s NCAA championship and Saeta swam in the finals of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. Both swimmers are positive about the coaching changes and looking forward to another successful season.

“Everyone is really optimistic. We’re really liking the training that we’re doing under [assistant] coach Scott Armstrong,” Wayne said of the first few weeks of practice.

Saeta attributes much of last year’s success to weight training and is looking forward to positive results as the team focuses more on weights this season. “The entire team is really working on power and strength and I think we’re going to see a lot of benefits from that as the season develops.”

As in any sport, a new season brings about a shuffling of personnel as last year’s seniors are replaced by this year’s freshmen. The Cardinal will certainly miss its graduated senior talent, like distance freestyler Chat La Tourette and butterflyer Robert Bollier, but the team is confident the freshmen will help to pick up the slack, especially Tom Kremer, Gray Umbach, and Danny Thompson, who made up three of the country’s top-ten high school recruits last year.

“It’s a very versatile group,” Knapp said of the freshmen swimmers, “so they can contribute just about everywhere.”

The team chemistry is also starting to come together. Although swimming is a fairly individual sport in nature, anyone involved in the sport will tell you that a team is more than just a group of athletes going out and swimming for themselves.

“We had a training trip to the Olympic Training Center before school started and that really works as a major team bonding experience,” senior Andrew Saeta said.

As the swimmers prepare physically for the meets ahead, the coaches will prepare mentally by strategizing meet lineups, trying to determine who belongs in what event and where the team’s strengths and weaknesses lie. Across the board the Cardinal is, as always, pretty well supplied with talented and elite swimmers, but one strength is definitely the 200 backstroke, which Wayne and Satae call Stanford’s best event. At NCAA championships last season, the Cardinal took second, third and fourth, with then-freshman David Nolan missing first by just hundredths of a second.

The freestyle events will prove a critical point in the meets according to coach Knapp. “We definitely lost a very strong core group of freestylers, everywhere from the 50 and the 100 up to the 1650, so you would think that like those would be our weaker events, but I feel we have the talent to move up and replace some of those lost points.”

One potential weakness for Stanford is the breaststroke. The team’s best breaststroker, Curtis Lovelace, graduated last year, but Knapp still feels that he has “some people that can step up and surprise us a little bit, and maybe surprise the rest of the country.”

That chance to surprise has all but arrived. While the Pac-12 and NCAA Championships won’t be held until March, this Saturday the Cardinal will head to Stockton for the Pacific Invitation, the team’s first meet. Stanford is also set to face the University of Wisconsin — a perennial contender at NCAAs —  at a home duel meet November 2nd.

 

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M. Soccer: Pacific Northwest split tightens Pac-12 race https://stanforddaily.com/2012/10/16/m-soccer-pacific-northwest-split-tightens-pac-12-race/ https://stanforddaily.com/2012/10/16/m-soccer-pacific-northwest-split-tightens-pac-12-race/#respond Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:57:31 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1071920 If late goals are heartbreaking, Stanford’s men’s soccer team is in need of some serious healing. The Cardinal allowed three goals after the 80-minute mark of their two games this weekend, resulting in a 2-2 double-overtime draw at Oregon State and a 2-0 loss at Washington.

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Senior forward Adam Jahn scored twice over the weekend as Stanford drew 2-2 with Oregon State and lost 2-0 to Washington (Stanford Daily File Photo).

Stanford (5-6-1, 2-2-1 Pac-12) got back on the road again this weekend after playing six straight games at home. On Friday night the Card faced Oregon State (6-4-2, 1-2-1 Pac-12) in rainy Corvallis, Ore.
The first half presented the Cardinal a number of scoring chances, but none of Stanford’s five shots found the back of the net. The Beavers didn’t have any better luck with their two shots, and it remained scoreless going into the second half.
The scoring was finally sparked by a penalty kick in the 59th minute when Zach Batteer was knocked down in Oregon State’s box, resulting in a penalty kick. Senior forward Adam Jahn took the kick and promptly drilled the ball past the keeper for the first score of the match. Just 10 minutes later it was Jahn striking again to extend the Stanford lead to two.
“[Eric Verso] played me a nice through-ball and I took a few touches and hit a low, hard shot that hit the near post and went in,” Jahn said of his team-leading seventh goal of the season.
The Beavers would begin their comeback soon after in the 71st minute, when OSU midfielder Will Seymore scored on a penalty kick brought on by a Stanford foul in the box. It was beginning to look like Stanford would still hang on for the 2-1 victory, when Alex Penny snuck one past goalkeeper Drew Hutchins in the 88th minute to tie the game and force overtime.
The first 10-minute overtime was scoreless as Oregon State goalkeeper Matt Bersano was able to keep Aaron Kover’s shot out of the net. The second overtime featured a number of close calls, accentuated by senior Dersu Abolfathi’s chances in the 106th minute. Twice he was able to break away and launch a shot, and twice the Beavers’ defense managed to get between him and the goal for the block. Time would end up running out, making the final score a 2-2 draw.
“Of course we were a bit frustrated not getting the win,” Jahn said. “We thought we deserved the result, but that’s the way soccer is sometimes.”
Sunday morning the team headed to Seattle to face the University of Washington (8-3-2, 3-0-1 Pac-12). Going into the game, the Huskies hadn’t lost in their last five contests and were looking to continue the streak.
It was another slow first half in a cold rain, with the teams heading scoreless into the locker rooms for halftime. Marred by heavy fouls and chippy play, the game seemed to get out of referee Greg Marshall’s control. Washington was content to sit back on defense and look only to counterattack while Stanford dominated possession and the pace of play. That never manifested itself on the score sheet, however, as Stanford came up with only three shots in the half and the Huskies mustered just two.
Cardinal coach Jeremy Gunn was clearly frustrated by the Huskies’ tactics. “It’s not going to be an enjoyable game of soccer,” Gunn said at halftime. “It’s just so stop-start, it takes 30 minutes for them to put the ball in play. We don’t expect to be beautiful in our attack; they’re a good, tight, disciplined defensive unit. If they want to have a come at us and play some soccer, then we’ll do that.”
Gunn’s wishes were soon met, but in a scenario he no doubt did not appreciate. About nine minutes into the second half, freshman defender Brandon Vincent was given a red card for slapping a Washington player in the face after the two became entangled on a free kick, requiring Stanford to play a man down for the remaining 36 minutes.
This didn’t stop the Cardinal attack, which continued to press when it could and posted seven shots, including a nice drive from Abolfathi in the 74th minute and Jack Ryan in the 81st. In both instances, Washington goalkeeper Spencer Richey was able to keep the Cardinal off the board.
In the 81st minute, Washington would finally pull ahead with a near-post header from Nate Sackeyfio. Minutes later a penalty kick goal by Ben Fisk on a late tackle just inside the box would finalize the victory.
After the match, Gunn was still not pleased with the pace and direction of play. “[Stanford] played the better soccer in the second half,” he told GoStanford.com. The Cardinal, indeed, outshot Washington by five, but the Huskies’ only two shots in the half both resulted in goals.
Despite the disappointing results, Stanford still sits in third in the Pac-12 after the weekend and will have the chance to make up more ground almost immediately. Next week the Cardinal takes the field against Oregon State on Thursday and Washington again on Sunday over a two-game homestand.
Senior Adam Jahn was already gearing up for the rematches.
“We are confident we can get revenge.”

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