Stanford vs. Chico State

On Sunday, March 15th, Stanford hosted the Chico State Wildcats in another game pivotal to the Cardinal's playoff aspirations. It was the second league game of the weekend for the Cardinal, having just completed a hard-fought win against Sac State the previous Friday night. Kickoff for Chico was less than forty-eight hours later and despite the Cardinal's best efforts, the game ended in a heartrending loss. Stanford started by putting the Wildcats on their heels, with number eight Johnny McCormick converting a kick for points from five meters out. Chico answered two minutes later with a try. Coming off another penalty inside the Chico twenty-two, McCormick made another kick to bring Stanford within one. Chico again responded, making a kick of their own and a try. The last score before halftime was by Stanford prop Andrew Thompson, punching it in at following a long tap and go run by scrumhalf Dan Ibarra. After the half, Stanford took the lead with a long highlight reel run by wing Marcus Henderson, who broke the Chico line inside the Stanford twenty two and never looked back. Despite the Cardinal's best efforts, Chico was able to score the winning try with two minutes left on the clock. With so little time remaining, the Cardinal were not able to mount a counterattack. The final score: Stanford 20, Chico 22.