This week Stanford left the farm for their first away game of the season against Chico State. Stanford was clearly affected by the 4 hour bus ride, which showed in their slow start allowing Chico to score the first try in the 17th minute. It seemed like Chico had the momentum half way through the first half of play but a great try by Stanford's Michael Walker switched the momentum as Stanford went on to score two more tries before half and another one early in the second half giving Stanford a 24-5 lead.

Halfway through the match, Stanford had a commanding lead and seemed to have the momentum but Chico wasn't going to give up that easily. In the next 30 minutes of play, Stanford let up three tries as Chico tied the game and stole the momentum back. With 10 minutes left in the game Chico fans were up on their feet cheering for the come back win that seemed to be on the horizon. In those last 10 minutes, Stanford faced the toughest challenge it's faced all season. But thanks to some great defense that forced Chico into making some mistakes, Stanford pulled away with two more tries. Here is what captain Alexander Menke had to say about the last 10 minutes, "After they tied up the game, we had a real sense of urgency. We dug deep and found a way to pull out a win against a very physical team." At the end of the day Stanford was happy with the win but will working hard to improve on mistakes that allowed Chico to work its way back into the game. Stanford will be looking forward to its next match up against Chico.

Stanford's 2nd XV took a huge step forward in their game against Chico State's 2nd XV. Although they did not bring home a win, it was a close game and Stanford improved in many different areas. Some new members of Stanford Rugby also played very well. Marcus Turner, who joined the team this past week, played a great game at fullback and center, making some good tackles and showing some great running ability. Gavin McCourt, another new addition to the team, also played very well scoring two tries in his first rugby match. As this Stanford 2nd XV just keeps on improving, it's only a matter of time before they get a win.

Next up:
Stanford has a bye week this weekend and will be using this week off to take some huge leaps forward before its next match up against Santa Clara on February 26th. The 1st XV will be playing at 2pm and 2nd XV will follow at 4pm.

Scoring 1st XV:
17: Chico Try
27: Stanford Try (Walker) Conversion (Ibarra)
34: Stanford Try (Prestinario) Conversion (Ibarra)
37: Stanford Try (Vernon)

Half: 19-5

42: Stanford Try (Kynes)
57: Chico Try and Conversion
61: Chico Try
71: Chico Try and Conversion
75: Stanford Try (Ibarra)
81: Stanford Try (Kynes) Conversion (Ibarra)

Final: 36-24

1st XV vs Chico State

1: Quigley
2: Riklin
3: Prestinario
4: Allanson
5: Menke (Captain)
6: Maler
7: Vernon
8: Polk
9: Ibarra
10: Mendoza
11: Walker
12: Duenas
13: Kynes
14: Brooks
15: Henderson
Subs:

16: Quigley
17: Swaboda
18: Oliver
19: Paglia
20: Moody
21: Dormiani
22: Liljenquist
23: Tagiuri

2nd XV vs. Chico State

1: Prince
2: Swaboda
3: Bailey
4: Paglia
5: Moody
6: Nelson
7: Friedberg
8: Oliver (Captain)
9: Dormiani
10: Liljenquist
11: McCourt
12: Tagiuri
13: Bui
14: Guzman (Jachowski)
15: Turner

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