The Stanford men started off the 2011 Season with a tough loss to a very strong St. Mary's Gaels team. The Cardinal trailed 24-0 at the half, and eventually went down 77-7 at full time. The match was a rough opening game, against one of the countries finest teams, but will serve as a starting point from which to improve over the coming season. In the second side game, Stanford put a spirited performance before going down to the Gaels in a tightly contested match. Many players performed admirable in both games, and Stanford will look to bounce back with a stronger performance as a team next week.

Stanford's next match is against UC Davis at home on Saturday Jan. 22th with the A-side game at 1pm and B-side game at 3pm.