Stanford picked up its first loss this Saturday against a tough Sac State team fighting for a playoff spot. With only one try each in the first half, this was not one of the most exciting games to watch but both teams were playing hard. It was obvious to the fans that both teams wanted to win but unfortunately someone had to lose and as predicted the game came down to the final minutes. Stanford had more opportunities to score but they couldn't get the ball over the line converting 0 of 14 opportunities inside Sac State's 22-meter line. Sac State on the other was able to convert 3 of 5 opportunities inside Stanford's 22-meter line, two of which came late in the second half to barely push past Stanford for a much needed win to stay in the playoff picture.
Coach Matt Sherman feels that “ there were some positive moments for us as a team and individually, and I think overall we played hard. However, we carried a 7 point lead for much of the second half, and spent considerable time deep in their end, but couldn’t finish off opportunities to build a cushion and in the end that cost us the game. A lot of this was accountable to mental mistakes and miscues. Moving forward, I think it’s not necessarily a case of us needing to play harder, but smarter while we are playing as hard as we can.”
Stanford's 2nd XV loses again to prolly the best 2nd team in the league but improved from there previous loss, losing 32-10. Big performance came from Dan Agness and Ryan Swaboda. Some new additions to the team Shean, Zeller and Bricker also performed very well in their first ever rugby games. Players keep stepping up on the Stanford 2nd XV and some are even looking like they may be ready to step up to the 1st XV. If this team keeps on improving they will pick up a win before the end of the season.
Next up:
Stanford will face Chico State next week, hoping to stay in first place with only a win over Santa Clara between them and playoffs. Come out and support Stanford at their last home game of the season. 1st XV kick-off at 1pm with the 2nd XV following at 3pm.
Scoring 1st XV:
7: Sac State Try and Conversion
36: Stanford Try (Henderson) Conversion (Liljenquist)
Half: 7-7
49: Stanford Try (Ibarra) Conversion (Liljenquist)
64: Sac State Try
73: Sac State Try
Final: 17-14
1st XV vs Santa Clara
1: McColl
2: Riklin
3: Prestinario
4: Allanson
5: Menke (Captain)
6: Maler
7: Vernon
8: Polk
9: Ibarra
10: Liljenquist
11: Walker
12: Mendozza
13: Duenas
14: Brooks
15: Henderson
Subs:
16: Quigley
17: Swaboda
18: Oliver
19: Bailey
20: Agness
21: Dormiani
22: Turner
23: McCourt
2nd XV vs. Santa Clara
1: Omegara
2: Swaboda
3: Quigley
4: Paglia
5: Moody
6: Bailey
7: Oliver
8: Allanson (Captain)
9: Dormiani
10: Maize
11: Bui
12: McCourt
13: Turner
14: Friedberg
15: Shean
Subs: Zeller, Bricker, Walter, Guzman
Coach Matt Sherman feels that “ there were some positive moments for us as a team and individually, and I think overall we played hard. However, we carried a 7 point lead for much of the second half, and spent considerable time deep in their end, but couldn’t finish off opportunities to build a cushion and in the end that cost us the game. A lot of this was accountable to mental mistakes and miscues. Moving forward, I think it’s not necessarily a case of us needing to play harder, but smarter while we are playing as hard as we can.”
Stanford's 2nd XV loses again to prolly the best 2nd team in the league but improved from there previous loss, losing 32-10. Big performance came from Dan Agness and Ryan Swaboda. Some new additions to the team Shean, Zeller and Bricker also performed very well in their first ever rugby games. Players keep stepping up on the Stanford 2nd XV and some are even looking like they may be ready to step up to the 1st XV. If this team keeps on improving they will pick up a win before the end of the season.
Next up:
Stanford will face Chico State next week, hoping to stay in first place with only a win over Santa Clara between them and playoffs. Come out and support Stanford at their last home game of the season. 1st XV kick-off at 1pm with the 2nd XV following at 3pm.
Scoring 1st XV:
7: Sac State Try and Conversion
36: Stanford Try (Henderson) Conversion (Liljenquist)
Half: 7-7
49: Stanford Try (Ibarra) Conversion (Liljenquist)
64: Sac State Try
73: Sac State Try
Final: 17-14
1st XV vs Santa Clara
1: McColl
2: Riklin
3: Prestinario
4: Allanson
5: Menke (Captain)
6: Maler
7: Vernon
8: Polk
9: Ibarra
10: Liljenquist
11: Walker
12: Mendozza
13: Duenas
14: Brooks
15: Henderson
Subs:
16: Quigley
17: Swaboda
18: Oliver
19: Bailey
20: Agness
21: Dormiani
22: Turner
23: McCourt
2nd XV vs. Santa Clara
1: Omegara
2: Swaboda
3: Quigley
4: Paglia
5: Moody
6: Bailey
7: Oliver
8: Allanson (Captain)
9: Dormiani
10: Maize
11: Bui
12: McCourt
13: Turner
14: Friedberg
15: Shean
Subs: Zeller, Bricker, Walter, Guzman
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