PRINCETON, N.J. - It was more of the same for No. 3 Stanford on the final day of the Princeton Invite, as the Cardinal rolled to two more victories, defeating Brown 19-7 and No. 16 Bucknell 16-4.
In all, Stanfod outscored its competition 86-26 at the Princeton Invite and was never threatened.
Stanford will return to the West Coast with an 8-0 record and will next face Pepperdine in Malibu on Sept. 18.
No. 3 Stanford 19 - Brown 7
The Cardinal shot out quickly, earning a 4-0 advantage after back-to-back goals from Tyler Abramson halfway through the first period.
Stanford would go on to lead 9-1, putting the game away early before the Bears tallied five goals in the second half, to the Cardinal's seven.
11 different players dented the twine for Stanford, including a new career-high for Troy Gleason with four. Ike Love and Riley Pittman each had a hat trick, the first for each.
Freshman Liam Harrison clocked all 32 minutes in goal for the Cardinal, collecting a personal best 11 saves in his young career.
No. 3 Stanford vs. Brown
Sept. 12, 2021 • Princeton, N.J.
BRWN 1 – 1 – 3 – 2 = 7
STAN 6 – 6 – 4 – 3 = 19
Brown Goals: Leo Berkman (2), Anderson Todd (2), Cole Atwell (1), Connor Enright (1), Andrew Penner (1)
Stanford Goals: Troy Gleason (4), Ike Love (3), Riley Pittman (3), Tyler Abramson (2), Beck Jurasius (1), Spencer Nelson (1), Jackson Painter (1), AJ Rossman (1), Walker Seymour (1), Larsen Weigle (1), Quinn Woodhead (1)
Saves: Liam Harrison (11)
No. 3 Stanford 16 - No. 16 Bucknell 4
Stanford featured its best quarter of the season so far against the Bison, exploding for eight goals in the third period, including two each from Woodhead and Weigle. Woodhead finished with a season-high four goals.
This came after Stanford held a 5-2 lead at the half and went on to blow the game open.
Nolan Krutonog played all 32 minutes in goal, collecting five saves, as the Cardinal did a valiant job at swallowing up the Bucknell attack.
No. 3 Stanford vs. No. 16 Bucknell
Sept. 12, 2021 • Princeton, N.J.
BUCK 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 = 4
STAN 3 – 2 – 8 – 3 = 16
Bucknell Goals: Hasan Mogultay (3), Josh Yardley (1)
Stanford Goals: Quinn Woodhead (4), Ike Love (2), Riley Pittman (2), AJ Rossman (2), Larsen Weigle (2), Tyler Abramson (1), Troy Gleason (1), Parker Killion (1), Walker Seymour (1)
Saves: Nolan Krutonog (5)
