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Stanford sophomore Kelley O’Hara scored in the final 10 minutes of play and the sixth-ranked Cardinal women’s soccer team collected a quality win, 1-0, over No. 10 Connecticut on Sunday at the Terrier Classic in Boston.
Senior Lizzy George set up the goal with a long pass over the defense, while O’Hara got a good jump.
Senior Erica Holland recorded her second straight shutout as Stanford won its first two matches for the first time since starting 8-0 in 2002.
Holland rejected four of the Huskies’ five shots in the second half, including a save with 32 seconds remaining to play.
The Cardinal has a shorter trip next week, traveling to the Santa Clara Classic and opening against No. 11 Virginia on Friday at 5 p.m. Stanford meets No. 3 Notre Dame on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Stanford put on a nice run in the final four minutes of the first half, controlling play and taking three shots, one by Allison Falk on goal.
The Huskies outshot Stanford, 14-11, though O’Hara took a game-high six shots, four on goal.
Stanford opened the tournament with a 2-0 victory over host Boston University.
Women’s volleyball
Stanford won the Diet Coke Classic in Minneapolis over the weekend, completing a three-match sweep on Sunday with a 30-15, 30-25, 30-23 victory over No. 23 Ohio.
Junior outside hitter Cynthia Barboza, who finished with 32 kills during the tournament, was named the MVP. She was joined on that all-tournament team by freshman Alex Klineman and sophomore Foluke Akinradewo.
Klineman had 15 kills against the Bobcats and hit .333. Akinradewo recorded 13 kills and hit .a season-best .706.
Senior setter Bryn Kehoe had 37 assists and 11 digs for Stanford (4-0), while freshman libero Gabi Ailes had a match-high 15 digs.
Stanford hit .266 to Ohio’s .033 for the match. Menlo School grad Alex Fisher ripped a ball cross-court to finish game one for the Cardinal.
The Cardinal returns home to host the Stanford Invitational beginning with Thursday’s 7 p.m. match against St. Mary’s.
Field hockey
Camille Gandhi score two goals, including the go-ahead goal in the second half, and Stanford opened its NorPac season with a 4-2 victory over visiting Pacific on Sunday.
Bailey Richardson and Marlana Shile also scored for the Cardinal (1-0, 3-0) on a hot, breezy day.
Gandhi scored at the 45:39 mark, getting assists from Shile, who injected the ball perfectly, and Xanthe Travlos, who set it up perfectly for Gandhi.
Richardson scored an insurance goal in the final minute of play.
David Durante’s relatives in Italy rarely get the chance to see him compete. When they do, they take advantage of it.
The Stanford grad and U.S. champion, in Stuttgart, Germany for the World Championships, told the AP that a handful of aunts, uncles and cousins are taking the train from Rome to watch the American men compete on Tuesday. Durante’s parents will also be in the audience.
“It’s the first time they’ve been able to see me compete,” Durante said, referring to his Roman relatives.
They’re likely to see a lot more of him soon. Durante plans to move to Rome after the Beijing Olympics. He even has an apartment there already.
Stanford junior Sho Nakamori, who was third in the all-around at the U.S. championships, is the alternate.