This Week in Sports: August 22, 2022

Two soccer players jump and embrace in the air
Carlo Agostinelli and Shane de Flores celebrate during Stanford's game vs. the University of San Francisco August 20, 2022. The men's soccer team begins official competition on Thursday versus Villanova.
By Zach Zafran and Ells Boone
Aug. 22, 2022, 9:16 p.m.

Welcome to This Week In Sports. We are The Daily’s sports editors, Ells Boone and Zach Zafran, and we’ll be walking you through the major games, events and stories from the past week, as well as providing a brief preview of what’s coming up this week. 

The men’s soccer team kicked off the Fall season on the Farm with two exhibition matches this past week. Last Wednesday, they took down Sonoma State 3-1. Sophomore forward Jackson Kiil, junior midfielder Layton Purchase and freshman forward Liam Doyle were the goalscorers for Stanford. On Saturday, the Cardinal returned to Cagan Stadium and defeated Bay Area foe San Francisco 2-0. Junior defender Noah Adnan and sophomore midfielder Shane de Flores made it onto the scoresheet this time for head coach Jeremy Gunn’s team. The Cardinal will officially kick off the season this Thursday at home against Villanova. 

This Week in Sports: August 22, 2022
Stanford huddles during a game between Stanford University and University of Utah on October 6, 2021. The Cardinal won their season opener on Thursday and an exhibition against Team China on Sunday night.

No. 21 women’s soccer jumped straight into official competition this past week, winning its season opener against Sacramento State (0-1-0, 0-0-0 Big Sky) 5-0. The star of the show was junior forward Samantha Williams, as she registered two goals and an assist. Freshman forward Lumi Kostmayer also made an instant impact in her first career game, scoring a goal. The team returned to the pitch on Sunday night, taking down the Chinese National Team 1-0 after an 85th-minute goal from junior midfielder Maya Doms. Up next, Stanford will hit the road for a matchup against the University of San Francisco on Thursday night.

This Week in Sports: August 22, 2022
Stanford’s field hockey team huddles during a game between UC Davis and Stanford on October 1, 2021. The team opens its season Friday at home versus Holy Cross.

Field hockey is getting ready to open its season against Holy Cross at home this Friday at 12 p.m. PT. The Cardinal came in at No. 3 in the America East preseason coaches’ poll, receiving one first place vote. Head coach Roz Ellis is entering her second season at the helm of the program and will surely be looking for her team to finish higher than that. 

This Week in Sports: August 22, 2022
Caitie Baird, Sami Francis celebrate during a game between University of Washington and Stanford University on November 11, 2021. The team has many players that will shine as it heads to Tennessee to start their season next week.

No. 14 women’s volleyball is also gearing up for its season opener. Later this week, the team will travel to Nashville, Tenn. to take on Lipscomb and Tennessee State on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The Cardinal also landed at No. 2 in the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches’ Poll and have three players — sophomore Kami Miner, senior Kendall Kipp and redshirt junior Caitie Baird — on the Preseason All-Pac-12 Team. 

Zach Zafran was the Vol. 262 managing editor for the sports section. Now a senior staff writer, he has previous experience reporting and writing with SFGATE. You can find Zach around campus wearing swim trunks no matter the weather. Follow him on Twitter at @ZachZafran and contact him at sports 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Ells Boone is the former managing editor for the sports section, serving for Volumes 262 and 263. He is a senior from Virginia Beach, Virginia, studying communication. You can usually find him chasing after rebounds in Maples Pavilion or recording a podcast with Jibriel Taha. Contact him at eboone24 'at' stanforddaily.com.

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