Ells Boone is a desk editor for the sports section. He is a freshman from Virginia Beach, Virginia, interested in studying communication and economics. You can catch him waking up early on weekend mornings to watch his favorite Premier League team, Tottenham Hotspur, play. Contact him at eboone24 'at' stanforddaily.com.
As this season has shown, when Stanford and Oregon State play each other, expect there to be plenty of goals. On Saturday evening in Corvallis, No. 5 Cardinal men’s soccer (8-2-1, 6-2-1 Pac-12) was beaten 3-2 by Oregon State (8-4, 5-4 Pac-12) on what was the Beavers’ senior night.
Women’s basketball played arguably its worst half of basketball this season against Louisville in the Elite Eight on Tuesday, but stormed back with a 52-25 second half to secure a 15-point victory. The Cardinal will face off against South Carolina in the Final Four on Friday, and a victory would set up either a Pac-12 showdown with Arizona or a battle between the two winningest coaches in Division I women’s basketball history in Geno Auriemma’s UConn Huskies. Do the Cardinal get past the Gamecocks, and if so, does it lift the trophy Sunday afternoon?
Freshman forward Ziaire Williams announced on Wednesday morning his much-anticipated decision to declare for the 2021 NBA Draft, marking the end of his playing days on the Farm after one season.
Stanford men’s tennis (3-3, 1-0 Pac-12) rebounded from three straight losses by handily defeating Utah (11-8, 1-4 Pac-12) 5-2 on Sunday afternoon. This was the first match of conference play for the Cardinal this season.
In the second Big Clàsico of the season, Stanford men’s soccer (6-1-1, 4-1-1 Pac-12) tied with Cal (2-3-1, 1-3-1 Pac-12) 0-0. Neither team was able to finish off its opportunities in what turned into a defensive battle.
Down two goals early in the match on Saturday, head coach Jeremy Gunn looked for a way to help his reeling team regain momentum and decided to insert senior forward Charlie Wehan. Wehan's presence propelled No. 2 Stanford to victory over No. 5 Oregon State.
In the first round of the 2021 Pac-12 Tournament, Stanford (14-13, 10-10 Pac-12) failed to get by its rival Cal (9-19, 3-17 Pac-12), falling to a 76-58 defeat in Las Vegas. The Golden Bears also beat the Cardinal in the first round of last year’s conference tournament.
Stanford men's basketball looks to open the Pac-12 tournament with a brawl against Bay-Area rival, Cal. The Daily's Teddy Solomon, Jibriel Taha and Ells Boone provide their perspective on the Cardinal's upcoming action.
No. 3 Cardinal men’s soccer team (5-0, 3-0 Pac-12) returned home to Cagan Stadium after two away matches and soundly beat UCLA (1-3-1, 0-2-1 Pac-12) 4-0, buoyed by a 14-minute second-half stretch that saw the team score three goals.
Senior attack Ali Baiocco set a new school record for goals in a game, netting eight, as No. 22 women’s lacrosse (1-0) defeated UC Davis (3-1) 16-9 in a high-scoring affair to open Stanford's season.
Playing its first match of the season away from Cagan Stadium, the No. 4 Stanford men’s soccer team (4-0, 2-0 Pac-12) escaped San Diego State (0-1-1, 0-1-1 Pac-12) in overtime 1-0.
The Daily's Sofia Scekic, Ells Boone, Jibriel Taha and Jordan John Lee talk NCAA tournaments and national championships in what could end up Stanford's first year in forty-five seasons without a national title.
Two goals from redshirt junior forward Zach Ryan propelled No. 4 Stanford men’s soccer (3-0, 1-0 Pac-12) to a 3-1 victory over its Bay Area rival Cal (0-1, 0-1 Pac-12) on Saturday night.
Stanford men’s basketball (14-8, 10-6 Pac-12) dominated the interior against Washington (4-17, 3-13 Pac-12), scoring 50 points in the paint en route to a 79-61 win in Seattle on Thursday.
A standout performance for junior midfielder Will Richmond, who finished with two goals and an assist, contributed to a dominating performance for No. 4 Stanford men’s soccer (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) in the team's 5-0 defeat of San Francisco (0-2, 0-0 WCC).
In a game it needed to win to stay on pace for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, Stanford men’s basketball (13-8, 9-6 Pac-12) came out on top, 73-66, against Utah (9-8, 6-7 Pac-12) on Saturday.
Playing its first game since the College Cup Semifinal on Dec. 13, 2019, Stanford men’s soccer (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) defeated Pacific (0-1, 0-0 WCC) 4-0 at home.
On the heels of its first sweep of rival Cal since the 2014-2015 season, men’s basketball (12-7, 8-5 Pac-12) will play host to Colorado (15-5, 9-4 Pac-12) on Thursday.
The Stanford men’s basketball team (11-7, 7-5 Pac-12) came into Haas Pavilion Thursday night looking to get revenge on a Cal squad (7-13, 2-11 Pac-12) that claimed victory twice in three meetings a season ago.