Stanford's season ended a day earlier than it should have, missing the cut by 5 shots. You just can't go out and shoot one of the worst rounds among all the teams on cut day when you're start the day on the cutline.
I'm sure Coach Ray is deeply disappointed with this result, but if you look at the body of work this year it shouldn't be completely surprising. There just hasn't been consistent enough play from the top three (Brown, Thorbjornsen, Vilips) and they've had minimal support from the rest of the roster. There is a talent gap between Stanford and the top teams in the country, and it looks to get larger next year with both incoming freshmen ranked outside the top 500 and at least two players leaving (Shimp & Menon, possibly Ng & Tuleubayev as well).
I'm sure Coach Ray is deeply disappointed with this result, but if you look at the body of work this year it shouldn't be completely surprising. There just hasn't been consistent enough play from the top three (Brown, Thorbjornsen, Vilips) and they've had minimal support from the rest of the roster. There is a talent gap between Stanford and the top teams in the country, and it looks to get larger next year with both incoming freshmen ranked outside the top 500 and at least two players leaving (Shimp & Menon, possibly Ng & Tuleubayev as well).