05-11-2026, 02:35 PM
Thanks for that info, SFTT. So jet lag should not be an excuse for the quarterfinals.
According to lacrossereference.com, here is what they call "The Tale of the Tape:"
Stanford North Carolina
Offensive Efficiency 9th 1st
Defensive Efficiency 4th 9th
Draw Controls 29th 6th
Save Percentage 19th 24th
LaxElo Rank 5th 1st
In any case--if I'm reading the data correctly--UNC has a better ranking than Stanford in Offensive Efficiency, Draw Controls and Elo Rank (which has to do with player skill?). Stanford is ranked better in Defensive Efficiency and Save Percentage.
Having said that Stanford scored 9 and 8 goals in the previous two meetings, while UNC scored 18 and 12.
So my question for the experts: Besides somehow slowing down Chloe Humphrey, what will it take for Stanford to pull off a h.uge upset on Thursday?
According to lacrossereference.com, here is what they call "The Tale of the Tape:"
Stanford North Carolina
Offensive Efficiency 9th 1st
Defensive Efficiency 4th 9th
Draw Controls 29th 6th
Save Percentage 19th 24th
LaxElo Rank 5th 1st
In any case--if I'm reading the data correctly--UNC has a better ranking than Stanford in Offensive Efficiency, Draw Controls and Elo Rank (which has to do with player skill?). Stanford is ranked better in Defensive Efficiency and Save Percentage.
Having said that Stanford scored 9 and 8 goals in the previous two meetings, while UNC scored 18 and 12.
So my question for the experts: Besides somehow slowing down Chloe Humphrey, what will it take for Stanford to pull off a h.uge upset on Thursday?
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)