[BostonCard]

Alternative view.  The players and coaches are seeing something that we fans are not.

BC

[BostonCard]

Alternative view.  The players and coaches are seeing something that we fans are not.

BC

[crackpot]

Alternative view.  The players and coaches are seeing something that we fans are not.

BC

Probably.

The vibe seems to be entirely more positive this year, similar to last year's FB team v. this year's.

[crackpot]

Alternative view.  The players and coaches are seeing something that we fans are not.

BC

Probably.

The vibe seems to be entirely more positive this year, similar to last year's FB team v. this year's.

[OCcardinal]

Lots to bemoan re the shooting, but by the end, the Card outrebounded a team that has a +4.9 rebound edge over previous opponents.

A big part of that was Somfai's 13 rebounds. (By comparison Cal's 6'5" starter had a season low 2 total rebounds in the game.) 

Somfai is having an historically great rebounding season so far.  Looking back to 2009 she has the second highest number of rebounds per game as a Stanford freshman:

Season Player TRB
2014-15 Kaylee Johnson 9.6
2025-26 Lara Somfai 9.0
2010-11 Chiney Ogwumike 8.0
2020-21 Cameron Brink 6.6
2018-19 Lexie Hull 4.6
2019-20 Ashten Prechtel 4.6
2019-20 Francesca Belibi 4.5
2019-20 Haley Jones 4.2
2025-26 Alexandra Eschmeyer 3.6
2022-23 Lauren Betts 3.5

And it's not just because she's getting more minutes than other talented Stanford freshman.  Her rebound rate is the highest for a Stanford freshman since 2009:

Season Player TRB%

2025-26 Lara Somfai 21.8%
2014-15 Kaylee Johnson 21.8%
2020-21 Cameron Brink 19.2%
2022-23 Lauren Betts 19.2%
2010-11 Chiney Ogwumike 18.3%
2024-25 Kennedy Umeh 17.9%
2012-13 Tess Picknell 17.7%
2019-20 Francesca Belibi 17.7%
2021-22 Kiki Iriafen 17.5%

Since at least 2009, only 1 Stanford player of any class year has beaten Lara's current rebound rate for a full season - it was Cameron Brink in her senior year when she had a rebound rate of 24.8% (then #1 in the country).  There's tougher competition ahead but that is a great start.

[OCcardinal]

Lots to bemoan re the shooting, but by the end, the Card outrebounded a team that has a +4.9 rebound edge over previous opponents.

A big part of that was Somfai's 13 rebounds. (By comparison Cal's 6'5" starter had a season low 2 total rebounds in the game.) 

Somfai is having an historically great rebounding season so far.  Looking back to 2009 she has the second highest number of rebounds per game as a Stanford freshman:

Season Player TRB
2014-15 Kaylee Johnson 9.6
2025-26 Lara Somfai 9.0
2010-11 Chiney Ogwumike 8.0
2020-21 Cameron Brink 6.6
2018-19 Lexie Hull 4.6
2019-20 Ashten Prechtel 4.6
2019-20 Francesca Belibi 4.5
2019-20 Haley Jones 4.2
2025-26 Alexandra Eschmeyer 3.6
2022-23 Lauren Betts 3.5

And it's not just because she's getting more minutes than other talented Stanford freshman.  Her rebound rate is the highest for a Stanford freshman since 2009:

Season Player TRB%

2025-26 Lara Somfai 21.8%
2014-15 Kaylee Johnson 21.8%
2020-21 Cameron Brink 19.2%
2022-23 Lauren Betts 19.2%
2010-11 Chiney Ogwumike 18.3%
2024-25 Kennedy Umeh 17.9%
2012-13 Tess Picknell 17.7%
2019-20 Francesca Belibi 17.7%
2021-22 Kiki Iriafen 17.5%

Since at least 2009, only 1 Stanford player of any class year has beaten Lara's current rebound rate for a full season - it was Cameron Brink in her senior year when she had a rebound rate of 24.8% (then #1 in the country).  There's tougher competition ahead but that is a great start.