Stanford Nike Tournament:

Stanford 3, Harvard 0

Stanford struck early and often, getting their three tallies in the first 32 minutes.  Their pressure started early, and when combined with apparent nervousness on the part of the Crimson, the deadlock gave way to Stanford's first goal in the 13th minute.

Harvard seemed to settle down and regain their composure when Stanford sent in their two leading offensive threats, A.J. Sauer and Corey Woolfolk, who each scored a goal within 5 minutes of the substitution.  This is one of Stanford's effective strategies: Coach Bobby Clark keeps them on the sidelines for about 20 minutes, and then releases them into the game like uncaged animals.  It worked all weekend long.

Harvard actually outshot Stanford for the game, but their most dangerous opportunities failed to produce.  A couple of chances went just wide of the net.

The result extended Stanford's winning streak to 14, the longest in the country.  Stanford is for real, a legit Top 10 team that could do exceptionally well in the NCAA tournament.  They have lots of talent (at least two potential 1997 All Americans in Jamie Clark and Simon Elliott), lots of depth, they don't give up goals (2 so far this year), and play the long ball well enough to stretch the field to its maximum capacity.  They kick it long and accurately, and have the horses to run past the defense.  It's true they haven't been "tested," but that will come with upcoming matches against Washington and Indiana.  Keep an eye out for those results.