Stanford 29, Army 15

Against Army, Stanford's Diana Peng scored early off of a well-executed driving maul from a lineout 5 meters off the goal line. Army struck back after exploiting gaps in Stanford's backline defense. Luckily, Stanford's front 5 obliterated the Army scrum all 80 minutes of the game. Army won the ball cleanly only once in their scrums. Despite the heavy advantage in the set piece, Stanford wasn't able to fully exploit the turnover balls they won in the scrums. Nevertheless, Stanford utilized Mel Smit's booming kicks down the field and countered with a lethally quick attack from the back three, Ono Nseyo, Jess Watkins, and Ramine Cromartie. Lock, Kira Greco, hooker, Jessica Talbert, and Flanker, Alyssa Tenant did great work around the field for the forwards, and center, Jennifer Cooperrider, in her second game back from a knee injury, got beyond the gainline on multiple occasions. Try scorers against Army also included Kira Greco, Alyssa Tenant, and Ono Nseyo. The final tally was 29-15, and while it was not the usual lopsided victory Stanford is used to, the Cardinal learned a few lessons about defense and exploiting their scrum advantage. After their exploits in Florida, Stanford will play Brown University in the round of four competition on May 1.