No. 2 Stanford lost twice at home in three days, sending new coach to his first defeats.
Both losses were to WCC powers. Once again, No. 15 Portland was victorious at Maloney Field, winning, 1-0, Friday night on Jennifer Tuttle's goal in the 32nd minute. Two days later, it was No. 11 Pepperdine's turn, also winning, 1-0, on Jennifer Brewer's 73-minute goal.
North Carolina sophomore Lori Chalupny had her first career hat trick to lead No. 1 North Carolina past No. 21 Nebraska, 6-0, at the Nike Carolina Classic. In its first game, Carolina beat Kentucky, 4-0. The Heels outshot their opponents, 46-5, in the two games.
Several Soccer America Top 25 team struggled on the road. No. 6 Virginia lost to Ohio State (1-0) and tied Dayton (1-1) on its swing through the Buckeye State. No. 9 Tennessee fell, 1-0, at BYU Friday night.
In other Top 25 clashes, No. 25 Cal held No. 4 Santa Clara to a 0-0 tie on the road, No. 5 Notre Dame beat No. 13 Arizona State, 3-1, No. 7 Texas edged No. 19 Clemson, 1-0, at the Clemson Invitational, No. 12 Duke downed Nebraska, 3-0, in Chapel Hill, and No. 14 Penn State won, 3-0, at No. 18 Maryland.