Next Game: vs. Colorado 4/26/2019 | 7:30 PM PAC-12 NETWORKS

EUGENE, Ore. – Senior Genesis Lucero and sophomore Katherine Gjertsen led No. 20 Stanford women's lacrosse as the third-seeded Cardinal knocked off sixth-seeded Oregon, 17-6, in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Thursday night at Pape Field.



Stanford (13-4) won its fifth straight and advances to take on second-seeded Colorado, which had a bye into the semifinals, on Friday at 7:30 p.m. on Pac-12 Network.



Lucero's 10 draw controls were the third-most in school history and she also added two goals and two assists. Meanwhile, Gjertsen matched a career-high with six points on four goals and two assists.



How It Happened

Oregon (3-15) scored first, but Stanford scored eight of the next nine and never looked back.



Lucero capped that run when she gave the Cardinal an 8-2 lead with 2:10 to go left in the first half.



Senior Monika Sivilli and Gjertsen scored in the final 90 seconds of the half to give Stanford a 10-3 advantage at the break.



Gjertsen finished off a natural hat trick with the first two goals of the second half for a 12-3 lead, and assisted on junior Jacie Lemos' goal that started a running clock with 20:24 remaining.



Junior Hannah Dudley scored to make it 15-4 with 18:48 to go, and sophomore Emma Knaus closed out the scoring with 51 seconds to play.