First of many. On Saturday afternoon, the Stanford Cardinal (8-2, 1-0 ACC) played in their first ever ACC game, traveling to Berkeley to take on familiar rival,

BERKELEY — Maxime Raynaud continued his early run at ACC Player of the Year on Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion, dropping 20 points as Stanford staved off a late comeback effort from Cal, winning 89-81 in Bear Territory. Graduate guard Jaylen Blakes impacted the ballgame as both a scorer and passer, finishing with six assists.

BERKELEY — Jaylen Blakes and Maxime Raynaud scored 20 points apiece and Stanford beat Cal 89-81 on Saturday in the first Atlantic Coast Conference opener for the former Pac-12 rivals.

Jaylen Blakes, Maxime Raynaud and Oziyah Sellers combined for 35 points in a 47-point, first half explosion Saturday afternoon and Stanford ran away from California for an 89-81 Atlantic Coast Conference road win in Berkeley,

Despite a strong comeack bid by Cal in the closing moments, Stanford beat Cal 89-81 in both teams' conference opener on Saturday afternoon. Cal trailed by 20 points with 5:36 rema