STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford women's soccer team faces a typically tough schedule in 2015.
The 19-match slate, announced Wednesday, features 11 opponents who reached the NCAA tournament last season and 14 who posted winning records. Three -- BYU, Penn State and UCLA -- won conference regular-season titles.
Overall, the 2014 winning percentage of this year's opponents is .574, including a combined record of 202-144-43.
Stanford went 20-2-3 last season, going 13-0-2 at home and 9-1-1 in Pac-12 play. The Cardinal advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the sixth time in seven seasons before falling to eventual champion Florida State, 2-0, in Boca Raton, Florida.
Among the red-letter days on Stanford's home schedule are a Sept. 11 contest against Penn State, the 2014 Big Ten regular-season champ, and a Nov. 1 showdown against conference rival and defending champion UCLA.
Stanford plays host to Fresno State in an exhibition on Aug. 14, and opens the season in earnest on Aug. 21 at Hawaii. The Cardinal home opener is Aug. 28 against Boston College, a frequent NCAA tournament opponent in recent years, and plays its Pac-12 home opener on Oct. 8 against Oregon State.
Stanford will be featured in 11 Pac-12 Networks broadcasts this season, including nine of its 11 conference matchups.
The Cardinal features central defender Andi Sullivan, the consensus national freshman of the year last season, as well as junior goalkeeper Jane Campbell.
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