No. 3 Stanford (1-0-0)
Boston College (2-0-0)
Friday • 7 p.m. (PT)
Cagan Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford opens its home schedule Friday at 7 p.m. (PT) when it plays host to Boston College at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
The Cardinal opened its regular season with a 2-1 victory at Hawai’i this past Friday. Sophomore Andi Sullivan scored the first goal of the season for Stanford and freshman Alana Cook delivered the game-winner in her collegiate debut. After allowing a goal just 31 seconds into the game, Stanford’s defense was solid and held Hawai’i to three additional shots in the first half and no attempts in the second.
Stanford’s game against BYU, scheduled for Monday in Hawaii, was canceled due to inclement weather making the field unplayable. The two schools plan on rescheduling the matchup later this season.
Boston College picked up two victories during the opening weekend, defeating Boston University 2-1 on Friday and Colgate 3-0 on Sunday.
Rankings
Stanford remained at No. 3 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches’ poll after debuting in the third spot in the preseason poll. Stanford also stayed at No. 3 in the Soccer America rankings. Boston College is receiving votes in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches’ poll.
Stanford Season Highlights
• Freshman Alana Cook scored the game-winner in her collegiate debut to help lead Stanford to a season-opening win at Hawai’i.
Team Captains
• Stanford’s team captains this season are juniors Maddie Bauer and Jane Campbell, and sophomore Andi Sullivan.
Friday’s Opponent, Boston College
• The Eagles opened the season with a 2-1 victory against Boston University and a 3-0 decision against Colgate. McKenzie Meehan has had a hot start to the season, accounting for three of the Boston College’s five goals on the year.
The Stanford-Boston College Series
• Stanford is 5-0-2 all-time against Boston College and won the most recent meeting between the two programs in the 2013 season opener in Newton, Massachusetts, - a 2-1 double-overtime decision.
Sullivan’s Strong Start
• Andi Sullivan had quite a debut season with the Cardinal in 2014, starting in 23-of-24 matches and earning a collection of individual honors. Sullivan was named the National Freshman of the Year by Soccer America and TopDrawerSoccer, and the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.
• Sullivan was selected to the NSCAA All-Pacific region second team, All-Pac-12 first team, TopDrawerSoccer All-Freshman first team and the Soccer America All-Freshman first team.
Stanford Defensive Notes
• Jane Campbell’s shutout streak of 803:18 during the 2014 season (Aug. 22-Sept. 26) is the 18th-longest by a goalkeeper in NCAA Division I history.
• Stanford recorded nine consecutive shutouts in 2014 to set school records for consecutive shutouts and consecutive shutouts to open a season.
• Sophomore Jane Campbell has 18 shutouts in her career, placing her at No. 7 on Stanford’s all-time list. No. 6 is Carly Smolak (1997-2000) with 19.
Impressive Defensive Streaks
• Stanford has not allowed more than two goals in a match over its past 235 contests, not since a 4-0 loss to North Carolina on Sept. 11, 2005, in San Francisco. During that stretch, Stanford allowed two goals 24 times, which comes out to once every 9.79 matches.
• Stanford hasn’t allowed more than two goals in a match at home since Oct. 5, 1998, in a 3-2 overtime loss to BYU.
• Stanford hasn’t allowed more than two at home in regulation since Oct. 10, 1997, in a 3-2 loss to USC.
Hermann Trophy Watch List
• Two Stanford players were named to the Hermann Trophy watch list – junior Jane Campbell and sophomore Andi Sullivan. The award is presented by the Missouri Athletic Club to the nation’s top player. Stanford has won three times: Kelley O’Hara in 2009, Christen Press in 2010, and Teresa Noyola in 2011.
• Stanford’s NCAA History: The Cardinal has qualified for 17 consecutive NCAA tournaments and 24 overall. In 2014, Stanford advanced to the College Cup for the sixth time in the past seven years. Stanford won the 2011 NCAA title and has an ongoing home NCAA tournament unbeaten streak of 25.
Majors
• The following are declared majors for Stanford players. A note: Stanford students declare their majors as juniors, so this list includes only upperclassmen:
Stephanie Amack – mechanical engineering
Maddie Bauer – science, technology and society
Kate Bettinger – science, technology and society
Jane Campbell – psychology
Sarah Cox – science, technology and society
Katie Donahue – bioengineering
Laura Liedle – human biology
Haley Rosen – science, technology, and society
Megan Turner – management science and engineering
Ryan Walker-Hartshorn – human biology and African-American studies (double major)
Stanford’s Situational Records
• When scoring first: 0-0-0
• When opponents score first: 1-0
• When leading at halftime: 0-0
• When tied at halftime: 0-0-0
• When trailing at halftime: 0-1
• When trailing at any time: 1-0
• At Home: 0-0-0
• At Opponent: 1-0
• At Neutral Field: 0-0
All-Academic Honors
• The Stanford women’s soccer team completed the spring quarter with a team mean cumulative GPA of 3.42.
• Stanford had 11 players earn Pac-12 All-Academic team honors, including seven current players:
Stephanie Amack, 3.42 current cumulative GPA
Maddie Bauer, 3.49
Siobhan Cox, 3.33
Laura Liedle, 3.14
Haley Rosen, 3.26
Megan Turner, 3.35
Ryan Walker-Hartshorn
No. 1 Freshman Class
• Stanford’s six-player freshman class has been rated No. 1 in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer. It is the second consecutive year TopDrawerSoccer has ranked Stanford’s freshman class as the best in the nation.
• Here are the six freshmen:
Averie Collins, F, Bozeman, Mont.
Alana Cook, D, Far Hills, N.J.
Jordan DiBiasi, M, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Penelope Edmonds, GK, New York, N.Y.
Tegan McGrady, D, San Jose, Calif.
Michelle Xiao, M, Omaha, Neb.
Returning Starters from 2014
GK: Jane Campbell, sr. (2014: 14 shutouts, 0.59 GAA), NSCAA All-Pacific Region second team
D: Maddie Bauer, jr. (2014: 0g, 2a, 2 pts.), All-Pac-12 second team
D: Laura Liedle, sr. (2014: 0g, 3a, 3 pts.), fourth-year starter at outside back
M: Andi Sullivan, (2014: 1g, 4a, 6 pts.), Soccer America and TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year
M: Stephanie Amack, jr. (2014: 1g, 1a, 3 pts.), All-Pac-12 honorable mention
F: Ryan Walker-Hartshorn, (2014: 8g, 1a, 17 pts.), one of four players in Stanford history with two hat tricks in a season
F: Megan Turner, (2014: 2g, 2a, 6 pts.), Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
Graduated Starters
D: Kendall Romine (2014: 2g, 2a, 6 pts.), NCAA title starter in 2011
M: Alex Doll (2014: 3g, 4a, 10 pts.), Senior CLASS candidate
M: Hannah Farr (2014: 1g, 1a, 3 pts.), CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 second team
M: Lo’eau LaBonta (2014: 13g, 5a, 31 pts.), Hermann Trophy semifinalist
F: Chioma Ubogagu (2014: 10g, 7a, 27 pts.), another starter on 2011 title team
F: Taylor Uhl (2014: 10g, 3a, 23 pts), Capital One Academic All-America second team
2015 Pac-12 Women’s Soccer Coaches Poll
1. Stanford (8), 114
2. UCLA (3), 111
T3. USC (1), 91
T3. California, 91
5. Arizona State, 78
6. Colorado, 73
7. Washington, 71
8. Arizona, 48
9. Washington State, 34
10. Utah, 33
11. Oregon, 31
12. Oregon State, 17