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Stanford Plays Host to Colorado

No. 4 Stanford (11-2, 5-0 Pac-12)
Colorado (7-5-2, 1-3-1 Pac-12) | Fri. • 5 p.m. (PT)
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 4 Stanford concludes its three-game homestand and the first half of its Pac-12 slate this weekend when it plays host to Colorado on Friday at 5 p.m. (PT). The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.

The Cardinal (11-2, 3-0 Pac-12) earned a pair of shutouts this past weekend with a 3-0 victory against Oregon State and a 1-0 decision against Oregon. Stanford did not permit a corner kick in both games and held a 41-8 advantage in shots.

Michelle Xiao, Kyra Carusa and Stephanie Amack scored a goal apiece against Oregon State. Andi Sullivan tallied the game-winning goal against Oregon.

Amack was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for her role in two dominating defensive performances and her offensive production.

Returning to The Farm as World Cup Champions
• Kelley O’Hara (’10) and Christen Press (’11) will be honored for their 2015 FIFA World Cup victory with Team USA at Stanford’s football game against UCLA on Thursday. O’Hara will also be attending Friday’s women’s soccer game and will give a brief halftime speech to the crowd.

O'Hara earned the 2009 MAC Hermann Trophy and was named the Soccer America Player of the Year.

Pac-12 All-Century Team
• Stanford head coach Paul Ratcliffe and alumna Julie Foudy (’93) were named the Pac-12 Coach and Player of the Century by the conference. The Cardinal led the conference with eight representatives on the team.

• Stanford players in the starting XI include: Christen Press (forward, 2007-10), Kelley O’Hara (forward, 2006-09), Julie Foudy (midfield, 1989-92), Teresa Noyola (midfield, 2008-11) and Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke (defense, 2003, 2005-07).

• Cardinal players listed as reserves include: Jessica Fischer (defense, 1992-95), Alina Garciamendez (defense, 2009-12) and Nicole Barnhart (goalkeeper, 2000, 2002-04).

Rankings
• Stanford moved up to No. 4 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches’ poll after being ranked sixth a week ago. The Cardinal is No. 3 in the Soccer America rankings and No. 7 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings.

• Stanford is No. 8 in RPI after checking in at No. 3 in last week’s rankings. The Cardinal has taken on three of the top 15 teams in the RPI rankings, including Penn State (No. 2), Santa Clara (No. 6) and BYU (No. 15).

Team Captains
• Stanford’s team captains this season are juniors Maddie Bauer and Jane Campbell, and sophomore Andi Sullivan.

Sullivan outjumped her defender to head in the game-winning goal against Oregon. (Photo by Karen Hickey)

Friday’s Opponent, Colorado
• Colorado went 0-1-1 this past weekend, earning a 1-1 tie against Washington before dropping a 3-0 decision against Washington State. Brie Hooks leads the Buffaloes with 13 points on four goals and five assists and is followed by Danica Evans (9, 3-3).

The Stanford-Colorado Series
• Stanford leads the all-time series 6-0 and has outscored the Buffaloes, 16-2. Taylor Uhl, Lo’eau LaBonta and Lauren Schmidt scored a goal apiece in the victory. Stanford has shut out Colorado in four-of-six meetings.

Starting Strong
• It is the first time Stanford has started Pac-12 play undefeated through the first five games since 2012. The Cardinal has outscored conference opponents 13-3 – the exact same totals as the first five Pac-12 games in 2012.

Conference Openers
• Following Stanford’s conference-opening win at Utah, the Cardinal has not lost a conference opener since 2000, when the Cardinal fell to Hope Solo and Washington, 1-0, in Seattle. Since then, Stanford has gone 12-0-3 in conference openers. Under Paul Ratcliffe, who took over as coach in 2003, Stanford is 10-0-3 in Pac-10/Pac-12 openers.

Kyra Carusa scored twice in the Pac-12 opener to lead Stanford to a 4-1 win at Utah. (Photo by John Todd)

Impressive Defensive Streaks
• Stanford has not allowed more than two goals in a match over its past 247 contests, not since a 4-0 loss to North Carolina on Sept. 11, 2005, in San Francisco. During that stretch, Stanford allowed two goals 26 times, which comes out to once every 9.5 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.

Stanford Defensive Notes
• Junior Jane Campbell earned the 24th and 25th shutouts of her career against Oregon State (Oct. 8) and Oregon (Oct. 11), respectively. She is No. 6 on Stanford’s all-time career shutout list and two behind No. 5 Emily Oliver (2010-13) with 27.

• 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.

Campbell is two shutouts shy of tying Emily Oliver ('14) for fifth in career shutouts in program history. (Photo by Jim Shorin)

Immediate Impact
• The impact of Stanford’s freshman class has been evident through the first half of the season. All five freshmen field players Michelle Xiao, Jordan DiBiasi, Alana Cook, Tegan McGrady and Averie Collins have seen significant time.

• All five freshman field players have scored at least one goal this season. Xiao, DiBiasi, Cook and McGrady have each contributed a game-winning goal.

• Xiao has been particularly impressive in the offensive zone and leads Stanford with three goals, scoring twice against Boston College and netting the game-winners against UC Davis and Oregon State.
• DiBiasi let her presence known against No. 9 BYU, scoring her first collegiate goal for the game-winner. She scored her second game-winning goal in three games when she scored in overtime at Arizona (Oct. 4) to lift Stanford to a 3-2 victory.
• Cook has done well taking on the centerback position that requires her to be a strong presence in the center of the field and decisive on the ball when distributing.
• McGrady scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Oklahoma to lift Stanford to a 2-1 win. She assisted both game-winning goals against Oregon State (Oct. 8) and Oregon (Oct. 11).
• Averie Collins scored the first goal of her collegiate career in her Pac-12 debut at Utah to help lead Stanford to a 4-1 victory.

Alana Cook has played nearly every minute this season at center defense, alongside Maddie Bauer. (Photo by Karen Hickey)

Young Goal-Scorers
• Underclassmen have accounted for 17 of Stanford’s 24 goals this season. Sophomores lead the team with nine goals, followed by the freshmen (8) juniors (4) and seniors (3).

Dominating at Both Ends of the Field
• Stanford has outshot opponents 254-74 and holds a 97-18 corner kick advantage this season.

• The Cardinal has not allowed a corner kick in seven-of-13 games this season. Stanford did not permit a corner kick against Oregon State and Oregon.

• Stanford did not permit a corner kick for a span of 348:34 minutes to start the season. The Cardinal registered 36 consecutive corner kicks and did not allow the opposition an opportunity until the fourth game of the season when No. 9 BYU earned a corner kick at 78:34.

Stanford Season Highlights
• Andi Sullivan headed in a game-winner in the 75th minute to lift Stanford to a 1-0 victory against Oregon.
• Michelle Xiao, Kyra Carusa and Stephanie Amack scored a goal apiece against Oregon State.
• Haley Rosen and Andi Sullivan scored first-half goals, and Kyra Carusa scored in the second overtime period to lift Stanford to a 3-2 victory at Arizona.
• Andi Sullivan and Haley Rosen scored highlight-reel goals in the second half and Stanford earned its fifth shutout in 10 games, defeating Arizona State 2-0.
• Kyra Carusa scored the first two goals of her collegiate career, Averie Collins scored the first goal of her career and Ryan Walker-Hartshorn added a last-second score to help lead Stanford to a 4-1 comeback victory at Utah.
• Michelle Xiao scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift Stanford to a 1-0 victory against UC Davis.
• Tegan McGrady scored the first goal of her collegiate career to help Stanford earn a 2-1 overtime victory against Oklahoma.
• Jordan DiBiasi scored the first goal of her collegiate career to help lead Stanford to a 1-0 victory against No. 9 BYU.
• Ryan Walker-Hartshorn scored in the 84th minute to help lead Stanford to a 1-0 victory at Cal Poly. The Cardinal held advantages in shots (18-3) and corner kicks (12-0) against the Mustangs.
• Michelle Xiao scored twice in Stanford’s home debut, a 4-0 victory against Boston College.
•  Freshman Alana Cook scored the game-winner in her collegiate debut to help lead Stanford to a season-opening win at Hawai’i. (Aug. 21)

All CLASS
• Senior Laura Liedle was named one of 30 women’s soccer Senior CLASS Award candidates for her accomplishments in the classroom and community, and on the field.

 

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.

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: 8-0-0
• When opponents score first: 3-2
• When leading at halftime: 5-0
• When tied at halftime: 4-1-0
• When trailing at halftime: 2-1
• When trailing at any time: 3-2
• At Home: 6-1-0
• At Opponent: 5-1
• At Neutral Field: 0-0

Senior Class
• Stanford’s senior class of Haley Rosen, Kate Bettinger, Sarah Cox, Katie Donahue and Laura Liedle have a four-year record of 67-12-5 (.827).