No. 4 Stanford (12-2, 6-0 Pac-12)
No. 25 Washington State (11-3, 4-2 Pac-12)
Thur. • 7 p.m. (PT)
Lower Soccer Field • Pullman, Wash.
Washington (10-3-2, 3-2-1 Pac-12)
Sun. • 5 p.m. (PT)
Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, Wash.
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 4 Stanford makes its final regular-season road trip this weekend when it travels to the Pacific Northwest for matchups against No. 25 Washington State and Washington.
The Cardinal (12-2, 6-0 Pac-12) takes on the Cougars (11-3, 4-2 Pac-12) on Thursday at 7 p.m. (PT) in the Pac-12 Networks Women’s Soccer Game of the Week. Stanford concludes the weekend trip Sunday at 5 p.m. at Washington (10-3-2, 3-2-1 Pac-12).
The Cardinal earned a gritty 2-1 victory against Colorado this past Friday. Michelle Xiao assisted both goals in the win, with Tegan McGrady and Mariah Lee netting a goal apiece.
Andi Sullivan leads Stanford offensively with 12 pionts on five goals and two assists, followed by Xiao and Kyra Carusa with 10 points on four goals and two assists each.
Highlights from Stanford's 2-1 win against Colorado.
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 remained at No. 4 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches’ poll after being ranked fourth a week ago. The Cardinal is No. 3 in the Soccer America rankings and No. 5 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
• Stanford is No. 10 in RPI after checking in at No. 8 in last week’s rankings. The Cardinal has taken on four of the top 20 teams in the RPI rankings, including Penn State (No. 3), Arizona (No. 12), Santa Clara (No. 13) and BYU (No. 18).
Team Captains
• Stanford’s team captains this season are juniors Maddie Bauer and Jane Campbell, and sophomore Andi Sullivan.
Returning to The Farm as World Cup Champions
• Kelley O’Hara (’10) and Christen Press (’11) were honored for their 2015 FIFA World Cup victory with Team USA at Stanford’s football game against UCLA this past Thursday. O’Hara also attended Friday’s women’s soccer game and gave a surprise pregame speech to the team.
Kelley O'Hara and Christen Press were honored at the Stanford football game against UCLA. (Photo by David Bernal)
Thursday’s Opponent, Washington State
• The Cougars are coming off a 1-0 defeat at home against Arizona. Washington State reeled off 25 shots but could not find the back of the net.
The Stanford-Washington State Series
• Stanford leads the all-time series, 20-3-1. Five of their past six matchups have been decided by one goal. Stanford’s last victory in Pullman came Sept. 30, 2011, a 1-0 victory on a goal by Lindsay Taylor that was assisted by Teresa Noyola and Camille Levin.
Sunday’s Opponent, Washington
• The Huskies lost their only game this past weekend, dropping a 2-1 decision to Arizona State on a penalty kick in double-overtime. It was Washington’s first home loss of the season.
The Stanford-Washington Series
• Stanford leads the all-time series, 23-2-2 and has won the past 11 meetings. The Cardinal defeated the Huskies 4-1 during Pac-12 play in 2014, then earned a 1-0 win in the NCAA Tournament Third Round. Both games were played at Cagan Stadium. Washington’s most recent victory in the series was 1-0 in double overtime in Seattle in 2004.
Lo'eau LaBonta scored on a rebound off a saved penalty kick to defeat Washington in the NCAA Tournament Third Round. (Photo by Jim Shorin)
Starting Strong
• It is the first time Stanford has started Pac-12 play undefeated through the first six games since 2012. The Cardinal has outscored conference opponents 14-3 this season.
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.
Impressive Defensive Streaks
• Stanford has not allowed more than two goals in a match over its past 249 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 9.58 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.
Jane Campbell has five shutouts in 2015. (Photo by Allison 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.
Young Goal-Scorers
• Underclassmen have accounted for 19 of Stanford’s 26 goals this season. Sophomores lead the team with 10 goals, followed by the freshmen (9) juniors (4) and seniors (3).
Andi Sullivan leads Stanford in points (12), goals (5) and game-winning goals (3). (Photo by Bob Drebin)
Dominating at Both Ends of the Field
• Stanford has outshot opponents 268-75 and holds a 106-19 corner kick advantage this season.
• The Cardinal has not allowed a corner kick in seven-of-14 games this season.
• 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
• Michelle Xiao assisted both goals and Mariah Lee scored her first goal of the year, the game-winner, in a 2-1 victory against Colorado.
• 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
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: 4-2
• When leading at halftime: 6-0
• When tied at halftime: 4-1-0
• When trailing at halftime: 2-1
• When trailing at any time: 4-2
• At Home: 7-1-0
• At Opponent: 5-1
• At Neutral Field: 0-0
Senior Class
• Stanford’s senior class of Haley Rosen, Kate Bettinger, Sarah Cox, and Laura Liedle have a four-year record of 68-12-5 (.829).