No. 4 Stanford (14-2, 8-0 Pac-12)
No. 16 USC (12-4-1, 7-1 Pac-12) | Thur. • 7 p.m. (PT)
UCLA (8-7-1, 4-3-1 Pac-12) | Sun. • 3:30 p.m. (PT)
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 4 Stanford attempts to claim its 10th Pac-12 title this weekend when it plays host to No. 16 USC and UCLA.
The Pac-12’s top two teams will square off Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Pac-12 Networks Women’s Soccer Game of the Week as the Cardinal (14-2, 8-0 Pac-12) begins weekend play against USC (11-4-1, 6-1 Pac-12). A win against the Trojans would guarantee Stanford at least a share of the Pac-12 championship.
Stanford concludes its weekend of competition Sunday at 3:30 p.m. against UCLA. Both games will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
The Cardinal wrapped up its regular-season road schedule last week, earning a 2-1 double-overtime win at No. 25 Washington State and a convincing 3-0 victory at Washington. The Cardinal finished the regular season with a 7-1 record on the road.
Pac-12 Honors
• Haley Rosen and Jane Campbell were named the Pac-12 Offensive and Goalkeeper of the Week for their standout performances this past weekend.
• Rosen was a dangerous threat in both games and led Stanford in points (5), goals (2) and shots (7) on the weekend. She scored and assisted the game-winning goal in a double-overtime victory at No. 25 Washington State, and scored Stanford’s second goal at Washington, providing insurance in the Cardinal’s 3-0 victory.
• Campbell earned her sixth shutout of the season with three saves at Washington, despite challenging weather conditions with rain falling throughout the duration of the match. She also made three saves to limit No. 25 Washington State to one goal in 108:30 minutes and help lead Stanford to a double-overtime victory.
Highlights from Stanford's victory at No. 25 Washington State.
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 the past two weeks. The Cardinal is No. 3 in the Soccer America rankings and No. 3 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
• Stanford is No. 5 in RPI after checking in at No. 10 in last week’s rankings. The Cardinal has taken on five of the top 25 teams in the RPI rankings, including Penn State (No. 3), Arizona (No. 14), Santa Clara (No. 16), Washington (No. 23) and Washington State (No. 24).
Team Captains
• Stanford’s team captains this season are juniors Maddie Bauer and Jane Campbell, and sophomore Andi Sullivan.
Andi Sullivan leads Stanford with three game-winning goals this season. (Photo by Bob Drebin)
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 (Oct. 15). O’Hara also attended the women’s soccer game against Colorado (Oct. 16) and gave a surprise pregame speech to the team.
Thursday’s Opponent, USC
• USC has held their opponents scoreless over the past 275 minutes, including a 1-0 victory this past weekend at Colorado. The Trojans boast an impressive 7-1 conference record and enter the weekend on a five-game winning streak. USC is in second place in Pac-12 standings, trailing Stanford by just three points.
The Stanford-USC Series
• Stanford leads the all-time series, 16-4-3, including a 1-0 victory last year in Los Angeles on the first career goal by Hannah Farr (’15). The Cardinal is 6-1 in its previous seven meetings against the Trojans.
Sunday’s Opponent, UCLA
• UCLA is unbeaten in four of its past five games, including two victories this past weekend against Colorado and Utah. The Bruins opened conference play with a 1-2 record but has posted a 3-1-1 record since then and are tied for fifth in Pac-12 standings.
The Stanford-UCLA Series
• The all-time series between Stanford and UCLA is 12-12-3. Stanford holds a 3-1 record in NCAA tournament play over four of the past six seasons. Stanford and UCLA have combined to win at least a share of the past 14 Pac-10/Pac-12 titles and 20 of 21 since the conference first sponsored women’s soccer.
• Stanford carried a seven-match win streak in the series until UCLA won twice in 2013. The Bruins enter Sunday’s matchup on a three-game winning streak against the Cardinal.
Hannah Farr ('15) scored the game-winning goal at USC last year. (Photo by Allison Shorin)
Starting Strong
• It is the first time Stanford has started Pac-12 play undefeated through the first eight games since 2012. Stanford’s final three games in 2015 are identical to 2012 (USC, UCLA, California). However, the Cardinal’s final three games in 2012 were on the road.
• Stanford is outscoring Pac-12 opponents 20-5 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 251 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 9.65 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 26th shutout of her career this past Sunday at Washington. She is No. 6 on Stanford’s all-time career shutout list and one 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 is one shutout shy of Emily Oliver ('13) for fifth on Stanford's all-time list. (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 and one game-winning goal this season.
• Xiao has been particularly impressive in the offensive zone and leads Stanford freshmen with four 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 goal of the season, another game-winner, at Washington with a blistering shot from 20-yards out to the top-right corner of the goal.
• 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 her first collegiate game-winning goal with a header off a corner kick in the 109th minute at No. 25 Washington State. She 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 22 of Stanford’s 31 goals this season. Freshmen lead the team with 12 goals, followed by the sophomores (10), seniors (5) and juniors (4).
Averie Collins became the fifth Stanford freshman to score a game-winning goal this season at No. 25 Washington State. (Photo by John Todd)
Dominating at Both Ends of the Field
• Stanford has outshot opponents 311-96 and holds a 125-28 corner kick advantage this season.
• The Cardinal has not allowed a corner kick in seven-of-16 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
• Jordan DiBiasi scored the game-winner in the 61st minute, and Haley Rosen and Alana Cook added second-half goals in a 16-minute span to earn a convincing 3-0 victory at Washington on a rain-drenched evening in Seattle.
• Haley Rosen produced a goal and an assist, and Averie Collins scored the first game-winning goal of her career to lift No. 4 Stanford to a 2-1 double-overtime victory at No. 25 Washington State.
• 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: 10-0-0
• When opponents score first: 4-2
• When leading at halftime: 6-0
• When tied at halftime: 6-1-0
• When trailing at halftime: 2-1
• When trailing at any time: 4-2
• At Home: 7-1-0
• At Opponent: 7-1
• 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 70-12-5 (.833).