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Women's Soccer

Tournament Play Begins

No. 3 Stanford (16-2-1, 10-0-1 Pac-12)
San Jose State (10-7-4, 8-3-0 Mountain West)
Fri. • 7 p.m. (PT)
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 3 Stanford begins its pursuit of its seventh trip to the College Cup in the past eight years and second NCAA title in its first-round matchup against San Jose State on Friday at 7 p.m. (PT).

The Cardinal (16-2-1, 10-0-1 Pac-12) will make its 25th NCAA Tournament appearance and 17th consecutive. Stanford earned one of four No. 1 seeds and is seeded to host the first four rounds – all the way through the quarterfinals.

If the Cardinal wins its first-round match, the second- and third-round matches will be played at Stanford the weekend of Nov. 19-22. The quarterfinal would be Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. The Cardinal has played host to the first four rounds six of the past seven years, advancing to the College Cup each of those seasons.

Stanford earned its 10th Pac-12 title this past season and went unbeaten in conference play with a 10-0-1 record. The Cardinal led the Pac-12 in goals scored with 24 in conference play and 35 overall. Stanford tied USC for the fewest goals allowed with 11 on the season.

Stanford is among six Pac-12 schools to receive NCAA invitations. The Cardinal, which is 6-2-1 this season against teams in the 64-team NCAA Tournament field, owns a 25-match home unbeaten streak in NCAA play. Stanford has won nine consecutive first-round matches – all but one at home.

Pac-12 Honors
• Stanford is well-represented in All-Pac-12 selections with eight players earning all-conference honors, five freshman named to the All-Freshmen Team and three members winning individual awards.

• Paul Ratcliffe was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Jane Campbell earned Goalkeeper of the Year recognition and Alana Cook claimed Freshman/Newcomer of the Year honors. It is Ratcliffe’s sixth coach of the year honor in the past eight years. Campbell claimed her first goalkeeper of the year honor and Cook became the second consecutive Cardinal to earn freshman of the year recognition after Andi Sullivan did so a year ago.

• Below is a list of Stanford’s All-Pac-12 Representatives:

• Coach of the Year: Paul Ratcliffe
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Jane Campbell
• Freshman/Newcomer of the Year: Alana Cook
• All-Pac-12 First Team: Jane Campbell, Haley Rosen, Andi Sullivan
• All-Pac-12 Second Team: Maddie Bauer, Kyra Carusa, Alana Cook
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention: Megan Turner, Michelle Xiao
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team: Kyra Carusa, Alana Cook, Jordan DiBiasi, Tegan McGrady, Michelle Xiao

Friday’s Opponent, San Jose State
• San Jose State (10-7-4, 8-3-0 Mountain West) won the Mountain West championship after defeating San Diego State on penalty kicks (4-2) this past weekend. It is the first conference championship for the Spartans in any sport since joining the Mountain West in 2013. Darriell Franklin leads the Spartans with 20 points on nine goals and two assists, followed by Dorthe Hoppius with 19 points on eight goals and three assists.

The Stanford-San Jose State Series
• Stanford is 4-0-0 all-time against San Jose State. The most recent matchup between the two programs came in 2005 – a 2-0 win for the Cardinal. The teams have met once before in the NCAA Tournament in 2000, a 4-1 Cardinal victory.

Rankings
• Stanford remained at No. 3 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches’ poll after being ranked third last week. The Cardinal is No. 2 in the most recent Soccer America rankings and No. 3 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings.

• Stanford is No. 5 in RPI after checking in at No. 4 in last week’s rankings. The Cardinal has taken on seven of the top 30 teams in the RPI rankings, including Penn State (No. 2), California (No. 18), BYU (No. 19), USC (No. 21), Santa Clara (No. 24), Arizona (No. 27) and Washington State (No. 28).

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

Jane Campbell was named the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year. (Photo by Jim Shorin)

Impressive Defensive Streaks
• The Cardinal had a lengthy shutout streak come to a close in its final regular season game against No. 20 California. Stanford had shutout its previous three opponents and had not allowed a goal since the first half at No. 25 Washington State. California scored a 76:19, ending Stanford’s shutout streak at 418:42 minutes – a period spanning five games.

• Stanford has not allowed more than two goals in a match over its past 254 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 9.77 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 recorded her 28th career shutout against UCLA (Nov. 1) to pass Emily Oliver (2010-13) for fifth-place.

• 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.

Maddie Bauer helped Stanford shut out 10 of 19 opponents this season. (Photo by Carl Solder)

Unbeaten in the Pac-12
• It is the first time Stanford went undefeated in Pac-12 play since 2012. The Cardinal outscored Pac-12 opponents 24-6 in conference play 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.

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, scoring twice against Boston College and netting the game-winners against UC Davis and Oregon State.

• DiBiasi has scored three goals this season and all have been game-winners in crucial moments against top competition. She scored game-winners against No. 9 BYU, at Washington and No. 16 USC.

• 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. She has also contributed three goals and an assist.

• 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). McGrady is electric down the sideline, constantly making runs and taking on defenders one-on-one.

• 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 25 of Stanford’s 35 goals this season. Freshmen lead the team with 14 goals, followed by the sophomores (11), seniors (5) and juniors (5).

Sophomore Andi Sullivan is tied for the team lead in goals (5) and game-winning goals (3). (Photo by Karen Hickey)

Dominating at Both Ends of the Field
• Stanford has outshot opponents 370-126 and holds a 150-37 corner kick advantage this season.

• The Cardinal has not allowed a corner kick in seven-of-19 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. 

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.

Stanford’s Situational Records
• When scoring first: 12-0-0
• When opponents score first: 4-2-1
• When leading at halftime: 6-0
• When tied at halftime: 8-1-1
• When trailing at halftime: 2-1
• When trailing at any time: 4-2-1
• At Home: 9-1-1
• At Opponent: 7-1
• At Neutral Field: 0-0
• Overtime: 4-0-1

Senior Class
• Stanford’s senior class of Haley Rosen, Kate Bettinger, Sarah Cox, and Laura Liedle have a four-year record of 72-12-6 (.833).