Familiar Foes

No. 3 Stanford (17-2-1, 10-0-1 Pac-12)
No. 13 BYU (16-2-2, 7-1-1 WCC)
Thursday • 7 p.m. (PT)

Arizona (13-5-2, 6-4-1 Pac-12)
No. 12 Santa Clara (14-5-2, 6-1-2 WCC)
Thursday • 4:30 p.m.

Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
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Complete Notes

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 3 Stanford plays host to a trio of familiar opponents this weekend during the NCAA Tournament second and third rounds.

The Cardinal (17-2-1) takes on No. 13 BYU on Thursday at 7 p.m. (PT). The winner will face the winner of the Arizona and No. 12 Santa Clara matchup, which will be played Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Stanford has played all three opponents once already this season, going 2-1 against the group.

Stanford earned a 2-0 victory this past weekend against San Jose State in the NCAA Tournament First Round. The Cardinal capitalized on a Spartans own goal and Averie Collins scored the third goal of her freshman campaign to secure the victory. Stanford’s defense played well and Jane Campbell earned the ninth shutout of the season and 29th of her career – passing Kira Maker (2007-10) for fourth all-time in Stanford history.

The Cardinal is pursuing its seventh trip to the College Cup in the past eight years and second NCAA Title. It is Stanford’s 25th NCAA Tournament appearance and 18th consecutive. The Cardinal 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 second-round match, third-round match will be played at Stanford on Saturday at Noon. Should the Cardinal win the third-round contest, 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 26-match home unbeaten streak in NCAA play.

Highlights from Stanford's victory against San Jose State.

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

Pac-12 Honors in the Classroom
• Nine Stanford players earned Pac-12 All-Academic recognition and are listed below:
• Stephanie Amack (mechanical engineering), Maddie Bauer (international relations), Kyra Carusa (undeclared), Siobhan Cox (human biology), Mariah Lee (undeclared), Laura Liedle (human biology), Haley Rosen (master’s in communication), Andi Sullivan (undeclared) and Megan Turner (management science and engineering).

Stanford gets it done in the classroom - 9 earn @pac12 All-Academic honors. #GoStanford » https://t.co/vRdvojQCOg pic.twitter.com/PrDX7kGeBD

— Stanford Soccer (@StanfordWSoccer) November 17, 2015

Thursday’s Opponent, BYU
• BYU earned a 1-0 victory against Utah Valley in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last weekend. Elena Medeiros scored in the 21st minute to lift the Cougars to victory. BYU won the West Coast Conference this season and was ranked in the top 15 of the NSCAA Coaches Poll for nearly the entire year.

The Stanford-BYU Series
• Stanford is 4-3-0 all-time against BYU, including a 1-0 victory earlier this season at Cagan Stadium. Jordan DiBiasi scored the first goal of her collegiate career in the 32nd minute to lift the Cardinal to victory. Stanford outshot BYU 13-9 and limited the Cougars to one shot on frame. The two programs last met in the NCAA Tournament in the second round of the 2009 season with Stanford earning a 2-0 win.

Possible Saturday Opponent, Arizona
• The Wildcats earned a 2-0 victory against Northern Colorado to advance in the NCAA Tournament. Jessica Nelson and Sheaffer Skadsen scored a goal apiece in the win. Arizona tied for fourth in the Pac-12 with a 6-4-1 record.

The Stanford-Arizona Series
• Stanford leads the all-time series 19-2-0 and has won the past 10 meetings. The Cardinal earned a 3-2 double-overtime victory at Arizona on a goal by Kyra Carusa. Haley Rosen and Andi Sullivan scored highlight-worthy goals to position the Cardinal for victory.

Possible Saturday Opponent, Santa Clara
• Santa Clara finished fourth in the WCC with a 6-1-2 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 1-0 win against Long Beach State this past weekend. Grace Cutler netted the game-winner for the Broncos.

The Stanford-Santa Clara Series
• Stanford had its 10-game winning streak against the Broncos snapped earlier this season with a 1-0 loss at Santa Clara. The decision leveled the all-time series at 18-18-5. The teams have met nine times in NCAA tournament play and Santa Clara is Stanford’s most frequent opponent.

Jordan DiBiasi scored the game-winning goal against BYU earlier this season. (Photo by Bob Drebin)

Rankings
• Stanford is No. 3 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches’ poll, No. 2 in the most recent Soccer America rankings and No. 3 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings.

• Stanford finished the regular season No. 5 in RPI. The Cardinal took 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.

Stanford’s NCAA History
• The Cardinal has qualified for 18 consecutive NCAA tournaments and 25 overall. The Cardinal is unbeaten in its past 26 home NCAA tournament matches, has advanced past the first round the past nine seasons, and has reached six NCAA College Cups in the previous seven years. Stanford’s all-time NCAA tournament record is 46-20-5 (.683).

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 255 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 9.81 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.

Center defender Alana Cook was named the Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year. (Photo by John Todd)

Stanford Defensive Notes
• Junior Jane Campbell recorded her 29th career shutout against San Jose State (Nov. 13) to pass Kira Maker (2007-10) for fourth-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.

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.

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. 

Averie Collins Postgame Interview

Averie Collins scored her third goal of the year last night in Stanford's 2-0 victory against San Jose State in the NCAA Tournament First Round. #GoStanford ⚽️Recap » stanford.io/1HIVFuaPhotos » stanford.io/1Nw9TuY

Posted by Stanford Women's Soccer on Saturday, November 14, 2015

Young Goal-Scorers
• Underclassmen have accounted for 26 of Stanford’s 37 goals this season. Freshmen lead the team with 15 goals, followed by the sophomores (11), seniors (5) and juniors (5).

Dominating at Both Ends of the Field
• Stanford has outshot opponents 386-129 and holds a 157-42 corner kick advantage this season.

• The Cardinal has not allowed a corner kick in seven-of-20 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: 13-0-0
• When opponents score first: 4-2-1
• When leading at halftime: 7-0
• When tied at halftime: 8-1-1
• When trailing at halftime: 2-1
• When trailing at any time: 4-2-1
• At Home: 10-1-1
• 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 73-12-6 (.835).

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).