Dancing with the Devils

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 3 Stanford will pursue its seventh trip to the College Cup in the past eight years when it plays host to No. 20 Duke on Friday at 7 p.m. (PT).

The game will be streamed on GoStanford.com and live statistics will be available.

The Cardinal (19-2-1) earned a pair of victories this past weekend, defeating No. 13 BYU 2-1 and erupting for a 3-0 decision against Arizona. It was Stanford’s second victory of the season against both of those programs.

Jordan DiBiasi scored twice against the Cougars, while Megan Turner and Ryan Walker-Hartshorn combined for three goals against the Wildcats. Kyra Carusa assisted three of Stanford’s five goals on the weekend.

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. The Cardinal has played host to the first four rounds seven of the past eight years.

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 went 6-2-1 during the regular season against teams in the 64-team NCAA Tournament field, owns a 28-match home unbeaten streak in NCAA play.

Highlights from Stanford's 3-0 win against Arizona.

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).

Andi Sullivan earned All-Pac-12 First Team honors and Pac-12 All-Academic recognition. (Photo by Maciek Gudrymowicz)

Friday’s Opponent, Duke
• Duke earned two victories this past weekend in Gainesville, Florida, defeating Florida Gulf Coast 2-0 and upsetting No. 5 Florida 2-1. The Blue Devils erased a 1-0 deficit against the Gators on a 29th minute goal by Rebecca Quinn and a 55th minute game-winner by Taylor Racioppi. Duke advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinal for the sixth time in the past nine years. The Blue Devils are outscoring opponents 9-1 during the postseason.

The Stanford-Duke Series
• Stanford leads the all-time series 8-1. It will be the first meeting between the two programs at Stanford since Oct. 6, 1991 – a 1-0 victory for the Cardinal. Stanford won the most recent meeting, a 2-0 victory in the opening weekend of the 2014 season. Lo’eau LaBonta and Haley Rosen scored a goal apiece. Stanford defeated Duke 1-0 in the 2011 NCAA Championship game to claim its first national title in program history. Teresa Noyola (’12) scored the game-winner with a header in the 53rd minute.

Teresa Noyola scored the game-winner against Duke in the 2011 NCAA Tournament Championship. (Photo by Jim Shorin)

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 28 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 48-20-5 (.691).

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 257 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 9.88 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 29th career shutout against San Jose State (Nov. 13) to pass Kira Maker (2007-10) for fourth-place. She registered her 30th career shutout in the NCAA Tournament Third Round against Arizona (Nov. 21).

• 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 fourth on Stanford's all-time shutout list. (Photo by Jim Shorin)

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.

• Four of DiBiasi’s five goals this season and have been game-winners in crucial moments against top competition. She scored game-winners against No. 9 BYU, at Washington, No. 16 USC and again against the Cougars in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

• 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. She was named the Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year.

• 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 28 of Stanford’s 42 goals this season. Freshmen lead the team with 17 goals, followed by the sophomores (11), juniors (8) and seniors (5).

Jordan DiBiasi scored twice against No. 13 BYU in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.

Dominating at Both Ends of the Field
• Stanford has outshot opponents 417-148 and holds a 169-49 corner kick advantage this season.

• The Cardinal has not allowed a corner kick in seven-of-22 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.

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: 15-0-0
• When opponents score first: 4-2-1
• When leading at halftime: 9-0
• When tied at halftime: 8-1-1
• When trailing at halftime: 2-1
• When trailing at any time: 4-2-1
• At Home: 12-1-1
• 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 75-12-6 (.839).