No. 3 Stanford (16-2, 10-0 Pac-12)
No. 20 California (13-5-2, 6-4 Pac-12)
Fri. • 6 p.m. (PT)
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
Tickets • SOLD OUT
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 3 Stanford looks to complete a perfect conference season when it plays host to No. 20 California on Friday at 6 p.m. (PT) in its season finale.
Friday’s game will be Senior Night and the Cardinal will recognize its four seniors – Kate Bettinger, Sarah Cox, Laura Liedle and Haley Rosen – before the game.
Tickets to the game are sold out and the contest will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
Stanford clinched its 10th Pac-12 title and fifth in the past seven years this past weekend with shutout victories against No. 16 USC and UCLA. Jordan DiBiasi scored the game-winner in a 1-0 decision against the Trojans with a highlight-worthy back-heel flick off a pass from Haley Rosen.
Kyra Carusa broke a scoreless tie against UCLA in the 62nd minute and Megan Turner added insurance in the 84th minute to secure the conference championship outright. The win was Stanford’s 10th in a row.
Highlights from Stanford's 2-0 win against UCLA.
Pac-12 Honors
• Stanford swept Pac-12 honors this week with freshmen Jordan DiBiasi (Offensive Player of the Week) and Alana Cook (Defensive Player of the Week) earning the first conference awards of their collegiate careers. Jane Campbell earned Goalkeeper of the Week honors for the second consecutive week.
• DiBiasi scored the winner in a 1-0 victory against No. 16 USC and played well in the midfield for Stanford in its 2-0 victory against UCLA, constantly pressuring the Bruins through the midfield to disrupt their attack.
• Cook was instrumental in Stanford’s two shutout victories against No. 16 USC and UCLA. She shutdown opportunities in the center of the field and utilized her speed to eliminate any breakaway threats. The significance of Cook’s performance didn’t show up on the stat sheet, but her impact was evident and forced the opposition to play out wide instead of going through the middle.
• Campbell made four saves to help lead Stanford to two shutout victories and secure the Pac-12 title. She has not allowed a goal since the 36:07 mark at No. 25 Washington State – a span of 342:23 minutes. Campbell earned the 28th shutout of her career against UCLA to pass Emily Oliver (’13) for fifth on Stanford’s all-time career list.
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Rankings
• Stanford moved up to No. 3 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches’ poll after being ranked fourth the past three weeks. The Cardinal is No. 2 in the Soccer America rankings and No. 3 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
• Stanford is No. 4 in RPI after checking in at No. 5 in last week’s rankings. The Cardinal has taken on six of the top 30 teams in the RPI rankings, including Penn State (No. 2), Arizona (No. 17), BYU (No. 19) Santa Clara (No. 20), USC (No. 22) and Washington State (No. 30).
Selection Show
• The NCAA Division I selection show will air Monday, Nov. 9, on NCAA.com at 1:30 p.m. PT. The 64-team field and the seeding will be announced, as well. Stanford has advanced to the past 17 NCAA tournaments and has a 25-match home NCAA unbeaten streak dating back to 2008. Stanford has appeared in 24 tournaments overall.
Team Captains
• Stanford’s team captains this season are juniors Maddie Bauer and Jane Campbell, and sophomore Andi Sullivan.
Impressive Defensive Streaks
• The Cardinal has shut out its past three opponents and has not allowed a goal since the 36:07 mark at No. 25 Washington State – a span of 342:23 minutes.
• Stanford has not allowed more than two goals in a match over its past 253 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 9.73 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 is outscoring opponents 7-0 since allowing its most recent goal at No. 25 Washington State on Oct. 22. (Photo of center defender Alana Cook by Karen Hickey)
Stanford Defensive Notes
• Junior Jane Campbell earned the 27th and 28th shutouts of her career this weekend against USC and UCLA. She passed Emily Oliver (2010-13) for fifth-place all-time with 28.
• 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.
Friday’s Opponent, California
• The Golden Bears are led offensively by Arielle Ship who has generated 34 points on 14 goals and six assists. Six of Ship’s goals came in two games in which she scored a hat trick in each. Nine additional California players have scored at least one goal. Emily Boyd has played nearly every minute in goal for the Golden Bears and boasts a 0.54 GAA and .853 save percentage.
The Stanford-California Series
• Stanford leads the all-time series 19-11-4 including a 3-2 victory at Berkeley in 2014. Taylor Uhl and Lo’eau LaBonta scored back-to-back goals early in the second half to break a tie and lift Stanford to victory. The win helped Stanford secure a No. 1 seed in last year’s NCAA Tournament – a likely similar scenario for this season’s matchup.
Taylor Uhl and Lo'eau LaBonta scored second-half goals to lift Stanford past California in 2014. (Photo by Jim Shorin)
Starting Strong
• It is the first time Stanford has started Pac-12 play undefeated through the first 10 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 23-5 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.
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.
• 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.
Kyra Carusa (left) and Jordan DiBiasi (right) scored game-winning goals against UCLA and No. 16 USC, respectively. (Photo by Jim Shorin)
Young Goal-Scorers
• Underclassmen have accounted for 24 of Stanford’s 34 goals this season. Freshmen lead the team with 13 goals, followed by the sophomores (11), seniors (5) and juniors (5).
Dominating at Both Ends of the Field
• Stanford has outshot opponents 345-109 and holds a 142-33 corner kick advantage this season.
• The Cardinal has not allowed a corner kick in seven-of-18 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
• Kyra Carusa and Megan Turner scored a goal apiece to defeat UCLA 2-0 and secure the Pac-12 championship outright.
• Jordan DiBiasi scored the game-winner against No. 16 USC on a quality assist by Haley Rosen to clinch at least a share of the Pac-12 title.
• 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.
Jane Campbell has eight shutouts this season. (Photo by Jim Shorin)
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: 12-0-0
• When opponents score first: 4-2
• When leading at halftime: 6-0
• When tied at halftime: 8-1-0
• When trailing at halftime: 2-1
• When trailing at any time: 4-2
• At Home: 9-1-0
• 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 72-12-5 (.837).
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).
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.