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No. 3 Stanford (2-0)
No. 6 Florida (2-0)
Fri. •8 p.m. (PT)
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium •Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 3 Stanford begins a nine-game homestand and takes on its first top-10 opponent of the season Friday when it plays host to No 6 Florida at 8 p.m. (PT).
 
It will be the first meeting between the programs since a 2-2 tie in the 2014 NCAA Quarterfinals at Stanford in which the Cardinal (2-0) advanced to the College Cup by a 4-3 penalty kick decision. Stanford goalkeeper Jane Campbell delivered the decisive kick as the fifth shooter to send the Cardinal to the semifinals.
 
Stanford picked up a pair of season-opening road victories this past weekend, defeating Navy and Georgetown. The Cardinal received scoring contributions from a variety of players with Alana Cook and Michelle Xiao scoring a goal apiece against the Mids, while Megan Turner, Jordan DiBiasi and Kyra Carusa registered goals against the Hoyas to pick up the win.

Cook was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for her standout play this past weekend. It is her second career conference weekly award.
 
Andi Sullivan, a 2015 first-team All-American, assisted goals in both matches this past weekend, including the game-winner at Georgetown.
 
Stanford returns four of its top-five goal-scorers from a year ago, including Carusa, Xiao, Sullivan and DiBiasi.
 
Friday's game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network and live statistics will be available via GoStanford.com.

MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List
• Jane Campbell and Andi Sullivan were named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for the second consecutive season. 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.
 
Rankings
• Stanford enters the second week of the 2016 season ranked No. 3 in the NSCAA  Coaches Poll, No. 1 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings and No. 1 in the Soccer America rankings. The Cardinal was selected to finish first in the Pac-12 for the second consecutive season in a vote by conference head coaches.
 
• Stanford finished the 2015 season ranked No. 6 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches' poll and TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
 


Friday's Opponent, Florida
• The Gators (2-0) earned a pair of convincing victories this past weekend, defeating Iowa State, 5-2, and FAU, 3-0. Savannah Jordan leads the team with eight points on two goals and four assists.
 
• Stanford leads the all-time series 3-0-1. The teams' most recent meeting was a 2-2 tie in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals and the Cardinal advanced on penalty kicks, 4-3. Earlier that season, the teams met on Sept. 12, with the Cardinal winning, 1-0, in overtime on a penalty kick-goal by Lo'eau LaBonta.
 
• Previously, they had not met since 2002 when the No. 2 Cardinal won in a 4-0 rout at home over the No. 16 Gators as goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart earned her fifth shutout in six matches. In the 2001 opener, No. 15 Stanford won at No. 18 Florida, 3-2, in overtime. Stanford rallied from a 2-0 halftime deficit and got the winner from Marcia Wallis 1:15 into the first overtime.


Five Cardinal Recognized
• Stanford is well-represented on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Best XI teams with five players earning recognition. Andi Sullivan and Jane Campbell were named to the first team, Maddie Bauer claimed second team recognition and Alana Cook earned a third team nod. Tierna Davidson was named to the freshman team.
 
Welcome to The Farm
• Stanford added eight freshmen to the roster this season. Six are from California, one from Washington and one from Australia.
 
No Days Off
• Stanford will take on a challenging 19-game schedule in 2016, including 10 teams that appeared in last year's NCAA Tournament.
 
• Cardinal opponents registered a winning percentage of .590 with a combined record of 211-140-42 in 2015. Six teams finished the season ranked in the top 25 nationally.
 
• The Cardinal will play nine consecutive home games from Aug. 26-Oct. 2 and conclude nonconference play against 2015 NCAA Tournament teams Minnesota (Sept. 9), Notre Dame (Sept. 11) and Santa Clara (Sept. 16).