No. 1 Stanford (7-0-1)
Oregon (6-2-1) | Sat. • 7 p.m. (PT)
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 1 Stanford begins Pac-12 play this weekend when it plays host to Oregon on Saturday at 7 p.m. (PT).
The Cardinal (7-0-1) has not lost a conference opener since 2000, when it fell to Hope Solo and Washington, 1-0, in Seattle. Since then, Stanford has gone 12-0-3 in conference openers. Under head coach Paul Ratcliffe, who took over as coach in 2003, Stanford is 10-0-3 in Pac-10/Pac-12 openers.
Stanford concluded its nonconference schedule this past weekend with a 2-1 victory against Santa Clara. Jordan DiBiasi scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season and Sam Tran notched her first collegiate goal to propel the Cardinal to victory. Goalkeeper Jane Campbell made five saves – four in the second half – to limit Santa Clara's offense.
The Cardinal has scored two or more goals in seven-of-eight games this season, while limiting opponents to one goal or fewer in all but one match. Stanford has not trailed in a game at any point this season.
Saturday's game will be streamed via GoStanford.com and live statistics will be available.
Rankings
• Stanford enters the sixth week of the 2016 season ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA Coaches Poll, No. 1 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings and No. 1 in the Soccer America rankings. It is the first time this season the Cardinal has been ranked first in all three polls. Stanford was selected to finish first in the Pac-12 for the second consecutive season in a vote by conference head coaches.
• Stanford is first in the first RPI rankings of the year, as announced this week.
• Stanford finished the 2015 season ranked No. 6 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches' poll and TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
Stanford tops all three polls this week. #GoStanford ????? pic.twitter.com/r4KJLhfmcI
— Stanford Soccer (@StanfordWSoccer) September 20, 2016
Impressive Defensive Streaks
• Stanford has not allowed more than two goals in a match over its past 266 contests, not since a 4-0 loss to North Carolina on Sept. 11, 2005, in San Francisco. During that stretch, Stanford allowed two goals 27 times, which comes out to once every 9.85 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. The streak is older than freshman, Sam Tran, who was born Oct. 24, 1998.
• Stanford hasn't allowed more than two at home in regulation since Oct. 10, 1997, in a 3-2 loss to USC. This streak is longer than five of the eight members of the freshman class.
Stanford Defensive Notes
• Senior Jane Campbell recorded her 31st career shutout in a 1-0 overtime victory against No. 6 Florida, tying her for third all-time in program history. She is four shy of the all-time record of 35 held by Nicole Barnhart ('04).
• 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 has helped anchored Stanford's defense. (Photo by Casey Valentine/ISIPhotos.com)
Young Goal-Scorers
• Stanford's sophomore class has accounted for 10 of Stanford's 19 goals this season. Senior Megan Turner has scored four times, junior Andi Sullivan has three goals and the freshmen have combined for two goals.
• Underclassmen accounted for 29 of Stanford's 43 goals in 2015. Freshmen led the team with 18 goals, followed by the sophomores (11), juniors (8) and seniors (5).
Hot Start for DiBiasi
• Sophomore Jordan DiBiasi scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season against Santa Clara (Sept. 16) – matching her season total during her freshman campaign in 2016.
"If at first you don't succeed, try, and try again!" DiBiasi puts Stanford up 1-0 on @Pac12Network #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/JIUvnZpgJC
— Stanford Soccer (@StanfordWSoccer) September 17, 2016
Jordan DiBiasi needed only eight games in 2016 to match her goal total from 2015 (5)
Career Year for Turner
• Megan Turner has recorded a career-best 10 points through eight games this season. She tallied four goals this year after registering two goals in each of her first three seasons. Turner has also contributed two assists, matching her season totals from her sophomore and junior seasons.
Campbell Career Active Rankings
• Jane Campbell is in the top-five of multiple NCAA active career rankings categories, including shutouts (4th, 31) and minutes played (2nd, 6,490.42).
• Campbell is in the top-10 of multiple Stanford career rankings, including goalkeeping minutes played (1st, 6491), shutouts (t-3rd, 31), saves (t-5th, 187) and goals-against average (6th, 0.64).
Taking the Lead
• Stanford has scored first in all eight games this season and has not trailed in a game at any point.
Saturday's Opponent, Oregon
• Stanford leads the all-time series, 18-0-1. Oregon and Colorado are the only Pac-12 schools to have never beaten the Cardinal. The only draw in the series (0-0) came in 2007 in Eugene. Stanford has been tested the past two years but has managed 1-0 victories in both matches.
• The Ducks (6-2-1) wrapped up nonconference play Monday with a 1-0 defeat against Portland. Oregon features a balanced attack with nine players having registered at least one goal and 15 players recording at least one point. Katelyn Carter and Halla Hinriksdottir have split time in goal and combined for a 0.76 GAA and .774 save percentage.
Senior Class
• Stanford's senior class of Jane Campbell, Maddie Bauer, Ryan Walker-Hartshorn, Siobhan Cox, Megan Turner and Stephanie Amack have a career record of 61-10-7 (.827).
Megan Turner has registered a career-high 10 points through eight games. (Photo by Casey Valentine/ISIPhotos.com)
Dominating at Both Ends of the Field
• Stanford holds advantages against opponents in 2016 in goals (19-6), shots (156-52), shots on goal (67-24) and corner kicks (60-19).
• Stanford outshot opponents 439-156 and held a 180-51 corner kick advantage in 2015.
• The Cardinal did not allow a corner kick in seven-of-23 games in 2015.
• Stanford did not permit a corner kick for a span of 348:34 minutes to start the 2015 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.