Stanford (18-1-1)
Santa Clara (10-6-4) | Fri. • 7 p.m. (PT)
Pepperdine (12-4-4) | NC State (10-8-2)
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford plays host to a trio of opponents this weekend during the NCAA Tournament second and third rounds.
The Cardinal (17-1-1), the postseason's top overall seed and ranked second in the country, will face a familiar opponent in the second round, taking on Santa Clara (10-6-4) Friday at 7 p.m. (PT). Stanford has played the Broncos more times than any other team in program history. This will be the 43rd meeting between the two programs.
A matchup between Pepperdine and NC State at 4:30 p.m. will precede Stanford's game. The winners of Friday's games will play each other in the third round on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Stanford enters the weekend on an eight-game winning streak and is coming off a convincing 4-0 victory against Houston Baptist in the opening round of the tournament last weekend. The Cardinal is playing in its 19th consecutive NCAA tournament and 26th overall.
Stanford is unbeaten in its past 30 home NCAA tournament matches, has advanced past the first round the past 11 seasons, and has reached six NCAA College Cups in the previous eight years. Stanford's all-time NCAA tournament record is 49-20-6 (.693).
Four Stanford underclassmen registered a goal apiece last weekend to propel the Cardinal past Houston Baptist. The Cardinal dominated the game from the start, finishing the game with a 29-0 advantage in shots.
Highlights from Stanford's first-round victory against Houston Baptist.
Andi Sullivan, a MAC Hermann Trophy candidate, returns to the lineup this week after spending last week training with the senior U.S. National Team and playing in a pair of games against Romania. She leads the Cardinal with single-season career highs in points (29) and goals (11), and has produced a career-best seven assists.
Kyra Carusa continues to be a key generator of Stanford's offense and has contributed at least one point in each of the past five matches. She has contributed at least one point in 14-of-20 games this season.
Stanford's defense, anchored by centerbacks Maddie Bauer and Alana Cook, was not tested often but played well when needed. Tegan McGrady has been excellent at left fullback and is a key contributor to Stanford's offense. Carly Malatskey has logged quality minutes at right back.
The Cardinal has scored two or more goals in 18-of-20 games this season, while limiting opponents to one goal or fewer in all but four matches. Stanford has not trailed in 17-of-20 games.
All games will be streamed via GoStanford.com and live statistics will be available for each game via NCAA.com.
Pac-12 Honors
• Stanford was well-represented in 2016 All-Pac-12 selections with eight players earning all-conference honors and two members winning individual awards.
• Andi Sullivan was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Paul Ratcliffe was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the second straight season. Sullivan is the first Stanford conference player of the year since Lindsay Taylor in 2011. It is Ratcliffe's seventh coach of the year honor in the past nine years. No other coach in Pac-12 history has won more than two awards.
• Below is a list of Stanford's All-Pac-12 representatives:
• Player of the Year: Andi Sullivan
• Coach of the Year: Paul Ratcliffe
• All-Pac-12 First Team: Maddie Bauer, Jane Campbell, Andi Sullivan
• All-Pac-12 Second Team: Kyra Carusa, Alana Cook, Tierna Davidson
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention: Jordan DiBiasi, Tegan McGrady
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team: Tierna Davidson
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— Stanford Soccer (@StanfordWSoccer) November 9, 2016
For Cardinal and Country
• Andi Sullivan and Jane Campbell were selected to the full U.S. Women's National Team camp (Oct. 15-23). Sullivan and Campbell were two-of-three collegiate players selected to the October camp. BYU forward Ashley Hatch also earned an invitation. It was Campbell's second career call-up and the first for Sullivan.
• The duo was part of a 24-player group selected to the camp as the U.S. prepared for a pair of matches against Switzerland in Sandy, Utah, (Oct. 19) and Minneapolis (Oct. 23). Head coach Jill Ellis selected 18 players for the roster for each match.
• Sullivan earned her second call-up to the USWNT of the month on Oct. 27. She was one of 24 players called into senior USWNT cap in preparation for matches Nov. 10 at Avaya Stadium in San Jose and StubHub Center in Carson. Sullivan started at defensive midfielder in both matches.
• Sullivan joined the national team for training after Stanford's regular-season finale at California. Due to the timing of the camp, Sullivan missed Stanford's NCAA Tournament first round game.
• Sullivan earned her first two national team caps and started both matches for the U.S. in the holding midfielder position. She received rave reviews for her performance in both games from head coach Jill Ellis, national team players, broadcasters and media members.
• Sullivan recorded her first career point during Sunday's game, sending a long-ball from her defensive end of the field over the heads of the Switzerland defense. Stanford alum Christen Press ran onto the pass and chipped a one-time shot over the head of the Switzerland goalkeeper and into the netting in the back of the goal on the fly.
- Sullivan became the 10th Stanford player capped by the USWNT and the seventh to start in her first appearance. She is the first Stanford player to earn a USWNT cap while still on the Cardinal's active roster since Nicole Barnhart ('04).
• Sullivan became the fourth Stanford player to start in her first USWNT appearance while still on Stanford's active roster. The last Stanford player to earn a start in their first career USWNT cap was Marcie Ward on March 7, 2001.
Andi Sullivan explains, "Why Stanford?"
Sullivan Makes Her Case
• Andi Sullivan established herself as a legitimate MAC Hermann Trophy candidate a year ago as a sophomore and has picked up where she left off with an impressive junior campaign. The defensive midfielder has started in 17 games and leads the team with 29 points, despite missing two games to train and play in two games with the senior U.S. Women's National Team. Sullivan has accumulated career-highs in goals (11), assists (7) and points (29).
• Sullivan's impact goes beyond statistics. Her leadership, defense, distribution and ability to attack with pace makes her a unique centerpiece. Sullivan is an elite defender with a blistering shot from distance and shoulders a majority of the free-kick and corner kick responsibilities.
• Head coach Paul Ratcliffe: "Andi is making a huge impact on our team. She's the engine in our midfield and has excellent technical ability, speed and power.
"It is very rare to find a player with all of the attributes Andi possesses. Yet, Andi's strongest quality is her leadership. She is one of the strongest leaders that I have ever coached."
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— Stanford Soccer (@StanfordWSoccer) November 8, 2016
Rankings
• Stanford finished the regular season ranked No. 2 in the NSCAA Coaches Poll, No. 2 in the TopDrawerSoccer rankings and No. 2 in the Soccer America rankings. Stanford spent three consecutive weeks ranked first in all three polls from Sept. 20-Oct. 4. Stanford was selected to finish first in the Pac-12 for the second consecutive season in a vote by conference head coaches.
• Stanford finished the regular season first in the RPI rankings. The Cardinal was first in RPI in seven-of-eight weeks this year.
• Stanford finished the 2015 season ranked No. 6 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire coaches' poll and TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
Impressive Defensive Streaks
• Stanford had its streak of 269 consecutive games of not allowing more than two goals in a match snapped in a 3-0 loss at No. 7 USC (Oct. 6). Prior to the game against the Trojans, Stanford had not allowed more than two goals in a match in its past 269 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 9.96 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.
Alana Cook has helped Stanford's defense limit opponents to one goal or fewer in 16-of-20 games. (Photo by John Todd/ISIPhotos.com
Stanford Defensive Notes
• Senior Jane Campbell recorded her 35th career shutout in a 4-0 victory against Houston Baptist to tie the all-time record held by Nicole Barnhart (2000-04).
• 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.
Young Goal-Scorers
• Stanford's sophomore class has accounted for 26 of Stanford's 50 goals this season. The seniors have combined for seven goals, Andi Sullivan represents the juniors with 11 and the freshmen have six.
• 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).
Sophomores Michelle Xiao (above) and Jordan DiBiasi are tied for second on the team with seven goals. (Photo by Bob Drebin/ISIPhotos.com)
Head of the CLASS
• Maddie Bauer was named one of 30 women's soccer Senior CLASS Award candidates. She was one of three Pac-12 representatives on the list and carries a 3.56 GPA as an international relations major. Her studies specialize in international security, and social development and human well-being.
• Bauer was a 2015 NSCAA Scholar All-American, the only representative from the Pac-12. She is also a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection.
More Academic Awards for Bauer
• Bauer was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-Distric 8 Team on Oct. 27. It is the first CoSIDA honor of her career.
Maddie Bauer has earned multiple academic honors this season.
Carusa Dishing Out Assists
• Kyra Carusa leads Stanford with 10 assists – a single-season career-high for the redshirt sophomore. She is a workhorse for the Cardinal in the central forward position and excels at holding possession, distributing and creating her own shot. She has registered at least one point in each of the past five games and in 14-of-20 games this year.
DiBiasi Continues Clutch Performances
• Sophomore Jordan DiBiasi scored her seventh goal of the season – a game-winner – against No. 22 Colorado (Oct. 20). Six of her 12 career goals have been game winners and five of those six game-winners have come against ranked opponents.
Career Year for Turner
• Megan Turner has recorded a career-best 13 points this season. She tallied five goals after registering two goals in each of her first three seasons. Turner has also contributed three assists, eclipsing her season totals from her sophomore and junior seasons.
Jahansouz Steps In and Steps Up
• Alison Jahansouz came off the bench at goalkeeper at 10:28 against Washington following a red card given to starter Jane Campbell. Jahansouz stopped the ensuing penalty kick and helped lead Stanford to a 3-0 shutout victory. She earned her first career shutout Oct. 20 against No. 22 Colorado while Campbell was away training with the senior U.S. Women's National Team.
Campbell Career Active Rankings
• Jane Campbell is in the top-five in multiple NCAA active career rankings including shutouts (5th, 35) and goalkeeper minutes (4th, 7,323.67).
• Campbell is in the top-10 of multiple Stanford career rankings, including goalkeeping minutes played (1st, 7324), shutouts (t-1st, 35), saves (4th, 208) and goals-against average (5th, 0.66).
Jane Campbell has established her place among Stanford's all-time great goalkeepers.
Taking the Lead
• Stanford scored first in 17-of-20 games this season and has trailed for just 116:07 minutes of 1837:54 total minutes this season.
Friday's Opponent, Santa Clara
• Santa Clara leads the all-time series, 19-18-5, but Stanford has closed a considerable gap by winning 11 of the past 12 meetings by a combined score of 34-9. The teams have met nine times in the NCAA Tournament and the Cardinal is 4-5 in those contests, winning the past three postseason matchups. Stanford won a contest between the programs earlier this season, 2-1, on goals by Jordan DiBiasi and Sam Tran.
• The Broncos enter the game on a five-game winning streak and earned a convincing 3-0 win last weekend against Long Beach State in the opening round of the tournament. Jordan Jesolva leads Santa Clara with nine goals and 22 points. Melissa Lowder has played a majority of the minutes in goal and holds a 0.75 goals-against average and .794 save percentage.
Possible Sunday Opponent, NC State
• Stanford is 1-0 all-time against NC State, earning a 2-0 victory in 1990.
• NC State played to a 0-0 draw against NCAA Tournament four-seed Minnesota and advanced, 4-2, on penalty kicks. It is the first time the Wolfpack has advanced to the second round since 1995. Tziarra King leads NC State with 17 points and eight goals. Sydney Wootten has played a majority of the minutes in goal and holds a 1.04 goals-against average and .774 save percentage.
Possible Sunday Opponent, Pepperdine
• Stanford is 0-1 all-time against Pepperdine, dropping a 1-0 decision in 2003.
• The Waves enter the weekend unbeaten in 11 of their past 12 games. The WCC champion drew California, 1-1, in the opening round and advanced on penalty kicks, 3-2. Rylee Baisden leads the Waves with 18 points and six goals. Hannah Seabert has played all but 11 minutes in goal this season and boasts a 0.67 goals-against average and .841 save percentage.