Stanford (4-1-0)
San Francisco (2-3-1) | Fri. • 7 p.m. (PT)
Navy (5-0-0) | Sun. • 1 p.m.
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 2 Stanford continues its four-game home stint with matches against San Francisco on Friday and Yale on Sunday at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.
Friday's matchup against the Dons (2-3-1) is the first since 2007, when Stanford won 3-1 in nonconference play. The Cardinal owns a 19-0-0 all-time record against San Francisco, and kickoff is set for 7 p.m. PT.
Stanford returns to the field on Sunday for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Yale, which travels to Stockton, California, on Friday to play Pacific. The Cardinal holds a 3-0-0 all-time record against the Bulldogs (5-0-0), who last played Stanford on Sept. 19, 2008 – Stanford won, 4-1.
The Cardinal (4-1-0) opened its home schedule last week with a 4-0 win against No. 10 Georgetown on Friday and a 7-0 thrashing of Navy on Sunday. Live streaming and statistics for both matches will be available at GoStanford.com.
Cardinal Notes
A Look Back
• Last weekend, Stanford scored 11 goals and did not concede once in matches against Georgetown on Friday and Navy on Sunday.
• The Cardinal beat the Hoyas 4-0 last Friday (Sept. 1) thanks to goals from Civana Kuhlmann, Jaye Boissiere, Catarina Macario and Kyra Carusa. Carusa, Macario and Andi Sullivan each added an assist.
• Stanford continued its offensive outburst with a 7-0 win against Navy on Sunday (Sept. 3). Carusa scored twice, and Macario, Boissiere, Mariah Lee, Kuhlmann and Sullivan each added a goal.
Cardinal in the Polls
• Stanford checked in at No. 2 in three polls – United Soccer Coaches, Soccer America and TopDrawerSoccer.com.
• Eight of Stanford's 2017 opponents ranked in the United Coaches' poll – No. 1 UCLA, No. 9 Florida, No. 12 USC, No. 15 Georgetown, No. 16 Wisconsin, No. 21 Utah, No. 24 California and No. 25 Colorado.
Scoring in Bunches
• Stanford has scored four or more goals in four out of five contests.
• At 4.40 goals per game, Stanford ranks second in the nation in scoring offense behind Ole Miss (5.50).
• Stanford ranks second in points per game (12.20) behind Ole Miss (15.00).
• Catarina Macario and Kyra Carusa rank fourth nationally with six goals apiece.
• Stanford ranks fifth nationally with 21.40 shots per game and third with 10.40 shots on goal per game.
• Macario's 3.00 points per game ranks fourth nationally, while Carusa's 2.60 clip ranks sixth.
• Carusa's six goals are a single-season career high – the redshirt junior scored five goals in each of her first two seasons.
• Jaye Boissiere has a goal or an assist in every game this season (A-A-A-G-G).
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Freshman in the Mix
• Macario leads the team with 14 points, including six goals and two assists. Macario has at least one goal in each of Stanford's five games, also having scored in Stanford's 2-1 exhibition win at UC Davis (Aug. 10).
• Kuhlmann has scored three goals in five games, including game winners against Georgetown and Navy last week.
• Kiki Pickett has started four games at right back – the freshman has shown the ability to use her pace in attack and defense, earning her first career assist against Navy (Sept. 3).
• Belle Briede has made four appearances, earning her first career assist against Navy (Sept. 3) – she played a 1-2 with Andi Sullivan, setting up Sullivan for a 30-yard strike.
• Jojo Harber made her first career start against Navy (Sept. 3).
• Madison Haley made her debut against Georgetown on Friday -- she hit the post four minutes after her substitution.
Splitting Time in the Cage
• Goalkeepers Alison Jahansouz and Lauren Rood have alternated every game thus far.
• Jahansouz owns a 2-1-0 record with shutouts against Marquette and Navy. She owns a 1.00 goals-against average and a .625 save percentage.
• Rood has earned a shutout in both of her starts, making two saves against Navy (Sept. 3).