Macario Earns Weekly HonorMacario Earns Weekly Honor
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Macario Earns Weekly Honor

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STANFORD, Calif. – Freshman forward Catarina Macario was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, as announced Tuesday by the conference.

Macario, who hails from San Diego, led No. 1 Stanford last week with three goals and three assists in wins over Oregon and Oregon State. She leads the Pac-12 in points (33) and assists (9), and ranks third in the nation in points per game (2.06).  

In a 4-0 win against Oregon, Macario scored Stanford's first two goals before assisting the third. With the score tied at 0-0 in the 20th minute, Macario bent a 35-yard free kick with pace into the upper corner for her 10th goal of the season.

In the 40th minute, Macario collected a flicked header from Mariah Lee, turning and volleying into the bottom corner from outside the box. In the second half, Macario's bid for a hat trick cannoned off the post and was headed in by Kyra Carusa.

Against Oregon State, Macario assisted Stanford's first two goals in a 6-0 rout. The first came from another Macario free kick, with which she found the head of Carusa at the near post for a headed finish. She set up Michelle Xiao in the 40th minute before scoring Stanford's fourth goal of the day in the second half.

Tierna Davidson started the move from the back, surging forward and combining with Belle Briede and Macario before finding space in the box to cross to Macario. Macario's one-time finish was perfectly placed into the bottom right corner for her 12th goal of the season, which ties with Carusa for the team lead.

This is Stanford's third Pac-12 honor in the past two weeks after Davidson and Lauren Rood earned Player of the Week honors last week. Stanford returns to action on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. PT when it takes on No. 6 UCLA in Los Angeles, followed by a 3 p.m. matchup at No. 5 USC on Sunday. Both games will broadcast live on Pac-12 Networks.