No. 1 Stanford (23-1-0, 11-0-0 Pac-12)
vs. No. 4 UCLA (19-2-3, 8-2-1) | Sunday • 9 a.m. (PT)
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Top-seeded Stanford takes on Pac-12 rival UCLA in the College Cup final on Sunday at 9 a.m. PT at the Orlando City Stadium.
The Cardinal (23-1-0, 11-0-0 Pac-12) advanced to its fourth College Cup final with a 2-0 win over No. 5 South Carolina on Friday night. Jordan DiBiasi scored twice in the opening half, and Stanford's defense and possession dominated the rest of the game for a program-record 19th shutout.
Stanford and UCLA enter Sunday's final with 113 Division I National Championships apiece. Sunday's match will represent the 27th time in which Stanford and the Bruins (19-2-3, 8-2-1) have squared off with an NCAA team championship on the line. The Cardinal has won 16 of the 26 meetings. Stanford and UCLA are meeting for the first time in the NCAA final of women's soccer.
The Cardinal and UCLA met on Oct. 26 during the regular season. DiBiasi scored the only goal and Alison Jahansouz made a brilliant save late in the game to secure the 1-0 shutout victory.
Sunday's game will air live on ESPNU and live statistics will be available at GoStanford.com.
One. More. Game. Stanford plays for its 2nd national championship on Sunday at 9 am PT. #GoStanford https://t.co/Qh5ZhoFaNQ
— Stanford Women's Soccer (@StanfordWSoccer) December 2, 2017
Sunday's Opponent, UCLA
• Stanford owns a 15-12-3 record against the Bruins, most recently earning a 1-0 win at No. 6 UCLA on Oct. 26 to remain perfect in Pac-12 play.
• The Cardinal's most recent meeting with the Bruins in postseason play came in 2013 when UCLA eliminated Stanford with a 2-0 win in the third round. Stanford previously advanced to the 2012 College Cup final with a 2-1 win over UCLA.
• UCLA advanced to the College Cup final with a penalty kick shootout win over Duke following Stanford's semifinal win over South Carolina. The game was scoreless after 110 minutes, and freshman Marley Canales scored the winning spot kick.
DiBiasi Déjà Vu
• Junior midfielder Jordan DiBiasi made it three goals in her last three games with two first-half strikes to lead Stanford's 2-0 win on Friday night.
• DiBiasi's three postseason goals tie with Catarina Macario for the team lead.
• DiBiasi has 21 career goals in three seasons – 12 of those have been game winners, including the opening goal in Friday's 2-0 win over South Carolina.
• Four of her six game winners in 2017 have come against NCAA Tournament teams – Arizona (Sept. 28), No. 6 UCLA (Oct. 26), Florida State (Nov 19) and South Carolina (Dec. 1).
• Nationally, DiBiasi's five game winners ranks tied for eighth.
A Look Back
• The Cardinal advanced to its eighth College Cup with a 4-0 win over No. 10 Penn State in the quarterfinal on Nov. 24. Catarina Macario netted a masterful free kick in the second minute, and Stanford made it 4-0 by the 25th minute.
• Stanford progressed to the NCAA quarterfinal with a 1-0 win over Florida State – Jordan DiBiasi's 79th-minute goal was the game-winner and Alison Jahansouz earned her 10th clean sheet of the season.
• The Cardinal defeated Auburn, 2-0, in the NCAA second round. Kyra Carusa and Macario scored and Jahansouz made two saves to earn the shutout.
• Top-seeded Stanford advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 9-1 win over Utah Valley on Nov. 11. The win set postseason program records in goals scored and goal difference.
• In postseason play, 12 players have at least one point and 11 have multiple points. Macario leads the team with 10 points.
• Stanford led the Pac-12 with a 0.32 goals-against average during the regular season – Stanford is outscoring opponents 18-1 in the postseason with a 0.21 GAA.
• The Cardinal's 88 goals on the season are the most in Division I since Virginia netted 88 times in 2014.
Macario Moving Up Lists
• Catarina Macario's phenomenal freshman season continued with an assist in the College Cup semifinal. Macario teed up Jordan DiBiasi's second goal with a perfect cut back cross with her left foot.
• Macario's 17 goals ranks fourth in the NCAA and ranks sixth on Stanford's all-time single-season top-10 list. Her 48 points ties her with Sarah Rafanelli (1993) for fourth, and her now-14 assists ties Marcie Ward (2000) for third, all-time.
• Macario is the national leader in points and assists.
Streaking Stanford
• During its 2,160:00 minutes of play, Stanford has trailed for 8:59 minutes. Lais Araujo scored for Florida in the 82nd minute of a 3-2 loss (Aug. 25), the lone blemish on the Cardinal's record.
• Since the loss at Florida, Stanford has won 21 games in a row with 77-4 goal difference.
Postseason History
• Stanford's trip to the College Cup final is the fourth in program history. The Cardinal's inclusion in the College Cup is the eighth in program history and seventh under head coach Paul Ratcliffe. The Cardinal is 5-5-1 in the College Cup and 5-5-0 under Ratcliffe, and its eight College Cup appearances tie with Portland for sixth.
• The Cardinal has taken part in seven of the last 10 College Cups, including five straight from 2008-12.
• From 2009-11, Stanford appeared in three College Cup finals, winning the 2011 edition – MAC Hermann Trophy winner and three-time All-American Teresa Noyola's goal in the 53rd minute was enough for Stanford to claim its first and only national championship after finishing second the previous two seasons.
• Stanford's most recent trip to college soccer's most exclusive competition was in 2014 when the Cardinal's current crop of seniors were freshmen. The Cardinal dropped a 2-0 decision against Florida State in the semifinal.
• This is Stanford's 27th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, dating to 1990.
• Stanford's streak of NCAA tournament appearances stretches to 20 – Stanford has not missed the postseason tournament since 1997.
• Paul Ratcliffe has guided Stanford to the NCAA Tournament in each of his 15 seasons at Stanford – the other five head coaches in school history have a combined 11 appearances. Ratcliffe's postseason record is 42-11-4.
• Last season, top-seeded Stanford was eliminated in the second round with a 1-0 overtime loss against Santa Clara – the loss snapped a 30-game NCAA Tournament home unbeaten run from 2008-16.