STANFORD, Calif. - With its season opener against defending NCAA champion Connecticut two weeks away, Stanford reports to campus on Wednesday to begin preparations for the 2018 campaign.
Stanford wrapped up the 2017 campaign at 13-8 overall, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year before falling in the first round to Miami (Ohio). The Cardinal captured its second straight conference championship, defeating New Hampshire 4-1 in the America East final.
In addition to its returnees, seven Cardinal freshmen will be arriving on The Farm as introductory meetings and practices get underway later this week.
Lily Croddick • Attacker • Rumson, N.J. • Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS
- Group II State Champions (2014, 2017)
- Group II North II State Champions (2014, 2016-17)
- Shore Conference Tournament Champions (2014-17)
- First-Team All-Shore (2015-17)
- First-Team All-State (2017)
- Third-Team All-American (2017)
- First-Team All-Group (2015-17)
- Second-Team All-State (2015-16)
- Played for Jersey Intensity Field Hockey Club (2014-17)
Liz Heckard • Defender • Virginia Beach, Va. • Norfolk Academy
- Tidewater All-Conference All-Academic Team (2018)
- Team MVP (2017)
- First-Team All-State (2017)
- NFHCA National Academic Squad (2016-17)
- Second Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region (2017)
- VISSA State Champions (2014, 2016, 2017)
- Team MVP (2016)
- VISSA State Runner-Up (2015)
- TCIS Runner-Up (2014)
- Also competed in soccer, as a four-time letterwinner, TCIS Champions in 2017 & 2018, VISSA semifinalists in 2018 and VISSA runner up in 2017
- Played for TCOYO Club for 9 years
Isabelle Pilson • Midfielder • Wilmington, Del. • Tower Hill School
- National Futures Championships (2017-18)
- Captained the team to an undefeated regular season (2017) while also claiming four conference titles (2014-17)
- State Runner-Up (2016-17)
- First-Team All-State (2016-17)
- First-Team All-Conference (2015-17)
- Regional All-American (2016)
- State Semifinalist (2014-15)
- Four-time letterwinner in field hockey, track, and soccer, also serving as team captain
- Also competed in indoor track: two-time state runner-up in the 1600m, state runner-up in the 3200m, placed third in 800m and 1600m, established school records in 1600m, 3000m, 3200m; Soccer: Delaware Top IX, two-time First Team All-State, two-time Conference Player of the Year, Second Team All-State, four-time First Team All-Conference, two-time state runner-up
- Played for Philly Hockey Club (2014-18)
Juli Porto • Defender • Berkeley Heights, N.J. • Oak Knoll School
- Tournament of Champions State Champions (2017)
- Oak Knoll Woman in Sports Honoree (2017)
- Third-Team NFHCA All-American (2017)
- NFHCA All-NJ Region Team (2017)
- First-Team All-State (2017)
- First-Team All-Non-Public (2017)
- Oak Knoll Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
- Essex/Union Conference All-Star (2015-17)
- All-County Team (2015-17)
- Non-Public State Champions (2014-17)
- Union/Essex Conference Champions (2015-17)
- Union County Champions (2014-17)
- Tournament of Champions Runner-Up (2014-15)
- Four-time letterwinner in field hockey, ice hockey and track
- Played for New Heights Field Hockey Club (2015-18)
Molly Redgrove • Defender • Twinstead, Sudbury, England • Framlingham College
- Member of the England National Team (2016-18)
- Runner-up finish in indoor school hockey U18 national finals (2018)
- Placed fourth in school hockey U18 national finals (2018)
- Placed third in school hockey U18 National finalists (2017)
- Indoor Hockey U16 National Finals (2017)
- Indoor Hockey U16 National Finals (2016)
- School Hockey U18 National Finals (2015)
- Played for Harleston Magpies (2014-16), Chelmsford (2016-17) and Cambridge City (2017-18)
Hannah Santos • Goalkeeper • North Wales, Pa. • Germantown Academy
- Second in Interac State Championship (2017-18)
- School MVP Defensive Player (2017-18)
- Second-Team All-Conference (2017-18)
- First-Team All-Intelligencer (2017-18)
- Max Field Hockey Watch List (2018)
- Alternate at NFC's (2018)
- Won gold at NFC's (2017)
- Played for WC Eagles for six years
Fenella Scutt • Midfielder • Goole, East Yorkshire, England • Repton School
- U18 National Schools Champions (2017-18)
- U18 Player of the Year, Repton First Team (2017-18)
- Member of U18 English National Team vs. Holland, Wales, and Ireland
- Beeston U18 Indoor - 3rd place at Nationals (2017-18)
- Beeston Ladies 1sts - league champions, promoted to Premier League (2017-18)
- Beeston Ladies 1sts Indoor National Division 1 Champions (2017-18)
- U18 National Schools Champions (2016-17)
- U18 National Indoor Champions (2016-17)
- U17 Player of the Season, Beeston Hockey Club (2016-17)
- Member of U18 England National Team 6 Nations Tournament (2016-17)
- Beeston U18 National Club Champions (2016-17)
- Beeston U18 Indoor National Champions (2016-17)
- Beeston Ladies 1sts - National Indoor Division 2 Champions (2016-17)
- National Schools Runners Up (2015-16)
- National Indoor Finalists (2015-16)
- Beeston U16 Indoor National Champions (2015-16)
- Member of U16 English National Team vs. Holland (2015-16)
- National Schools Champions (2014-15)
- Beeston U16 National Club Runners Up (2014-15)
- NFHCA Academic All-American (2x) and NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
- Also competed in soccer, cross country and tennis