STANFORD, Calif. – Five Cardinal were named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation all-conference teams, as the league released its annual awards Wednesday.
Junior Sarah Klass and redshirt-junior Emalia Eichelberger were both named to the first team, followed by senior Hannah Shabb on the second team, sophomore Chloe Harbilas an honorable mention, and freshman Hannah Constandse on the All-Newcomer Team.
The Cardinal has featured at least five MPSF honorees in seven of the last eight seasons.
Klass led the way on offense for Stanford, scoring 41 goals in 16 games, as the Cardinal amassed a 15-1 record before the end of its season. That total ranked tied for third in the MPSF in goals scored this season, while her 52 points ranked fifth in the league. Klass also served as Stanford's primarily sprinter, winning 45 of her 55 attempts, the best percentage of any player in the MPSF with over 10 tries. Klass scored in 14 of Stanford's 16 matches, including 12 multi-goal performances, and was twice named the MPSF Player of the Week. Her season-high of five goals came in a 19-9 victory over No. 12 UC Davis in January.
Eichelberger played in 11 games as the Cardinal's primary goalkeeper, finishing the season with 102 saves, leading the MPSF with an average of 10.69 saves per game. She finished the year allowing 71 goals in over 38 quarters of game action for a goals against average of just under 7.5 per game. Eichelberger saved a season-high 15 shots in Stanford's victory over No. 12 Fresno State in February and featured three double-digit save performances on the year. This is Eichelberger's second appearance on an All-MPSF team, as she was named an honorable mention selection last season.
An All-MPSF player for the first time in her career, Shabb ranked third for the Cardinal, scoring 26 goals in 2020. Shabb's best performance of the season came in the final match of the year for the Cardinal, as the senior scored five times in a one-goal victory over No. 6 Arizona State on March 8, earning MPSF Player of the Week honors for her efforts. She was a consistent attacker for the Cardinal, scoring in 13 matches, including eight multi-goal performances and also earned her stripes as a pesky defender, tied for fourth in the MPSF with 23 steals on the year, averaging 1.44 per game.
A defender, Harbilas finished the year tied for fifth on the squad with 17 goals, scoring in 11 different games, including eight of the last nine matches of the year. She featured a career-high four-goal performance against No. 9 UC Santa Barbara, helping the Cardinal to an 11-8 victory.
Constandse was Stanford's premiere freshman, finishing the year with 24 goals, good for fourth on the team. She also led the squad and ranked second in the MPSF with 23 assists, totaling 47 points, good for second on the team. Her 1.44 assist per game average led the MPSF. She scored in 13 different games for the Cardinal, including eight multi-goal performances, including a season-best five goals against No. 12 UC Davis. The Cardinal won every game in which Constandse and Klass scored in.
