STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford placed a national-best four players on the 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region first team, and added one more on the third team, following its 2022 Pac-12 Championship season.
In addition to being the only program in the nation with four first-team selections, Stanford's five total honorees are tied for the most nationally.
Seniors Maya Doms and Kennedy Wesley joined freshmen Elise Evans and Jasmine Aikey on the first team, while junior goalkeeper Ryan Campbell was named to the third team.
Evans and Aikey are the only two freshmen in the nation to earn spots on a first team.
For Doms, the selection is her second in as many years after landing on the first team in 2021. The native of Davis, Calif. earned All-Pac-12 first team honors this year while appearing in 18 matches and starting 15. Doms, listed on the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list prior to this year, scored four goals and added five assists to total 13 points.
Wesley was a second team All-Pac-12 selection after starting all 22 matches at center back. The native of Rossmoor, Calif. helped Stanford post 12 shutouts and limit opponents to just 0.55 goals and 8.60 shots per game. Wesley was named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week on October 3.
Campbell was a three-time Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week selection while earning a spot on the All-Pac-12 third team. The United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week on November 2, she started 21 of Stanford's 22 matches and allowed just 11 goals (0.55 per game) while making 56 saves and recording a conference-best eight solo shutouts. In addition to those clean sheets, Campbell combined on four more for the Cardinal. She finished the season ranked second in the Pac-12 in goals against average and save percentage (.836).
Doms, Wesley and Campbell had all previously been named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District first team.
Aikey was named to the All-Pac-12 second team after scoring a team-best 10 goals with three assists for 23 points. Aikey appeared in all 22 matches for the Cardinal – including starting 16 in her inaugural campaign. The native of Palo Alto, Calif. contributed a hat trick and a four-goal match as a freshman – scoring four times in the NCAA first-round victory over San Jose State on November 11. She would add one more goal against BYU on November 17 to finish the postseason run with five.
The 2022 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, Evans landed on the All-Pac-12 first team and was twice named Pac-12 Defender of the Week. Evans started 19 matches for the Cardinal and scored three goals – all game-winners. Evans' goal against No. 1 UCLA proved all the Cardinal would need to knock off the Bruins on October 14. A staple in the center of the Cardinal back line, Evans helped Stanford to 12 shutouts on the year.
Pac-12 Champion Stanford, which made its 31st NCAA Tournament appearances in program history, finished this year with a 17-2-3 overall record. The Pac-12 title was the 10th in 20 seasons played under Knowles Family Director of Women's Soccer Paul Ratcliffe.
