STANFORD, Calif. – Opening a crucial week in Pac-12 play on Thursday, No. 4 Stanford (14-0-3, 7-0-2 Pac-12) battled to a scoreless draw at No. 23 USC (9-3-3, 5-1-3 Pac-12).
Senior goalkeeper Ryan Campbell made five saves in goal for the Cardinal, recording her seventh shutout of the season. Her save in the 63rd minute following a Trojan corner kick preserved the point for the Cardinal.
The Cardinal was not credited with a shot on frame against USC goalkeeper Hannah Dickinson, totaling seven shots overall in the match.
USC outshot Stanford 16-7 in the match, with Simone Jackson putting three of her four shots on frame for the Trojans.
The Cardinal will now prepare to clash with No. 2 UCLA on Sunday at 12 p.m. The Cardinal currently sits in second place behind the Bruins in the Pac-12 standings.
GAME NOTES
- Stanford was held scoreless for the first time this season, and the first time since suffering a 1-0 loss at Northwestern on September 8, 2022
- Thursday's scoreless draw was the first for the Cardinal since a 0-0 stalemate following two overtime periods against No. 21 USC on April 9, 2021
- Stanford has posted nine shutouts this year
- Ryan Campbell's shutout was her 15th career clean sheet – one shy of Erica Holland's 16 from 2004-07 for 10th on Stanford's all-time list
- Stanford has allowed one goal or fewer in 29 straight matches dating back to Sept. 29, 2022 at USC
- Now 14-0-3 to start the season, and with the 2022 campaign coming to an end via a penalty kick shootout, the Cardinal is unbeaten in its last 29 matches (34-0-5) and has posted 15 shutouts in the last 25 contests
- The Cardinal has played to a 340-147 advantage in shots this year and has outscored the opposition 37-8
- Stanford's seven shots are the fewest for the Cardinal in a match since posting seven at No. 2 North Carolina on September 5, 2021