BOULDER, Colo. – Trailing 1-0 following a Colorado goal in the 14th minute, No. 3 Stanford (11-0-1, 4-0-0 Pac-12) responded with three unanswered goals, including two in the final five minutes of the first half, to defeat No. 25 Colorado (10-3-0, 2-2-0 Pac-12) 3-1 in Pac-12 play on Thursday night from Prentup Field.
Colorado's Shyra James put the Buffaloes on the board first with her 11th goal of the season, receiving a pass from Ava Priest and sliding a left-footed shot that was concealed by the Stanford defense into the back of the net.
Unfazed by the early deficit, Stanford's offense continued to push forward, finally breaking through on a goal from Jasmine Aikey. Aikey, who now owns a team-best six goals, received a back-heel pass from Lumi Kostmayer before dribbling toward goal and bending a right-footed shot that beat Colorado's Jordan Nytes to the far upper 90 of the goal.
With the equalizer on the board, Stanford struck again in the final minute of the first half when freshman Joelle Jung settled an attempted clearance off a Stanford corner kick with her knee and laced a right-footed shot into the upper corner of the net for the game-winner and her third goal of the year.
The Cardinal continued to control the pace of the match in the second half, adding an insurance goal in the 62nd minute as Erica Grilione spun and dribbled toward the end line before sending a ball across the box to find Maya Dom's for a header. The goal was Doms' fifth of the season – trailing only Aikey atop Stanford's scoring list.
The Cardinal will conclude the road trip on Sunday, traveling to Utah to face the Utes at 12 p.m. PT.
GAME NOTES
- Stanford posted a 24-11 advantage in shots, putting 10 of the shots on frame
- The Cardinal is now 4-0-1 against ranked opponents this year
- Stanford has now allowed one goal or fewer in 24 straight matches dating back to Sept. 29, 2022 at USC
- Including Thursday's strike, all three of Jung's goals this season have been game-winners
- Now 11-0-1 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 24 matches (21-0-3) and has posted 12 shutouts in the last 20 contests
- Jasmine Aikey has scored in six of 12 matches this year, and after scoring in each of the final two last year, has found the back of the net in eight of her last 14 ... owns 11 goals scored in those 14 matches ... has contributed a point in nine of the 12 matches this season
- Maya Doms has scored in five of the first 12 matches this year, including five of the last 10
- Kostmayer put up seven shots in the win, including a match-best four on frame, to help force Nytes into six saves in goal for Colorado … the seven shots tied a career-high for Kostmayer (7 at Arizona, 9/29/22)
- Aikey and Doms each finished with four shots, while Grilione tallied three – putting two on frame
- The Cardinal has played to a 229-107 advantage in shots this year and has outscored the opposition 30-6
- Freshman Maryn Wolf made her first career start in the victory on Thursday night
- Ryan Campbell recorded one save in goal for the Cardinal