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Year in Review: Back to the College Cup Final

Stanford (20-1-4, 8-0-3 Pac-12)
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QUICK PASSES

  • Stanford, a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, finished the season ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer polls
  • The Cardinal made its 11th appearance in the College Cup, and its sixth appearance in the College Cup final, in 2023 ... is now 3-3 in national championship matches
  • Stanford owns a 113-5-9 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season
  • The Cardinal went 8-1-3 against ranked opponents
  • Stanford posted 14 shutouts and was 8-0-0 in games decided by one goal
  • The loss to Florida State in the national championship match snapped a string of 36 consecutive unbeaten matches (30-0-6)
  • The Cardinal has posted 20 shutouts in its last 33 contests
  • Stanford's undefeated regular season was the first for the Cardinal since 2018 – a year it went 21-1-2 with the lone loss coming in the semifinals to Florida State
  • Stanford scored three-plus goals in 10 of the 25 matches, topping out at four on four occasions
  • The Cardinal played to a 445-240 advantage in shots and outscored the opposition 54-15
  • The 4-0 victory over San Diego to start the season marked the third consecutive campaign that Stanford opened the year with a shutout (2-0 at Cal Poly in 2021 & 5-0 vs. Sacramento State in 2022)
  • The Cardinal averaged 2.16 goals per game to rank second in the Pac-12, while also posting 13 shutouts and limiting opponents to just .595 goals against to lead the conference and rank 14th nationally
  • Stanford's +39 goal differential (54-15) was second in the Pac-12 and eighth nationally ... 54 goals were first in the Pac-12 and 11th nationally
  • Jasmine Aikey was named Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year and United Soccer Coaches All-America and All-Region first team ... was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and a finalist for the Honda Award ... was named Academic All-America second team and earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer's Best XI first team ... scored in nine of 25 matches in 2023, and after scoring in the final two in 2022, had scored in 11 of her last 27 at the end of the season ... owns 16 goals in those 27 matches ... contributed a point in 18 of the 25 matches in 2023, and scored in five of the final 16 ... has scored six postseason goals in eight career NCAA Tournament matches ... averaged 1.36 points per game to rank third in the Pac-12 and 49th in the nation, while her 3.40 shots per game ranked sixth in the Pac-12 and 43rd nationally ... ranked first in the Pac-12 in assists (12) and points (34), second in game-winning goals (4), third in goals (11), and eighth in goals per game (.44)
  • Mia Bhuta was named to the All-Pac-12 third team and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman team ... listed on TopDrawerSoccer's Freshman Best XI second team and was a College Soccer News All-Freshmen first team pick
  • Ryan Campbell was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year and United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region first team ... was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-America first team pick and was United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America first team ... led the Pac-12 in goals against average (.601), save percentage (.822) and shutouts (11) ... finished her Stanford career ranked fourth in Stanford history in goals against average (0.55), ninth in shutouts (19) and goalkeeper minutes (3902:14), and 10th in saves (118) while compiling a 32-3-7 win-loss record and allowing just 24 goals ... was the only Pac-12 goalkeeper to earn at least three Pac-12 weekly honors (4) in 2023, and garnered the award in three consecutive weeks (September 18, September 25, October 2) to become only the second goalkeeper in Pac-12 history to win three straight (Colorado's Jalen Tompkins in 2016)
  • Maya Doms was drafted in the first round (No. 8) of the 2024 NWSL Draft (Bay FC) ... named United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region first team and All-Pac-12 first team ... TopDrawerSoccer Best XI second team and Women's College Cup All-Tournament ... scored in 12 of 25 matches, including each of the final three matches, six of the last eight and nine of the last 15 ... averaged 3.76 shots per game to rank fifth in the Pac-12 and 24th nationally ... 1.68 shots on goal per game were fifth in the Pac-12 and 49th nationally, while her 12 goals and 30 points ranked second and third, respectively, in the Pac-12 ... finished her Stanford career with 33 goals and 20 assists for 86 points while playing 100 matches and starting 84 ... at the close of the 2023 season, her 33 goals ranked 11th in Stanford history, while her 316 career shots ranked eighth ... is one of just six Stanford players to have recorded 100 games played, appearing in 100 of a possible 106 matches
  • Katie Duong was drafted in the fourth round (No. 53) of the 2024 NWSL Draft (Portland Thorns)
  • Elise Evans was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region first team, All-America third team and All-Pac-12 second team ... TopDrawerSoccer Best XI third team selection
  • Erica Grilione was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team
  • Shae Harvey was named to the All-Pac-12 third team and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman team ... was selected TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI first team, College Soccer News All-Freshmen second team and Women's College Cup All-Tournament
  • Joelle Jung was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team and TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI second team ... contributed four game-winning goals to rank second in the Pac-12
  • Andrea Kitahata was named to the All-Pac-12 second team ... scored in eight of the 25 matches ... scored five game-winners to lead the Pac-12 and rank 14th nationally ... contributed nine assists to rank second in the Pac-12 ... ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in points (27) and ninth in shots per game (2.80)
  • Kennedy Wesley was drafted in the first round (No. 12) of the 2024 NWSL Draft (San Diego Wave FC) ... was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region first team and All-Pac-12 first team ... TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team ... contributed four goals and six assists as a center back ... finished her career as Stanford's all-time leader in matches played (104) and ranked ninth in games started (92) ... started the final 60 matches in her career and played in 104 of a possible 106 matches while at Stanford

THE 2023 SEASON

  • Stanford, playing in its 11th College Cup overall, reached the College Cup final for the sixth time in program history before finishing as the national runner-up for the third time
  • The Cardinal went 20-1-4 overall in 2023, including 8-0-3 in the Pac-12 to place second in the conference
  • Stanford was unbeaten headed into the NCAA final against Florida State – marking the first battle of two undefeated teams in Women's College Cup history
  • Stanford, a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, finished the season ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer polls
  • Sophomore Jasmine Aikey was named 2023 Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year and senior Ryan Campbell earned Goalkeeper of the Year, highlighting a group of 10 Cardinal on All-Pac-12 teams
  • Stanford matched a national-high with four players on the 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region first team, with Campbell and Aikey being joined by Maya Doms and Elise Evans
  • Turning in spectacular sophomore season, Aikey was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and a finalist for the Honda Award
  • Aikey also earned her first All-America selection, claiming first-team honors, while Evans placed on the third team
  • Academically, four Cardinal players earned 2023 Academic All-American honors, with Aikey, Campbell, Doms and Wesley being lauded
  • The latest in a long string of Stanford players drafted into the NWSL, Doms, Wesley and Katie Duong each heard their names called during the 2023 proceedings ... Doms was first off the board, nabbed with the eighth overall pick in the first round by expansion team Bay FC ... Wesley followed shortly after, taken four picks later in the opening round at No. 12 by San Diego Wave FC ... the Portland Thorns selected Duong with their final pick at No. 53 overall in the fourth round
  • The Cardinal averaged 2.16 goals per game to rank second in the Pac-12, while also posting 13 shutouts and limiting opponents to just .595 goals against to lead the conference and rank 14th nationally
  • 25 Cardinal were named to the Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
  • The Cardinal played to a 445-240 advantage in shots and outscored the opposition 54-15
  • The Cardinal went 8-1-3 against ranked opponents
  • Stanford posted 14 shutouts and was 8-0-0 in games decided by one goal
  • The Cardinal made its 32nd NCAA Tournament appearance, including its 25th in the last 26 seasons
  • Stanford scored three-plus goals in 10 of the 25 matches, topping out at four on four occasions
  • The Cardinal averaged 2.16 goals per game to rank second in the Pac-12, while also posting 13 shutouts and limiting opponents to just .595 goals against to lead the conference and rank 14th nationally
  • Stanford's +39 goal differential (54-15) was second in the Pac-12 and eighth nationally ... 54 goals were first in the Pac-12 and 11th nationally
  • A trio of Cardinal players were selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft, with Maya Doms and Kennedy Wesley drafted in the first round before Katie Duong was drafted in the fourth

NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES

  • The Cardinal made its 32nd NCAA Tournament appearance, including its 25th in the last 26 seasons
  • Including the 2023 season, Stanford has reached the second round in 25 of the 32 appearances
  • Stanford has now appeared in 11 College Cups, including five straight from 2008-12, with its three national championships coming in 2011, 2017 and 2019
  • In addition to the three national titles, Stanford has also been the national runner-up three times (2009, 2010, 2023)
  • 10 of the 11 College Cup appearances have come since 2008
  • The Cardinal has compiled a 70-24-8 all-time record in NCAA Tournament play
  • Stanford is 56-4-5 all-time in postseason games hosted on The Farm, and has won 16 straight (last loss: 1-0 (2OT) vs. Santa Clara on November 18, 2016) ... is 44-1-2 over the last 47 postseason home games dating back to 2008
  • Stanford opened the NCAA Tournament at home for the 22nd time in program history in 2023 ... hosted the first round in 13 straight seasons from 2007-19 ... is now a perfect 21-0-0 in first-round matches played at home (received a first-round bye in 1999)
  • The Knowles Family Director of Women's Soccer Paul Ratcliffe owns a 59-14-5 record in postseason action while at Stanford, having guided the Cardinal to the NCAA Tournament in 20 of his 21 seasons

MAC HERMANN TROPHY SEMIFINALIST

  • United Soccer Coaches and the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) announced the 15 women's semifinalists for the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy, based on voting by NCAA Division I women's soccer coaches, with Stanford sophomore Jasmine Aikey earning a spot on the semifinalist list
  • The Hermann Trophy is the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded since 1967
  • Ousmane Sylla (Clemson) and Onyi Echegini (Florida State) received the award in 2023
  • A national-best four Stanford women's soccer players, including Aikey, were among the 56 players named to the 2023 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List earlier this year (Aikey, Maya Doms, Elise Evans and Kennedy Wesley)
  • A Cardinal has claimed three of the last seven MAC Hermann trophies, with Andi Sullivan earning the award in 2017, followed by Catarina Macario becoming a back-to-back winner in 2018 and 2019
  • Kelley O'Hara became the first Stanford player to win the MAC Hermann Trophy at the conclusion of the 2009 season, followed by Christen Press (2010) and Teresa Noyola (2011) to bring Stanford's total to six winners

TRIO SELECTED IN NWSL DRAFT

  • A trio of Cardinal players were selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft, with Maya Doms and Kennedy Wesley drafted in the first round before Katie Duong was drafted in the fourth
  • Doms was first off the board, nabbed with the eighth overall pick by expansion team Bay FC
  • Wesley followed shortly after, taken four picks later at No. 12 by San Diego Wave FC
  • The Portland Thorns selected Duong with their final pick at No. 53 overall
  • With the three selections, Stanford has now seen 23 total players drafted into the league since its inception in 2013, and has had at least one player drafted in each of the NWSL drafts – joined by Virginia as the only two programs to manage the feat
  • Doms and Wesley ran Stanford's NWSL first-round pick total to 12 - the most of any program in the nation
  • The Cardinal has now had a national-best 11 first-round selections since 2017

HONDA AWARD FINALIST

  • Sophomore midfielder Jasmine Aikey was named one of four finalists for the Honda Sport Award for Soccer
  • Aikey was joined by Hannah Anderson from Texas Tech University, Onyi Echegini from Florida State University and Brigham Young University's Brecken Mozingo
  • Aikey was the first finalist from Stanford since Catarina Macario won the award following the 2019 season, and the 10th finalist overall for the Cardinal
  • The Honda Sport Award has been presented annually by the CWSA for the past 48 years to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA- sanctioned sports and signifies "the best of the best in collegiate athletics."
  • Onyi Echegini, a senior forward Florida State University, was named the 2024 Honda Sport Award winner

SEVEN NAMED TO TOPDRAWERSOCCER BEST XI TEAMS

  • Jasmine Aikey and Kennedy Wesley each earned a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI first team, headlining seven Cardinal selections across the end of year squads 
  • Both Aikey (2022) and Wesley (2019) had previously been named to TopDrawerSoccer's Freshman Best XI in their respective first seasons 
  • Maya Doms placed on the second team for the second time in her career (2022) after previously being named to the Freshman Best XI in 2019 
  • Elise Evans, a Freshman Best XI pick in 2022 alongside Aikey, landed on the Best XI third team in 2023
  • Making an immediate impact on The Farm, freshman Shae Harvey earned a spot on the Freshman Best XI first team
  • Fellow first-year players Joelle Jung and Mia Bhuta landed on the Freshman Best XI second team

WORKING HARD ON THE FIELD AND THE CLASSROOM

  • A national-best four Stanford women's soccer players were named College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans
  • Senior Ryan Campbell and graduate student Kennedy Wesley earned spots on the first team, joined by sophomore Jasmine Aikey on the second team and fifth-year player Maya Doms on the third team
  • The four selections were the most of any Division I program, ahead of Penn State's three, and eclipsed Stanford's prior program record of three honorees in 2010
  • The 2023 season also marked the first time in program history that the Cardinal placed two players on the Academic All-America first team
  • Campbell was also named a first-team Scholar All-American according to United Soccer Coaches 

ALL-AMERICAN DUO

  • Sophomores Jasmine Aikey and Elise Evans were named 2023 NCAA Division I Women's All-Americans
  • Aikey earned her spot on the first team, while Evans landed on the third team
  • The All-America honors came on the heels of being named to the All-Region first team alongside senior Ryan Campbell and fifth-year player Maya Doms
  • Aikey and Evans, along with the rest of this year's All-Americans, were recognized for their accomplishments at the United Soccer Coaches All-America Ceremony & Reception on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention

IRON WOMEN

  • Kennedy Wesley started 60 consecutive matches to finish her collegiate career, dating back to a September 19, 2021 contest vs. Santa Clara
  • Wesley played in 104 of a possible 106 matches in her career, including starting 92 overall
  • Wesley finished her career as Stanford's all-time leader in games played with 104, passing a trio of players with 102 - Teresa Noyola (2008-11), Lindsay Taylor (2008-11) and Alina Garciamendez (2009-12) - with a start against BYU on December 1 in the NCAA semifinal
  • Maya Doms appeared in 100 of a possible 106 matches in her career, including starting 84 overall
  • Julia Leontini missed just three matches in her career, appearing in 78 of a possible 81 contests
  • Through her sophomore campaign, Jasmine Aikey has appeared in all 47 matches in her career, starting 41 overall
  • Elise Evans has missed just three matches through her sophomore year, starting 44 of a possible 47 contests
  • Freshman Shae Harvey has started all 25 of her collegiate matches on The Farm, while fellow freshman Mia Bhuta has played in all 25 while starting 24

NATIONAL-BEST FIVE NAMED ALL-REGION

  • Stanford matched a national-high with four players on the 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region first team, and added one more on the third team, it was announced on November 28
  • In addition to being a national leader with four first-team selections, Stanford's five total honorees were also tied for the most nationally
  • Senior Ryan Campbell was joined by fifth-year player Maya Doms, and sophomores Jasmine Aikey and Elise Evans, on the first team, while graduate student Kennedy Wesley landed on the third team
  • All five players had previously been named All-Region in 2022, with Doms, Wesley, Evans and Aikey landing on the first team, and Campbell selected for the third team
  • For Doms, the selection was her third in as many years after landing on the first team in each of the previous three campaigns

ALL-CONFERENCE HAUL

  • Sophomore Jasmine Aikey was named Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year and senior Ryan Campbell earned Goalkeeper of the Year, highlighting a group of 10 Cardinal on All-Pac-12 teams
  • Aikey became the fourth Midfielder of the Year in Stanford history, including the first since Catarina Macario in 2019
  • Campbell joined Jane Campbell as the only Stanford players in program history to earn Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year, with the latter earning the award for the 2015 season
  • In addition to the yearly awards, Aikey and Campbell each landed on the All-Pac-12 first team, joined by fifth-year players Maya Doms and Kennedy Wesley
  • Sophomore Elise Evans and redshirt sophomore Andrea Kitahata earned spots on the second team, while freshmen Mia Bhuta and Shae Harvey landed on the third team as well as the All-Freshman team ... the first-year duo was joined by fellow freshmen Erica Grilione and Joelle Jung on the list of standout freshmen
  • The eight players to land on either the first, second or third teams were the most for the Cardinal since Stanford placed 10 on the lists in 2018
  • With Aikey and Campbell's selections, Stanford has now had a player win at least one of the Pac-12 year-end honors in 10 straight years

AIKEY'S HAT TRICK EARNS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

  • Sophomore Jasmine Aikey was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on November 6 after recording a hat trick, including the game-winner, in a 4-0 victory over California on November 3
  • The hat trick was the third multi-goal game of Aikey's career, joining the three at Oregon State on October 23, 2022 and the four-goal game vs. San Jose State in the first round of the 2022 NCAA tournament on November 11, 2022
  • Aikey scored in the 19th, 58th and 60th minutes and managed the three goals on just six total shots
  • The Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award was the second of Aikey's career (Oct. 24, 2022)

#STANFORDNWSL

  • Twelve former Stanford standouts helped guide their teams to the 2023 NWSL playoffs, with Kelley O'Hara and NJ/NY Gotham winning the NWSL Championship
  • Belle Briede, Kyra Carusa, Sierra Enge and Naomi Girma represented San Diego Wave FC
  • Tegan McGrady and Sophia Smith were members of the Portland Thorns
  • Alana Cook and Sam Hiatt suited up for OL Reign, which finished as the NWSL runner-up
  • Christen Press and Ali Riley were members of Angel City FC
  • Kiki Pickett represented NC Courage
  • Girma repeated as Defender of the year after also winning 2022 Rookie of the Year in 2022
  • Jane Campbell (Houston Dash) was named 2023 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year
  • Smith was a finalist for MVP after winning the award for the 2022 season
  • Campbell, Girma and Smith were also named to the NWSL Best XI first team this year

PAC-12 DANCING

  • Five Pac-12 programs earned bids to join the 64-team field for the 2023 NCAA Division I Championship, including No. 1 seed UCLA, No. 2 seed Stanford, No. 8 seed USC, Colorado and Arizona State
  • With USC dropping a match to BYU in the second round, Stanford was the last Pac-12 school standing in the 2023 NCAA Tournament
  • Pac-12 schools have combined for seven national titles, all since 2007 (Stanford 2011, 2017, 2019; USC 2007 & 2016; UCLA 2013; 2023)
  • Including this year, a Pac-12 program has reached the Women's College Cup final in 13 of the last 24 years and Pac-12 programs have combined for 29 all-time College Cup appearances, including 25 since 2000

TOP PLAYERS ON THE FARM

  • Stanford boasted a national-best four players on the TopDrawerSoccer Women's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list
  • Shae Harvey was listed at No. 5, followed by Mia Bhuta (No. 13), Joelle Jung (No. 56) and Erica Grilione (No. 60)
  • Stanford was also home to three of the top 20 players on TDS' Women's Midseason Top 100 Players list
  • Elise Evans was listed at No. 2, followed by Maya Doms (No. 13) and Jasmine Aikey (No. 18)
  • Following the end of the season, Harvey was tabbed No. 2 on the TopDrawerSoccer Top 100 Freshmen list, joining Jung (No. 14), Bhuta (No. 17) and Grilione (No. 88)
  • Five players landed on the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Top 100 Players list, including Aikey (No. 5), Kennedy Wesley (No. 7), Doms (No. 16), Evans (No. 29) and Ryan Campbell (No. 51)

MAKING AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT

  • Bursting onto the scene, five true freshmen factored into points in 2023, combining for 33 total points
  • Joelle Jung scored four goals to accompany four assists for 12 points, followed by Erica Grilione (three goals, four assists), Shae Harvey (one goal, three assists), Maryn Wolf (one goal, two assists) and Mia Bhuta (one goal)
  • All four of Jung's goals were game-winners
  • Harvey started every game of her inaugural season, while Bhuta played in every contest - starting all but one

GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT

  • Stanford was 20-0-4 through 24 matches in 2023 and was unbeaten through 24 to start a season for the fourth time in the previous 15 seasons dating back to 2009 (first since starting 23-0-1 in 2011 en route to winning the national title)
  • The undefeated regular season (15-0-4) was the first for the Cardinal since 2018 – a year it went 21-1-2 with the lone loss coming in the semifinals to Florida State
  • With a 4-0 shutout victory at San Diego to start the season, Stanford now owns a 17-match unbeaten streak in season openers (16-0-1) dating back to 2007
  • Stanford has posted nine shutouts over the 17-match streak
  • The Cardinal has won 13 straight season openers ... played to a 1-1 draw at Boston College to start the 2010 season
  • Stanford last dropped a season opener in 2006 - a 2-1 defeat at Utah
  • Stanford is 34-4-2 all time in season openers - including 18-2-1 under Paul Ratcliffe

HOME SWEET HOME

  • Stanford owns a 113-5-9 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season
  • Stanford's 1-1 draw with Washington on October 14 ended a string of 21 straight wins at home – a stretch that dated back to October 3, 2021 … the Cardinal is still unbeaten in its last 29 straight home matches (28-0-1)
  • Stanford went 13-0-1 at Cagan Stadium in 20234 and outscored the opposition 36-5
  • The Cardinal has managed unbeaten home slates in six of the last 10 seasons
  • Stanford went 11-0 last year and outscored its opponents 39-4 at Cagan Stadium
  • Including a 4-0 victory over San Francisco this year, Stanford is unbeaten in its last 35 home openers (34-0-1) dating back to 1989 ... lone tie came vs. Portland in 2013
  • The Cardinal is outscoring opponents 120-14 with 24 shutouts over those 35 home openers
  • Stanford owns a 35-4-1 record overall in home openers in program history (since 1984)
  • Stanford had a 43-match unbeaten streak at home snapped during the 2020-21 season with a 1-0 loss to Cal on March 20 ... went 42-0-1 over the span, which began at the beginning of the 2017 season ... played to a 1-1 draw vs. then-No. 7 Santa Clara on September 16, 2018 for the only tie over the 43-match string

SPREADING THE WEALTH

CORNERING THE OPPOSITION

  • Stanford's 166 corner kicks were the fifth-most in the NCAA (Pittsburgh led the nation with 196)
  • The Cardinal averaged 6.64 corner kicks per game to rank first in the Pac-12 and 19th nationally
  • Stanford took 17 corner kicks in a 2-0 win over Oregon on October 22 - the most for the Cardinal since at least 2013 ... took 13 corners against San Francisco on August 24 before taking 12 more in its next match vs. Saint Mary's on August 27, and reached double digit corners five times 
  • The Cardinal managed more corners than its opponent in all but five matches in 2023 (UC Irvine 8-6 on August 19; No. 25 Colorado 6-3 on October 5; at No. 2 UCLA on October 29; vs. No. 6 BYU on December 1; 7-1 vs. No. 1 Florida State on December 4)

SUCCESS UNDER RATCLIFFE

  • This fall marked the 21st season under the direction of Knowles Family Director of Women's Soccer Paul Ratcliffe
  • Ratcliffe is Stanford's all-time winningest soccer coach with a 376-67-39 record in his tenure on The Farm
  • Ratcliffe has guided Stanford to three national championships, six NCAA finals, 10 Pac-12 titles, 10 College Cup appearances, a berth in the NCAA third round in 14 of the past 18 seasons, and a spot in the NCAA Tournament in 20 of his 21 seasons

DOMS LAUDED AS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

  • Maya Doms was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on October 30 after helping Stanford to a pair of draws at then-No. 23 USC and No. 2 UCLA
  • Doms scored the equalizer at No. 2 UCLA less than one minute after the Bruins scored their go-ahead goal, spoiling UCLA's 12-game win streak.
  • The native of Davis, Calif. rattled off a game-high six shots against the Bruins, putting a pair on frame
  • The selection was the second of Doms' career and the first of the 2023 season (Aug. 30, 2021)

PAC-12 KEEPER OF THE WEEK

  • Ryan Campbell was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week four times in 2023, earning the first selection on September 4 and her most recent selections in three consecutive weeks on September 18, September 25 and October 2
  • Campbell became the second goalkeeper in Pac-12 history to win three consecutive Pac-12 weekly honors (Colorado's Jalen Tompkins in 2016) and only the third player to have won three consecutive Player of the Week nods (Tompkins; UCLA's Quincy McMahon in 2023)
  • Campbell helped Stanford to its first win over then-No. 10 Duke since 2014 on September 2, playing all 90 minutes in the goal and making two saves in the 4-0 shutout over the Blue Devils
  • A 1-0 shutout of then-No. 12 Santa Clara on September 17 garnered the second selection of the year as Campbell made five saves while facing 12 shots from the Broncos
  • Campbell turned in another 1-0 shutout on September 22, this time blanking No. 24 Washington State on the road while making two saves
  • The native of Laguna Beach, Calif. recorded her fifth shutout of the year in a 3-0 win vs. Arizona on October 1, finishing with four saves in goal for the Cardinal
  • With four selections in 2023, Campbell won Goalkeeper of the Week seven times while on The Farm (Oct. 3, 2022; Oct. 17, 2022; Oct. 31, 2022; Sept. 4, 2023; Sept. 18, 2023; Sept. 25, 2023; Oct. 2, 2023)

SUPPORTING THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER

  • The Cardinal donned pink jerseys during the October 14 and October 22 matches to promote breast cancer awareness
  • Those game-worn jerseys were auctioned off with over $5,500 going to the Women's Cancer Center at Stanford Medicine

WESLEY'S WEEKLY HONORS

  • Kennedy Wesley earned the first Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honor for the 2023 season on August 22 and took home her second on September 4
  • The honors were the first of Wesley's career as she competed in her fifth season on The Farm in 2023
  • The native of Rossmoor, Calif. helped lead the Cardinal to a 4-0 shutout at San Diego on August 17 with her first career goal, assist and game winner to open the 2023 season ... held the USD Toreros to six shots with just three on goal
  • Wesley went on to anchor a back line that allowed just nine shots and one goal from UC Irvine in a 2-1 win on August 19
  • Wesley assisted on the game-winner in the Cardinal's 4-0 clean sheet over No. 10 Duke on September 2, then added an insurance goal off of a converted PK for her second goal of the season
  • Wesley saw 90 minutes on the pitch, limiting the Blue Devils to six total shots with just two on goal

CARDINAL TABBED SECOND IN PAC-12

  • Stanford was selected to finish second in the Pac-12 following a poll of the Conference's head coaches prior to the 2023 season
  • Stanford, which has not received fewer than 100 points since 2010, garnered 113 points and three first-place votes, trailing only 2022 national champion UCLA with the other nine first-place votes and 119 total points
  • The Cardinal has been picked to finish in the top two spots in all but one season since 2007, and has received at least one first-place vote in the poll in every season since 2002
  • After the Bruins and Cardinal, USC followed in third place with 94 points, ahead of California (85 points) and Washington State (76) to round out the top five
  • The league's top three also landed in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 25 - UCLA entered the season at No. 1 nationally, Stanford at No. 11, and USC at No. 22

CARDINAL IN THE WORLD CUP

  • Seven former Cardinal represented their countries in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
  • The Farm produced five players for Team USA, including Alana Cook, Naomi Girma, Kelley O'Hara, Sophia Smith and Andi Sullivan ... all but O'Hara (fourth World Cup) were making their inaugural appearance in the World Cup
  • Kyra Carusa made her World Cup debut with Ireland, while Ali Riley captained New Zealand - earning the country's first World Cup victory ... for Riley, the 2023 World Cup was her fifth with The Ford Football Ferns
  • Stanford's five U.S. World Cup members were the most of any program in the nation, followed by North Carolina and Santa Clara with two

NEW COACHING GIFT CELEBRATES MACARIO

  • The women's soccer program received a generous gift from an anonymous donor in 2023 with the creation of an endowed assistant coaching position that honors all-time great Catarina Macario - Stanford's first two-time MAC Hermann Trophy winner
  • Melissa Charloe was the inaugural Catarina Macario Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
  • Macario helped guide the Cardinal to three College Cup appearances and national titles in 2017 and 2019 ... in 2019, she became just the fifth player in NCAA history to win the MAC Hermann Trophy in consecutive seasons after leading the nation in goals (32), assists (23), and points (87); all three totals set single-season program records en route to Stanford's third national title ... she was also the three-time ESPNW Player of the Year, three-time First Team All-American, and 2019 Honda Sport Award winner for soccer, which is presented annually to the top women athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports and signifies "the best of the best in collegiate athletics."
  • Macario's storied three-year career on the Farm saw her score 63 goals while assisting on a program-record 47 more to finish with 173 points ... her goals and points totals trail only Stanford Hall of Famer Christen Press in the history of the program
  • Following her Stanford playing career, Macario signed a professional contract with Lyon, playing a crucial role in helping the French outfit to the 2021-22 French title and UEFA Women's Champions League, scoring 23 goals in 33 games and becoming the first American to score in a Women's Champions League final ... most recently, Macario made the switch to Chelsea in July 2023, inking a three-year deal with the historic English club of the FA Women's Super League
  • Hailing from San Diego, but born in Brazil, Macario has represented the United States at various levels throughout her career, including making her debut for the U.S. Women's National Team in January 2021 ... in 17 appearances with the USWNT, Macario has scored eight goals and totaled two assists

REPRESENTING THE SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM

  • 12 former Cardinal have suited up with their respective Senior National Teams in recent years
  • The United States Women's National Team has featured nine former Cardinal - Jane Campbell, Alana Cook, Tierna Davidson, Naomi Girma, Catarina Macario, Kelley O'Hara, Christen Press, Sophia Smith and Andi Sullivan
  • Former Cardinal Ali Riley captains New Zealand, Amy Sayer plays for Team Australia and Kyra Carusa represents Ireland
  • Girma was voted 2023 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year - the second Cardinal selected in as many seasons after Sophia Smith earned the honor in 2022