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No. 2 North Carolina Next

No. 7 Stanford will host No. 2 North Carolina Sunday at 1 p.m.

Game Coverage

MATCH NOTABLES

Seven of the last 10 matches between the two teams have been level at the end of 90 minutes ... 11 of the 16 matches all-time have been decided by one goal or fewer, but UNC holds a 31-9 advantage in goals overall ... Stanford was 0-5-1 against UNC prior to 2002 as the Tar Heels outscored the Cardinal 18-2 in those matches ... Stanford defeated North Carolina 5-4 in a penalty kick shootout to capture the 2019 national title, while North Carolina defeated Stanford 1-0 to win the 2009 national championship

QUICK PASSES

  • Stanford, ranked No. 2 in the nation to start the year, entered the week ranked No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 5 according to TopDrawerSoccer ... spent three consecutive weeks ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll starting on September 2 after reaching the College Cup Final and closing the season ranked second in the nation a year ago ... the top ranking was the first for Stanford since finishing the 2019 season as the national champion
  • The loss to Florida State in the 2023 national championship match snapped a string of 36 consecutive unbeaten matches (30-0-6), and Stanford is now unbeaten in 48 of its last 51 (41-3-7)
  • The Cardinal owns a 117-6-10 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season, but had an unbeaten streak of 34 straight home matches (32-0-2) snapped on Thursday vs. No. 1 Duke
  • The 4-1 home loss was the largest margin of defeat in a home contest since a 3-0 loss to North Carolina on October 1, 1995
  • Stanford has posted a shutout in eight of its first 14 matches of the season and has managed a clean sheet in 28 of its last 47 contests overall ... .571 shutout percentage ranks third in the ACC and 25th in the nation ... is 7-1-0 in matches decided by one goal this season, including having posted five 1-0 shutouts
  • The Cardinal went 4-0 in the month of August – outscoring opponents 8-1 - and 6-1-1 in September while holding a 10-3 advantage in scoring
  • The Cardinal has won two of the last seven College Cups - most recently capturing the title in 2019
  • Stanford made its 11th appearance in the College Cup, and its sixth appearance in the College Cup Final, last year ... is 3-3 in national championship matches
  • With a 1-0 victory at San Francisco to start the season, Stanford extended its unbeaten streak to 18 straight matches in season openers (17-0-1) and has posted 10 shutouts over the string ... the victory marked the fourth consecutive campaign that Stanford opened the year with a shutout (2-0 at Cal Poly in 2021, 5-0 vs. Sacramento State in 2022 and 4-0 vs. San Diego in 2023)
  • Jasmine Aikey was named ACC co-Defensive Player of the Week on September 17 ... was a preseason All-ACC selection and earned a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List ... TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI first team and tabbed the No. 3 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list before ranking No. 24 on the Midseason Top 100 ... was named 2023 Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year and United Soccer Coaches All-America and All-Region first team ... was a semifinalist for the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy and a finalist for the Honda Award ... contributed a point in 18 of the 25 matches in 2023, and scored in five of the final 16 ... ranked first in the Pac-12 in assists (12) and points (34) in 2023, second in game-winning goals (4) and third in goals (11)
  • Lizzie Boamah was tabbed the No. 93 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list
  • Mia Bhuta was tabbed the No. 82 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list
  • Haley Craig has compiled seven shutouts this season, including a clean sheet in six of the last 11 ... seven shutouts rank second in the ACC and 14th in the nation ... owns a .667 goals against average to rank fourth in the ACC, while her .795 save percentage is fifth in the ACC
  • Elise Evans is a preseason All-ACC selection and earned a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List ... TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI first team and tabbed the No. 10 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list before ranking No. 19 on the Midseason Top 100 ... started the first three matches of the year before missing the next seven while helping guide the United States to a bronze medal at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia ... was named to the 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-Region first team, All-America third team and All-Pac-12 second team ... TopDrawerSoccer Best XI third team selection a year ago
  • Shae Harvey earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Best XI second team and was tabbed the No. 12 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list before ranking No. 87 on the Midseason Top 100 ... had a string of consecutive starts to begin her career snapped at 35 on September 26 vs. Miami ... named to the 2023 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 a year ago
  • Joelle Jung was tabbed the No. 72 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list ... was named to the 2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman team and TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI second team ... contributed four game-winning goals to rank second in the Pac-12 last season
  • Andrea Kitahata had a string of five consecutive matches with a goal snapped vs. USC on September 8, but has contributed at least one point in eight of her last 13 ... that run began with a goal and two assists in a 3-0 victory over UC Irvine on August 18 ... was the first Cardinal to score in five consecutive matches since Catarina Macario tallied at least one goal in five straight from September 22 to October 13, 2019 ... tabbed the No. 47 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 players list ... has totaled a team-best 16 points on the year to rank 11th in the ACC ... three game-winning goals rank third in the ACC and 28th in the nation ... scored five game-winners to lead the Pac-12 and rank 14th nationally in 2023
  • Eleanor Klinger earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Best XI Freshman Team ... got the start in her collegiate debut vs. San Francisco as the lone freshman to crack the starting XI ... tabbed the No. 37 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list
  • Charlotte Kohler contributed the game-winner in a 1-0 shutout at San Francisco to open the season and one more to defeat SMU on the road October 5 ... has posted a point in five of her first 14 career matches, including contributing two assists vs. Washington State on September 1 ... tabbed the No. 9 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list

NOW AND LATER

  • Stanford will continue the 2024 season on Sunday, welcoming No. 2 North Carolina to The Farm for a 1 p.m. kickoff
  • Sunday's match against the Tar Heels will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra with Troy Clardy and Sara Ach on the broadcast call
  • Following the clash with North Carolina, Stanford will hit the road for matches at Louisville and Notre Dame next week

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

  • Sunday's match against North Carolina will be a Red Out ... wear red to Cagan, or plan to arrive early and grab a red out shirt, while supplies last ... kids can also get their face painted on the concourse until 2 p.m.
  • Stanford's final regular-season home match on October 31 at 7 p.m. against Cal will be Stanford's Senior Night honoring the Cardinal's five senior student-athletes - Avani Brandt, Haley Craig, Nya Harrison, Andrea Kitahata and Kellie Pagador

LAST TIME OUT

  • Hosting No. 1 Duke on Thursday in its annual Pink Match, No. 7 Stanford suffered a 4-1 loss to the Blue Devils from Cagan Stadium
  • The loss snapped a string of 34 consecutive matches without a defeat at home for Stanford (32-0-2) dating back to October 3, 2021
  • The Cardinal found itself in an early hole after allowing a pair of goals in the first five minutes ... Duke’s Maggie Graham scored both goals as part of a hat trick while adding a third tally in the 67th minute to cap the scoring
  • Graham’s goal in the fourth minute opened the scoring before Stanford made an errant pass in its defensive end that was picked off by Graham and netted just 14 seconds later
  • Chasing two early goals, the Cardinal settled in toward the end of the first half, including scoring its lone goal on a beautiful header from Shae Harvey in the 34th minute ... Harvey, who collected her second goal of the year, flicked her shot on goal on a ball played in by freshman Eleanor Klinger
  • The Cardinal came out strong in the second half, creating several quality chances, but Duke goalkeeper Leah Freeman was consistently up to the challenge ... Freeman ultimately finished the match with a season-best seven saves – including making a pair on a penalty kick opportunity from Klinger and one from point-blank range in the 61st minute off the foot of Allie Montoya ... the latter stop came as Stanford look to immediately answer a Duke goal from Devin Lynch in that same minute
  • Stanford goalkeeper Haley Craig was credited with two saves, while the Cardinal managed a 16-13 advantage in shots
  • The four goals were the most allowed by Stanford this season and the most allowed by the Cardinal since dropping the 2023 national title match to then-No. 1 Florida State by a count of 5-1 on December 4, 2023

HOME SWEET HOME

  • Stanford owns a 117-6-10 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season
  • Stanford's 1-1 draw with Washington on October 14, 2023 ended a string of 21 straight wins at home – a stretch that dated back to October 3, 2021 … the Cardinal would stretch it's unbeaten streak to 34 straight matches (32-0-2) before No. 1 Duked snapped the string with a 4-1 victory on October 10, 2024
  • The Cardinal is 4-1-1 so far this year at home and has outscored the opposition 10-6
  • Stanford went 13-0-1 at Cagan Stadium in 2023 and outscored the opposition 36-5
  • Taking into account this year, the Cardinal has managed unbeaten home slates in six of the last 11 seasons
  • Stanford went 11-0 in 2022 and outscored its opponents 39-4 at Cagan Stadium
  • Including a 3-0 victory over UC Irvine this season, Stanford is unbeaten in its last 36 home openers (35-0-1) dating back to 1989 ... lone tie came vs. Portland in 2013
  • The Cardinal is outscoring opponents 123-14 with 25 shutouts over those 36 home openers
  • Stanford owns a 36-4-1 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

LOCK DOWN DEFENSE EARNS AIKEY WEEKLY HONOR

  • Junior Jasmine Aikey was named ACC co-Defensive Player of the Week on September 17 following Stanford's 1-0 victory at then-No. 11 Santa Clara
  • Lauren Hargrove (Virginia Tech) was also co-Defensive Player of the Week, while Wake Forest's Caiya Hanks nabbed Offensive Player of the Week
  • Aikey played all 90 minutes at center back as Stanford earned the shutout over the Broncos to complete a perfect 8-0 run through the nonconference slate

MAC HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST

  • Jasmine Aikey and Elise Evans were among the 44 players named to the 2024 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List at the start of the season
  • Both players were listed on the watch list a year ago as sophomores, and Aikey would eventually be selected as a semifinalist for the award
  • The Hermann Trophy, the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer, has been presented annually since 1967 by the Missouri Athletic Club and recognizes the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches
  • The award is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League
  • A total of 15 players will be named 2024 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 4 at the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting ... from that list, head coaches will cast votes, and three players will be named finalists ... the 2024 recipient will be announced January 3, 2025, in a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis, Mo.
  • A Cardinal player 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 was the first Stanford player to win the MAC Hermann Trophy at the conclusion of the 2009 season ... O'Hara was followed by Christen Press (2010) and Teresa Noyola (2011) to bring Stanford's total to six winners
  • Florida State’s Onyi Echegini earned the honor in 2023 after guiding the Seminoles past Stanford in the national championship match

HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING

  • Six of Stanford's last 19 goals have come within six minutes of either the start of the match or second-half kickoff
  • So far this season, Stanford has scored five goals in the first 10 minutes of a match and has added five more within the first 10 minutes of the second-half kickoff - accounting for 10 of its 21 goals on the season
  • The Cardinal has scored 12 goals in the first half and nine in the second half of matches this year

MAKING AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT

  • Making her collegiate debut as a reserve, freshman Charlotte Kohler scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over San Francisco in Stanford's season opener
  • The native of Woodside, Calif. has started 13 of the first 14 matches in her collegiate career, has scored three goals, and has totaled a point in five of the 14, including contributing a pair of assists vs. Washington State on September 1
  • Including Kohler, six Cardinal players made their collegiate debuts in match one, with Eleanor Klinger earning the start in the midfield ... including Kohler (13) and Klinger (4), five freshmen have earned starts this year as Ella Emri (7), Jaden Thomas (5) and Lizzie Boamah (4) have also cracked the Starting XI
  • Freshmen Boamah, Thomas, Sammy Smith and Emri all registered minutes against the Dons for the first time alongside Kohler and Klinger
  • Thomas notched her first career goal in the second match of the season - a 3-0 shutout victory over UC Irvine, while Klinger scored her first for the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over USC on September 8
  • Moving up from defender to forward to start the second half at then-No. 11 Santa Clara on September 15, Boamah netted her first career goal - the game-winner - in the 55th minute to hand Stanford a 1-0 victory over the Broncos
  • Freshman Mia Crisera made her collegiate debut against the Anteaters, while sophomore Alyssa Savig also logged her first career minutes in goal
  • Freshman Sophie Murdock made her collegiate debut vs. Washington State on September 1

CHALLENGING SLATE AHEAD

  • Having competed in one of the top conferences in the nation as a member of the Pac-12, Stanford enters its first season of play in the Atlantic Coast Conference - considered by many to be the top soccer conference in the nation
  • Seven of the 17 ACC teams entered the 2024 season ranked in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll, including Florida State (No. 1), Stanford (No. 2), Clemson (No. 5), Pitt (No. 7) and North Carolina (No. 8) all landing in the top 10 ... Notre Dame (No. 15) and Duke (No. 24) also held national rankings to begin the year
  • Including the seven to start the year, the ACC has seen 12 of its teams crack the United Soccer Coaches poll this year, as California, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest have also spent time in the top 25
  • Stanford is scheduled to play six matches in the regular season against teams that advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament - North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pitt, Santa Clara, UC Irvine and USC
  • UC Irvine reached the third round of the tournament a year ago, while North Carolina and Pitt each advanced to the quarterfinals
  • In addition to the matches against North Carolina, Notre Dame and Pitt, Stanford could see reigning national champion Florida State and quarterfinalist Clemson in ACC Tournament play

EVANS BRINGS HOME BRONZE FROM U-20 WORLD CUP

  • Junior Elise Evans helped guide the United States Under-20 Women's Youth National Team to a bronze medal at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia from August 31 through September 22
  • The USA finished the World Cup with a 4W-2L-1D record and concluded the two-year U-20 cycle at 13W-4L-3D ... the USA opened the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on September 1 with a 1-0 setback to Spain, defeated Morocco 2-0 on September 4 and advanced through the group stage following a 7-0 victory over Paraguay on September 7 ... defeated Mexico 3-2 in extra time on September 11 to advance to the quarterfinal round against Germany where it erased a 2-0 deficit with goals in the 98th and 99th minutes and eventually won a penalty shootout ... the U.S. dropped a 1-0 decision to Korea DPR in a semifinal on September 18, but rebounded to defeat Netherlands on Saturday, September 21 by a score of 2-1 in overtime to earn bronze
  • The dramatic, overtime triumph in the bronze-medal match lifted the Americans to their best finish in the past five World Cups, dating back to their third and most recent title in 2012 ... tt was USA’s second success in the bronze medal game, last taking third in 2004 in Thailand
  • The USA roster was composed of eight professional players currently in the National Women’s Soccer League, 12 college players and one player still in youth soccer
  • The lone player still in high school to make the World Cup roster was 5-11 goalkeeper Caroline Birkel, who plays for St. Louis Scott Gallagher
  • Including Evans, 10 of the 20 players who helped the USA qualify for this World Cup in the spring of 2023 at the Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship made the World Cup roster ... joining Evans from that group were: Goalkeepers Teagan Wy and Mackenzie Gress, defenders Gisele Thompson, Leah Klenke and Savy King, midfielder Ally Lemos, and forwards Maddie Dahlien, Ally Sentnor and Jordynn Dudley
  • For the first time ever, and in its 11th installment, the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup featured 24 nations
  • The 24 teams that competed in the tournament were host Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela and Argentina from South America, France, Spain, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands from Europe, the USA, Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica from Concacaf, Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria and Ghana from Africa, Australia, Korea Republic, Japan and Korea DPR from Asia and New Zealand and Fiji from Oceania
  • Redshirt junior Andrea Kitahata also has experience playing in a U-20 FIFA World Cup, representing the U.S. in 2022 in Costa Rica

TOP PLAYERS PLAY ON THE FARM

  • Stanford boasted five players on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 Players list and four on the Preseason Best XI teams
  • Jasmine Aikey and Elise Evans both landed on the Preseason Best XI first team, while Shae Harvey earned a spot on the second team following a standout freshman campaign
  • Eleanor Klinger, who was committed to Stanford and was expected to sign and join the Cardinal for the 2025 season, reclassified and enrolled on The Farm for the 2024 campaign ... now a member of the current freshman class, Klinger was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI freshman team
  • Stanford was the only program in the nation to feature three players in the Top 15 of the TDS Top 100 player rankings
  • Aikey led the pack of Cardinal players, checking in at No. 3 on the list, followed by Evans (No. 10) and Harvey (No. 12) in the first 15
  • Sophomore Joelle Jung was listed at No. 72 and fellow sophomore Mia Bhuta landed at No. 82 headed into the 2024 season
  • The Cardinal’s five players in the Top 100 were tied with Florida State and UCLA for the most of any program in the nation

SUCCESS UNDER RATCLIFFE

  • This fall marks the 22nd 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 387-69-40 record in his tenure on The Farm
  • Ratcliffe has guided Stanford to three national championships, six NCAA finals, 10 conference 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

CARDINAL TABBED SECOND IN INAUGURAL ACC CAMPAIGN

  • Preparing for its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Stanford was picked to finish second in the conference according to the league’s coaches
  • The Cardinal, ranked No. 2 in the nation entering the year, trailed only top-ranked Florida State in the poll and earned two first-place votes
  • Florida State earned 15 first-place votes to top the preseason poll at 255 points
  • The Cardinal followed with 235 points, ahead of Notre Dame (211), North Carolina (187) and Clemson (186) to round out the top five
  • Seven of the 17 ACC teams entered the 2024 season ranked in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll, including Florida State (No. 1), Stanford (No. 2), Clemson (No. 5), Pitt (No. 7) and North Carolina (No. 8) all landing in the top 10 ... Notre Dame (No. 15) and Duke (No. 24) also held national rankings to begin the year

PRESEASON ALL-ACC

  • In addition to the preseason poll, the ACC coaches also voted on a preseason All-ACC Team
  • Juniors Jasmine Aikey (midfielder) and Elise Evans (defender) earned spots on the 12-member squad
  • Aikey was named 2023 Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year during a spectacular sophomore season that saw her finish as a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and a finalist for the Honda Award ... she also earned her first All-America selection, claiming first-team honors, after scoring 11 goals to rank second on the team and assisting on a team-best 12 more to collect a team-high 34 points ... the native of Palo Alto, Calif. finished the season ranked first in the Pac-12 in assists (12) and points (34), second in game-winning goals (4), and third in total goals (11)
  • Evans earned United Soccer Coaches All-America third-team honors while landing on the All-Region first team ... a staple of the Cardinal backline through two seasons on The Farm, Evans helped guide Stanford to 14 shutouts while limiting opponents to just .60 goals per game on 9.60 shots per game a year ago ... on the attack, she scored two goals, including the game-winner vs. No. 18 Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament third round ... the native of Redwood City, Calif. played 70+ minutes in 23 of her 25 matches played, including full time in 21 of the 25

GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT

  • The Cardinal was 8-0 to start this season for the first time since opening 2009 at 25-0
  • 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 Stanford's first since 2018 – a year it went 21-1-2 with the lone loss coming in the semifinals to Florida State
  • With a 1-0 shutout victory at San Francisco to start this season, Stanford now owns an 18-match unbeaten streak in season openers (17-0-1) dating back to 2007 ... Stanford has posted 10 shutouts over the 18-match streak
  • The Cardinal has won 14 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 35-4-2 all time in season openers - including 19-2-1 under Paul Ratcliffe

GATORADE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

  • A trio of first-year Cardinal players were named their respective state Gatorade Players of the Year at the conclusion of their high school careers
  • Charlotte Kohler (California), Sammy Smith (Idaho) and Jaden Thomas (Texas) each earned the selections for the 2023-24 school year
  • Kohler and Smith are both two-time Gatorade Players of the Year after being lauded as juniors following the 2022-23 season
  • The trio joins junior Elise Evans as Gatorade Players of the Year on the 2024 Stanford women’s soccer roster after Evans earned the award for California while playing at Woodside High School during the 2021-22 season.

SPREADING THE WEALTH

CARDINAL ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE

  • Tierna Davidson, Naomi Girma and Sophia Smith won gold playing with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics
  • While 2024 marked the first Olympic gold for the trio, the Olympic medal was the second of Davidson’s career after helping the U.S. to a bronze at the Tokyo Games in 2020
  • Jane Campbell, an alternate with Team USA in 2024, also earned bronze playing alongside Davidson in Tokyo
  • Catarina Macario (United States) and Ali Riley (New Zealand) were also selected for the Games, but withdrew due to injury
  • Riley was set to play in her fifth Olympic Games with New Zealand, while Macario previously joined Davidson and Campbell in winning bronze in Tokyo
  • One of the top defenders in the world, Girma played every minute of the Olympics for the United States at center back, helping the U.S. post four clean sheets in the six matches
  • Proving herself a weapon on the attack for the United States, Smith scored three goals and added two assists ... she was directly involved in a goal in four of the USA’s six matches at the 2024 Olympics
  • Davidson missed the group stage final and the quarterfinal match in Olympic play, but returned to the starting lineup and the U.S. backline for the semifinal and gold-medal matches – a pair of 1-0 victories over Germany and Brazil
  • With three more added to the list, Stanford women’s soccer has now had seven former players win gold with the U.S. in Olympic competition – compiling 10 gold medals in total
  • Julie Foudy, who was on the broadcast call for the final against Brazil, was the first to capture gold, doing so in 1996 and then again in 2004 ... Nicole Barnhart and Rachel Buehler teamed for gold in 2008 before being joined by Kelley O’Hara on the 2012 gold-medal squad
  • Prior to guiding the United States to the top of the podium, Davidson, Girma and Smith led Stanford to national championships while on The Farm ... furthermore, each player ultimately became the No. 1 overall pick in their respective NWSL draft classes ... Davidson was a member of the 2017 national champions before being selected No. 1 overall in the 2019 NWSL draft ... Smith and Girma were both sophomores on the 2019 national championship squad before going No. 1 overall in 2020 and 2022, respectively
  • In addition to the 2024 Paris Games, 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, Girma, Kelley O'Hara, 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 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

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

HOME OF CHAMPIONS

  • Stanford is the all-time leader with 136 NCAA team championships (71 men, 65 women), and 167 national championships overall
  • The Cardinal owns the most recognizable streak in college athletics, having won at least one NCAA team title during each of the last 48 seasons, dating back to the 1976-77 campaign
  • The Cardinal has also produced 562 NCAA individual champions and 645 overall
  • Stanford has won the Learfield Directors’ Cup in 26 of the possible 30 seasons, including a 25-year streak from 1995-2019

#OLYMPIANSMADEHERE

  • Stanford concluded the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with a school-record 39 medals, shattering its previous best while cementing its reputation on the world’s biggest stage as the nation’s top collegiate program
  • The 39 medals were 12 more than the previous record of 27 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games
  • Stanford’s haul of 39 medals (12 gold, 14 silver, 13 bronze) was the most by any school at one Olympics
  • Included in the medal winners were Tierna Davidson, Naomi Girma and Sophie Smith who earned gold for Team USA in women's soccer
  • Cardinal student-athletes medaled in 13 of Stanford's 36 varsity sports: artistic swimming, women’s basketball, women’s fencing, men’s gymnastics, sailing, men’s rowing, women’s soccer, women’s swimming and diving, men’s track and field, men’s volleyball, women’s volleyball, men’s water polo, women’s water polo
  • The Cardinal boasted 19 first-time medalists - a total that ranks second in school history behind the 21 at the 2008 Beijing Games
  • If Stanford was a country in the 2024 Games, it would have finished tied with Canada for 11th place
  • Boasting a school-record 59 Olympians with Cardinal ties, Stanford won at least 20 medals for the sixth time in school history (2020, 2016, 2008, 1996, 1924)
  • The Cardinal’s 59 Olympians (20 male, 39 female) represented 14 countries across 20 varsity sports
  • In addition to the 59 qualifiers, Stanford’s Olympic representation also included five alternates (including Jane Campbell with the U.S. Women's National Team), one national team head coach and three national team assistant coaches
  • For the third straight Olympics, Stanford totaled more Team USA selections (37) than any other school, reinforcing its status as the preeminent training ground for U.S. national team competition
  • Stanford has won 128 medals combined over the last five Summer Games
  • All told, Stanford’s affiliates have captured 335 overall medals (162 gold, 93 silver, 80 bronze) from 196 medalists, and the Cardinal has produced at least one medalist in every Olympics in which the U.S. has competed since 1912