STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford begins the 2025 campaign this weekend as the No. 20 Cardinal travels to Los Angeles, Calif., to face No. 22 USC at United Airlines Field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Opening draw is slated for 1 p.m.
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- The Cardinal, which has swept the Pac-12 regular-season and tournament titles in three of the last four seasons (2021-22, 24), transitions to the ACC in 2025, a storied lacrosse league that boasts eight NCAA championships among its current membership and 19 overall.
- Stanford was picked fifth in the 2025 ACC Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Coaches’ Poll, as announced by the conference on Tuesday. The Cardinal boasts two players on the conference’s All-ACC Team with Annabel Frist being named as the conference’s draw control specialist while Aliya Polisky earned an At-Large bid.
- Three Cardinal were tabbed to Preseason All-America lists including senior midfielder Annabel Frist, junior goalkeeper Lucy Pearson and sophomore attacker Aliya Polisky. Pearson was named a USA Lacrosse All-America Honorable Mention, while Frist and Polisky earned Second Team and Third Team honors, respectively. Polisky and Frist were also named to InsideLacrosse.com’s Nike Lacrosse Women’s DI Media All-American list on Monday with Polisky garnering Second Team honors and Frisk earning Third Team recognition.
- Stanford finished the 2024 campaign near the top in the nation in multiple defensive categories including scoring defense (11th, 9.00), caused turnovers per game (8th, 10.56), save percentage (12th, 47.4%) and ground balls per game (5th, 21.00).
- The Cardinal’s five losses in the 2024 campaign was the lowest total since the one-loss campaign in 2021 in which the Cardinal took home the Pac-12 regular season and postseason championships in the same season for the first time in program history. In the five losses, all but one were decided by one goal or less, including three to ranked opponents (2/11 at #16 Virginia, 4/25 at #13 Stony Brook and 5/10 vs. #12 Denver).
- Stanford is well positioned to produce a strong ACC debut, returning its top two offensive threats in Aliya Polisky (53 goals, 18 assists, 120 shots) and Jordyn Case (48 goals, 14 assists, 114 shots). Rylee Bouvier (20 goals, 9 assists) and Annabel Frist (19 goals, 19 draw controls) were also among the Cardinal’s top seven goal scorers overall while goalkeeper Lucy Pearson (132 saves) anchors the defense.