STANFORD, Calif. – Senior Jasmine Aikey and sophomore Charlotte Kohler each managed a brace as No. 1 Stanford shut out Arizona 6-0 on Thursday night from Cagan Stadium.
The Wildcats (3-1-0) had not allowed a goal prior to Thursday’s clash, but Stanford’s (5-0-0) six tallies pushed its season total to 25 goals through five matches.
Aikey got the scoring started in the seventh minute as she gained control on a mistouch from Arizona, dribbled toward the top of the box and unleashed a bending shot to the far post for the goal.
Kohler made it 2-0 in the 13th minute as she received a perfect through ball from Allie Montoya, evaded a defender and slotted her shot past Arizona goalkeeper Olivia Ramey.
Junior Shae Harvey notched her first goal of the season four minutes later, settling an attempted clearance from Arizona’s back line in the 17th minute, lining up her left-footed shot from 25 yards out and tucking it just under the bar at the far post.
Kohler locked up her first career multi-goal match in the 58th minute, slipping into the box and receiving a pass from Andrea Kitahata before cutting the ball to her left and lacing her left-footed shot into the back of the net. The two goals ran Kohler’s season total to four.
Following suit less than two minutes later, Aikey headed home her second goal of the night off a perfect cross from Joelle Jung on the wing. The native of Palo Alto, Calif. now has five goals on the season and 27 in her career.
Putting the finishing touches on the rout, Elise Evans scored her second goal of the season in the 71st minute. With the Wildcats desperately attempting to clear their lines following a Stanford corner kick, Jung headed a ball into the box and Evans timed a bounce perfectly before volleying a left-footed shot past the goalkeeper. The play was originally ruled offside, but upon VAR, the call was overturned to a goal.
All three Stanford goalkeepers earned minutes on Thursday night, with freshman Caroline Birkel working the first half and making one save. Sophomore Kaiya Jota played just over 25 minutes to start the second half before junior Alyssa Savig finished off the combined shutout.
Stanford will now prepare to hit the road for the first time this year next week when it travels to No. 4 USC on Thursday for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff.
GAME NOTES:
- Thursday's match was the first between the two former Pac-12 foes since Stanford made the transition to the Atlantic Coast Conference and Arizona joined the Big 12
- Stanford has won 19 of the last 20 matches against Arizona ... is outscoring Arizona 66-11 over the last 20 matches, including posting 13 shutouts
- Stanford outshot Arizona 32-6, including 20-2 in the second half … the 32 shots are the most for Stanford since managing 35 vs. UC Santa Barbara on November 15, 2024 … the Cardinal earned a 15-1 advantage in corner kicks – it’s most opportunities since taking 17 vs. Oregon on October 22, 2023
- The Cardinal has scored at least three goals in each of the first five matches of the year … the 25 combined goals over the five matches are the most since scoring 26 in the first four of 2019
- Stanford is averaging 27.60 shots per game, having posted at least 30 in three of the first five matches of the season
- Stanford has conceded just two goals so far this season, has posted three shutouts, and has managed a clean sheet in 35 of its last 61 contests overall
- The Cardinal owns a 125-7-10 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season
- Jasmine Aikey has contributed at least a point in four of the first five matches this season, and has scored in three of the five … multi-goal game was her second of the season (2 vs. San Francisco on August 14) and fifth of her career
- Joelle Jung managed two assists for the second consecutive match … has contributed three career multi-assist games
- Andrea Kitahata has contributed at least a point in all five matches this season
- Charlotte Kohler has contributed at least a point in four of the first five matches this season, and has scored in each of the last three contests … managed her first career multi-goal game
- Allie Montoya had a string of four straight matches with a goal snapped, but has contributed at least one point in each of the first five matches after assisting on Kohler's first goal of the night