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Women's Soccer

Top-Ranked Virginia on Tap

Stanford will continue Atlantic Coast Conference play when it hosts No. 1 Virginia on Sunday for its annual Pink Game

Game Coverage

MATCH NOTABLES

Sunday's match will be the third played between the two programs in Stanford ... the Cardinal is 2-0 against Virginia at home and has outscored the Cavaliers 5-1 in those two matches ... Stanford has scored at least two goals in all five matches against Virginia, posting an 11-8 advantage in scoring ... the two teams last met in 2007 while playing at the Santa Clara Adidas Classic hosted by Santa Clara

QUICK PASSES

  • Stanford entered the week ranked No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, No. 4 according to TopDrawerSoccer, and is the only program to have reached the College Cup in each of the past two seasons ... held the No. 1 national ranking for two weeks this season (weeks of August 25 and September 1) ... Stanford spent three weeks ranked No. 1 according to United Soccer Coaches last season ... has been ranked in each of the last 41 United Soccer Coaches polls dating back to October 4, 2022 ... has recorded at least 15 wins in each of the last 18 seasons in which it has played 15 matches (played just 12 matches during the 2020-21 season) and has reached 20 wins in 10 of those seasons ... is the winningest program in California since 2010, compiling 292 victories
  • Stanford's 2-0 victory over Boston College on September 25 was No. 400 on The Farm for Paul Ratcliffe - 402-73-42 (.818)
  • The Cardinal has scored at least three goals in nine of the first 12 matches of the year, has reached the five-goal plateau six times, and has scored at least six goals three times … totaled a season-best seven goals in the season opener vs. San Francisco ... 49 combined goals over the 12 matches are the most since scoring 51 in the first 12 of 2017 … scored more goals this season (38) through nine matches than it did throughout the 2024 season (35 goals in 23 matches)
  • Stanford is averaging a national-best 26.25 shots per game, having posted at least 20 in nine of the first 12 matches, and leads the nation in scoring offense (4.08 goals per game) ... has reached 30 shots in three of the last four matches, and 36 shots in two of the last three
  • The Cardinal enters Sunday's match carrying a 56-7-9 overall record over its last 72 matches
  • Stanford has conceded just seven goals so far this season, has posted seven shutouts, including four straight, and has managed a clean sheet in 39 of its last 68 contests overall … is outscoring its opposition 17-0 over the four shutout wins
  • The Cardinal owns a 128-7-10 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 October 10, 2024 vs. No. 1 Duke ... is 8-0-0 at home so far this season and is outscoring opponents 36-2 in those matches
  • Stanford has won two of the last eight College Cups - most recently capturing the title in 2019 ... made its 12th appearance in the College Cup a year ago, including its second in as many years ... has made six appearances in the College Cup Final ... is 3-3 in national championship matches
  • Jasmine Aikey was on the midseason watch list for the MAC Hermann Trophy ... has contributed at least a point in 10 of the first 12 matches this season, and scored in three straight from August 24 to September 4 ... has scored in each of the last three matches, and has a goal in eight of the 12 contests this season ... leads the team in total points with 24 (team-high 10 goals and four assists) and has contributed three game-winners ... has managed a pair of braces this season and owns five multi-goal games in her career ... was ranked No. 47 on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 Players list and checked in at No. 11 on the Midseason list ... was named a member of the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on September 30
  • Mia Bhuta was on the preseason watch list for the MAC Hermann Trophy ... was named TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI first team and tabbed the No. 6 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list ... started the first 48 of a possible 49 matches in her career
  • Caroline Birkel has started every match in goal this year ... is the first Stanford true freshman to start in goal since Jane Campbell started 18 matches in 2013 ... was ranked No. 96 on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list
  • Elise Evans was on the midseason watch list for the MAC Hermann Trophy ... was named ACC co-Defensive Player of the Week and a member of the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on August 19 ... contributed a pair of assists in Stanford's 7-0 victory vs. San Francisco to open the season before adding a goal vs. No. 16 Santa Clara in the second match of the year ... has contributed four goals this season ... was named TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI second team and tabbed the No. 20 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list before checking in at No. 2 on the Midseason list
  • Lily Freer has played the second-most minutes for the Cardinal, including the full 90 in seven of the first 12 matches ... was ranked No. 2 on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list
  • Shae Harvey contributed her first career multi-goal match and her second career match with at least one goal and an assist by managing a brace against Virginia Tech on October 9 ... has totaled seven points in her last two matches after contributing a pair of assists  in a 4-0 victory over Syracuse on September 28 ... was ranked No. 61 on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 Players list and checked in at No. 74 on the Midseason list ... has started 56 of a possible 60 matches in her career
  • Brooke Holden entered as a substitute in the 60th minute vs. San Francisco and went on to score a brace, notching goals in the 82nd and 87th minutes ... is the first Cardinal since at least 2000 to record a brace in her collegiate debut
  • Joelle Jung has contributed at least one assist in five of the last nine matches and has a point in seven of the 12 matches this year ... notched a goal and two assists against Saint Mary's on August 24 to post her first career match with a goal and an assist ... contributed two assists vs. Virginia Tech on October 9
  • Andrea Kitahata contributed at least one point in each of the first six matches this season and has a point in 10 of the 12 matches this year ... scored in four straight contests from September 11-28, and five of the last seven overall ... ranks second on the team in points with 20 (seven goals and six assists) ... scored a goal and added two assists at Pitt on September 14 ... was a preseason All-ACC selection and was tabbed the No. 70 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list before checking in at No. 20 on the Midseason list
  • Eleanor Klinger recorded her first career multi-goal match with a brace at No. 6 USC on September 4 ... managed a goal and an assist in a match for the first time in her career on September 28 vs. Syracuse ... recorded her first career multi-assist match with two vs. Virginia Tech on October 9
  • Charlotte Kohler has contributed at least a point in eight of the first 12 matches this season and has contributed two game-winners ... had a string of three straight matches with a goal from August 21-28 ... posted her first career multi-goal match with two against Arizona on August 28
  • Allie Montoya scored in each of Stanford's first four matches, and has contributed at least one point in eight of her 11 matches played this season ... has scored six goals and added five assists to manage 17 points
  • Y-Lan Nguyen was ranked No. 77 on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list

NOW AND LATER

  • Stanford will continue Atlantic Coast Conference play when it hosts No. 1 Virginia on Sunday for its annual Pink Game
  • Kickoff between the Cardinal and Cavaliers is set for 1 p.m. and Sara Ach and Jenna Becerra will have the broadcast call on ACC Network Extra
  • Following the clash with Virginia, Stanford will travel to Florida State for a match on October 16
  • The match against the Seminoles will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

  • The Cardinal will promote Breast Cancer Awareness with one of a kind pink jerseys for a match against Virginia on Sunday, October 12 ... Stanford will also honor its alumni and the team will be signing autographs on the concourse following the match, so stick around and get your favorite autographs
  • Get to Cagan Stadium early to celebrate our seniors as part of Senior Day on October 25 vs. SMU ... Fans can snag a Stanford soccer scarf on the way in, while supplies last

CARDINAL IN THE TOP 10

  • Stanford opened the season at No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, spent two weeks at No. 1, and has been ranked in the Top 10 throughout the year
  • The Cardinal has been ranked in the top three in each of the last eight polls
  • Prior to this season, the Cardinal last carried the No. 1 overall ranking according to United Soccer Coaches for three consecutive weeks starting on September 2 last year
  • The top ranking last year was the first for Stanford since finishing the 2019 season as the national champion
  • The ACC has held the No. 1 ranking in all but one week this season ... North Carolina, Duke, Stanford and Virginia have all occupied the top spot
  • In the last 30 weeks of the United Soccer Coaches Poll, dating back to 2023, an ACC team has been ranked No. 1 in all but three polls

LAST TIME OUT

  • Junior Shae Harvey recorded her first career multi-goal match, collecting a brace and adding an assist, to lead No. 3 Stanford to a 5-0 shutout victory over visiting Virginia Tech on Thursday night from Cagan Stadium
  • Harvey scored goals in the 11th and 61st minutes before assisting on Stanford’s final goal in the 69th minute
  • Senior Elise Evans bagged her fourth goal of the year in the seventh minute after cashing in on Stanford’s second of eight corner kick opportunities
  • The Cardinal once again converted on a corner kick to make it 2-0 in the 11th minute as Harvey volleyed a pass from Charlotte Kohler into goal
  • Leading 2-0 at halftime, Stanford added to its lead in the second half when Jasmine Aikey netted her 10th goal of the year in the 59th minute
  • Harvey completed the brace just two minutes later when Joelle Jung sent a free kick toward the penalty spot and Harvey jockeyed for position in the box before rising for a header and perfectly placing her shot into the far corner of the net
  • Brooke Holden put the finishing touches on the rout with her fifth goal of the season in the 69th minute ... Harvey once again won a header to spring the goal, this time rising to win a free ball off a Virginia Tech goal kick and putting her pass in stride for Klinger who tapped her pass forward for Holden
  • Freshman Caroline Birkel and sophomore Kaiya Jota combined for the shutout, with Birkel working the first 69 minutes of the match
  • Stanford was credited with one team save as Evans blocked a shot headed for an open goal in the 29th minute to ensure the clean sheet

SPREADING THE WEALTH

  • Twelve different players have scored goals this season, and four more have contributed an assist, as 16 players have factored into points
  • Jasmine Aikey has scored 10 goals and added four assists for a team-best 24 points, while Andrea Kitahata has contributed seven goals and six assists for 20 points
  • Allie Montoya has scored six goals while adding five assists for 17 points, and Joelle Jung has posted 14 points on three goals and a team-high eight assists

A FEW TO WATCH

  • Junior Mia Bhuta was among the 43 players named to the 2025 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List prior to the start of the season
  • Seniors Jasmine Aikey and Elise Evans were listed on the updated midseason watch list announced on October 7
  • The Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing 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. He was inducted in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012 ... Hermann was inducted in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012
  • A Cardinal player has claimed three of the last eight 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
  • North Carolina junior forward Kate Faasse was named the winner of the 2024 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy after guiding the Tar Heels to the national title

FRESHMEN READY TO PLAY

  • Freshman goalkeeper Caroline Birkel has started every match of her inaugural campaign on The Farm, while Lily Freer has started all but one while logging 897 minutes - including the full 90 in seven of the first 12
  • Fellow freshmen Brooke Holden and Y-Lan Nguyen have also played in all 12 matches this season
  • Holden entered as a substitute in the 60th minute vs. San Francisco and went on to score a brace, notching goals in the 82nd and 87th minutes to become the first Cardinal since at least 2000 to record multiple goals in her collegiate debut ... she has totaled five goals overall this season
  • Nguyen made her first collegiate start at Pitt on September 14, managing an assist in the match
  • Freshman Milly Bray has contributed a goal and an assist, Nguyen has tallied a goal and an assist in 625 minutes, and Ava Harrison has assisted on one tally
  • In addition to the freshmen debuts, sophomore Kaiya Jota also made her collegiate debut in goal against San Francisco in the season opener

THEY HAVE THE ANSWER

  • The Cardinal has allowed just seven goals this year, but when it has conceded, it has often been quick to respond with a counterpunch
  • Stanford allowed its first goal of the season to then-No. 16 Santa Clara on August 17 with the clock reading 88:51, but freshman Milly Bray got that goal back for the Cardinal just 24 second later
  • Saint Mary's scored in the 52nd minute on August 24, but Jasmine Aikey and Stanford responded for a goal in the 55th to regain all the momentum
  • After USC's Jaiden Anderson netted a goal in the final ticks of the 80th minute on September 4, Eleanor Klinger completed a brace with a goal in the 83rd

KITAHATA HONORED WITH CALHOPE COURAGE AWARD

  • Stanford women’s soccer forward Andrea Kitahata was selected as a September 2025 recipient of the CalHOPE Courage Award
  • Presented monthly since February 2022, the CalHOPE Courage Award honors student-athletes at California colleges and universities who have overcome stress, anxiety, and mental trauma associated with personal hardships and adversity
  • Andrea was selected for her vulnerability, resilience, and leadership in her mental health journey while excelling at the highest levels of collegiate soccer following the tragic passing of her friend and teammate Katie Meyer

HOME SWEET HOME

  • Stanford owns a 128-7-10 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 extend it's unbeaten streak to 34 straight matches (32-0-2) before No. 1 Duke snapped the string with a 4-1 victory on October 10, 2024
  • The Cardinal is 8-0-0 so far this season at home and has outscored the opposition 36-2
  • The Cardinal went 7-2-1 last year at home and outscored the opposition 20-9
  • Stanford has managed unbeaten home slates in six of the last 11 seasons
  • Including a 7-0 victory over San Francisco this season, Stanford is unbeaten in its last 37 home openers (36-0-1) dating back to 1989 ... lone tie came vs. Portland in 2013
  • The Cardinal is outscoring opponents 130-14 with 26 shutouts over those 37 home openers
  • Stanford owns a 37-4-1 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

HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING

  • Stanford has scored 15 goals in the first 15 minutes of a match this year, including seven in the first 10 and four within five minutes of kickoff
  • Eleanor Klinger's goal just 39 seconds into the match at Pitt on September 14 is the quickest tally for the Cardinal this year, and the fastest for a Cardinal player since Christen Press scored in 23 seconds against BYU on November 14, 2009
  • The Cardinal has also been quick coming out for the second half, collecting 10 goals in the first 15 minutes, and four in the first 10 minutes, of the second-half whistle ... Jasmine Aikey has the fastest second-half goal, striking for one in the 46th minute against Syracuse on September 28
  • So far this season, Stanford has scored 25 goals in the first half and 24 in the second half of matches

SUCCESS UNDER RATCLIFFE

  • This fall marks the 23rd 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 402-73-42 record in his tenure on The Farm
  • Ratcliffe has guided Stanford to three national championships, six NCAA finals, 10 conference titles, 11 College Cup appearances, a berth in the NCAA third round in 15 of the past 19 seasons, and a spot in the NCAA Tournament in 21 of his 22 seasons

TOP PLAYERS PLAY ON THE FARM

  • Stanford boasted five players on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 Players list and two on the Preseason Best XI teams
  • Mia Bhuta and Elise Evans both landed on the Preseason Best XI, with Bhuta earning a spot on the first team and Evans placing on the second team
  • Bhuta led the pack of five Cardinal in the Top 100, claiming the No. 6 overall spot ... Evans (No. 20), Jasmine Aikey (No. 47), Shae Harvey (No. 61) and Andrea Kitahata (No. 70) were also featured on the list
  • The Cardinal’s five players in the Top 100 were tied with North Carolina and TCU for the most of any program in the nation
  • TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason list was announced in October, with Evans (No. 2), Aikey (No. 11), Kitahata (No. 20) and Harvey (No. 74) landing on the list
  • Stanford was the only program in the nation to have three players in the Top 20 of the Midseason list
  • The Top 100 Freshmen list was also released in October, with Lily Freer (No. 2), Y-Lan Nguyen (No. 77) and Caroline Birkel (No. 96) earning spots

GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT

  • With a 7-0 shutout victory over San Francisco to start the year, Stanford now owns a 19-match unbeaten streak in season openers (18-0-1) dating back to 2007 ... Stanford has posted 11 shutouts over the 19-match streak
  • The Cardinal has won 15 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 36-4-2 all time in season openers - including 20-2-1 under Paul Ratcliffe

EVANS IS THE FIRST ACC DEFENDER OF THE WEEK IN 2025

  • Having helped guide Stanford to a 2-0 week to start the season, senior Elise Evans was named ACC co-Defensive Player of the Week and was listed on the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on August 19
  • The conference weekly honor was the third in Evans’ career, including her first as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference after previously being named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week twice during the 2022 season
  • The Cardinal posted a 7-0 shutout victory over San Francisco on August 14 before knocking off No. 16 Santa Clara 5-1 on August 17
  • Evans was instrumental in the strong start, compiling a pair of assists in the season opener before scoring her first goal of the season against the Broncos
  • A native of Redwood City, Calif., Evans totaled 136 minutes at center back over the first two matches, helping Stanford limit the opposition to just six total shots (one on frame)
  • Evans shared the Defensive Player of the Week honor with Wake Forest’s Valentina Amaral, while Duke’s Mia Minestrella was named Offensive Player of the Week

CARDINAL TABBED FIFTH IN STACKED ACC

  • Stanford was picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season according to the league’s coaches
  • Defending national champion North Carolina was selected as the preseason favorite with 10 first-place votes and 246 overall points ... Notre Dame garnered two first-place votes and 229 points to edge Florida State (225 points) for second in the poll ... the Seminoles, which defeated Stanford in the 2023 College Cup final, earned four first-place votes while placing third ... Duke was picked fourth with 208 points, followed by the Cardinal with 201 points ... Virginia, which was selected seventh behind Wake Forest in the poll, garnered the final first-place vote
  • Including Stanford at No. 7, eight of the 17 ACC teams entered the 2025 season ranked in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll - tied for most in the country ... joining the Cardinal in the top 10 were North Carolina (No. 1), Notre Dame (No. 2), Florida State (No. 3), Duke (No. 4) and Wake Forest (No. 10) ... Virginia Tech (No. 14) and Virginia (No. 15) also held national rankings to begin the year, while California and Clemson each received votes in the initial poll

SHE'S BAAAAAAACK

  • Andrea Kitahata announced in February that she would return to Stanford for her fourth and final year of eligibility, forgoing professional opportunities that included a multi-year contract in the NWSL and interest from the UEFA Women’s Champions League
  • Kitahata said, “This was a very difficult decision for me with all the opportunities and growth at the professional level, but I have unfinished business at Stanford. We are looking for a national title and are primed to do it this season.”
  • Kitahata led the Cardinal in goals (9), assists (6), game-winners (3) and points (24), and had a goal in five consecutive matches in the 2024 season - becoming the first Cardinal to score in five consecutive matches since Catarina Macario in the 2019 national title season
  • Over 86 career appearances at Stanford, Kitahata has scored 29 goals, including 10 game-winners, with 28 assists for 86 points
  • A regular in the United States national team system, Kitahata has been called up for more than 35 youth national team camps ... she competed for the United States in the 2022 U20 FIFA Women’s World Cup and scored seven goals for the U.S. as the second-highest goal scorer in the 2022 U20 CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers
  • Kitahata is working toward her Master of Science in Sustainability Science and Practice and has plans to pursue an MBA or attend law school after her playing career is over

AYE AYE, CAPTAINS!

  • Stanford named a quartet of players team captains ahead of the 2025 season - juniors Mia Bhuta and Shae Harvey, senior Elise Evans and redshirt senior Andrea Kitahata
  • Evans and Kitahata were both voted team captains a year ago, while Bhuta and Harvey are first-year captains on The Farm

PRESEASON ALL-ACC

  • In addition to the preseason poll, the ACC coaches also voted on a preseason All-ACC Team
  • Redshirt senior Andrea Kitahata was named to the 14-player squad
  • Kitahata led the Cardinal in goals (9), assists (6), game-winners (3) and points (24) a year ago, and had a goal in five consecutive matches during a stretch of the season - becoming the first Cardinal to score in five consecutive matches since Catarina Macario in the 2019 national title season

O'HARA CLAIMS HER HALL OF FAME SPOT

  • One of the most decorated players in United States soccer history, Kelley O'Hara was inducted into the Stanford Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025 on Friday, September 26
  • Joining O'Hara as former student-athletes inducted were Sarah Beeson Andersen (softball), Erin Burdette (women’s tennis), David DeCastro (football), Ryan Garko (baseball), Dan Gill (men’s gymnastics), Kiley Neushul (women’s water polo), Jeanette Pohlen (women’s basketball), Chasson Randle (men’s basketball) and Tank Williams (football)
  • O'Hara is the ninth inductee from women's soccer and the first since Teresa Noyola in 2024
  • O'Hara led Cardinal to four NCAA appearances (2006-09), back-to-back NCAA College Cups (2008-09) and a national runner-up finish (2009)
  • MAC Hermann Trophy Award recipient (2009) - the first recipient in school history - along with Soccer America Player of the Year (2009) and NSCAA Player of the Year (2009), leading the nation in goals (26) and points (65) as a senior
  • Three-time NSCAA All-American (2007-09) and NCAA College Cup All-Tournament Team pick (2009)
  • Pac-10 Player of the Year (2009), fueling the Cardinal to its first conference title in seven seasons, and a four-time All-Pac-10 selection (2006-09)
  • Ranks fourth in school history in points (146), fourth in goals (57), and fifth in shots (344)
  • Three-time Olympian with Team USA (2012, 2016, 2020) and two-time medalist (2012 gold, 2020 bronze), concluding her USWNT career with 160 caps and playing in every senior world championship from 2011-23
  • Four-time World Cup participant with Team USA (2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) and three-time medalist (2011 silver, 2015 gold, 2019 gold)
  • Competed 11 seasons in NWSL, winning championships with Gotham FC (2023) and Washington Spirit (2021) while also collecting a title with FC Gold Pride (2010) of the WPS
  • CSC Academic All-America First Team (2009), NSCAA National Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2009), Senior CLASS Award finalist (2009), three-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection (2007-09)

RELOADING FOR 2025

  • Continuing to maintain one of the premier women’s soccer programs in the nation, The Knowles Family Director of Women's Soccer Paul Ratcliffe added the No. 7 overall recruiting class for the 2025 season according to TopDrawerSoccer
  • The high-profile signing class includes Caroline Birkel, Milly Bray, Lily Freer, Ava Harrison, Brooke Holden, Noe Johnson, Y-Lan Nguyen and Alex Tay
  • Birkel and Freer joined the Cardinal as early-enrollees for the winter quarter in 2025 and began training with the Cardinal during the spring

GATORADE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

  • Four current Stanford 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 Elise Evans as Gatorade Players of the Year on the 2025 Stanford women’s soccer roster after Evans earned the award for California while playing at Woodside High School during the 2021-22 season

REPRESENTING THE SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM

HOME OF CHAMPIONS

  • Stanford is the all-time leader with 137 NCAA team championships (70 men, 67 women), and 173 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 49 seasons, dating back to the 1976-77 campaign
  • The Cardinal has also produced 565 NCAA individual champions and 658 overall
  • Stanford has won the Learfield Directors’ Cup in 26 of the possible 31 seasons, including a 25-year streak from 1995-2019

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

#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