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Pursuit of Fourth Star Begins Friday

Top-seeded Stanford will begin its pursuit of a fourth national title this Friday against Big West champion Cal Poly in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

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MATCH NOTABLES

  • Stanford has outscored Cal Poly 33-3 over the 12 matches played and has managed nine shutout victories ... the Cardinal is 7-0 at home against Cal Poly and has outscored the Mustangs 23-2 in those matches ... the two teams have met three times in the NCAA Tournament, with Stanford posting a 2-0 victory in the first round of the 2004 tournament in Santa Clara, a 4-0 first-round victory at home in 2002, and a 3-1 win at home in the second round of the 1999 NCAA Tournament

QUICK PASSES

  • Stanford won the 2025 ACC regular-season and tournament championships and entered the postseason ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer polls ... is the only program to have reached the College Cup in each of the past two seasons ... was No. 3 in the RPI headed into the NCAA Tournament selection show and was awarded a No. 1 seed ... carrying the No. 1 seed, Stanford is in line to host through the NCAA quarterfinal round with a spot in the College Cup on the line ... prior to being named No. 1 in the final United Soccer Coaches poll of the regular season, 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 45 United Soccer Coaches polls dating back to October 4, 2022 ... has recorded at least 15 wins in each of the last 19 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 298 victories
  • Stanford's 2-0 victory over Boston College on September 25 was No. 400 on The Farm for Paul Ratcliffe, who now carries a 408-73-43 (.820) record at Stanford
  • The Cardinal has scored at least three goals in 13 of the first 19 matches of the year, has reached the five-goal plateau eight times, and has scored at least six goals four times … totaled a season-best eight goals in the regular-season finale at California - the most for Stanford since scoring 15 against Prairie View A&M on November 15, 2019 ... 74 combined goals over the 19 matches are the most through 19 matches in program history - surpassing the 72 scored in the first 19 of the 2019 season ... 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 22.74 shots per game, having posted at least 20 in 12 of the first 19 matches, and leads the nation in scoring offense (3.89 goals per game)
  • The Cardinal is 62-7-10 over its last 79 matches and is unbeaten in its last 12 matches (10-0-2)
  • Stanford has conceded just 18 goals so far this season, has posted seven shutouts, and has managed a clean sheet in 39 of its last 75 contests overall … is outscoring its opposition 42-11 over the last 11 matches
  • The Cardinal owns a 130-7-10 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 10-0-0 at home so far this season and is outscoring opponents 43-4 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 named All-ACC first team, ACC Championship MVP and ACC All-Tournament ... was on the midseason watch list for the MAC Hermann Trophy ... has been named ACC Offensive Player of the Week on October 14 and October 31 this year ... has contributed at least a point in 15 of the first 19 matches this season, has scored in seven of her last 10, and has a goal in 12 of the 19 contests this season ... has scored in three consecutive matches entering the NCAA Tournament ... scored in three straight from August 24 to September 4 and four straight from September 25 to October 12 ... leads the team in total points with 38 (team-high 15 goals and eight assists) and has contributed five game-winners ... has managed three braces this season and owns six multi-goal games in her career ... has contributed 37 career goals to rank 10th in Stanford history ... 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 and has started 55 of her 58 career matches played
  • Caroline Birkel was named ACC Goalkeeper of the Year, All-ACC first team and All-ACC Freshman team ... 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 named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, All-ACC first team and ACC All-Tournament ... 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 five 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 among Cardinal field players, including full time in nine matches ... was ranked No. 2 on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list
  • Shae Harvey was named All-ACC second team ... 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 12 points in her last nine 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 63 of a possible 67 career matches
  • 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 a point in seven of her 15 matches played 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 was named All-ACC first team ... was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week on October 21 ... contributed at least one point in each of the first six matches this season and has a point in 15 of the 19 matches this year ... has put together two different strings of four straight matches with a goal this year, and has a goal in nine of the last 14 overall ... has at least a point in five of her last six matches entering the postseason ... ranks second on the team in points with 33 (13 goals and seven assists) ... scored a brace in consecutive matches at Miami (October 19) and vs. SMU (October 25) and has four career multi-goal games ... scored a goal and added two assists at Pitt on September 14 ... has contributed 29 career assists to rank ninth in Stanford history ... 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 ... recorded her first career multi-assist match with two vs. Virginia Tech on October 9 ... has contributed two matches with a goal and an assist this season (at Pitt on September 14 and vs. Syracuse on September 28)
  • Charlotte Kohler was named All-ACC second team ... has scored in two of her last three matches entering the postseason ... has managed at least a point in 15 of the first 19 matches this season, including each of the last nine, and has contributed four game-winners - including the game-winner to defeat No. 1 Virginia and No. 7 Florida State ... converted the clinching PK in Stanford's 5-4 shootout victory over No. 2 Notre Dame to win the ACC Tournament title ... contributed three assists vs. SMU on October 25 ... had a string of three straight matches with a goal from August 21-28 ... posted her second career multi-goal match on Thursday – matching her two against Arizona on August 28 of this season
  • Allie Montoya scored in each of Stanford's first four matches, and has contributed at least one point in nine of her 13 matches played this season ... has scored seven goals and added five assists to manage 19 points
  • Y-Lan Nguyen was named All-ACC Freshman team ... was ranked No. 77 on TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 Freshmen list

NOW AND LATER

  • Top-seeded Stanford will begin its pursuit of a fourth national title this Friday against Big West champion Cal Poly in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
  • Kickoff between the Cardinal and Mustangs is set for 6 p.m. and Sara Ach and Alejandro Flores will have the broadcast call on ESPN+
  • The winner of the Stanford vs. Cal Poly match will advance to the second round to face the winner of No. 8 seed Alabama (11-8-1) vs. Northwestern (9-4-7)
  • The rest of the quadrant includes matches between No. 4 seed UCLA (11-5-3) and Pepperdine (11-6-2), and No. 5 seed BYU (11-6-4) and Utah State (10-6-6)
  • The 44th annual NCAA Women’s College Cup will be played Dec. 5 and 8 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
  • The first national semifinal will be played and broadcast live on ESPNU at 3 p.m. PT on Friday, Dec. 5, followed by the second semifinal beginning at approximately 5:45 p.m. PT live on ESPNU
  • The national championship match will take place at 4 p.m. PT on Monday, Dec. 8 and will also broadcast live on ESPNU

NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES

  • The Cardinal is making its 34th NCAA Tournament appearance, including its 27th in the last 28 seasons
  • The Cardinal has compiled a 73-25-9 all-time record in NCAA Tournament play
  • Stanford is opening the NCAA Tournament at home for the 24th time in program history ... hosted the first round in 13 straight seasons from 2007-19 ... is a perfect 22-0-0 in first-round matches played at home (received a first-round bye in 1999)
  • Stanford has reached the second round in 26 of the 33 appearances, has earned a berth in the NCAA third round in 15 of the past 19 seasons, has reached the NCAA quarterfinal round in back-to-back years and 12 times since 2008, and has advanced to the College Cup in back-to-back seasons and 11 times in the last 17 campaigns
  • Stanford has appeared in 12 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)
  • 11 of the 12 College Cup appearances have come since 2008
  • Stanford is 58-4-5 all-time in postseason games hosted on The Farm, and has won 18 straight (last loss: 1-0 (2OT) vs. Santa Clara on November 18, 2016) ... is 46-1-2 over the last 49 postseason home games dating back to 2008
  • The Knowles Family Director of Women's Soccer Paul Ratcliffe owns a 62-15-6 record in postseason action while at Stanford, having guided the Cardinal to the NCAA Tournament in 22 of his 23 seasons
  • Stanford earned the No. 1 overall seed in four straight tournaments from 2016-19
  • In a season in which Stanford set a program record with 102 goals, it was the Cardinal's grit, determination and mental toughness that ultimately secured the program's third national championship on Dec. 8, 2019 at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, Calif. ... after 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, top-seeded Stanford defeated No. 2 North Carolina 5-4 in a penalty kick shootout with Kiki Pickett scoring the deciding penalty kick and Katie Meyer making a pair of saves in the shootout
  • Stanford captured its second national championship on Dec. 3, 2017 with a 3-2 win over UCLA ... Kyra Carusa and Andi Sullivan opened the scoring for the Cardinal and, after the Bruins fought back with two goals to tie the match at 2-2, Jaye Boissiere’s stunning left-footed strike in the 67th minute put Stanford on top for good
  • After qualifying for the College Cup for the fourth-straight season, Stanford broke through in 2011 with its first national championship in program history ... Teresa Noyola’s header in the 53rd minute was the only goal of the match as goalkeeper Emily Oliver and the Cardinal shut down the Blue Devils for 90 minutes

ACC DANCING

  • Nine ACC programs earned bids to join the 64-team field for the 2025 NCAA Division I Championship, including No. 1 seeds Stanford, Notre Dame and Virginia, No. 2 seed Duke, No. 3 seed Florida State, No. 6 seed Louisville, No. 7 seed Wake Forest, No. 8 seed Clemson and North Carolina
  • This season marks the first since 2019 that the ACC claimed three of the four top seeds ... also the fifth straight year the ACC has had multiple No. 1 seeds
  • Since 2019, 56 ACC teams have earned bids into the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament, the most among all conferences ... the next closest conference has earned 52 bids
  • Since 2019, ACC teams have made 13 appearances in the College Cup, the most of any conference with the next closest being just five appearances
  • Current ACC membership has played in every Women’s College Cup with a combined 90 appearances and 32 of the 43 national championships
  • For the first time in the history of the College Cup, all four teams last year came from the same conference, as Stanford, Wake Forest, Duke and North Carolina reached Cary, N.C.

STANFORD VS. THE FIELD

  • Stanford has compiled a 3-1-2 record against teams in the NCAA Tournament field this season
  • The Cardinal has a pair of wins over No. 1 seed Virginia, and one over No. 3 seed Florida State
  • Stanford has drawn No. 1 seed Notre Dame and No. 8 seed Clemson, while dropping a match to No. 4 seed UCLA

TOURNAMENT TESTED

ACC CHAMPIONS TWICE OVER

  • Stanford clinched its first ACC regular-season championship by way of an 8-2 win at California on October 30
  • The Cardinal entered the match with an identical ACC record as Notre Dame, but the Irish dropped a decision to Pitt on the road which allowed Stanford to secure the title outright
  • The conference title was Stanford's seventh overall since 2015 after winning the Pac-12 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022
  • The Cardinal has won 16 conference titles in program history
  • Doubling up on the ACC trophies, Stanford also won the ACC Championship tournament to capture the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament
  • In a battle of the top two teams in the nation, No. 1 Stanford claimed the ACC Championship following a 2-2 draw with No. 2 Notre Dame that saw the Cardinal win a penalty kick shootout 5-4
  • Sophomore Charlotte Kohler clinched the match in penalties, burying her shot following a missed penalty from Notre Dame in the sixth round of PKs

ACC CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-TOURNAMENT

  • Following the conclusion of the 2025 Ally ACC Tournament Championship match, four Cardinal players were named to the All-Tournament Team
  • Senior Jasmine Aikey earned Tournament MVP, while Charlotte Kohler, Andrea Kitahata and Elise Evans joined Aikey on the All-Tournament squad
  • Aikey finished the two matches with two goals, including the game-winner vs. No. 7 Virginia in the semifinal, an assist and five points
  • Kohler recorded a brace against No. 7 Virginia in the semifinal, added an assist in the final against No. 2 Notre Dame, and converted the clinching PK against the Fighting Irish
  • Kitahata managed an assist in the semifinal against the Cavaliers, while Evans anchored the Stanford back line while playing every minute of both matches

CARDINAL IN THE TOP 10

  • Stanford opened the season at No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, has spent four 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 12 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, Virginia and Notre Dame have all occupied the top spot
  • In the last 34 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

  • In a battle of the top two teams in the nation, No. 1 Stanford claimed the ACC Championship and the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament following a 2-2 draw with No. 2 Notre Dame that saw the Cardinal win a penalty kick shootout 5-4
  • Sophomore Charlotte Kohler clinched the match in penalties, burying her shot following a missed penalty from Notre Dame in the sixth round of PKs
  • Andrea Kitahata, Shae Harvey, Y-Lan Nguyen and Mia Bhuta also made penalty kicks, while Stanford goalkeeper Caroline Birkel saved one and saw one off the woodwork while reading the penalty direction correctly
  • The Cardinal scored the first two goals of the match, with Allie Montoya breaking the scoreless match in the 29th minute ... Jasmine Aikey, who was named Tournament MVP, jostled with an Irish defender before heel-flicking a pass onto Montoya who broke through the box toward goal ... Notre Dame goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica came off her line, but Montoya slotted her shot past and into the back of the net for her seventh goal of the year
  • Leading 1-0 at halftime, Stanford doubled its lead early in the second half on a strike from distance off the foot of Aikey ... the senior lined up her left-footed shot in the 47th minute and deposited it in the upper-left corner of the net for her team-best 15th goal of the season
  • Refusing to surrender the title without a fight, Notre Dame got a goal back on a spectacular effort from ACC Offensive Player of the Year Izzy Engle in the 69th minute ... Engle’s goal was her conference-leading 19th of the season
  • Notre Dame fought all the way back to even in the 75th minute when Charlie Codd connected for her second goal of the year
  • Outshot 15-3 in the second 45 minutes, Stanford got a second wind in overtime, settling back in and putting a few quality chances on frame, but the score remained knotted after 20 extra minutes of play
  • Both squads converted their first three penalties before Birkel made a save on the fourth from Notre Dame ... the Cardinal had an opportunity to clinch the shootout with its fifth kick, but Kasica came up with a huge save of her own to force one extra round ... After Codd dinged the left post, Kohler stepped to the spot and sent the Cardinal into celebration

ALL-CONFERENCE HAUL

  • Having clinched the regular-season ACC title, Stanford was well-represented in the conference end of year awards process
  • Elise Evans was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Caroline Birkel was selected ACC Goalkeeper of the Year, and Paul Ratcliffe was named ACC Coach of the Year
  • Jasmine Aikey, Birkel, Evans and Andrea Kitahata were named to the All-ACC first team, while Shae Harvey and Charlotte Kohler landed on the second team
  • Having turned in spectacular first seasons on The Farm, Birkel and Y-Lan Nguyen were named to the ACC All-Freshman team
  • For Ratcliffe, the conference Coach of the Year selection is his 10th overall, including his first since being named Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2018
  • Evans is Stanford’s sixth Defensive Player of the Year selection, including the first since Naomi Girma earned the Pac-12’s top defender award in 2021
  • Birkel’s selection runs Stanford’s Goalkeeper of the Year list to three, joining Jane Campbell (2015) and Ryan Campbell (2023) who had previously garnered the honor in the Pac-12
  • Birkel is the first freshman to win ACC Goalkeeper of the Year honors since the award’s inception in 2022
  • Stanford’s four first-team honorees, and six selections across the three All-ACC teams, were each the most of any program in the conference
  • Kitahata was the lone Cardinal listed on the preseason All-ACC squad prior to the year

SPREADING THE WEALTH

  • Fifteen different players have scored goals this season, and three more have contributed an assist, as 18 players have factored into points
  • Jasmine Aikey has contributed 15 goals and eight assists for a team-best 38 points, while Andrea Kitahata has scored 13 goals and added seven assists for 33 points
  • Charlotte Kohler has scored nine goals while adding a team-high 11 assists for 29 points, Allie Montoya has contributed seven goals and five assists for 19 points, and Shae Harvey has posted 16 points on four goals and eight assists

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 five while logging 1,276 minutes - including every minute of nine contests
  • Fellow freshmen Brooke Holden and Y-Lan Nguyen have also played in all 19 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 six goals overall this season
  • Nguyen made her first collegiate start at Pitt on September 14, managing an assist in the match ... has now started nine matches in her freshman season
  • Freshman Milly Bray has contributed a goal and two assists, Nguyen has tallied a goal and two assists in 1,176 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

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

HOME SWEET HOME

  • Stanford owns a 130-7-10 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 10-0-0 so far this season at home and has outscored the opposition 43-4
  • 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 18 goals in the first 15 minutes of a match this year, including 10 in the first 10 and five 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 13 goals in the first 15 minutes, and five 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 37 goals in the first half and 37 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 408-73-43 record in his tenure on The Farm
  • Ratcliffe has guided Stanford to three national championships, six NCAA finals, 11 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 22 of his 23 seasons

KELLEY O'HARA THINKS SPORTS ARE FUN!

  • Olympian and Former Stanford soccer player, Kelley O'Hara, will be hosting a live taping of Sports Are Fun! on Thursday, November 20th at 5:30 PM at the Corinthian Grand Ballroom in San Jose ahead of the NWSL Championship Game
  • Join this high-energy show featuring guests like BayFC players, Abby Dahlkemper and Caprice Dydasco, and former Stanford Soccer player, Ali Riley, along with other special guests, a free drink, special giveaways and more
  • Tickets are limited and all the details can be found at jwssportsarefunsanjose.eventbrite.com

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

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)

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

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  • 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