STANFORD, Calif. – Reaching the College Cup for the third consecutive season, Stanford finished as the national runner-up for the second time in the last three years while posting a 21-2-2 overall record and a 9-0-1 record in its second ACC season.
The Cardinal made its 34th NCAA Tournament appearance overall in 2025, including its 27th in the last 28 seasons, while also capturing its first ACC regular-season and tournament titles.
Led by 2025 ACC Coach of the Year Paul Ratcliffe, Stanford entered the NCAA Tournament ranked No. 1 in the nation and advanced to its seventh national championship match by defeating ACC-foe Duke 1-0 in the NCAA semifinal before falling to Florida State 1-0 in College Cup final.
A year after accounting for all four teams in the College Cup, the ACC once again showcased its depth as Stanford, Florida State and Duke all represented the conference as three of the final four teams standing.
Stanford averaged a national-best 22.80 shots per game and led the nation in scoring offense (3.84 goals per game), assists per game (3.76), goal differential (+72), points per game (11.44), total assists (94), total goals (96) and total points (286). On the defensive side, the Cardinal conceded just 24 goals during the season and posted nine shutouts.
Highlighting a plethora of postseason awards for the Cardinal, Jasmine Aikey was selected the MAC Hermann Trophy winner and TopDrawerSoccer Player of the Year. With Aikey’s selection, Stanford has now won seven Hermann Trophies – the second-most nationally – with all seven coming under Ratcliffe’s guidance. Stanford has won four trophies in the last nine years and owns the most selections since 2000.
Aikey led the nation with 53 points and an ACC-best 21 goals, while tallying 11 assists and seven game-winners. She also ranked second nationally in game-winning goals, and finished third in goals. The homegrown product out of Palo Alto, Calif. tallied at least one point in 20 of her 25 matches during the season, and had at least one goal in 16 of the 25 contests to go along with five multi-goal games. Aikey’s 21 goals ranked tied for fourth in a single season in program history, while her 53 points ranked fifth. Her point total was also the most by an ACC player since North Carolina’s Casey Nogueira registered 58 in 2008.
Aikey and Elise Evans were named United Soccer Coaches All-America first team, while Charlotte Kohler was tabbed a third-team All-American. Evans was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year and United Soccer Coaches National Scholar Player of the Year.
A team captain and the team leader in minutes played with 2,156 at center back, Evans accumulated seven goals, including two game-winners, and six assists for 20 points.
Kohler managed at least a point in 19 of the 25 matches this season and contributed five game-winners - including the clinchers to defeat No. 1 Virginia and No. 7 Florida State. She converted the winning PK in Stanford's 5-4 shootout victory over No. 2 Notre Dame to capture the ACC Tournament title and led the nation in assists with 17 while managing three assists in a match twice this year. The native of Woodside, Calif. ranked third on the team in points with 41 (12 goals and 17 assists).
Turning in stellar first seasons on The Farm, Caroline Birkel was named United Soccer Coaches All-Region third team and ACC Goalkeeper of the Year, while Y-Lan Nguyen was named TopDrawerSoccer National Freshman of the Year.
Headlining a national-best five Academic All-Americans, Aikey was named College Sports Communicators Team Member of the Year for Division I women’s soccer. Evans joined Aikey on the Academic All-America first team, while Shae Harvey and Andrea Kitahata were named second team, and Kohler was named third team.