STANFORD, Calif. – Top-ranked Stanford scored twice in the first 10 minutes of play before holding on to shut out No. 14 Georgetown by a score of 2-0 in the Cardinal’s home opener on Thursday afternoon from Cagan Stadium.
With the win, Stanford improved to 2-0-0 on the season, while Georgetown dropped to 1-1-0 overall.
Freshman Ella Kral tallied her first career goal in the sixth minute, receiving a pass from Charlotte Kohler and firing a shot from distance that evaded the outstretched glove of Georgetown goalkeeper Reiley Fitzpatrick.
Kohler quickly added to Stanford’s lead in the 10th minute, cutting into the box where she was met in stride by a pass from fellow junior Lizzie Boamah. Kohler took one touch forward before unleashing a right-footed attempt from a difficult angle and pinning her shot inside the near post for her second goal in as many matches.
Despite the quick flurry of offense to start the match for Stanford, the two teams played relatively even throughout the remainder of the contest. The Cardinal managed a slim 9-4 advantage in shots, with Caroline Birkel and Fitzpatrick each recording a single goalkeeper save.
The Cardinal will return to action on Sunday when it welcomes UC Irvine to Cagan Stadium for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
MATCH NOTES:
- Stanford is 3-0-0 against Georgetown at home and is outscoring the Hoyas 12-0 in those three shutouts … the Cardinal is outscoring Georgetown 22-2 in the seven all-time meetings, including posting five shutouts ... including a 6-0-1 all-time record against Georgetown, Stanford is 19-2-1 against current Big East teams - 2-0-0 vs. Butler; 1-0-0 vs. DePaul; 3-0-0 vs. Marquette; 1-0-0 vs. Providence; 1-0-0 vs. Seton Hall; 5-2-0 vs. UConn
- The Cardinal is 69-8-10 over its last 87 matches and has managed a clean sheet in 43 of its last 83 contests, including each of its two matches this year … has outscored the opposition 67-17 over its last 19 matches
- The Cardinal owns a 135-7-10 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season … has won 17 straight matches at home dating back to the 2024 season … is unbeaten in its last 38 home openers (37-0-1) dating back to 1989 … is outscoring opponents 132-14 with 27 shutouts over those 38 home openers … owns a 38-4-1 record overall in home openers in program history (since 1984)
- Caroline Birkel has recorded a shutout in each of the first two matches this year, running her career clean sheets total to five
- Charlotte Kohler compiled her fifth career match with a goal and an assist, including her first since tallying a goal and two assists vs. No. 9 Michigan State on November 28, 2025 … has contributed on all three Stanford goals this season (2 goals, 1 assist) … has managed 41 goal contributions in her career (19 goals, 22 assists)