STANFORD, Calif. – Helping guide Stanford to a 2-0 week that included a 3-0 shutout of No. 17 UCLA on Thursday and a 7-0 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Sunday, freshman midfielder Sadie Leal-Schuman and junior defender Sammy Smith have been named ACC Freshman and Defender of the Week, respectively.
The conference weekly honors are the first of both players’ careers, and run Stanford’s 2026 season total to four selections. London Young earned Freshman of the Week on August 18 following the first week of competition, and junior Charlotte Kohler was selected co-Offensive Player of the Week on August 25 following week two.
Leal-Schuman finished the two matches with one goal and three assists for five points in 163 minutes played. The freshman contributed an assist on each of the first two goals against the Bruins on Thursday before adding a goal and an assist on Sunday vs. Cal State Fullerton. The native of Orinda, Calif. notched an Olimpico goal in the 30th minute on Sunday, bending her corner kick into the net for her first career goal. Leal-Schuman has contributed four assists in the last three matches, and has compiled six points this season (1 goal, 4 assists).
Smith anchored the Stanford back line last week, playing all 180 minutes as the Cardinal posted the pair of shutouts. The native of Boise, Idaho helped limit No. 17 UCLA and Cal State Fullerton to a combined 16 total shots, including just six on frame. With Smith starting all five matches at defender, the Cardinal has opened the 2026 season with five consecutive clean sheets for the first time since recording a shutout in the first nine of the 2014 campaign.
NC State’s Jade Bordeleau and Anna Weir of Virginia Tech were named co-Offensive Players of the Week, and Clemson’s Nona Reason claimed Goalkeeper of the Week.
The Cardinal is now preparing to host USC on Thursday at 7 p.m.