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Andrew Epstein Season 2016
PositionGK
Weight180 lbs
Height6-0
ClassRedshirt Junior
HometownFort Collins, Colo.
In The News
- 12/13/16: Q&A with Stanford men’s soccer goalkeeper Andrew Epstein - Vytas Mazeika (Palo Alto Daily News)
- 12/8/16: Poudre grad Epstein aiming for another national title - Kevin Lytle (Fort Collins Coloradoan)
- 12/7/16: Stanford keeps clean sheet on path to college cup - Vytas Mazeika (Palo Alto Daily News)
- 12/10/15: Stanford goalkeeper after program's 1st NCAA title - Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)
Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs
- 2016 College Cup Defensive Most Outstanding Player
- 2016 NSCAA Second Team All-American
- 2016 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American
- 2016 NSCAA Scholar First Team All-American
- 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2016 NSCAA Scholar All-West Region
- 2016 All-Pac-12 First Team
- 2016 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
- 2016 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI First Team
- 2016 College Soccer News First Team All-American
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Dec. 6, 2016)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Oct. 11, 2016)
- 2015 College Cup All-Tournament Team
- 2015 NSCAA All-Far West Region Second Team
- 2015 CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American
- 2015 NSCAA Scholar All-West Region
- 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2015 All-Pac-12 Second Team
- 2015 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Sept. 8, 2015)
- 2014 All-Pac-12 Second Team
- 2014 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
- Played 6,130:59 in 65 games
- Made 174 saves with a .791 save percentage
- Posted a career record of 46-8-11 and a goals against average of 0.68
- Second in Cardinal history in goals against average, seventh in saves and third in minutes in goal
- Also tied for second in solo shutouts at Stanford with 24
- Owns the NCAA record with a career postseason goals against average of 0.34
- Allowed four goals in 11 career postseason matches (1,073 minutes)
As a Redshirt Junior (2016) | Game-by-Game Stats
- College Cup Defensive Most Outstanding Player
- NSCAA Second Team All-American
- CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American
- NSCAA Scholar First Team All-American
- NSCAA All-Far West Region First Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- NSCAA Scholar All-West Region
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
- Top Drawer Soccer Best XI FirstTeam
- College Soccer News First Team All-American
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Dec. 6)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Oct. 11)
- Allowed 14 goals and posted a 0.571 goals against average while playing 2,208 minutes
- Appeared in goal in all but 35 minutes of the season's 2,243
- Finished seventh in the nation in goals against average and first in goalie minutes played
- Tied for third in Stanford single-season history in goals against average and his career-high 11 solo shutouts tied for fifth
- Made two consecutive penalty kick saves in the College Cup Final against No. 2 Wake Forest to lead the Cardinal to its second straight national championship
- Did not allow a goal throughout the entire NCAA tournament and Stanford became the third program to win a title while posting a 0.00 postseason goals against average
- As a team, Stanford's 0.56 goals against average was fourth nationally and tied for the second-best mark in school history
- Ended his career without allowing a goal in his final 548:29
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2015) | Game-by-Game Stats
- College Cup All-Tournament Team
- NSCAA All-Far West Region Second Team
- CoSIDA Third Team Academic All-American
- NSCAA Scholar All-West Region
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- All-Pac-12 Second Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Sept. 8)
- Allowed 15 goals and posted a 0.631 goals against average while playing 2,138 minutes
- Appeared in goal all but 26 minutes of the season's 2,164
- Finished 10th in the nation in goals against average and fourth in goalie minutes played
- Also checked in at No. 39 in save percentage (.797) and No. 91 in total saves (59)
- Fifth in Stanford single-season history in goals against average and third in goalie minutes played
- Posted eight solo shutouts, tied for eighth in school history
- Saved two Akron attempts in a dramatic penalty shootout in an NCAA Semifinal in Kansas City on Dec. 11
- Stop of Nate Shultz in the 10th round sent the Cardinal on to the title match
- Didn’t allow a goal at the College Cup against a pair of top-10 offenses in Akron (2.33 goals per game) and Clemson (2.17 goals per game)
- Orchestrated a defense which led the conference in goals against average in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2001-02
- Team goals against average (0.62) ranked sixth in the nation
As a Redshirt Freshman (2014) | Game-by-Game Stats
- All-Pac-12 Second Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
- Allowed 17 goals and posted a 0.86 goals against average while playing 1,785 minutes
- Appeared in goal all but 16 minutes of the season's 1,801
- Led the conference, was 43rd in the nation and finished seventh in Stanford single-season history in goals against average
- First Cardinal to lead the league in goals against average since Andrew Kartunen in 2007 (0.56)
- Made 55 saves (2.29 per game) and posted a .764 save percentage
- Came in 88th nationally in save percentage (.764) and 138th in total saves
- Season-high six saves came in 1-1 draw against California (10/20)
- Registered five clean sheets: San Jose State (9/6), Oregon State (10/2), San Diego State (10/9 and 11/2), Washington (11/7)
- Stanford’s Pac-12 championship defense allowed just 17 goals, its lowest total since 2007, and led the Pac-12 with a 0.85 goals against average
- Cardinal topped the league in goals against average for the first time since 2002 (0.61)
- Team goals against average ranked 38th in the nation
As a Freshman (2013)
- Did not see any action
U.S. Soccer
- Spent time with the U.S. U-14 and U-15 National Teams from 2009-11
- Called up to the U-14 team in 2009 and played with the squad in Guadalajara, Mexico in Jan. 2010
- Participated in the U-15 National Team Camp in Carson, Calif. in July 2011
High School/Club
- A 2013 graduate of Poudre High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
- Played soccer as a freshman and sophomore
- Helped lead PHS to state tournament in 2009
- Named Front Range League Defensive MVP and to Second Team in 2010
- Played for Fort Collins Arsenal (2009) and the Colorado Rapids Academy (2010-13)
- Earned USSDA League Player of the Week in 2011
- Participated in Academy Select matches in 2011 and 2012
- Started a match for the Colorado Rapids reserve team in June 2013
Personal
- Born in Richland, Wash.
- Parents are Dan Epstein and Judy Dorsey
- Father played soccer at Northwestern
- Has one younger sister, Maggie
- Career plans include being a professional athlete or an engineer
- Hobbies include hiking, backpacking, swimming and playing the guitar
Men's Soccer
Win Will Do It
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Five Down, Five to Go
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Wait is Over
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Across the Bay Sunday
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Stanford Earns Academic Award
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Starting Down South
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Cardinal to Gateway City
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Six-Match Homestand Concludes
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Two More at Home
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No Place Like Home
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Spartans to Start
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One More Exhibition
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Cardinal Punishes Pilots
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Cardinal Check-In
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2016 Season In Review
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Top Drawer Soccer Best XI
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NSCAA Scholars
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Champions Again
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Back to the Final
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All-America Record
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College Cup Commences
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A Dozen Academic Honors
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Five Named All-Region
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Hello Houston
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Quarterfinal in Kentucky
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Stanford Marches On
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Postseason Continues
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Academic All-American
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November Reign
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Tournament Starts with Tigers
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Three Major Pac-12 Awards
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Cardinal Closes at Cal
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CoSIDA Academic All-District
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Focused Forward
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Still Unbeaten
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Stanford Earns Draw
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At the Turn
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Five for Five
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Four Straight
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Pair of Ranked Tests Await
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Epstein is Pac-12 Player of the Week
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Perfect in Pac-12 Play
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Long Time Coming
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Cardinal Recognized for Classroom Work
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Cardinal to Pacific Northwest
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Foster’s Finish Beats Cal
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Stanford Starts Conference
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Stanford Stumbles at San Francisco
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Final Match Before Pac-12 Play
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Omaha Obliterated
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Two Nonconference Tilts at Home
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Spartans at Stanford Saturday
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Scoreless Stalemate
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Irish Inch Past Cardinal
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Top-Five Tests in Bloomington
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Draw to Start
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Cardinal Begins at Cagan
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Preseason Best XI
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Final Exhibition
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Preseason All-Pac-12
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Stanford Starts at No. 1
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2015 Season In Review
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Stanford to College Cup Final
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In the Heart of America
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Opportunity Awaits
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Pac-12 - Big Ten Showdown
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Journey Starts Sunday
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Fourteen Pac-12 All-Academic
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Reasons to Celebrate
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Cal Comes to Cagan
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More Work To Be Done
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Returning Home
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Stanford Takes Streak South
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Ranked Tests Next
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Conference Commences
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Week's Best
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Cardinal Defeats Cardinals
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Stanford Stunned
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Marvelous Meyer
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Brilliant Baird
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Hometown Hero
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Derby Draw
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Cardinal Secures Draw
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Streak Snapped
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Not a Moment Too Soon
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Perfect Home Start Intact
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Baird's Winner Lifts Cardinal
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Duo Delivers W
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Thunderstruck
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Season-Opening Setback
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