2018 Women's Soccer Roster

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15 Alana Cook

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School The Pennington School
  • Hometown Far Hills, N.J.
  • Major Symbolic Systems

Biography

Career Highlights | Career Statistics

  • 2018 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist
  • 2018 All-America first team
  • 2018 United Coaches All-West Region Scholar All-America first team
  • 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-America third team
  • 2018 United Soccer Coaches Academic All-America first team
  • 2018 Pac-12 Defender of the Year
  • 2018 United Coaches All-Pacific Region first team
  • 2018 All-Pac-12 first team
  • 2018 TopDrawerSoccer Best XI second team
  • 2018 Senior CLASS Second-Team All-America
  • 2018 Senior CLASS Award finalist
  • 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team
  • 2018 MAC Hermann Trophy watch list
  • All-Pac-12 first team (2017)
  • 2017 United Coaches Academic All-Region second team
  • 2016-17 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • 2015 NSCAA All-Pacific Region second team
  • 2015 Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year 
  • Two-time All-Pac-12 second team (2015, 2016)
  • 2015 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team

As a Senior in 2018

  • Team captain
  • All-America first team
  • United Coaches All-West Region Scholar All-America first team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America third team
  • United Soccer Coaches Academic All-America first team
  • Senior CLASS Award finalist
  • Senior CLASS Second-Team All-America
  • Pac-12 Defender of the Year
  • United Coaches All-Pacific Region first team
  • All-Pac-12 first team
  • TopDrawerSoccer Best XI second team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 first team
  • MAC Hermann Trophy watch list
  • Started all 24 games at center back with one goal and a career-high three assists
  • Assisted Jordan DiBiasi's goal in a 1-0 win over Wisconsin (Nov. 18)
  • Had an assist in Stanford's 4-1 win against Ole Miss (Nov. 16)
  • Had an assist in Stanford's 2-0 win at California (Nov. 2)
  • Scored in Stanford's season-opening 5-0 win at UC Davis (Aug. 17)

As a Junior in 2017

  • Team captain
  • MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist
  • All-Pac-12 first team
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • United Coaches Academic All-Region second team
  • Started all 25 games at center back, playing nearly every minute of the season and helping Stanford lead the nation in shutouts (19) while allowing just nine goals.
  • After Stanford’s 3-2 loss at No. 8 Florida, Stanford finished the season on a 1,988:59 minute run without allowing a goal from open play.
  • From Sept 21-Oct. 29, Stanford went 788:28 minutes without allowing a goal – the longest such streak in program history stands at 893.58 minutes (2013-14).
  • Assisted Kyra Carusa’s game winner in a 2-0 win over Auburn in the NCAA second round (Nov. 17).
  • Played nearly every minute of the regular season, helping Stanford conceded just six goals in 19 games with the second best shutout percentage in Division I.
  • Assisted Stanford’s only goal in a 1-0 win at No. 6 UCLA.
  • Had a shot in four straight matches (Sept. 1-10).

As a Sophomore in 2016 

  • All-Pac-12 second team
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
  • One of five Stanford players to start all 21 games and was the only player to play every minute of each game
  • Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4)
  • Assisted the game-winning goal in Stanford's 3-0 win against Marquette (Sept. 4)
  • Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Aug. 23)
  • Scored Stanford's first goal of the season in the season opener at Navy (Aug. 19) with a header off a corner kick

As a Freshman in 2015 | Game-By-Game Statistics 

  • NSCAA All-Pacific Region second team
  • Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year
  • All-Pac-12 second team
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
  • TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Freshman Best XI First Team
  • Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 3)
  • TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week selection (Oct. 27)
  • Started all 23 games at center back
  • Scored the tying goal against No. 20 California help Stanford earn a 1-1 tie (Nov. 6)
  • Scored a goal and assisted Stanford's game-winning goal at Washington (Oct. 25)
  • Made her collegiate debut Aug. 21 at Hawai'i and scored the game-winning goal

National Team Experience

  • Attended U.S. U-20 camps during 2016 and traveled with the team for the La Manga Tournament in Spain
  • Member of the U.S. team preparing for the 2016 U-20 World Cup
  • On the U.S. squad that placed second in the NTC U-20 Invitational in June, 2015
  • Captained the U-17 national team in several international friendlies in 2013
  • Made the jump to the U-20 camp in 2014

High School/Club

  • 2015 NSCAA High School Scholar Player of the Year
  • Two-time NSCAA Youth All-America
  • Guided The Pennington School to the 2013 New Jersey Independent Athletic Association title
  • Scored eight winning goals during the 2013 season
  • 2013 New Jersey Prep Player of the Year
  • Scored 12 goals and had eight assists as a senior
  • Played in the NSCAA High School All-America Game, earning Best XI honors for her performance
  • Club team, the MatchFit Colchesters, captured the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National League title
  • Club went three years without losing to another New Jersey team

Personal

  • Daughter of Florence and Bryan Cook
  • Has an older sister, Brianna, who played softball at Amherst College and represented the Great Britain National Softball Team at the 2016 World Championship
  • Major focuses on human-computer interaction
  • Interning at SyncThink Inc. in the Summer of 2018 under former Stanford head of athletic training Scott Anderson

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2015Freshman

    Defense
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2016Sophomore

    Defender
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2017Junior

    Defender
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2018Senior

    Defender
    5'9"
    15