The Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team represents Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. Home games are played at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium, located on the university's campus in Palo Alto. Paul Ratcliffe has coached the Cardinal since 2003, winning Pac-12 Coach of the Year eight times. During his tenure as head coach, the team won the 2011, 2017, and 2019 national championships, and nine Pac-12 titles, played in nine College Cup tournaments, and reached five NCAA Division I tournament finals.
Five Stanford Cardinal players have been awarded the Hermann Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top college soccer player: Kelley O'Hara (2009), Christen Press (2010), Teresa Noyola (2011), Andi Sullivan (2017) and Catarina Macario (2018).
Players
Statistics All-time record Sources:
Year Head coach Overall Conference Conference Standing NCAA Tournament 1984 Helen Keohane 7–7–0 1985 Helen Keohane 5–12–1 1986 Helen Keohane 3–12–1 1987 Berhane Anderberhan 4–10–4 1988 Berhane Anderberhan 13–4–2 1989 Berhane Anderberhan 11–5–3 1990 Berhane Anderberhan 15–3–1 NCAA First Round 1991 Berhane Anderberhan 17–2–0 NCAA Second Round 1992 Berhane Anderberhan 17–2–1 NCAA Second Round 1993 Ian Sawyers 18–2–2 3-1-0 1st NCAA Semifinals 1994 Ian Sawyers 16–2–2 NCAA Second Round 1995 Ian Sawyers 16–4–0 7-0-0 1st NCAA First Round 1996 Steve Swanson 12–9–0 6-1-0 1st NCAA First Round 1997 Steve Swanson 11–7–1 6-2-1 3rd 1998 Steve Swanson 11–7–2 5-4-0 5th NCAA First Round 1999 Steve Swanson 15–5–1 7-1-1 1st NCAA Third Round 2000 Andy Nelson 14–6–1 6-3-0 4th NCAA Second Round 2001 Andy Nelson 15–4–2 6-2-1 2nd NCAA Third Round 2002 Stephanie Erickson, Paul Sapsford 21–1–1 9-0-0 1st NCAA Quarterfinals 2003 Paul Ratcliffe 10–9–2 5-3-1 3rd NCAA First Round 2004 Paul Ratcliffe 13–6–3 4-3-2 4th NCAA Second Round 2005 Paul Ratcliffe 10–7–3 4-3-2 4th NCAA First Round 2006 Paul Ratcliffe 15–6–2 6-2-1 3rd NCAA Third Round 2007 Paul Ratcliffe 15–3–5 5-1-3 3rd NCAA Third Round 2008 Paul Ratcliffe 22–2–1 8-1-0 2nd NCAA College Cup Semifinals 2009 Paul Ratcliffe 25–1–0 9-0-0 1st NCAA College Cup Runner-up 2010 Paul Ratcliffe 23–1–2 9-0-0 1st NCAA College Cup Runner-up 2011 Paul Ratcliffe 25–0–1 11-0-0 1st NCAA College Cup Champion 2012 Paul Ratcliffe 21–2–1 11-0-0 1st NCAA College Cup Semifinals 2013 Paul Ratcliffe 15–6–1 6-5-0 4th NCAA Third Round 2014 Paul Ratcliffe 20–2–3 9-1-1 2nd NCAA Third Round 2015 Paul Ratcliffe 19–2–2 10-0-1 1st NCAA Quarterfinals 2016 Paul Ratcliffe 18–2–1 10-1-0 1st NCAA Second Round 2017 Paul Ratcliffe 24-1-0 11-0-0 1st NCAA College Cup Champion 2018 Paul Ratcliffe 21-1-2 10-0-1 1st NCAA College Cup Semifinals 2019 Paul Ratcliffe 24-1-0 11-0-0 1st NCAA College Cup Champion 2020-21 Paul Ratcliffe 6-6-2 5-4-1 4th 2021 Paul Ratcliffe 13-6-1 7-3-1 4th NCAA First Round 2022 Paul Ratcliffe 17-2-3 9-1-1 1st NCAA Second Round 2023 Paul Ratcliffe 20–1–4 8–0–3 2nd NCAA College Cup Runner-up 2024 Paul Ratcliffe 16–5–2 5–4–1 T-7th NCAA College Cup Semifinals 2025 Paul Ratcliffe 21–2–2 9–0–1 1st NCAA College Cup Runner-upTotal 654–176–67 () 246–46–23 () 15 Pac-12 Championships1 ACC Regular Season Championship1 ACC Tournament Title 35 NCAA Appearances, 3 National Championships
School records As of November 17, 2019
Career goals Rank Player Years Goals Christen Press 2007–2010 Catarina Macario 2017–2020 Sara Rafanelli 1990–1993 Kelley O'Hara 2006–2009 Lindsay Taylor 2008–2011
Career assists Rank Player Years Assists Catarina Macario 2017–2020 Christen Press 2007–2010 Marcie Ward 2000–2004 Teresa Noyola 2008–2011 Chioma Ubogagu 2011–2014
Award winners As of April 2023
Hermann Trophy 2009: Kelley O'Hara 2010: Christen Press 2011: Teresa Noyola 2017: Andi Sullivan 2018: Catarina Macario 2019: Catarina Macario
Pac-12 Player of the Year 1995: Carmel Murphy 1996: Erin Martin 1998: Tracye Lawyer 2002: Marcia Wallis 2009: Kelley O'Hara 2010: Christen Press 2011: Lindsay Taylor 2016: Andi Sullivan 2017: Andi Sullivan
NSCAA Player of the Year 2009: Kelley O'Hara 2010: Christen Press 2011: Teresa Noyola
Soccer America Player of the Year 1991: Julie Foudy 2009: Kelley O'Hara 2010: Christen Press 2011: Lindsay Taylor
Pac-12 Forward of the Year 2017: Catarina Macario 2018: Catarina Macario
Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year 2017: Andi Sullivan 2018: Jordan DiBiasi 2019: Catarina Macario
Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year 2015: Jane Campbell
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year 1999: Marcia Wallis 2000: Marcie Ward 2007: Christen Press 2008: Lindsay Taylor 2009: Mariah Nogueira 2011: Chioma Ubogagu 2014: Andi Sullivan 2015: Alana Cook 2017: Catarina Macario 2022: Elise Evans
Pac-12 Coach of the Year 1995: Ian Sawyers 1999: Steve Swanson 2001: Andy Nelson 2008: Paul Ratcliffe 2009: Paul Ratcliffe 2010: Paul Ratcliffe 2011: Paul Ratcliffe 2012: Paul Ratcliffe 2015: Paul Ratcliffe 2016: Paul Ratcliffe 2017: Paul Ratcliffe 2018: Paul Ratcliffe
NSCAA Coach of the Year 2008: Paul Ratcliffe 2009: Paul Ratcliffe 2011: Paul Ratcliffe
Pac-12 All-Conference First Team
1995 Kelly Adamson Suzie Boots Jessica Fischer Carmel Murphy 1996 Suzie Boots Elie Foster Erin Martin 1997 Emily Burt Ronnie Fair Tracye Lawyer 1998 Ronnie Fair Tracye Lawyer 1999 Ronnie Fair Jen O'Sullivan Marcia Wallis 2000 Marcie Ward 2001 Amy Sauer Marcia Wallis Marcie Ward 2002 Nicole Barnhart Marcia Wallis Marcie Ward Callie Withers
2003 Nicole Barnhart Ally Marquand 2004 Nicole Barnhart Leah Tapscott Marcie Ward 2005 Hayley Hunt 2006 Rachel Buehler Kelley O'Hara Shari Summers 2007 Marisa Abegg Rachel Buehler Kelley O'Hara 2008 Marisa Abegg Teresa Noyola Lindsay Taylor 2009 Mariah Nogueira Kelley O'Hara Christen Press Rachel Quon Ali Riley 2010 Christen Press Teresa Noyola Rachel Quon Lindsay Taylor
2011 Alina Garciamendez Camille Levin Teresa Noyola Emily Oliver Lindsay Taylor 2012 Alina Garciamendez Mariah Nogueira Emily Oliver Rachel Quon Chioma Ubogagu 2013 Courtney Verloo 2014 Lo'eau LaBonta Andi Sullivan Chioma Ubogagu 2015 Jane Campbell Haley Rosen Andi Sullivan 2016 Maddie Bauer Jane Campbell Andi Sullivan 2017 Tierna Davidson Alana Cook Catarina Macario Andi Sullivan
2018 Alana Cook Jordan DiBiasi Tegan McGrady Catarina Macario 2019 Catarina Macario Naomi Girma Madison Haley Kiki Pickett 2020–21 Kiki Pickett 2021 Maya Doms Naomi Girma 2022 Maya Doms Elise Evans
NSCAA First Team All-Americans
1990 Julie Foudy 1991 Julie Foudy 1992 Julie Foudy Sarah Rafanelli 1993 Sarah Rafanelli 1994 Jessica Fischer 1995 Jessica Fischer
2002 Nicole Barnhart Marcia Wallis Callie Withers 2004 Nicole Barnhart 2008 Teresa Noyola Lindsay Taylor 2009 Kelley O'Hara 2010 Teresa Noyola Christen Press
2011 Camille Levin Teresa Noyola Lindsay Taylor 2012 Alina Garciamendez Rachel Quon 2015 Andi Sullivan 2016 Maddie Bauer Andi Sullivan 2017 Tierna Davidson Andi Sullivan Catarina Macario
2018 Alana Cook Jordan DiBiasi Catarina Macario 2019 Naomi Girma Catarina Macario Madison Haley Kiki Pickett 2021 Naomi Girma
Notable alumni
Current professional players
Nicole Barnhart (2000–2004) – Currently Goalkeeping Coach with Washington Spirit Lo'eau LaBonta (2011–2014) – Currently with Kansas City Current Chioma Ubogagu (2011–2014) – Currently with Dallas Trinity FC Jane Campbell (2013–2016) – Currently with Houston Dash and United States international Kyra Carusa (2014–2017) – Currently with HB Køge and Ireland international Mariah Lee (2014–2017) – Currently with Vancouver Rise FC Andi Sullivan (2014–2017) – Currently with Washington Spirit and United States international Jordan Baggett (2015–2018) – Currently with Denver Summit FC Alana Cook (2015–2018) – Currently with Kansas City Current Tierna Davidson (2016–2018) – Currently with Gotham FC and United States international Sam Hiatt (2017–2019) – Currently with Portland Thorns FC Catarina Macario (2017–2020) – Currently with Chelsea and United States international Belle Briede (2017–2021) – Currently with SK Slavia Prague Madison Haley (2017–2021) – Currently with Brighton & Hove Albion Kiki Pickett (2017–2021) – Currently with San Diego Wave FC Sophia Wilson (2018–2019) – Currently with Portland Thorns FC and United States international Naomi Girma (2018–2021) – Currently with Chelsea FC and United States international Sierra Enge (2018–2022) – Currently with RC Strasbourg Madison Ayson (2019–2022) – Currently with Sydney FC Maya Doms (2019–2023) – Currently with Sassuolo Kennedy Wesley (2019–2023) – Currently with San Diego Wave FC and United States international Amy Sayer (2020–2022) – Currently with Malmö FF and Australia international Ryan Campbell (2020–2023) – Currently with Gotham FC Avani Brandt (2021–2024) – Currently with HB Køge Nya Harrison (2021–2024) – Currently with San Diego Wave FC Samantha Williams (2021–2024) – Currently with HB Køge Andrea Kitahata (2021–2025) – Currently with Gotham FC Jasmine Aikey (2022–2025) – Currently with Denver Summit FC Elise Evans (2022–2025) – Currently with Chicago Stars FC Shae Harvey (2023–2025) – Currently with Portland Thorns FC
Other alumni Julie Foudy: 274 caps with the United States women's national team, team captain from 2000–2004. Two-time World Cup Champion (1991 & 1999). Three-time Olympic Medalist (Gold in 1996 & 2004, Silver in 2000). Inducted in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007. ESPN colour commentator. Nicole Barnhart: 54 caps with the United States women's national team. Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2008 & 2012). Named to two World Cup squads. Two-time NWSL Champion (2014 & 2015) with FC Kansas City. Named NWSL Goalkeeper of the year in 2013. Rachel Van Hollebeke (née Rachel Buehler): Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2008 & 2012). Won the Silver Medal at the 2011 World Cup. NWSL Champion in 2013 with the Portland Thorns. Attended Medical school at UC San Diego School of Medicine after retiring from professional soccer. Kelley O'Hara: Two-time World Cup Champion (2015 & 2019). 2012 Olympic Gold medalist. Named to the FIFA FIFPro Women’s World11 in 2019. Christen Press: Two-time World Cup Champion (2015 & 2019), scored a goal in both tournaments. 2016 Olympian and 2020 Olympic Bronze medalist. Became the first American to win the Damallsvenskan Golden Boot in 2013. Ali Riley: Captain of the New Zealand national team and has earned over 100 caps with New Zealand. Played in four World Cup tournaments and three Olympic Games. Three-time Damallsvenskan Champion. Tierna Davidson: Selected by the Chicago Red Stars with the first overall pick at the 2019 NWSL College Draft. 2019 World Cup Champion. Was the youngest player named to the United States roster for the 2019 World Cup.
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