Season Begins at San Francisco – Stanford Cardinal

MATCH NOTABLES

Including a 4-0 victory last year, Stanford is outscoring San Francisco 85-9 over the 25 matches between the two teams … the Cardinal has managed 18 shutout wins vs. USF, including four straight … Stanford last allowed multiple goals to the Dons in a 3-2 victory at San Francisco on October 19, 1997 … the Cardinal is 10-0-0 under Paul Ratcliffe and has outscored San Francisco 47-3 in those 10 contests … the Dons are one of two Stanford opponents to have played 12+ matches against the Cardinal and lost every contest between the pair (Stanford is 12-0 vs. Cal Poly)

QUICK PASSES

• Stanford enters the season ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer preseason polls after reaching the College Cup Final and closing the season ranked second in the nation a year ago
• The loss to Florida State in the 2023 national championship match snapped a string of 36 consecutive unbeaten matches (30-0-6)
• Stanford made its 11th appearance in the College Cup, and its sixth appearance in the College Cup Final, last year … is 3-3 in national championship matches
• The Cardinal owns a 113-5-9 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season
• Stanford posted 14 shutouts and was 8-0-0 in games decided by one goal last season … has posted 20 shutouts in its last 33 contests
• The 4-0 victory over San Diego to start the 2023 season marked the third consecutive campaign that Stanford opened the year with a shutout (2-0 at Cal Poly in 2021 & 5-0 vs. Sacramento State in 2022)
• The Cardinal has won two of the last seven College Cups – most recently capturing the title in 2019
• Stanford carries a 17-match unbeaten streak in season openers (16-0-1), most recently defeating San Diego 4-0 in 2023
• Jasmine Aikey is a preseason All-ACC selection … was named 2023 Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year and United Soccer Coaches All-America and All-Region first team … was a semifinalist for the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy and a finalist for the Honda Award … was named Academic All-America second team and earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer’s Best XI first team a year ago … scored in nine of 25 matches in 2023, and after scoring in the final two in 2022, has scored in 11 of her last 27 matches entering this season … owns 16 goals in those 27 matches … contributed a point in 18 of the 25 matches in 2023, and scored in five of the final 16 … has scored six postseason goals in eight career NCAA Tournament matches … averaged 1.36 points per game last…