NC State Next – Stanford Cardinal

MATCH NOTABLES

Stanford won its only match againt NC State 2-0 on October 21, 1990 … that victory capped an East Coast swing that saw the Cardinal defeat Duke on the road 1-0 in overtime on October 20 … the Cardinal is searching for its first conference win as a member of the ACC

QUICK PASSES

• Stanford, ranked No. 2 in the nation to start the year, entered its third consecutive week ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer polls after reaching the College Cup Final and closing the season ranked second in the nation a year ago … is the top-ranked team in the nation for the first time since finishing the 2019 season as the national champion
• The Cardinal entered the week as one of just four teams with a perfect 1.000 win percentage, including the only team from the ACC, but suffered a 1-0 loss at No. 13 Wake Forest on Thursday in the ACC opener
• Stanford’s .333 goals against average is third in the ACC and eighth nationally
• The loss to Florida State in the 2023 national championship match snapped a string of 36 consecutive unbeaten matches (30-0-6), and Stanford is now unbeaten in 44 of its last 46
• Six of Stanford’s last 12 goals have come within six minutes of either the start of the match or second-half kickoff
• 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 116-5-9 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season
• Stanford has posted a shutout in six of its first nine matches of the season and has managed a clean sheet in 26 of its last 42 contests overall … is 5-1-0 in matches decided by one goal this season, including having posted four 1-0 shutouts
• The Cardinal went 4-0 in the month of August – outscoring opponents 8-1
• With a 1-0 victory at San Francisco to start the season, Stanford extended its unbeaten streak to 18 straight matches in season openers (17-0-1) and has posted 10 shutouts over the string … the victory marked the fourth consecutive campaign that Stanford opened the year with a shutout (2-0 at Cal Poly in 2021, 5-0 vs. Sacramento State in 2022 and 4-0 vs. San Diego in 2023)
• The Cardinal has won two of the last seven College Cups – most recently capturing the title in 2019
• Jasmine Aikey was named ACC co-Defensive Player of the Week this week … is a preseason All-ACC selection and earned a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List … TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best…