Cardinal Hosts Pitt Sunday – Stanford Cardinal

MATCH NOTABLES

Sunday’s match will be the first in program history between the Cardinal and Pitt … the pair share a common opponent so far this year in Cal State Fullerton, with Stanford recording a 1-0 shutout on August 25 and Pitt securing a 2-0 shutout on September 1

QUICK PASSES

• Stanford, ranked No. 2 in the nation to start the year, entered the week ranked No. 6 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer polls … spent three consecutive weeks ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll starting on September 2 after reaching the College Cup Final and closing the season ranked second in the nation a year ago … the top ranking was the first for Stanford since finishing the 2019 season as the national champion
• Stanford’s .273 goals against average is first in the ACC and third 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 46 of its last 48
• Six of Stanford’s last 15 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 117-5-9 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season
• Stanford has posted a shutout in eight of its first 11 matches of the season and has managed a clean sheet in 28 of its last 44 contests overall … .727 shutout percentage ranks first in the ACC and seventh in the nation … is 6-1-0 in matches decided by one goal this season, including having posted five 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 on September 17 … is a preseason All-ACC selection and earned a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List … TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI first team and tabbed the No. 3 player on TopDrawerSoccer’s…