For Immediate Release // Thursday, Dec. 12 2019 Contact // Nicole Mitchell ([email protected]) 2019 PAC-12 FINAL WOMEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS Conference Overall TP W L T PCT HOME AWAY W L T PCT HOME AWAY NEUT STREAK Stanford*^$ 33 11 0 0 1.000 6-0-0 5-0-0 24 1 0 .960 12-0-0 9-1-0 3-0-0 W1 UCLA^$ 24 8 3 0 .727 5-1-0 3-2-0 18 5 1 .771 11-1-0 6-3-0 1-1-1 L1 USC^ 21 7 4 0 .636 3-2-0 4-2-0 17 5 1 .795 9-2-0 6-2-1 2-0-0 L1 Washington^ 21 7 4 0 .636 4-2-0 3-2-0 12 7 2 .619 6-3-2 5-3-0 1-1-0 L1 California^ 18 5 3 3 .591 3-2-0 2-1-3 13 5 3 .690 8-3-0 5-2-3 0-0-0 L2 Washington State^$ 16 5 5 1 .500 3-1-1 2-4-0 16 7 1 .688 7-2-1 7-4-0 2-1-0 L1 Arizona^ 16 5 5 1 .500 4-2-0 1-3-1 12 7 1 .595 8-2-0 2-4-1 2-2-0 L2 Utah^ 12 3 5 3 .409 2-2-2 1-3-1 8 9 4 .476 5-2-3 3-7-1 0-0-0 L1 Oregon State 11 3 6 2 .364 1-4-1 2-2-1 11 6 2 .632 6-4-1 5-2-1 0-0-0 W1 Colorado^ 11 3 6 2 .364 1-2-2 2-4-0 12 8 2 .591 9-2-2 3-6-0 0-0-0 L1 Oregon 5 1 8 2 .182 0-4-1 1-4-1 5 9 5 .395 3-4-2 2-5-3 0-0-0 L3 Arizona State 2 0 9 2 .091 0-4-1 2-1-3 6 11 3 .375 3-5-2 2-6-1 1-0-0 L 6 * Pac-12 Champion, ^ NCAA Participant, $ NCAA College Cup Participant * – Conference champion is determined by highest number of points (TP); Win = 3 pts, Tie = 1 pt, Loss = 0 pts. THIS YEAR IN PAC-12 WOMEN’S SOCCER Stanford edged North Carolina in penalty kicks to capture the 2019 finalist. Last year, Stanford’s Catarina Macario took home collegiate soc- NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship and cap one of the Pac-12’s most cer’s top honor, marking the fifth Conference player to win the award, all successful campaigns in Conference history. The Cardinal’s title was its by Stanford players. The Cardinal have had five MAC Hermann Trophy third in program history, and the sixth all-time for Pac-12 women’s soc- winners, the second-most of any program. The Pac-12 had nine repre- cer programs including the Conference’s fifth in the last nine seasons. sentatives on the watch list and four semifinalists, tied for the most of any conference. This year’s winners will be announced on Jan. 3, 2020 Stanford advanced to its fifth all-time championship match by defeating at the MAC Hermann Trophy Banquet at the historic Missouri Athletic Conference rival UCLA, 4-1, in the semifinals. The Cardinal then battled Club in St. Louis. the Tar Heels, who had previously edged Washington State (2-1) in the semifinals, to a scoreless draw before posting a 5-4 advantage in penalty Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year l Catarina Macario etched her name in the kicks to hoist the hardware for the second time in the last three seasons. Pac-12 record books as she notched the most goals (32), assists (23) and points (87) in a season in Conference history. Macario’s 32 goals Pac-12 women’s soccer was dominant throughout the 2019 season as it this season are the eighth-most in NCAA history, while her 87 points accounted for: are tied for the third-most in NCAA history behind Mia Hamm (97) and • the nation’s best record during non-conference play (.815, 77-14-9) Christine Sinclair (88). • nine NCAA Tournament participants, equaling the most in league his- tory (2014) and tied for the most in the 2019 field The Pac-12 Conference announced the All-Pac-12 women’s soccer hon- • seven teams in the NCAA Second Round, equaling the most in league ors for the 2019 season, as determined by a polling of the Conference history (2014) coaches. USC’s Tara McKeown was voted Pac-12 Forward of the Year • four teams in the NCAA Third Round and Quarterfinals, the most in the and is the first Trojan to earn the honor. Stanford’s Catarina Macario was nation, for the first time in league history tabbed Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year, her third annual in three seasons, • three teams in the NCAA College Cup for the first time in league his- and fellow Cardinal Naomi Girma was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of tory, and just the third time by one conference in NCAA history (ACC the Year. California’s Angelina Anderson was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper - 2011, 2013). and Freshman of the Year and is the first player in Conference history to • the nation’s best record in NCAA postseason play (.696, 19-8-1) earn both honors. Washington head coach Lesle Gallimore was voted the Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Through 2019, Pac-12 holds an all-time record of 215-135-29 (.606) in the NCAA Tournament, owns six national championships and six-second The Pac-12 boasted the highest winning percentage for the last four place finishes. The Conference has won an NCAA title in five of the last weeks of non-conference play (.875, .857, .811), finishing with a com- nine seasons, and six of the last 13 years (USC ’07, STAN ’11, UCLA bined record of 76-14-9 for an .813 percentage, including 6-3 against ’13, USC ’16, STAN ’17, STAN ‘19). ranked sides. Oregon State and USC finished their non-conference slates undefeated, two of just seven Division I teams to not record a loss The MAC Hermann Trophy named two Pac-12 student-athletes as final- in non-conference play. The league posted strong impressive offensive ists UCLA’s Jessie Fleming and Stanford’s Catarina Macario, the 2018 results this fall finishing regular season play with the third-most assists MAC Hermann Trophy winner. Both were named United Soccer Coaches (382), fourth-most goals (414), and third-most shots (3,488) in the first-team All-Americans, first-team All-Region, and All-Pac-12 first team. country. This is the third-straight season two Pac-12 student-athletes were named 2019–2020 ARIZONA (12-7-1, 5-5-1) was selected with an at-large bid to make STANFORD (24-1-0, 11-0-0) earned its third NCAA national title this its program-best third-consecutive and seventh overall NCAA Tourna- season, topping North Carolina in penalty kicks (5-4) in the cham- ment appearance. The Wildcats topped TCU (1-0) in the first round pionship match. The Cardinal had an outstanding season, going before losing a heartbreaker to Penn State (4-3) in overtime. Arizona undefeated in Conference play and to claim its unprecedented fifth- at least 10 games for the third-straight season, knocking off two top- straight outright Pac-12 crown. The championship squad finished 15 teams (UCLA, Washington State) in one season for the first time in its fall run leading the country in nearly offensive category including program history. goals (102), assists (102), assists per game (0.923), points (306), points per game (12.75), shots per game (4.06), shots on goal per ARIZONA STATE (6-11-3, 0-9-2) started the season with five-straight game (12.17), winning percentage (.958) and scoring offense (4.25). victories for just the second time in ASU history, including two 7-1 Junior and Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year Catarina Macario led the wins (Central Arkansas, Tennessee Tech), en route for a 6-2-1 record Cardinal to program-best goal count this fall, netting 32 herself, the in non-conference play. The Sun Devils recorded 33 goals this sea- most in school and Pac-12 single-season history. son, the seventh most in the Conference and notched 28 assists, the sixth most in the league. UCLA (18-5-1, 8-3-0) advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the 11th time in program history, dropping its semifinal match to even- After finishing 11th in the league and missing the tournament in tual champion Stanford (4-1). The Bruins made their 22nd overall 2018, CALIFORNIA (13-5-3, 5-3-3) finished in fifth place in the Con- NCAA appearance and were seeded at No. 2 for the second-straight ference before heading to the NCAA Tournament for the 26th time in year. All-Pac-12 Freshman honoree Mia Fischel led the team in goals program history, first time since 2017. The Bears fell to Bay Area foe (14), points (31), and shots on goal (44) while First-Team All-Pac-12 Santa Clara (1-0) in overtime in the first round. The Bears allowed selection Ashley Sanchez recorded the most shots (73) and assists only 15 goals this season, the second least in the league, and were (15), equaling her own program single-season 2018. one of the last teams in the country to concede a goal as its backline was led by First Team All-Pac-12 center back Emily Smith and Pac- USC (17-5-1, 7-4-0) earned an at-large bid and No.