For Immediate Release // Friday, December 8, 2017 Contact // Heather Ward ([email protected]) 2017 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 10-0-0 7-1-0 7-0-0 W 22 UCLA^$ 25 8 2 1 .773 5-1-0 3-1-1 19 3 3 .820 12-1-1 7-1-1 0-1-1 L 1 USC^ 25 8 2 1 .773 4-1-0 4-1-1 15 3 2 .800 8-1-1 7-2-1 0-0-0 T 1 Arizona^ 23 7 2 2 .727 4-1-1 3-1-1 11 5 4 .650 11-5-4 7-2-2 0-2-1 L 1 California^ 19 6 4 1 .591 3-1-1 3-3-0 13 5 1 .711 8-1-1 5-4-0 0-0-0 L 3 Colorado^ 17 5 4 2 .545 1-3-1 4-1-1 12 6 4 .636 6-3-2 6-3-2 0-0-0 L 1 Washington State^ 13 4 6 1 .409 2-3-0 2-3-1 10 8 4 .545 6-3-1 4-5-2 0-0-1 L 1 Oregon State 10 3 7 1 .318 3-2-1 0-5-0 6 10 3 .395 4-4-3 2-6-0 0-0-0 W 2 Washington 9 2 6 3 .318 1-3-2 1-3-1 9 8 3 .525 4-4-2 3-4-1 2-0-0 T 1 Arizona State 8 2 7 2 .273 2-3-0 0-4-2 5 11 3 .342 3-6-1 1-4-2 1-1-0 L 1 Oregon 6 2 9 0 .182 2-3-0 0-6-6 8 11 0 .421 6-4-0 0-7-0 0-7-0 L 2 Utah 2 0 9 2 .091 0-4-2 0-5-0 5 11 3 .342 4-4-2 1-7-1 0-0-0 L 3 * Pac-12 Champion, ^ NCAA Participant, $ NCAA College Cup runner-up # NCAA Champion * – 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 was crowned the 2017 NCAA Women’s Soccer Champions, • ARIZONA STATE (5-11-3) started out the season 3-4-1 in non-conference capturing the national championship for the second time in program history. play and went 2-7-2 in league play for 10th in the Conference. The Sun Devils In the first-ever all-Pac-12 final, the Cardinal topped UCLA, 3-2, at the Orlando tied then-No. 11 California (1-1) in double overtime. Freshman keeper Nikki City Stadium, Orlando, Fla. Stanford’s title marked the fifth women’s soccer Panas made 76, seventh in ASU history for a single season, for an average crown for the Pac-12 and the 502nd NCAA team national championship for the 5.43 saves per game, a mark that ranked 48th in the nation and second in the members of the Conference of Champions. Pac-12. • Stanford and UCLA’s appearances marked the fourth time two Pac-12 • California (13-6-1) placed fifth in the Conference standings, finishing the programs reached the College Cup in the same season (2007, 2008, 2009, regular season at 19 points (6-4-1). The Bears wrapped up regular-season play 2017). The Pac-12 is now one of three leagues to capture consecutive NCAA with a No. 25 RPI and went 2-2 against top-25 opponents. Cal earned an at- women’s soccer national titles (ACC, WCC) with USC claiming the 2016 large bid for the program’s 25th overall postseason berth, tied for the fifth-most championship. NCAA Tournament appearances by any Division I women’s soccer team. The Golden Bears hosted Santa Clara in the first round of the NCAA Tournament • Seven Pac-12 teams earned berths to the NCAA Tournament with STANFORD and lost, 2-1, as 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist Indigo Gibson was red earning a No. 1 overall seed for the fourth-straight year and joined in the field by carded for a foul in the third minute. No. 2-seeded UCLA, No. 3-seeded USC, ARIZONA, COLORADO, CALIFORNIA and WASHINGTON STATE. Six teams advanced to the second record and three • Colorado (12-6-4, 5-4-2) closed out the regular season on a five-match winning making the Sweet Sixteen. streak, including three straight on the road, to finish sixth in the Conference with 17 points. The Buffs earned their 10th all-time NCAA Tournament berth and • The Pac-12 now holds an all-time record of 198-126-31 (.601) in the NCAA defeated in-state opponent and Summit League Champion Denver, 2-1, in the Women’s College Cup, with five national championships and five second-place first round. For the first time in Conference history, Jalen Tompkins earned finishes with the inclusion of 2017. The Conference finished the regular season three straight Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week honors, for the most consecutive with five teams ranked in the top-25 RPI, which was the second-most of any weekly awards. conference. • OREGON (8-11-0, 2-9-0) started the season strong going 6-2-0 in non- • STANFORD’s Catarina Macario was voted both Pac-12 Forward and Freshman conference play, including wins over Big 12 opponents Oklahoma (1-0) and of the Year, Andi Sullivan was named Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year, and Tierna Kansas State (2-0). Forward Marissa Everett led the Ducks in goals (five), Davidson tabbed Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. California’s Emily Boyd assists (four) and points (14) to earn all-Pac-12 third team. Hannah Taylor has was voted Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year. For the eighth time in the last 10 been named one of six finalists for Canada Soccer Women’s U-20 Player of the years, Stanford head coach Paul Ratcliffe was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year as the freshman defender played on the U-20 Women’s National Team for Year. the Three Nations Tournament in Australia. • Arizona (11-5-4) was the surprise competitor this year, finishing fourth in the • OREGON STATE (6-10-3, 3-7-1) started off the season going 3-3-2 and Conference with 23 points and a 7-2-2 record after being selected to finish capped its campaign with a win over Civil War rival Oregon for the second year tenth in the Pac-12 coaches preseason poll. Arizona went undefeated in its last in a row. The Beavers led the Conference in saves with 112 stops, including 97 seven league matches for the second-longest win streak in program history and by senior Bella Geist, for 5.89 average saves per game. Oregon State had an most Conference wins with seven. Marquee victories included defeating then- impressive 14 players earn Pac-12 All-Academic honors, while redshirt senior No. 16 Oklahoma and No. 11 Cal as well as a draw with No. 1 UCLA. The team Kathryn Baker and sophomore Nicole Nickerson both earned Pac-12 second- earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the program’s fifth all-time team recognition. Baker was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District trip to the postseason. The Wildcats beat TCU, 2-1, at home before falling to Team. Florida State in the second round. 2017–2018 • Stanford (24-1-0) the 2017 NCAA National Champions, also captured its • UTAH (5-11-3) started off the season 5-2-1 in non-conference play, highlighted third-straight Pac-12 crown with an undefeated 11-0-0 league record for the by a win over intra-state rival Utah State (2-0). The Utes ranked No. 20 in the program’s 12th all-time Conference title. The Cardinal finished a late-August United Soccer Coaches preseason poll and peaked at No. 17 over a span of six loss at Florida shy of a perfect season (24-1-0), closing the campaign with 22 weeks. Junior Paola van der Veen was named to the Pac-12 second team. The consecutive wins, tying for the 15th-longest win streak in NCAA DI women’s Netherlands native earned her second Pac-12 postseason honor after being soccer history. named to the All-Freshman team in 2015. • The Cardinal was the national leader in scoring offense (3.67), goals (88), • WASHINGTON (9-8-3) went 7-2-0 in non-conference play before finishing assists (87) and winning percentage (0.960). In 2017 Stanford won its second ninth in the Conference at (2-6-3). The Huskies recorded their third winning NCAA title in its fourth-ever championship match and eighth appearance in the season in the last four years. Washington allowed only 15 goals all year for the College Cup, now owning6-5-1 record in the Final Four. The Cardinal joined second-fewest in program history, trailing only the 12 goals against in 2001. North Carolina (21 titles), Notre Dame (3), Portland (3) and USC (2) as the only Kimberly Keever made her fourth consecutive appearance on the All-Pac-12 multiple winners of the College Cup. teams with a Third Team selection and Jessica Udovich was named to the All- Region team.