WOMEN’S SOCCER For the second-straight season, STANFORD went undefeated on the season to advance to the Women’s College World Cup Final. The Cardinal !nished as national runner-up for the second-straight season, losing to Notre Dame, 1-0. The Pac-10 saw seven of ten squads advance to the 2010 NCAA Tournament and this year’s Cinderella was WASHINGTON, who advanced to the quarter!nals, before losing a close one to Boston College, 1-0 in overtime. Stanford was the No. 1 seed overall in the tournament. Pac-10 Player of the Year, Stanford forward Christen Press broke former teammate Kelley O’Hara’s school single-season scoring record as she netted 26 goals on the season. For her efforts, Press won the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy, given to the best women’s collegiate soccer player in the country. Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors went to Stanford’s Paul Ratcliffe. 2010 FINAL2010 FINALPAC-10 PAC-10 CONFERENCE CONFERENCE WOMEN’S WOMEN’S SOCCER SOCCER STANDINGS STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL TP W L T PCT HOME AWAY W L T PCT HOME AWAY NEUT STREAK Stanford*^$ 27 9 0 0 1.000 4-0 5-0 23 1 2 .923 13-0 6-0-2 4-1 L1 Oregon State^ 21 7 2 0 .778 4-0 3-2 16 4 1 .786 6-0-1 6-3 4-1 L1 USC^ 16 5 3 1 .611 4-1 0-1-1 13 6 3 .659 7-2 4-3-2 2-1-1 L1 UCLA^ 15 5 4 0 .556 2-2 3-2 13 8 2 .609 8-3-2 4-4 1-1 L1 California^ 12 4 4 1 .500 4-1 0-3-1 9 6 5 .575 9-2-3 0-3-2 0-1 L1 Washington^ 12 4 5 0 .444 3-1 1-4 13 9 2 .583 5-1-1 6-7 2-1-1 L1 Arizona State^ 10 3 5 1 .389 2-2-1 1-3 9 8 3 .525 5-2-1 3-5-2 1-1 L2 Oregon 10 3 5 1 .389 2-2-1 0-3-1 7 10 3 .425 4-3-3 1-6 2-1 L2 Washington State 6 2 7 0 .222 2-3 0-4 7 13 0 .350 4-4 2-6 1-3 W1 Arizona 3 1 8 0 .111 1-3 0-5 5 13 2 .300 4-4-2 0-7 1-2 L5 * Conference Champion; ^ NCAA Tournament Participant; $ College Cup Participant 2010 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS First Round Second Round Quarterfinals STANFORD 3, Sacramento State 0 WASHINGTON 1, Portland 1 STANFORD 5, Florida State 0 UCLA 0, BYU 0 (4-3 UCLA Pks) (10-9 Washington Pks) Boston College 1, WASHINGTON 0 (OT) UC Irvine 2, ARIZONA STATE 1 STANFORD 2, Santa Clara 1 WASHINGTON 4, Oklahoma 0 UCLA 2, UCF 1 WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP USC 3, Illinois 1 Notre Dame 4, USC 0 Semifinals OREGON STATE 5, Memphis 0 Oklahoma State 2, OREGON STATE 1 STANFORD 2, Boston College 1 Duke 2, CALIFORNIA 1 Third Round Championship Game WASHINGTON 1, UC Irvine 0 (20T) Notre Dame 1, STANFORD 0 STANFORD 3, UCLA 0 STATISTICAL LEADERS HONORS INDIVIDUAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Points ..................................... Christen Press, STAN .....................60 Christen Press, Stanford Goals ...................................... Christen Press, STAN .....................26 Assists .................................... Teresa Noyola, STAN ......................12 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: ............................................... Courtney Wetzel, OSU ....................12 Jenna Richardson, Oregon State Goalie Saves ........................... Ashley Jett, ARIZ ..........................104 Goals Against Average ............. Emily Oliver, STAN .......................0.31 COACH OF THE YEAR: Paul Ratcliffe, Stanford TEAM Points ..................................... STAN ...........................................214 M.A.C. HERMANN TROPHY WINNER: Goals ...................................... STAN .............................................74 Christen Press, Stanford Assists .................................... STAN .............................................66 Goals Against Average ............. STAN ..........................................0.45 PAC-10 TOYO TIRES SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Christen Press, STANFORD 2010 ALL-PAC-10 CONFERENCE TEAM First Team ..............................................................Pos. ........................................Yr. ..........................................................................School Christen Press** .....................................................F .............................................Sr. ........................................................................ Stanford Sydney Leroux ........................................................F .............................................Jr. ............................................................................. UCLA Alex Morgan** ........................................................F .............................................Sr. .......................................................................California Teresa Noyola* .......................................................MF ..........................................Jr. ......................................................................... Stanford Kate Deines ............................................................MF ..........................................Jr. .................................................................... Washington Kylie Wright .............................................................MF ..........................................Sr. ............................................................................ UCLA Jen Stoltenberg .......................................................D/F ..........................................Sr. .......................................................................... Oregon Rachel Quon* .........................................................D .............................................So. ....................................................................... Stanford Lauren Barnes ........................................................D .............................................Sr. ............................................................................ UCLA Lindsay Taylor* .......................................................F .............................................Jr. ......................................................................... Stanford Colleen Boyd ...........................................................GK ...........................................Jr. ...................................................................Oregon State *two-time All-Pac-10 honoree **three-time All-Pac-10 honoree 46 2010-11 YEAR IN REVIEW WOMEN’S SOCCER 2010 ALL-PAC-10 CONFERENCE TEAM (CONTINUED) Second Team..........................................................Pos. ........................................Yr. ..........................................................................School Jenna Richardson ...................................................F .............................................Fr. ..................................................................Oregon State Chelsea Buckland ...................................................F .............................................So. .................................................................Oregon State Megan Ohai ............................................................F/MF .......................................Sr. .............................................................................. USC Megan Jesolva ........................................................MF ..........................................Sr. .......................................................................California Taylor McCarter .......................................................MF ..........................................So. ................................................................ Arizona State Mariah Nogueira .....................................................MF ..........................................So. ....................................................................... Stanford Courtney Verloo .......................................................D .............................................So. ....................................................................... Stanford Carter Haug ............................................................D .............................................Sr. .............................................................................. USC Courtney Wetzel ......................................................D .............................................Sr. ..................................................................Oregon State Alexandra Elston .....................................................MF ..........................................Sr. ................................................................. Arizona State Jorde LaFontaine-Kussmann ...................................GK ...........................................Jr. .................................................................... Washington HONORABLE MENTION: Lauren Battung (CAL, So., F/MF); Zakiya Bywaters (UCLA, So., F); Micaela Castain (WSU, Fr., F); Alyssa Davila (USC, Sr., MF); Alina Garciamendez (STAN, So., D); Camille Levin (STAN, Jr., F); Devin Marshall (ASU, Fr., F); Sarah Martinez (WASH, Jr., F); Emily Oliver (STAN, Fr., GK); Jazmin Ponce (ARIZ, Fr., F/MF); Jenna Richmond (UCLA, Fr., MF); Ashli Sandoval (USC, RS JR, MF/D); Brandi Vega (WSU, So., F) ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Name ............................................ Pos. ................................. School Date ....................Name/Pos. ................................................. School Jenna Richardson .......................... F ............................. Oregon State Aug. 24 ................Sydney Leroux/F ...........................................UCLA Elizabeth Eddy ............................... F/MF ....................................USC Aug. 31 ................Teresa Noyola/MF ........................................