PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-12 CONFERENCE 360 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107 // PAC-12.COM // 415.580.4200 For Immediate Release // Monday, August 18, 2014 Contact // Kyra Geithman ([email protected]) 2014 PAC-12 CONFERENCE WOMEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS Conference Overall TP W L T PCT HOME AWAY W L T PCT HOME AWAY NEUT STREAK Arizona 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Arizona State 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- California 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Colorado 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Oregon 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Oregon State 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Stanford 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- UCLA 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- USC 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Utah 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Washington 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Washington State 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- The Conference champion is determined by highest number of points (TP); Win = 3 pts, Tie = 1 pt, Loss = 0 pts. PAC-12 WOMEN’S SOCCER KICKS UPCOMING SCHEDULE OFF THIS WEEK (Times local to site) • The 2014 Pac-12 women’s soccer season begins this week, with all 12 Friday, August 22 league teams kicking off action on Friday, Aug. 22. Four games in total this COLORADO vs. Colorado State (1) ........................P12N ................. 4 p.m. MT week will be televised, including two games featuring reigning NCAA cham- ARIZONA at Florida International ..................................................... 7 p.m. ET pion UCLA. STANFORD at North Carolina (2) ..................................................... 7 p.m. ET CALIFORNIA vs. San Francisco ............................P12N .................. 5 p.m. PT • After a season that saw the third national championship all-time for the USC vs. Long Beach State (3) ......................................................... 5 p.m. PT Pac-12, league teams look to carry over the momentum into the 2014 OREGON at Wisconsin (4) ............................................................... 7 p.m. CT season. Leading the charge is UCLA, which was picked No. 1 in the NSCAA OREGON STATE at Stephen F. Austin ......................................... 7:30 p.m. CT preseason poll. STANFORD was selected sixth overall, as the Cardinal returns UCLA vs. Maryland ..............................................P12N .................. 7 p.m. PT nine starters and adds the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation according WASHINGTON vs. Kentucky ............................................................ 7 p.m. PT to TopDrawerSoccer.com. Three other Conference teams received votes in the UTAH at Oral Roberts ...................................................................... 8 p.m. CT poll: CALIFORNIA, COLORADO and WASHINGTON STATE. The Bruins were ARIZONA STATE vs. Texas (5) .........................................................6 p.m. HT also picked to finish first in the Conference by the Pac-12 coaches. Sunday, August 24 • The Pac-12 once again boasts some of the best women’s soccer talent on OREGON STATE at North Texas ..................................................... 11 a.m. CT the West Coast, as six players from the Conference were named to the MAC OREGON vs. UW-Milwaukee (4) .................................................... 12 p.m. CT Hermann Trophy watch list. UCLA had a national-best four honorees on the STANFORD vs. Duke (2) ................................................................. 1 p.m. ET list, while STANFORD had two. ARIZONA at Florida Gulf Coast ........................................................ 1 p.m. ET UTAH at Oklahoma ......................................................................... 1 p.m. CT • The Conference has always had talent from top to bottom, as was evidenced CALIFORNIA at Santa Clara ............................................................. 1 p.m. PT last year when three of the teams projected to finish in the bottom half of USC at San Diego (3) ...................................................................... 2 p.m. PT the league finished in the top half, particularly Washington State which was COLORADO vs. Northern Colorado (1) ............................................ 3 p.m. MT picked at 10th in the preseason but finished second overall. This season, UCLA vs. UC Irvine ..............................................P12N .................. 6 p.m. PT USC, which finished 11th in last year’s standings, was picked by coaches to ARIZONA STATE vs. Hawai’i (5) .......................................................5 p.m. HT finish fourth in the 2014 standings, while the Cougars were voted at sixth. Twenty-one of the Conference games last season went to overtime, and this year looks to bring in even more close contests. Monday, August 25 WASHINGTON STATE at BYU .................................................... 5:30 p.m. MT • This season, Pac-12 women’s soccer will receive unprecedented coverage with 69 games set to be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Networks, including 27 (1) Colorado Cup, Boulder, Colo.; (2) UNC Invitational, Chapel Hill, N.C.; (3) non-conference games to begin the year. For more information, including a USD Tournament, San Diego, Calif.; (4) Wisconsin Tournament, Milwaukee, complete TV schedule, visit www.pac-12.com. Wis.; (5) Outrigger Resorts Shootout, Honolulu, Hawai’i. P12N indicates televised content on Pac-12 Networks. PAC-12 VS. WOMEN’S SOCCER COACHES PICK UCLA AS 2014 OTHER CONFERENCES PRESEASON FAVORITE Atlantic Coast ...............................................0-0-0 WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - UCLA was voted by the league’s coaches to win the Pac-12 women’s soccer American Athletic .........................................0-0-0 crown in 2014, the Conference office announced today. The league coaches picked STANFORD to finish America East ................................................0-0-0 second behind the Bruins, followed by CALIFORNIA at third. It marks the second-straight year that the Atlantic 10 ...................................................0-0-0 Bruins, Cardinal and Golden Bears have finished in that order in the preseason polling. Big East .......................................................0-0-0 Big Sky ........................................................0-0-0 The Bruins come off of an historic season, winning the NCAA Championship for the first time in program Big Ten ........................................................0-0-0 history and ninth Pac-12 title all-time. With four players named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch Big 12 ..........................................................0-0-0 list and led by 2013 NSCAA Coach of the Year Amanda Big West ......................................................0-0-0 Cromwell, UCLA was also voted first in the nation in the NSCAA 2014 COACHES Colonial Athletic Association .........................0-0-0 preseason poll and looks to defend its NCAA and Pac-12 titles. Conference USA ..........................................0-0-0 POLL RESULTS Ivy League ...................................................0-0-0 The Cardinal, ranked sixth in the NSCAA preseason poll, Mid-American ..............................................0-0-0 brings back nine starters from last year’s team after finishing 1. UCLA (11) 121 Missouri Valley .............................................0-0-0 15-6-1 and advancing to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in last 2. Stanford (1) 110 Mountain West .............................................0-0-0 year’s Women’s College Cup. The Cardinal also brings in 3. California 91 Southeastern ................................................0-0-0 the top-ranked recruiting class in the country according to 4. USC 83 Southern ......................................................0-0-0 TopDrawerSoccer.com, and looks to reclaim the Pac-12 5. Colorado 78 Sun Belt .......................................................0-0-0 Championship after having won four-straight titles from 2009 6. Washington State 69 Western Athletic ...........................................0-0-0 to 2012. 7. Utah 67 West Coast ...................................................0-0-0 T8. Arizona State 51 Independent ................................................0-0-0 California advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th- T8. Washington 51 Total ............................................0-0-0 (.000) consecutive time last season, and looks to extend its streak 10. Arizona 33 after bringing in the fifth-ranked recruiting class in the nation 11. Oregon 22 12. Oregon State 16 PAC-12 SOCCER IN 2013 according to TopDrawerSoccer.com. The Golden Bears finished NCAA FINAL STATS 2014 with an 11-5-5 record and a first-round loss in the postseason tourney. TEAM Goals Against Average - UCLA, .296 7. Washington State, .500 PAC-12 COACHES 22. Stanford, .692 ARIZ .........................................TONY AMATO STAN...................................PAUL RATCLIFFE 23. Utah, .698 ................................................9-7-4/2nd Season .......................................194-43-21/12th Season ..............................Career NCAA Appearances: 2 ............................Career NCAA Appearances: 12 Shutout Percentage - Monmouth, .762 ..................................... NCAA Championships: 1 3. Washington State, .714 ASU ...........................................KEVIN BOYD 6. UCLA, .692 ...........................................63-60-16/8th Season UCLA ............................AMANDA