2009 STANFORD Women’S SOCCER Women’s Soccer Contact: David Kiefer Email: [email protected] • Office Phone: (650) 736-7921 • Cell Phone: (650) 759-0258 2009 Schedule (13-0, 2-0) Stanford Faces Crucial Weekend Date Opponent Time AUGUST... Top-ranked Cardinal takes on No. 15 USC, No. 3 UCLA 23 (Sun.) at Hawai’i W, 6-2 Friday 28 (Fri.) at Cal Poly W, 2-1 30 (Sun.) San Diego State W, 5-2 No. 15 USC (10-3, 2-0) at No. 1 Stanford (13-0, 2-0), 7 p.m. SEPTEMBER... Sunday 4 (Fri.) at UNC Greensboro (1) W, 1-0 No. 3 UCLA (11-1-1) at Stanford, 1 p.m. 6 (Sun.) Virginia Tech (1) W, 5-0 11 (Fri.) Purdue (2) W, 2-1 13 (Sun.) Notre Dame (2) W, 2-0 18 (Fri.) Colorado (3) W, 4-0 This Week 20 (Sun.) Wisconsin (3) W, 6-0 Stanford, the nation’s No. 1 team, plays No. 15 USC and No. 3 UCLA in a pair 27 (Sun.) at Saint Mary’s W, 1-0 of matches crucial to the Pacific-10 Conference race. Stanford carries a 13-match winning streak into the weekend, while USC has won nine in a row and defending OCTOBER... conference champion UCLA has won 11 straight. Both Stanford and UCLA reached 1 (Thu.) at Santa Clara W, 6-2 9 (Fri.) at Oregon State* W, 3-0 the NCAA College Cup semifinals last season. 11 (Sun.) at Oregon* W, 5-1 16 (Fri.) USC* 7 p.m. Game Coverage 18 (Sun.) UCLA* 1 p.m. There will be no live stats, but a premium webcast is available on gostanford.com 23 (Fri.) at Washington State* 3 p.m. via CardCam, with Kevin Danner and Tim Schwartz on the call. KZSU-FM (90.1) 25 (Sun.) at Washington* noon will provide live radio broadcasts, with Scott Bland on the call. Friday’s match will 30 (Fri.) Arizona State* 7 p.m. be Internet only and accessed at http://kzsulive.stanford.edu. Press play on the tool bar next to KZSU-2. Sunday’s match will be on the air and the Internet, at KZSU-1. NOVEMBER... 1 (Sun.) Arizona* 1 p.m. 8 (Sun.) California* 1 p.m. The Pac-10 Race The four playing each other this weekend -- Stanford, California, USC and All times listed are Pacific UCLA -- have jumped ahead in the Pac-10 race after going 2-0 to open the confer- (1) UNCG Spartan Classic; Greensboro, N.C. ence season. Each is ranked among the NSCAA Top 25, including Cal at No. 21. (2) Santa Clara Classic; Santa Clara, Calif. UCLA visits Cal on Friday, with USC heading to Berkeley for a Sunday match. (3) Stanford Nike Invitational; Stanford, Calif. * Pacific-10 Conference Road Warriors (11,234 miles) bold indicates home game Stanford’s best-ever start (13-0) was achieved despite playing only three times at home. The Cardinal has traveled to Hawaii, North Carolina and Oregon, in addition NSCAA Rankings to three Northern California cities. Total mileage: 11,234. Stanford will play five of Rank Team LW Record its final seven regular season matches at home. 1. Stanford 1 13-0-0 2. North Carolina 2 11-1-1 Stanford: The Nation’s Top Scoring Team 3. UCLA 3 11-1-1 Stanford leads the nation in scoring offense, averaging 3.69 goals per match, just 4. Portland 4 12-1-0 ahead of Nebraska, at 3.57. Stanford has outscored opponents 48-9, and is closing 5. South Carolina 7 13-0-1 in on its 2008 school record of 71 goals. The Cardinal, incredibly, has scored 35 of 6. Wake Forest 11 10-2-1 7. Notre Dame 8 10-3-1 its goals in the second half. Overall, Stanford has scored at least five goals six times. 8. Boston College 6 11-2-0 Individually, Kelley O’Hara (15 goals) and Christen Press (12) form the nation’s top 9. Florida State 5 10-2-1 goal-scoring tandem. No other school has two players with more than eight. 10. Rutgers 10 10-2-3 11. Florida 14 10-4-1 National Leaders 12. Central Florida 16 10-3-1 Stanford is among the national statistical leaders in the following categories: 13. Maryland 19 10-2-1 • Won-Lost-Tied Percentage: 1, Stanford, 1.000 14. Texas A&M 17 9-4-1 • Goals Per Game (Team): 1, Stanford, 3.69 15. USC 23 10-3-0 • Goals Per Game (Individual): 3, Kelley O’Hara, 1.154 (15) Also: 16, Virginia Tech (10-3-0) and LSU (9-3- 2); 18, Purdue (7-3-3); 19, Ohio State (10-2-1); • Assists Per Game: 3, Christen Press, 0.77 (10) 20, Santa Clara (8-5-1). • Points Per Game: 3, Kelley O’Hara, 2.77; 4, Christen Press, 2.62 Quick Facts 2009 Roster General Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) Location: Stanford, Calif. 1 Kira Maker GK 5-9 Jr. Potomac, Md. (Thomas S. Wootton) Enrollment: 15,140 (6,812 undergrad) 2 Camille Levin D/MF 5-3 So. Newport Coast, Calif. (Tarbut V’ Torah) Nickname: Cardinal 3 Ali Riley D 5-5 Sr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake) Colors: Cardinal and White 4 Alina Garciamendez D 5-8 Fr. Fairview, Texas (Ursuline Academy) Home Field (capacity): 5 Courtney Verloo F 5-9 Fr. Tualatin, Ore. (Tualatin) Laird Q. Cagan Stadium (2,000) 6 Alicia Jenkins D 5-4 Sr. Diamond Springs, Calif. (Union Mine) Conference: Pacific-10 7 Teresa Noyola MF 5-3 So. Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto) President: Dr. John L. Hennessy 8 Lindsay Dickerson GK 5-9 Fr. Los Gatos, Calif. (St. Francis) Athletics Director: Bob Bowlsby 9 Lindsey Forte MF/D 5-5 So. Winnetka, Calif. (El Camino Real) Sport Administrator: Earl Koberlein 10 Kristin Stannard MF 5-4 Sr. Midlothian, Va. (Clover Hill) Faculty Athletic Rep.: Ellen Markman 11 Rachel Quon D 5-2 Fr. Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) 12 Aly Gleason GK 5-10 Fr. Atwater, Calif. (Buhach Colony) Athletics Web site: gostanford.com 13 Katie Riley D 5-6 RS Jr. Manteca, Calif. (St. Mary’s) 14 Nina Watkins MF 5-8 Fr. San Francisco, Calif. (University) Soccer Staff 15 Katie Finley F/MF 5-7 RS Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Francis Parker) Head Coach: Paul Ratcliffe (UCLA, 1994) 16 Shira Averbuch MF 5-10 So. Upper Montclair, N.J. (Montclair) Record at Stanford: 98-33-16 (6-plus seasons) 17 Lindsay Taylor F 5-7 So. Los Altos, Calif. (Castilleja) Career Record: 153-67-23 (11-plus seasons) 18 Kristy Zurmuhlen MF 5-8 So. Walpole, N.H. (Fall Mountain Regional) Assistant Coach: Jay Cooney (7th season) 19 Kelley O’Hara F 5-5 Sr. Fayetteville, Ga. (Starr’s Mill) Assistant Coach: Theresa Wagner (2nd) 20 Mariah Nogueira MF 5-8 Fr. Westminster, Calif. (Marina) Volunteer Asst. Coach: Nicole Barnhart 21 Hillary Heath MF/F 5-8 RS Sr. Seattle, Wash. (James A. Garfield) Student Assistant Coach: Marisa Abegg 22 Allison McCann MF 5-5 Jr. Carlsbad, Calif. (La Costa Canyon) Trainer: Kevin Robell 23 Christen Press F 5-7 Jr. Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Chadwick) Strength and Conditioning: Lesley Chandler 24 Morgan Redman MF 5-7 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) 25 Madeleine Thompson D 5-8 Fr. Corvallis, Ore. (Corvallis) Team Information 26 Annie Case D 5-7 Fr. Washington, D.C. (Maret School) 2008 Record: 22-2-1 27 Marjani Hing-Glover F 5-7 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) 2008 Postseason Finish: NCAA Semifinals 2008 Pac-10 Record (Finish): 8-1 (2nd) 2008 Final Ranking: 4 (NSCAA) Stanford Streaks Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 • Regular season winning and unbeaten streak (15) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 17/7 • Overall winning and unbeaten streak (13) Newcomers: 10 • Home unbeaten streak (17) First Season of Soccer: 1984 • Home winning streak (13) NCAA Tournament Appearances: 18 Conference Championships: 5 Friday’s Opponent: USC No. 15 USC (10-3, 2-0) has won nine straight, including the past four by shutout. Athletic Communications Senior goalkeeper Kristin Olsen is now the school’s all-time leader in shutouts, with Women’s Soccer Contact: David Kiefer Office Phone: (650) 736-7921 26. USC opened Pac-10 play with a 1-0 victory over Arizona State, followed by a Cell Phone: (650) 759-0258 2-0 triumph over Arizona, both at home. Junior midfielder Alyssa Davila has been a E-mail: [email protected] force, with one goal and three assists in a 4-0 victory over No. 25 San Diego, and a Media Relations Fax: (650) 725-2957 team-leading 16 points. Mailing Address: Stanford Athletic Communications The USC Series Arrillaga Family Sports Center Stanford holds an 11-3-3 series lead, but has won only one of the past four meet- 641 E. Campus Dr. ings. Stanford has not beaten USC at home since a 2-0 victory in 2003, and the Stanford, CA 94305-6150 Cardinal is 4-2-2 all-time at home in the series. Pac-10 Standings Sunday’s Opponent: UCLA (through Oct. 7) UCLA (11-1-1, 2-0) rebounded from a 7-2 season-opening loss to North Carolina and a draw against San Diego in its next match to embark on an 11-match winning Team Overall Conf. streak that has brought the Bruins back up to No. 3 in the NSCAA rankings. Senior Stanford 13-0-0 2-0-0 forward Lauren Cheney is second on the school’s all-time lists in points (143) and UCLA 11-1-1 2-0-0 goals (60).