2024 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team

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2024 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 13
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 16
Record9–5–6 (3–2–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Moane (5th season)
  • Jack Winter (2nd season)
  • Kevin McCarthy (1st season)
Home stadium Cagan Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Pittsburgh + 6 2 014 6 0
No. 9 Clemson + 5 2 115 3 4
No. 15 Duke + 4 1 311 4 4
No. 6 Wake Forest4 2 212 5 7
No. 5 SMU + 4 2 212 3 6
North Carolina + 4 3 19 4 5
No. 13 Stanford + 3 2 39 5 6
No. 17 Virginia + 3 3 211 7 3
No. 14 NC State + 3 3 210 5 5
Notre Dame 3 3 27 5 5
Syracuse 2 4 27 7 3
California 2 4 28 8 2
Boston College 1 4 35 5 6
Virginia Tech 1 5 27 6 4
Louisville 0 5 36 7 4
As of December 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team represented the Stanford University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach Jeremy Gunn, in his thirteenth season. They played their home games at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California. This was the teams first season playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. [1]

Contents

The Cardinal began the season ranked fifth overall and defeated San Jose State. However, they followed that with a loss to Denver, which saw them fall to thirteenth in the rankings. After the defeat, the Cardinal went on a six-game winning streak. They defeated two ranked teams in this span, second ranked Clemson and twenty-third ranked Notre Dame. They rose from thirteenth to fifth, third, and then number one in the rankings. The streak was broken at home versus Duke with a 2–2 tie. They fell to second in the rankings where they defeated Virginia. This would be the team's final regular season win, as they went on a six game winless streak to round out the regular season. The streak consisted of three ties, included one against fifteenth ranked SMU. Two of the three losses were against ACC teams, eleventh ranked North Carolina and rival California. The streak saw them fall from second in the rankings, to fifth, to seventh, and finally two twenty second. The end-of-season loss to California saw them drop out of the rankings.

The Cavaliers finished the regular season 8–4–4 after starting 7–1–0. They finished 3–2–3 in ACC play to finish in a seventh place. As the seventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated tenth seed Notre Dame, in a regular season re-match, in the First Round. Their Quarterfinal matchup was a re-match with second seed Clemson, who Stanford defeated during the regular season. The Tigers avenged that regular season loss and advanced to the Semifinals, while the Cardinal were eliminated from tournament contention. The Cardinal received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and they were the sixteenth overall seed. They earned a bye to the Second Round where they advanced over UC Santa Barbara in a penalty shoot-out 6–5. Their Third Round match against top seed Ohio State again went to penalties, but the Cardinal were defeated 2–4, ending their season. Their final overall record was 9–5–6. Their nine wins were their lowest since 2021, and only the third time that the team has finished with less than 10 wins under Jeremy Gunn.

Background

The Cardinal finished the season 11–4–5 overall and 3–2–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and they were the sixteenth overall seed. They defeated Missouri State in the Second Round and first seed Marshall before losing 2–0 to eventual champions and ninth seed Clemson in the Quarterfinals to end their season.

Player movement

Players leaving

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Nolan Evers5DF6'2"175 Redshirt.svg Senior Pasadena, California Graduated
Mark Fisher 6MF5'11"165 Redshirt.svg Senior Grand Blanc, Michigan Graduated
Layton Purchase16MF6'1"180Senior Denver, Colorado Graduated
Connor Evans17MF5'9"155 Redshirt.svg Junior Portland, Oregon Graduated
Aiden Weaver18MF5'7"140Senior Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Graduated
Ryan Dunn21DF5'11"172Senior Huntersville, North Carolina Graduated
Rafael Pfauser24DF6'3"175Freshman Munich, Germany
Eliot Jones30GK6'2"175Senior New Britain, Connecticut Graduated
James Swomley33GK6'6"195Graduate Student Newton, Massachusetts Graduated

Players arriving

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Nik White24DF6'2"185Graduate Student Port Moody, Canada Harvard
Louis Sterobo26DF6'2"182Graduate Student Odense, Denmark Saint Mary's

Source: [2]

Recruiting Class

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Alexander Chow
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Palo Alto, California San Jose Earthquakes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Eric Frintu
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Redmond, Washington Crossfire PremierStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Joe Moyer
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Yorba Linda, California Strikers FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Jordan Victor
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sacramento, California Sacramento Republic FC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Squad

Roster

As of 25 Sep 2024 [7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rowan Schnebly
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Adnan
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Palmer Bank
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Conner Maurer
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Hooper
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dylan Groeneveld
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Fletcher Bank
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Reilly
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackson Kiil
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Bohane
11 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Alfonso Tenconi-Gradillas
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shane de Flores
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Cleary
17 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Liam Doyle
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Duncan Jarvie
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Chow
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nico Rei McMillan
23 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kwabena Kwakwa
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nik White
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Moyer
26 DF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Louis Sterobo
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trevor Islam
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erik Frintu
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Takashi Sasaki
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Victor
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Morris
33 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laszlo Bollyky

Team management

NamePositionSeasons
Jeremy Gunn Head coach 13th
Ben MoaneAssistant coach5th
Jack WinterAssistant coach2nd
Kevin McCarthyAssistant coach1st

Source: [7]

Schedule

Source: [8]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
No. 5 San Francisco T  0–0  
Cagan Stadium (–)
Stanford, CA
August 11*
No. 5 Sacramento State W  2–0  
Cagan Stadium (–)
Stanford, CA
August 17*
No. 5 Cal Poly W  2–0  
Cagan Stadium (–)
Stanford, CA
Regular Season
August 22*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
No. 5 San Jose State W  2–1  1–0–0
Cagan Stadium (927)
Stanford, CA
August 25*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 Denver L  0–1  1–1–0
Cagan Stadium (1,074)
Stanford, CA
August 29*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 Cal State Fullerton W  5–0  2–1–0
Cagan Stadium (518)
Stanford, CA
September 1*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 Saint Mary's W  4–1  3–1–0
Cagan Stadium (1,286)
Stanford, CA
September 8
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5at No. 2  Clemson W  3–2  4–1–0
(1–0–0)
Riggs Field (6,179)
Clemson, SC
September 10*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 UC Riverside W  3–0  5–1–0
Cagan Stadium (752)
Stanford, CA
September 14
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3at No. 23  Notre Dame W  1–0  6–1–0
(2–0–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,172)
Notre Dame, IN
September 18*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 UC Davis W  1–0  7–1–0
Cagan Stadium (967)
Stanford, CA
September 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 Duke T  2–2  7–1–1
(2–0–1)
Cagan Stadium (2,268)
Stanford, CA
September 27
4:30 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2at  Virginia W  1–0  8–1–1
(3–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,446)
Charlottesville, VA
October 4
6:30 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 NC State T  0–0  8–1–2
(3–0–2)
Cagan Stadium (1,576)
Stanford, CA
October 11
5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5at No. 15  SMU T  2–2  8–1–3
(3–0–3)
Washburne Stadium (1,512)
Dallas, TX
October 17*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 2at San FranciscoL  0–2  8–2–3
Negoesco Stadium (1,500)
San Francisco, CA
October 21*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Pacific T  1–1  8–2–4
Cagan Stadium (1,566)
Stanford, CA
October 27
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7No. 11  North Carolina L  1–2  8–3–4
(3–1–3)
Cagan Stadium (1,984)
Stanford, CA
November 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22 California
Rivalry
L  0–1  8–4–4
(3–2–3)
Cagan Stadium (1,834)
Stanford, CA
ACC Tournament
November 8
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
(7)(10) Notre Dame
First Round
W  3–2  9–4–4
Cagan Stadium (768)
Stanford, CA
November 10
11:00 a.m., ACCN
(7)at (2) No. 7 Clemson
Quarterfinals
L  0–1  9–5–4
Riggs Field (2,036)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 24
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(16) UC Santa Barbara
Second Round
T  2–2 (6–5 PKs) 2OT9–5–5
Cagan Stadium (2,300)
Stanford, CA
December 1
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(16)at (1) No. 1  Ohio State
Third Round
T  0–0 (2–4 PKs) 2OT9–5–6
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1,136)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Zach Bohane Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 14 [9]
Shane de Flores ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 3 September 10 [10]
Fletcher Bank ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week – Week 5 September 24 [11]
Zach Bohane All-ACC First Team November 13 [12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [13] 513531 (8)2252722RVNot released13
TopDrawer Soccer [14] 463322243413161616

References

  1. "ACC votes to add Stanford, Cal, SMU: Conference presidents approve expansion to 18 schools". CBSSports.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. "Stanford bolsters 2024 men's soccer signing class with grad transfers and walk-ons". soccerwire.com. Stanford University Athletics. May 30, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  3. "Alexander Chow". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  4. "Eric Frintu". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  5. "Joe Moyer". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  6. "Jordan Victor". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "2024 Stanford Men's Soccer Roster". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  8. "2024 Men's Soccer Schedule". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  9. "Clemson Selected 2024 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  10. "Stanford's de Flores, ND's Bartlett Notch ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  11. "ACC Announces Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  12. "2024 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  13. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  14. "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.