2024 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team

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2024 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 14т
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 11
Record13–4–1 (5–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Hart (4th season)
  • Daisy Sanchez (3rd season)
  • Brianna Visalli (1st season)
Home stadium Cagan Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025  
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Duke  901 .9501411 .906
No. 3 Wake Forest  721 .7501232 .765
No. 6 Florida State  721 .7501222 .813
No. 8 North Carolina  730 .7001440 .778
No. 12 Virginia Tech  622 .7001143 .694
No. 13 Notre Dame  514 .7001124 .765
California  541 .5501252 .684
No. 14т Stanford  541 .5501341 .750
Virginia  550 .5001250 .706
Boston College  442 .5001252 .684
Pittsburgh  352 .400963 .583
Louisville  253 .350765 .528
SMU  262 .300692 .412
Clemson  271 .250683 .441
Miami (FL)  163 .250584 .412
NC State  163 .2504104 .333
Syracuse  091 .0506102 .389
Conference champion
2024 ACC Tournament champion
As of October 31, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team represent Stanford University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinal are led by head coach Paul Ratcliffe, in his twenty-second season. They play their home games at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California. This is the team's 41st season playing organized women's college soccer and their 1st playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 20–1–4 overall and 8–0–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the second seed in the UCLA Bracket. They defeated Pepperdine in the First Round, seventh-seed South Carolina in the Second Round, and sixth-seed Mississippi State in the Round of 16 to reach the Quarterfinals. There they defeated fifth-seed Nebraska in overtime to advance to the College Cup. In the Semifinals they defeated BYU 2–1 to reach the final. Stanford entered the final undefeated, but lost 5–1 to Florida State and finished runner up. [1]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Ryan Campbell1GK5'11"Senior Laguna Beach, California Graduated
Katie Duong 6MF5'4"Graduate Student Portland, Oregon Graduated; drafted 53rd overall
in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Astrid Wheeler9MF5'5"Senior Atlanta, Georgia Graduated
Maya Doms 10MF5'6"Graduate Student Davis, California Graduated; drafted 8th overall
in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Catherine Paulson11MF/FW5'7" Redshirt.svg Junior Los Altos, California Graduated
Mia Watanabe13FW5'7"Senior Kaneohe, Hawaii Graduated
Julia Leontini14MF5'7"Senior Danville, California Graduated
Kennedy Wesley 15DF5'5"Graduate Student Rossmoor, California Graduated; drafted 12th overall
in the 2024 NWSL Draft
Sarah Paulson16DF5'7" Redshirt.svg Junior Los Altos, California Graduated
Esha Gupta26DF5'7" Redshirt.svg Freshman Mountain View, California


Recruiting class

Source: [2]

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Elizabeth Boamah
FW
Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California San Diego Surf SC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Maria Crisera
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Manhattan Beach, California Beach FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Ella Emri
DF
Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California San Diego Surf SC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kaiya Jota
GK
Flag of the United States.svg Pasadena, California LA Breakers FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Eleanor Klinger
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland, Ohio Internationals SC (OH)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Charlotte Kohler
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Woodside, California Mountain View Los Altos SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Sophie Murdock
DF
Flag of the United States.svg Los Altos, California Mountain View Los Altos SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Samantha Smith
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Boise, Idaho Boise ThornsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Jaden Thomas
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, Texas FC Dallas (ECNL)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Squad

Roster

[12]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alyssa Savig
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elise Evans
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allie Montoya
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Freya Spiekerkoetter
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shae Harvey
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Murdock
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lizzie Boamah
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Bhuta
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaden Thomas
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlotte Kohler
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eleanor Klinger
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jasmine Aikey
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sammy Smith
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Crisera
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Emri
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erica Grilione
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Avani Brandt
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrea Kitahata
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joelle Jung
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaiya Jota
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nya Harrison
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maryn Wolf
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samantha Williams
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kellie Pagador
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Smith
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Haley Craig
31 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amalie Pianim
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aki Yuasa
33 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lumi Kostmayer

Team management

PositionStaff
Head Coach Paul Ratcliffe
Assistant CoachPaul Hart
Assistant CoachDaisy Sanchez
Assistant Coach Brianna Visalli
Director of OperationsMike Davis

Source: [12]

Schedule

Source: [13] [14]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
6:30 p.m.
No. 2at  San Jose State  None reported [15]  
Spartan Soccer Complex
San Jose, CA
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 15*
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 2at  San Francisco W  1–0  1–0–0
Negoesco Stadium (858)
San Francisco, CA
August 18*
1:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
No. 2 UC Irvine W  3–0  2–0–0
Cagan Stadium (1,427)
Stanford, CA
August 22*
7:00 p.m., MW
No. 2at  San Diego State W  3–1  3–0–0
SDSU Sports Deck (937)
San Diego, CA
August 25*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2at  Cal State Fullerton W  1–0  4–0–0
Titan Stadium (1,207)
Fullerton, CA
September 1*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Washington State W  2–0  5–0–0
Cagan Stadium (1,831)
Stanford, CA
September 5*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1at  Saint Mary's W  1–0  6–0–0
Saint Mary's Stadium (527)
Moraga, CA
September 8*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 USC W  2–1  7–0–0
Cagan Stadium (1,887)
Stanford, CA
September 15*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1at No. 11  Santa Clara W  1–0  8–0–0
Stevens Stadium (2,004)
Santa Clara, CA
ACC Regular season
September 19
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1at No. 13  Wake Forest L  0–1  8–1–0
(0–1–0)
Spry Stadium (1,229)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 22
10:00 a.m., ACCNX
No. 1at  NC State W  2–0  9–1–0
(1–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (786)
Raleigh, NC
September 26
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 Miami (FL) W  1–0  10–1–0
(2–1–0)
Cagan Stadium (1,767)
Stanford, CA
September 29
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6 Pittsburgh T  1–1  10–1–1
(2–1–1)
Cagan Stadium (1,835)
Stanford, CA
October 5
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9at  SMU W  2–1  11–1–1
(3–1–1)
Washburne Stadium (1,037)
Dallas, TX
October 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7No. 1  Duke L  1–4  11–2–1
(3–2–1)
Cagan Stadium (2,348)
Stanford, CA
October 13
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7No. 2  North Carolina W  1–0  12–2–1
(4–2–1)
Cagan Stadium (2,087)
Stanford, CA
October 17
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 6at  Louisville W  1–0  13–2–1
(5–2–1)
Lynn Stadium (325)
Louisville, KY
October 20
11:00 a.m., ACCN
No. 6at No. 12  Notre Dame L  0–3  13–3–1
(5–3–1)
Alumni Stadium (901)
Notre Dame, IN
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 14т California L  2–3  13–4–1
(5–4–1)
Cagan Stadium (1,561)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Elise Evans Pre-season All-ACC Team August 8, 2024 [16]
Jasmine Aikey
Elise Evans Pre-season Hermann Trophy Watchlist August 15, 2024 [17]
Jasmine Aikey
Jasmine Aikey ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 5 September 17, 2024 [18]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [19] 2221 (6)1 (8)1 (8)69761214тNot released
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 2221116755911


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