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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 2 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 1 |
Record | 4–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Cagan Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Duke | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Florida State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7т Notre Dame | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Wake Forest | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of August 24, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC |
The 2025 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team represents Stanford University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinal are led by head coach Paul Ratcliffe, in his twenty-third season. They play their home games at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California. This is the team's 42nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 2nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinal finished the season 16–5–2 overall and 5–4–1 in ACC play to finish in tie for seventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the second seed in the Mississippi State Bracket. They defeated UC Santa Barbara in the First Round, UConn in the Second Round, and advanced in penalties verus second-seed Arkansas in the Round of 16 to reach the Quarterfinals. There they avenged a regular season loss to Notre Dame to advance to the College Cup. In the Semifinals they had a rematch with Wake Forest, but they again lost 1–0 to end their season.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Mia Crisera | 14 | MF | 5'7" | Freshman | Manhattan Beach, California | — |
Avani Brandt | 18 | DF | 5'6" | Senior | Syosset, New York | Graduated; signed professional contract with HB Køge [1] |
Nya Harrison | 23 | DF | 5'4" | Senior | San Diego, California | Graduated; signed professional contract with San Diego Wave FC [2] |
Samantha Williams | 25 | FW | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Laguna Beach, California | Graduated; signed professional contract with HB Køge [3] |
Kellie Pagador | 27 | DF | 5'6" | Senior | Roseville, California | Graduated |
Haley Craig | 30 | GK | 5'10" | Senior | Dexter, Michigan | Graduated; signed professional contract with Portland Thorns FC [4] |
Amalie Pianim | 31 | FW | 5'7" | ![]() | Burlingame, California | Transferred to USC [5] |
Aki Yuasa | 32 | MF | 5'5" | Junior | Charlotte, Vermont | — |
Lumi Kostmayer | 33 | FW | 5'11" | Junior | Southbury, Connecticut | Transferred to California [6] |
Source: [7]
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Caroline Birkel GK | ![]() | St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Amelia Bray FW | ![]() | Bainbridge Island, Washington | Crossfire Premier SC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lily Freer MF | ![]() | Alton, Illinois | St. Louis Scott Gallagher | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Ava Harrison MF | ![]() | San Diego, California | San Diego Surf | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brooke Holden MF | ![]() | Alpine, California | Rebels Soccer Club | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Noe Johnson MF | ![]() | Oakland, California | Lamorinda SC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Y-Lan Nguyen MF | ![]() | Fairfax, Virginia | Virginia Development Academy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alex Tay DF | ![]() | Bellevue, Washington | Seattle United | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Paul Ratcliffe |
Assistant Coach | Paul Hart |
Assistant Coach | Daisy Sanchez |
Assistant Coach | Brianna Visalli |
Director of Operations | Mike Davis |
Source: [16]
Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular Season | |||||||||||
August 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | San Francisco | W 7–0 | 1–0–0 | Cagan Stadium (1,241) Stanford, CA | ||||||
August 17* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 7 | No. 16 Santa Clara | W 5–1 | 2–0–0 | Cagan Stadium (1,801) Stanford, CA | ||||||
August 21* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | San Diego State | W 3–0 | 3–0–0 | Cagan Stadium (970) Stanford, CA | ||||||
August 24* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | Saint Mary's | W 4–1 | 4–0–0 | Cagan Stadium (970) Stanford, CA | ||||||
August 28* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Arizona | Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA | |||||||||
September 4* 7:00 p.m. | at USC | McAlister Field Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
September 7* 1:00 p.m. | at UCLA | Wallis Annenberg Stadium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
September 11 3:00 p.m., ACCN | at Clemson | Riggs Field Clemson, SC | |||||||||
September 14 10:00 a.m., ACCNX | at Pittsburgh | Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Boston College | Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA | |||||||||
September 28 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | Syracuse | Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA | |||||||||
October 9 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Virginia Tech | Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA | |||||||||
October 12 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | Virginia | Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA | |||||||||
October 16 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Florida State | Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL | |||||||||
October 19 9:00 a.m., ACCN | at Miami (FL) | Cobb Stadium Coral Gables, FL | |||||||||
October 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | SMU | Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA | |||||||||
October 30 3:00 p.m., ACCNX | at California Rivalry | Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Andrea Kitahata | Pre-season All-ACC Team | August 7 | [19] |
Mia Bhuta | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team | August 12 | [20] |
Elise Evans | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team | ||
Mia Bhuta | Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 14 | [21] |
Elise Evans | ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 1 | August 19 | [22] |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
United Soccer [23] | 7 | 2 (3) | Not released | |||||||||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer [24] | 2 | 1 |