2025 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team

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2025 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 2
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
Record4–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Hart (5th season)
  • Daisy Sanchez (4th season)
  • Brianna Visalli (2nd season)
Home stadium Cagan Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Pittsburgh  000 400 1.000
No. 2 Stanford  000 400 1.000
No. 17 Virginia  000 300 1.000
No. 1 Duke  000 200 1.000
No. 3 Florida State  000 200 1.000
Boston College  000 201 .833
No.Notre Dame  000 201 .833
Louisville  000 310 .750
Miami (FL)  000 310 .750
SMU  000 310 .750
Syracuse  000 310 .750
No. 15 Virginia Tech  000 310 .750
No. 10 Wake Forest  000 310 .750
California  000 211 .625
No. 12 North Carolina  000 220 .500
Clemson  000 111 .500
NC State  000 031 .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.

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Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Mia Crisera14MF5'7"Freshman Manhattan Beach, California
Avani Brandt 18DF5'6"Senior Syosset, New York Graduated; signed professional contract with HB Køge [1]
Nya Harrison 23DF5'4"Senior San Diego, California Graduated; signed professional
contract with San Diego Wave FC [2]
Samantha Williams 25FW5'4"Graduate Student Laguna Beach, California Graduated; signed professional contract with HB Køge [3]
Kellie Pagador27DF5'6"Senior Roseville, California Graduated
Haley Craig30GK5'10"Senior Dexter, Michigan Graduated; signed professional contract with Portland Thorns FC [4]
Amalie Pianim31FW5'7" Redshirt.svg Sophomore Burlingame, California Transferred to USC [5]
Aki Yuasa32MF5'5"Junior Charlotte, Vermont
Lumi Kostmayer33FW5'11"Junior Southbury, Connecticut Transferred to California [6]

Recruiting class

Source: [7]

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Caroline Birkel
GK
Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Scott GallagherStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Amelia Bray
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Bainbridge Island, Washington Crossfire Premier SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Lily Freer
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Alton, Illinois St. Louis Scott GallagherStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Ava Harrison
MF
Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California San Diego SurfStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Brooke Holden
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Alpine, California Rebels Soccer ClubStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Noe Johnson
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Oakland, California Lamorinda SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Y-Lan Nguyen
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Fairfax, Virginia Virginia Development AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Alex Tay
DF
Flag of the United States.svg Bellevue, Washington Seattle UnitedStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [15]

Squad

Roster

As of August 11, 2025 [16]

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
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alyssa Savig
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caroline Birkel
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
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Tay
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Emri
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Milly Bray
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erica Grilione
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Y-Lan Nguyen
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 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lily Freer
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maryn Wolf
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noe Johnson
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Harrison
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Holden
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Smith

Team management

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

Source: [16]

Schedule

Source: [17] [18]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
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. 7No. 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.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Andrea Kitahata Pre-season All-ACC Team August 7 [19]
Mia Bhuta Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First TeamAugust 12 [20]
Elise Evans Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team
Mia Bhuta Hermann Trophy Preseason WatchlistAugust 14 [21]
Elise Evans ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 1 August 19 [22]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [23] 72 (3)Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [24] 21

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