Stanford Cardinal women's lacrosse

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Stanford Cardinal women's lacrosse
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
Founded1995
University Stanford University
Head coachDanielle Spencer (6th season)
Stadium Laird Q. Cagan Stadium (capacity: 2952)
Location Palo Alto, California
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Nickname Cardinal
ColorsCardinal and white [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
Conference Tournament championships
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2024
Conference regular season championships
1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2024

The Stanford Cardinal women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing Stanford University as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They play their home games at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California.

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Head coach

The Cardinal are led by head coach Danielle Spencer. A four-year standout at Northwestern from 2006-10, Spencer was a member of three national championship teams (2007-09) and one national runner-up (2010) during her outstanding playing career.

Spencer finished her four seasons with the Wildcats having played in 83 games, making 65 starts. Her career totals ranked among the best in Northwestern's storied history as she departed with 193 goals (7th), 238 points (8th) and 203 draw controls (3rd). The 110 draw controls as a senior were the third-most by a collegiate player in NCAA history at the time. Under Spencer's guidance, Stanford swept the Pac-12 regular-season and tournament titles in three of the last four seasons (2021-22, 2024) while making three NCAA Tournament appearances. In five seasons on The Farm, Spencer has compiled a 49-25 overall record.

Spencer has produced six All-Americans during her tenure on The Farm: Ali Baiocco (2021 IWLCA Second Team), Ashley Humphrey (2022 IWLCA Third Team), Annabel Frist (2024 USA Lacrosse Third Team), Aliya Polisky (2024 USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention), Madison McPherson (2024 ILWomen Honorable Mention) and Lucy Pearson (2024 ILWomen Honorable Mention).

Since Spencer's arrival, multiple players have earned the following major conference awards: Pac-12 Attacker of the Year (2), Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (1), Pac-12 Draw Specialist of the Year (2), Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year (3) and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2).

A three-time conference coach of the year recipient, Spencer owns a 78-44 career overall record in eight seasons as a head coach, which includes a three-year stint at Dartmouth (29-19 overall).

Individual career records

Reference: [2]

RecordAmountPlayerYears
Goals229Ali Baiocco2018-22
Assists122Kelsey Murray2014-18
Points318Ali Baiocco2018-22
Ground balls173Laura Shane2005-08
Draw controls372Genesis Lucero2016-21
Caused turnovers104Katie Grube2001-04

Individual single-season records

Reference: [3]

RecordAmountPlayerYear
Goals62Ali Baiocco2022
Assists88 Ashley Humphrey 2022
Points124 Ashley Humphrey 2022
Ground balls69Hedy Born1998
Draw controls121Genesis Lucero2021
Caused turnovers36Katie Grube2003

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
NCAA Division I (Western Women's Lacrosse League)(1995–2001)
1995Kay Cowperthwait 20–59-01st
1996Kay Cowperthwait 10–124–7
1997Kay Cowperthwait 12-117-21st
1998Heidi Connor Igoe 11-58-01st
1999Heidi Connor Igoe 14-47-11st
2000Heidi Connor Igoe 7-103-31st
2001Michele Uhlfelder 13-56-01st
NCAA Division I (Mountain Pacific Lacrosse League)(2002–2003)
2002Michele Uhlfelder 11-78-01st
2003Michele Uhlfelder 14-44-01st
NCAA Division I (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation)(2004–2017)
2004Michele Uhlfelder 9-94-01st
2005Michele Uhlfelder 13-55-01st
2006Michele Uhlfelder 12-64-1T-1st NCAA First Round
2007Michele Uhlfelder 9-83-23rd
2008Michele Uhlfelder
Jennifer Norton/Adam Norton 		12-83-23rd
2009Amy Bokker 14-46-01st
2010Amy Bokker 15-65-12nd NCAA First Round
2011Amy Bokker 16-36-01st NCAA First Round
2012Amy Bokker 8-105-23rd
2013Amy Bokker 14-66-2T-2nd NCAA Second Round
2014Amy Bokker 14-57-22nd NCAA First Round
2015Amy Bokker 15-39-01st NCAA First Round
2016Amy Bokker 15-58-12nd NCAA Second Round
2017Amy Bokker 12-66-23rd
NCAA Division I (Pac-12 Conference)(2018–2024)
2018Amy Bokker 15-58-22nd NCAA First Round
2019Amy Bokker 13-67-33rd NCAA First Round
2020Danielle Spencer 3-41-1–
2021Danielle Spencer 11-17-01st NCAA First Round
2022Danielle Spencer 12-78-21st NCAA First Round
2023Danielle Spencer 10-88-22nd
2024Danielle Spencer 13-57-01st NCAA First Round
NCAA Division I (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2025–present)
2025Danielle Spencer 11–35–2
Total:345–165 (.676)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason Results

The Cardinal have appeared in 7 NCAA tournaments. Their postseason record is 2-7. [4]

YearSeedRoundOpponentScore
2006 --First Round#4 Northwestern L, 9-17
2010 --First Round#5 James Madison L, 8-9
2011 --First Round#4 Florida L, 11-13
2013 --First Round
Second Round		 Notre Dame
#2 Northwestern 		W, 8-7
L, 8-15
2014 --First Round Duke L, 8-13
2015 --First Round Florida L, 10-15
2016 --First Round
Second Round		 James Madison
#5 Southern Cal 		W, 9-8
L, 8-14
2018 --First Round Virginia L, 3-12
2019 --First Round Notre Dame L, 9-15
2021 --First Round Denver L, 13-15
2022 --First Round Jacksonville L, 8-20

References

  1. ↑ "Stanford Identity Toolkit: Color" . Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Women's Lacrosse Career Records". Go Stanford. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Women's Lacrosse Single Season Records". Go Stanford. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championships Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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