Stanford Cardinal women's soccer

Stanford Cardinal women's soccer
2025 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team
Founded	1984
University	Stanford University
Athletic director	John Donahoe
Head coach	Paul Ratcliffe (23rd season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Stanford, California
Stadium	Laird Q. Cagan Stadium (Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname	Cardinal
Colors	Cardinal and white [1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament championships
2011, 2017, 2019
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2009, 2010, 2023
NCAA Tournament College Cup
1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
Conference Regular Season championships
1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

The Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team represents Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I soccer. Home games are played at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium, located on the university's campus in Palo Alto. Paul Ratcliffe has coached the Cardinal since 2003, winning Pac-12 Coach of the Year eight times. ^[2] During his tenure as head coach, the team won the 2011, 2017, and 2019 national championships, and nine Pac-12 titles, played in nine College Cup tournaments, and reached five NCAA Division I tournament finals. ^[2]

Five Stanford Cardinal players have been awarded the Hermann Trophy, which is awarded annually to the top college soccer player: Kelley O'Hara (2009), Christen Press (2010), Teresa Noyola (2011), Andi Sullivan (2017) and Catarina Macario (2018).

Players

As of August 11, 2025 ^[3]

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. Nation Player 0 GK   USA Alyssa Savig 1 GK   USA Caroline Birkel 2 DF   USA Elise Evans 3 FW   USA Allie Montoya 4 DF   USA Freya Spiekerkoetter 5 MF   USA Shae Harvey 6 DF   USA Sophie Murdock 7 DF   USA Lizzie Boamah 8 MF   USA Mia Bhuta 9 FW   USA Jaden Thomas 10 MF   USA Charlotte Kohler 11 MF   USA Eleanor Klinger 12 MF   USA Jasmine Aikey 13 DF   USA Sammy Smith

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF   USA Alex Tay 15 DF   USA Ella Emri 16 MF   USA Milly Bray 17 FW   USA Erica Grilione 18 MF   USA Y-Lan Nguyen 20 FW   USA Andrea Kitahata 21 MF   USA Joelle Jung 22 GK   USA Kaiya Jota 23 MF   USA Lily Freer 24 FW   USA Maryn Wolf 25 MF   USA Noe Johnson 26 FW   USA Ava Harrison 27 MF   USA Brooke Holden 28 DF   USA Logan Smith

Statistics

All-time record

Sources: ^[4]

Stanford celebrates after a goal vs Arizona in 2011

Year	Head Coach	Overall	Conference	Conference Standing	NCAA Tournament
1984	Helen Keohane	7–7–0
1985	Helen Keohane	5–12–1
1986	Helen Keohane	3–12–1
1987	Berhane Anderberhan	4–10–4
1988	Berhane Anderberhan	13–4–2
1989	Berhane Anderberhan	11–5–3
1990	Berhane Anderberhan	15–3–1			NCAA First Round
1991	Berhane Anderberhan	17–2–0			NCAA Second Round
1992	Berhane Anderberhan	17–2–1			NCAA Second Round
1993	Ian Sawyers	18–2–2	3-1-0	1st	NCAA Semifinals
1994	Ian Sawyers	16–2–2			NCAA Second Round
1995	Ian Sawyers	16–4–0	7-0-0	1st	NCAA First Round
1996	Steve Swanson	12–9–0	6-1-0	1st	NCAA First Round
1997	Steve Swanson	11–7–1	6-2-1	3rd
1998	Steve Swanson	11–7–2	5-4-0	5th	NCAA First Round
1999	Steve Swanson	15–5–1	7-1-1	1st	NCAA Third Round
2000	Andy Nelson	14–6–1	6-3-0	4th	NCAA Second Round
2001	Andy Nelson	15–4–2	6-2-1	2nd	NCAA Third Round
2002	Stephanie Erickson, Paul Sapsford	21–1–1	9-0-0	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
2003	Paul Ratcliffe	10–9–2	5-3-1	3rd	NCAA First Round
2004	Paul Ratcliffe	13–6–3	4-3-2	4th	NCAA Second Round
2005	Paul Ratcliffe	10–7–3	4-3-2	4th	NCAA First Round
2006	Paul Ratcliffe	15–6–2	6-2-1	3rd	NCAA Third Round
2007	Paul Ratcliffe	15–3–5	5-1-3	3rd	NCAA Third Round
2008	Paul Ratcliffe	22–2–1	8-1-0	2nd	NCAA College Cup Semifinals
2009	Paul Ratcliffe	25–1–0	9-0-0	1st	NCAA College Cup Runner-up
2010	Paul Ratcliffe	23–1–2	9-0-0	1st	NCAA College Cup Runner-up
2011	Paul Ratcliffe	25–0–1	11-0-0	1st	NCAA College Cup Champion
2012	Paul Ratcliffe	21–2–1	11-0-0	1st	NCAA College Cup Semifinals
2013	Paul Ratcliffe	15–6–1	6-5-0	4th	NCAA Third Round
2014	Paul Ratcliffe	20–2–3	9-1-1	2nd	NCAA Third Round
2015	Paul Ratcliffe	19–2–2	10-0-1	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals
2016	Paul Ratcliffe	18–2–1	10-1-0	1st	NCAA Second Round
2017	Paul Ratcliffe	24-1-0	11-0-0	1st	NCAA College Cup Champion
2018	Paul Ratcliffe	21-1-2	10-0-1	1st	NCAA College Cup Semifinals
2019	Paul Ratcliffe	24-1-0	11-0-0	1st	NCAA College Cup Champion
2020-21	Paul Ratcliffe	6-6-2	5-4-1	4th
2021	Paul Ratcliffe	13-6-1	7-3-1	4th	NCAA First Round
2022	Paul Ratcliffe	17-2-3	9-1-1	1st	NCAA Second Round
2023	Paul Ratcliffe	20–1–4	8–0–3	2nd	NCAA College Cup Runner-up
2024	Paul Ratcliffe	16–5–2	5–4–1	T-7th	NCAA College Cup Semifinals
Total		633–174–65 (.763)	225–46–22 (.805)	15 Pac-12 Championships	33 NCAA Appearances, 3 National Championships

School records

As of November 17, 2019 ^{[5] [6]}

Career goals Rank Player Years Goals 1 Christen Press 2007–2010 71 2 Catarina Macario 2017–2020 63 3 Sara Rafanelli 1990–1993 59 4 Kelley O'Hara 2006–2009 57 5 Lindsay Taylor 2008–2011 53

Career assists Rank Player Years Assists 1 Catarina Macario 2017–2020 47 2 Christen Press 2007–2010 41 3 Marcie Ward 2000–2004 40 Teresa Noyola 2008–2011 5 Chioma Ubogagu 2011–2014 35

Award winners

As of April 2023 ^[7]

Hermann Trophy 2009: Kelley O'Hara 2010: Christen Press 2011: Teresa Noyola 2017: Andi Sullivan 2018: Catarina Macario 2019: Catarina Macario Pac-12 Player of the Year 1995: Carmel Murphy 1996: Erin Martin 1998: Tracye Lawyer 2002: Marcia Wallis 2009: Kelley O'Hara 2010: Christen Press 2011: Lindsay Taylor 2016: Andi Sullivan 2017: Andi Sullivan NSCAA Player of the Year 2009: Kelley O'Hara 2010: Christen Press 2011: Teresa Noyola

Soccer America Player of the Year 1991: Julie Foudy 2009: Kelley O'Hara 2010: Christen Press 2011: Lindsay Taylor Pac-12 Forward of the Year 2017: Catarina Macario 2018: Catarina Macario Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year 2017: Andi Sullivan 2018: Jordan DiBiasi 2019: Catarina Macario Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year 2015: Jane Campbell Pac-12 Freshman of the Year 1999: Marcia Wallis 2000: Marcie Ward 2007: Christen Press 2008: Lindsay Taylor 2009: Mariah Nogueira 2011: Chioma Ubogagu 2014: Andi Sullivan 2015: Alana Cook 2017: Catarina Macario 2022: Elise Evans

Pac-12 Coach of the Year 1995: Ian Sawyers 1999: Steve Swanson 2001: Andy Nelson 2008: Paul Ratcliffe 2009: Paul Ratcliffe 2010: Paul Ratcliffe 2011: Paul Ratcliffe 2012: Paul Ratcliffe 2015: Paul Ratcliffe 2016: Paul Ratcliffe 2017: Paul Ratcliffe 2018: Paul Ratcliffe NSCAA Coach of the Year 2008: Paul Ratcliffe 2009: Paul Ratcliffe 2011: Paul Ratcliffe

Pac-12 All-Conference First Team

1995 Kelly Adamson Suzie Boots Jessica Fischer Carmel Murphy 1996 Suzie Boots Elie Foster Erin Martin 1997 Emily Burt Ronnie Fair Tracye Lawyer 1998 Ronnie Fair Tracye Lawyer 1999 Ronnie Fair Jen O'Sullivan Marcia Wallis 2000 Marcie Ward 2001 Amy Sauer Marcia Wallis Marcie Ward 2002 Nicole Barnhart Marcia Wallis Marcie Ward Callie Withers

2003 Nicole Barnhart Ally Marquand 2004 Nicole Barnhart Leah Tapscott Marcie Ward 2005 Hayley Hunt 2006 Rachel Buehler Kelley O'Hara Shari Summers 2007 Marisa Abegg Rachel Buehler Kelley O'Hara 2008 Marisa Abegg Teresa Noyola Lindsay Taylor 2009 Mariah Nogueira Kelley O'Hara Christen Press Rachel Quon Ali Riley 2010 Christen Press Teresa Noyola Rachel Quon Lindsay Taylor

2011 Alina Garciamendez Camille Levin Teresa Noyola Emily Oliver Lindsay Taylor 2012 Alina Garciamendez Mariah Nogueira Emily Oliver Rachel Quon Chioma Ubogagu 2013 Courtney Verloo 2014 Lo'eau LaBonta Andi Sullivan Chioma Ubogagu 2015 Jane Campbell Haley Rosen Andi Sullivan 2016 Maddie Bauer Jane Campbell Andi Sullivan 2017 Tierna Davidson Alana Cook Catarina Macario Andi Sullivan

2018 Alana Cook Jordan DiBiasi Tegan McGrady Catarina Macario 2019 Catarina Macario Naomi Girma Madison Haley Kiki Pickett 2020–21 Kiki Pickett 2021 Maya Doms Naomi Girma 2022 Maya Doms Elise Evans

NSCAA First Team All-Americans

1990 Julie Foudy 1991 Julie Foudy 1992 Julie Foudy Sarah Rafanelli 1993 Sarah Rafanelli 1994 Jessica Fischer 1995 Jessica Fischer

2002 Nicole Barnhart Marcia Wallis Callie Withers 2004 Nicole Barnhart 2008 Teresa Noyola Lindsay Taylor 2009 Kelley O'Hara 2010 Teresa Noyola Christen Press

2011 Camille Levin Teresa Noyola Lindsay Taylor 2012 Alina Garciamendez Rachel Quon 2015 Andi Sullivan 2016 Maddie Bauer Andi Sullivan 2017 Tierna Davidson Andi Sullivan Catarina Macario

2018 Alana Cook Jordan DiBiasi Catarina Macario 2019 Naomi Girma Catarina Macario Madison Haley Kiki Pickett 2021 Naomi Girma

Notable alumni

Main page: Category:Stanford Cardinal women's soccer players

Current professional players

• Updated January 27, 2025

• Nicole Barnhart (2000–2004) – Currently Goalkeeping Coach with Washington Spirit
• Ali Riley (2006–2009) – Currently with Angel City FC and New Zealand international
• Christen Press (2007–2010) – Currently with Angel City FC
• Teresa Noyola (2008–2011) – Currently with Oakland Soul SC
• Lo'eau LaBonta (2011–2014) – Currently with Kansas City Current
• Chioma Ubogagu (2011–2014) – Currently with Dallas Trinity FC
• Jane Campbell (2013–2016) – Currently with Houston Dash and United States international
• Kyra Carusa (2014–2017) – Currently with San Diego Wave FC and Ireland international
• Mariah Lee (2014–2017) – Currently with DC Power FC
• Andi Sullivan (2014–2017) – Currently with Washington Spirit and United States international
• Jordan Baggett (2015–2018) – Currently with Racing Louisville FC
• Tegan McGrady (2015–2018) – Currently with Dijon
• Alana Cook (2015–2018) – Currently with Kansas City Current
• Tierna Davidson (2016–2018) – Currently with NJ/NY Gotham FC and United States international
• Sam Hiatt (2017–2019) – Currently with Portland Thorns
• Catarina Macario (2017–2020) – Currently with Chelsea and United States international
• Belle Briede (2017–2021) – Currently with Houston Dash
• Madison Haley (2017–2021) – Currently with Brighton & Hove Albion
• Civana Kuhlmann (2017–2021) – Currently with Washington Spirit
• Kiki Pickett (2017–2021) – Currently with Bay FC
• Sophia Smith (2018–2019) – Currently with Portland Thorns FC and United States international
• Naomi Girma (2018–2021) – Currently with Chelsea FC and United States international
• Sierra Enge (2018–2022) – Currently with RC Strasbourg
• Madison Ayson (2019–2022) – Currently with Canberra United FC
• Kennedy Wesley (2019–2023) – Currently with San Diego Wave FC
• Amy Sayer (2020–2022) – Currently with Kristianstads and Australia international
• Ryan Campbell – Currently with NJ/NY Gotham FC
• Katie Duong (2021–2023) – Currently with DC Power FC
• Nya Harrison (2021–2024) – Currently with San Diego Wave

Other alumni

• Julie Foudy: 274 caps with the United States women's national team, team captain from 2000–2004. Two-time World Cup Champion (1991 & 1999). Three-time Olympic Medalist (Gold in 1996 & 2004, Silver in 2000). Inducted in the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007. ESPN colour commentator. ^[8]
• Nicole Barnhart: 54 caps with the United States women's national team. Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2008 & 2012). Named to two World Cup squads. Two-time NWSL Champion (2014 & 2015) with FC Kansas City. Named NWSL Goalkeeper of the year in 2013. ^[9]
• Rachel Van Hollebeke (née Rachel Buehler): Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2008 & 2012). Won the Silver Medal at the 2011 World Cup. NWSL Champion in 2013 with the Portland Thorns. Attended Medical school at UC San Diego School of Medicine after retiring from professional soccer. ^[10]
• Kelley O'Hara: Two-time World Cup Champion (2015 & 2019). 2012 Olympic Gold medalist. Named to the FIFA FIFPro Women’s World11 in 2019. ^[11]
• Christen Press: Two-time World Cup Champion (2015 & 2019), scored a goal in both tournaments. 2016 Olympian and 2020 Olympic Bronze medalist. Became the first American to win the Damallsvenskan Golden Boot in 2013. ^[12]
• Ali Riley: Captain of the New Zealand national team and has earned over 100 caps with New Zealand. Played in four World Cup tournaments and three Olympic Games. Three-time Damallsvenskan Champion. ^[13]
• Tierna Davidson: Selected by the Chicago Red Stars with the first overall pick at the 2019 NWSL College Draft. 2019 World Cup Champion. Was the youngest player named to the United States roster for the 2019 World Cup. ^[14]

References

1. "Stanford Identity Toolkit: Color" . Retrieved May 7, 2017.
2. "Paul Ratcliffe". Stanford University. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
3. "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
4. "Women's Soccer History". Stanford University. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
5. "Pac-12 Women's Soccer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
6. "Women's Soccer Career Records" . Retrieved September 21, 2019.
7. "History". Stanford University. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
8. "Julie Foudy" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
9. "MY STORY". January 18, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
10. "Soccer Matches, Then a Doctor Does Too" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
11. "FIVE AMERICAN PLAYERS IN WOMEN WORLD 11" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
12. "Press scores two more; will be first American to win Damallsvenskan golden boot". October 12, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
13. "WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: ALI RILEY AND NEW ZEALAND HEAD HOME AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE DEFEATS" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.
14. "20-year-old Tierna Davidson makes World Cup debut, notches two assists" . Retrieved September 28, 2019.

External links

• Official website