2024 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team
{{short description|American college soccer season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = women's soccer
| year = 2024
| team = Stanford Cardinal
| image = Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
| image_size = 100
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 16–5–2
| conf_record = 5–4–1
| head_coach = Paul Ratcliffe
| hc_year = 22nd
| asst_coach1 = Paul Hart
| ac1_year = 4th
| asst_coach2 = Daisy Sanchez
| ac2_year = 3rd
| asst_coach3 = Brianna Visalli
| ac3_year = 1st
| stadium = Cagan Stadium
| champion =
| tourney = NCAA Tournament
| tourney_result = College Cup
| NSCAARank = 4
| TDSRank = 4
}}
{{2024 ACC women's soccer standings}}
The 2024 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team represented Stanford University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Paul Ratcliffe, in his twenty-second season. They played their home games at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California. This was the team's 41st season playing organized women's college soccer and their 1st playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Stanford began the season ranked second overall and swept through their non-conference season, winning all of their eight games. They only allowed two goals during non-conference play and faced one Power 4 opponent, {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}}, where they won 2–1. After a 2–0 defeat of {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Washington State Cougars|title=Washington State}}, they ascended to the number one spot in the rankings. The only other goal they allowed was during a 3–1 road victory over {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=San Diego State Aztecs|title=San Diego State}}. They also defeated eleventh ranked {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}} to finish the non-conference season. Their first loss came in their ACC conference opener against thirteenth ranked Wake Forest, 1–0. They followed that with a 2–0 victory over NC State, but fell to sixth in the rankings. They went 2–0–1 over their next three matches with the draw coming against Pittsburgh. The next two games were against first ranked Duke and second ranked North Carolina. They split the two games, losing to Duke, but defeating North Carolina. They followed that with a win against Louisville. They finished their ACC season with two losses, one to twelfth ranked Notre Dame and to rivals California.
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 {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}} in the First Round, {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Connecticut Huskies|title=UConn}} in the Second Round, and advanced in penalties verus second-seed {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=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.
Previous season
{{main|2023 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team}}
The Cardinal 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.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/florida-state-stanford-womens-soccer-score-9b50df0d4db9b24bef9c346ef242651b|title=Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women’s soccer national championship — all since 2014|work=AP News|date=December 4, 2023|access-date=December 5, 2023}}
Offseason
=Departures=
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|+ style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal|color=white|border=no}}" | Departures | ||||||
| align=center
{{CollegeSecondaryHeader|team=Stanford Cardinal| Name| Number| Pos.| Height| Year| Hometown|class7=unsortable| Reason for Departure}} | ||||||
| Ryan Campbell | 1 | GK | 5'11" | Senior | Laguna Beach, California | Graduated |
| Katie Duong | 6 | MF | 5'4" | Graduate Student | Portland, Oregon | Graduated; drafted 53rd overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft |
| Astrid Wheeler | 9 | MF | 5'5" | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | Graduated |
| Maya Doms | 10 | MF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Davis, California | Graduated; drafted 8th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft |
| Catherine Paulson | 11 | MF/FW | 5'7" | File:Redshirt.svg Junior | Los Altos, California | Graduated |
| Mia Watanabe | 13 | FW | 5'7" | Senior | Kaneohe, Hawaii | Graduated |
| Julia Leontini | 14 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | Danville, California | Graduated |
| Kennedy Wesley | 15 | DF | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Rossmoor, California | Graduated; drafted 12th overall in the 2024 NWSL Draft |
| Sarah Paulson | 16 | DF | 5'7" | File:Redshirt.svg Junior | Los Altos, California | Graduated |
| Esha Gupta | 26 | DF | 5'7" | File:Redshirt.svg Freshman | Mountain View, California | — |
=Recruiting class=
Squad
= Roster =
{{updated|January 27, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/season/2024|title=2024 Women's Soccer Roster|website=gostanford.com|publisher=Stanford University Athletics|access-date=January 27, 2025}}
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=0 |nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Alyssa Savig}}
{{fs player|no=2 |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Elise Evans}}
{{fs player|no=3 |nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Allie Montoya}}
{{fs player|no=4 |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Freya Spiekerkoetter}}
{{fs player|no=5 |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Shae Harvey}}
{{fs player|no=6 |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Sophie Murdock}}
{{fs player|no=7 |nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Lizzie Boamah}}
{{fs player|no=8 |nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Mia Bhuta}}
{{fs player|no=9 |nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Jaden Thomas}}
{{fs player|no=10|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Charlotte Kohler}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Eleanor Klinger}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Jasmine Aikey}}
{{fs player|no=13|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Sammy Smith}}
{{fs player|no=14|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Mia Crisera}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Ella Emri}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Erica Grilione}}
{{fs player|no=18|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Avani Brandt}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Andrea Kitahata}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Joelle Jung}}
{{fs player|no=22|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Kaiya Jota}}
{{fs player|no=23|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Nya Harrison}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Maryn Wolf}}
{{fs player|no=25|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Samantha Williams}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Kellie Pagador}}
{{fs player|no=28|nat=USA|pos=DF|name=Logan Smith}}
{{fs player|no=30|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=Haley Craig}}
{{fs player|no=31|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Amalie Pianim}}
{{fs player|no=32|nat=USA|pos=MF|name=Aki Yuasa}}
{{fs player|no=33|nat=USA|pos=FW|name=Lumi Kostmayer}}
{{fs end}}
=Team management=
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Stanford Cardinal|Position|Staff}} | |
| Head Coach | Paul Ratcliffe |
| Assistant Coach | Paul Hart |
| Assistant Coach | Daisy Sanchez |
| Assistant Coach | Brianna Visalli |
| Director of Operations | Mike Davis |
Schedule
Source:{{cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule/season/2024|title=2024 Women's Soccer Schedule|website=gostanford.com|publisher=Stanford University Athletics|access-date=July 23, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://gostanford.com/news/2024/05/31/cardinal-announces-inaugural-acc-slate|title=Cardinal Announces Inaugural ACC Slate|website=gostanford.com|publisher=Stanford University Athletics|date=May 31, 2024|access-date=July 23, 2024}}
{{CSOC schedule start|rank=yes|attend=yes|goalscorers=no}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Exhibition
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t =
| date = August 9
| time = 6:30{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=San Jose State Spartans|title=San Jose State}}
| site_stadium = Spartan Soccer Complex
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| tv =
| attend =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Non-Conference Regular Season
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 15
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| site_stadium = Negoesco Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/08/16/kohlers-late-goal-propels-cardinal 1–0]
| tv = ESPN+
| attend = 858
| record = 1–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 18
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=UC Irvine Anteaters|title=UC Irvine}}
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/08/19/dres-big-day 3–0]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 1,427
| record = 2–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 22
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=San Diego State Aztecs|title=San Diego State}}
| site_stadium = SDSU Sports Deck
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/08/23/no-2-stanford-tops-san-diego-state 3–1]
| tv = MW
| attend = 937
| record = 3–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 25
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}
| site_stadium = Titan Stadium
| site_cityst = Fullerton, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/08/25/early-goal-holds-up-at-fullerton 1–0]
| tv = ESPN+
| attend = 1,207
| record = 4–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 1
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Washington State Cougars|title=Washington State}}
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/09/1/sunday-clean-sheet 2–0]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 1,831
| record = 5–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 5
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| site_stadium = Saint Mary's Stadium
| site_cityst = Moraga, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/09/6/kitahata-scores-in-fifth-straight 1–0]
| tv = ESPN+
| attend = 527
| record = 6–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 8
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}}
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/09/9/no-1-stanford-holds-off-usc-moves-to-7-0 2–1]
| tv = ACCNX
| attend = 1,887
| record = 7–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 15
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}}
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Stevens Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/09/15/boamahs-goal-knocks-off-no-11-santa-clara 1–0]
| tv = ESPN+
| attend = 2,004
| record = 8–0–0
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal|color=#FFFFFF}}"| ACC Regular season
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = September 19
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/09/20/stanford-suffers-first-loss-at-no-13-wake-forest 0–1]
| attend = 1,229
| tv = ACCNX
| record = 8–1–0
| conference = 0–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 22
| time = 10:00{{nbsp}}a.m.
| away = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Dail Soccer Field
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/09/22/first-acc-victory 2–0]
| attend = 786
| tv = ACCNX
| record = 9–1–0
| conference = 1–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 26
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 6
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/09/27/another-clean-sheet 1–0]
| attend = 1,767
| tv = ACCNX
| record = 10–1–0
| conference = 2–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = t
| date = September 29
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 6
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/09/29/hard-fought-battle-ends-in-draw 1–1]
| attend = 1,835
| tv = ACCNX
| record = 10–1–1
| conference = 2–1–1
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 5
| time = 5:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Washburne Stadium
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/10/6/cardinal-notches-road-victory 2–1]
| attend = 1,037
| tv = ACCNX
| record = 11–1–1
| conference = 3–1–1
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = October 10
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 7
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/10/11/no-1-duke-downs-cardinal 1–4]
| attend = 2,348
| tv = ACCNX
| record = 11–2–1
| conference = 3–2–1
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 13
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 7
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/10/14/stanford-upends-no-2-north-carolina 1–0]
| attend = 2,087
| tv = ACCNX
| record = 12–2–1
| conference = 4–2–1
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 17
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Lynn Stadium
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/10/18/kostmayer-delivers-buzzer-beater 1–0]
| attend = 325
| tv = ACCN
| record = 13–2–1
| conference = 5–2–1
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = October 20
| time = 11:00{{nbsp}}a.m.
| away = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/10/20/stanford-stumbles-at-no-12-notre-dame 0–3]
| attend = 901
| tv = ACCN
| record = 13–3–1
| conference = 5–3–1
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = October 31
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| rank = 14т
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/11/1/last-minute-goal-haunts-cardinal 2–3]
| attend = 1,561
| tv = ACCNX
| record = 13–4–1
| conference = 5–4–1
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Stanford Cardinal|color=#FFFFFF}}"| NCAA Tournament
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = November 15
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| seed = 3
| rank = 14т
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}}
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = First Round
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/11/16/cardinal-advances-in-rout 5–0]
| attend = 1,904
| record = 14–4–1
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = November 22
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 3
| rank = 14т
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Connecticut Huskies|title=UConn}}
| site_stadium = Razorback Field
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = Second Round
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/11/22/no-quit-in-stanford 2–1]
| attend = 1,516
| record = 15–4–1
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = t
| date = November 24
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| away = yes
| seed = 3
| rank = 14т
| oppseed = 2
| opprank = 5
| opponent = {{csoc link|2024|sex=women|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}
| site_stadium = Razorback Field
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = Round of 16
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/11/25/cardinal-elite-advances-in-penalties 1–1] (4–2 PKs)
| attend = 2,214
| record = 15–4–2
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = November 29
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| seed = 3
| rank = 14т
| oppseed = 4
| opprank = 13
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Cagan Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/11/30/cardinal-punches-ticket-to-college-cup 2–0]
| attend = 2,042
| record = 16–4–2
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = December 6
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}p.m.
| seed = 3
| rank = 14т
| oppseed = 2
| opprank = 3
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = WakeMed Soccer Park
| site_cityst = Cary, NC
| tv = ESPNU
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = [https://gostanford.com/news/2024/12/7/run-ends-in-semifinal 0–1]
| attend = 10,333
| record = 16–5–2
}}
{{CSOC schedule end|timezone = Pacific}}
Awards and honors
Rankings
{{See also|2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1lastweek = 11
| poll2lastweek = 17
| poll1title = United Soccer{{cite web|url=https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-women/|title=United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National|website=unitedsoccercoaches.org|publisher=United Soccer Coaches|date=December 10, 2024|access-date=December 10, 2024}}
| poll1_0 = 2
| poll1_1 = 2
| poll1_2 = 2
| poll1_3 = 1 (6)
| poll1_4 = 1 (8)
| poll1_5 = 1 (8)
| poll1_6 = 6
| poll1_7 = 9
| poll1_8 = 7
| poll1_9 = 6
| poll1_10 = 12
| poll1_11 = 14т
| poll1_final = 4
| poll2title = TopDrawer Soccer{{cite web|title=College Soccer National Rankings|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-national-rankings/women|website=TopDrawer Soccer|publisher=TopDrawerSoccer|date=December 10, 2024|access-date=December 10, 2024}}
| poll2_0 = 2
| poll2_1 = 2
| poll2_2 = 2
| poll2_3 = 1
| poll2_4 = 1
| poll2_5 = 1
| poll2_6 = 6
| poll2_7 = 7
| poll2_8 = 5
| poll2_9 = 5
| poll2_10 = 9
| poll2_11 = 11
| poll2_12 = 15
| poll2_13 = 15
| poll2_14 = 15
| poll2_15 = 7
| poll2_16 = 4
| poll2_17 = 4
}}