2024 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team


The 2024 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team will represent Stanford University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinal will be led by head coach Paul Ratcliffe, in his twenty-second season. They will play their home games at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California. This will be the team's 41st season playing organized women's college soccer and their 1st playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2024 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Hart (4th season)
  • Daisy Sanchez (3rd season)
  • Brianna Visalli (1st season)
Home stadiumCagan Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
California  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Duke  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Florida State  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
NC State  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
SMU  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Standford  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   0 0 0  
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

Previous season

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The Panthers 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.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown 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"   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"   Junior Los Altos, California Graduated
Esha Gupta 26 DF 5'7"   Freshman Mountain View, California


Recruiting Class

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Source:[2]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Elizabeth Boamah
FW
  San Diego, California San Diego Surf SC      [3]
Maria Crisera
MF
  Manhattan Beach, California Beach FC      [4]
Ella Emri
DF
  San Diego, California San Diego Surf SC      [5]
Kaiya Jota
GK
  Pasadena, California LA Breakers FC      [6]
Eleanor Klinger
MF
  Cleveland, Ohio Internationals SC (OH)      [7]
Charlotte Kohler
FW
  Woodside, California Mountain View Los Altos SC      [8]
Sophie Murdock
DF
  Los Altos, California Mountain View Los Altos SC      [9]
Samantha Smith
MF
  Boise, Idaho Boise Thorns      [10]
Jaden Thomas
FW
  Dallas, Texas FC Dallas (ECNL)      [11]

Squad

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Roster

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As of July 23, 2024[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK   USA Alyssa Savig
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
14 MF   USA Mia Crisera
15 DF   USA Ella Emri
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   USA Erica Grilione
18 DF   USA Avani Brandt
20 FW   USA Andrea Kitahata
21 MF   USA Joelle Jung
22 GK   USA Kaiya Jota
23 DF   USA Nya Harrison
24 FW   USA Maryn Wolf
25 FW   USA Samantha Williams
27 DF   USA Kellie Pagador
28 DF   USA Logan Smith
30 GK   USA Haley Craig
31 FW   USA Amalie Pianim
32 MF   USA Aki Yuasa
33 FW   USA Lumi Kostmayer

Team management

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Position Staff
Head Coach Paul Ratcliffe
Associate Head Coach Paul Hart
Assistant Coach Daisy Sanchez
Assistant Coach Brianna Visalli
Director of Operations Mike Davis

Source:[12]

Schedule

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Source:[13][14]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
6:30 p.m.
at San Jose State   
Spartan Soccer Complex
San Jose, CA
August 15*
6:00 p.m.
at San Francisco   
Negoesco Stadium
San Francisco, CA
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 18*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
UC Irvine   
Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
August 22*
7:00 p.m.
at San Diego State   
SDSU Sports Deck
San Diego, CA
August 25*
2:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton   
Titan Stadium
Fullerton, CA
September 1*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Washington State   
Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
September 5*
5:00 p.m.
at Saint Mary's   
Saint Mary's Stadium
Moraga, CA
September 8*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
USC   
Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
September 15*
1:00 p.m.
at Santa Clara   
Stevens Stadium
Santa Clara, CA
ACC Regular season
September 19
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
September 22
10:00 a.m., ACCNX
at NC State   
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
September 26
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL)   
Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
September 29
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh   
Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
October 5
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
at SMU   
Washburne Stadium
Dallas, TX
October 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duke   
Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
October 13
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina   
Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
October 17
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Louisville   
Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
October 20
10:00 a.m., ACCNX
at Notre Dame   
Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
California   
Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[15]Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[16]


References

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  1. ^ "Florida State beats Stanford for its fourth women's soccer national championship — all since 2014". AP News. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cardinal Signs Seven for Next Season". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. December 7, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Elizabeth Boamah". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Maria Crisera". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ella Emri". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kaiya Jota". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Eleanor Klinger". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "Charlotte Kohler". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  9. ^ "Sophie Murdock". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  10. ^ "Samantha Smith". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jaden Thomas". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  14. ^ "Cardinal Announces Inaugural ACC Slate". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. May 31, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  15. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  16. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.