Final week of the regular season for women's soccer

Nov 3, 2015

• Rivalry week for Pac-12 women's soccer has arrived. Each school will square off against its rival in hopes of finishing off the regular season on a high note. No. 3 STANFORD won the 2015 Pac-12 title after beating then-No. 16 USC and UCLA last weekend. It is the Cardinal's 10th title in program history and the fifth in the last seven years. To wrap up the regular season, Stanford hosts No. 20 CALIFORNIA at 6 p.m. PT on Fri., Nov. 6 (Pac-12 Bay Area). No. 14 USC locked up the second-place spot in the league after beating California. The Trojans will head to UCLA for a match at 6 p.m. PT on Friday (Pac-12 Los Angeles).

• The NCAA Tournament selection show will be broadcast live on NCAA.com at 1:30 p.m. PT on Monday, Nov. 9. For more information on the road to the NCAA Women's College Cup, click here.

• Four Pac-12 teams are ranked in the NSCAA poll this week. Stanford moved up to the No. 3 spot and USC jumped two spots and now sits at No. 14. California stayed at No. 20 while Arizona is dropped two spots to No. 23. WASHINGTON STATE and WASHINGTON both received votes.

• With just one Conference match remaining, the Pac-12 has six teams in the top-40 of the NCAA's latest RPI rankings. Stanford leads the Conference at No. 4, Arizona sits at No. 17, California is 21st, USC is 22nd, Washington State is 30th and Washington holds the No. 40 spot.

• Stanford collected all three Pac-12 weekly accolades this week after claiming the Pac-12 title last weekend. Jordan DiBiasi took home Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Alana Cook was voted Defensive Player of the Week and Jane Campbell was tabbed Goalkeeper of the Week for the second-straight week.

• Defense has been stout among the league's members in the 2015 season. Three Pac-12 teams rank in the top 20 in the country in goals against average (GAA) with Stanford leading the way. The Cardinal have allowed just 10 goals in 18 games for a .544 GAA, good for No. 15 in the country. USC (No. 18, .572 GAA) and California (No. 19, .582 GAA) join Stanford in the top 20.

• Individually, Emily Boyd of California has the best GAA in the Pac-12 at .538, a mark that ranks 17th nationally. Sammy Jo Prudhomme of USC (No. 19, .572 GAA), Campbell (No. 22, .59 GAA) both rank in the top 25 nationally in the category, as well.

• The Pac-12's leading point scorer, Arielle Ship of California is tied for 23rd in the country in points per game at 1.70. She has tallied 14 goals (two hat-tricks) and six assists on the year. With 34 total points, she sits at No. 11 in the country (goals worth two points, assists worth one point).

• Gabi Stoian of Arizona leads the league in assists with eight on the year. Her total is tied for 30th in the country.

• National recognition continues to pour in for student-athletes from the Conference. Ship earned honorable mention recognition on the TopDrawerSoccer DI Team of the Week.

CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Expanded standings)

Teams	Points	Pac-12 Record	Overall Record
Stanford	30	10-0	16-2
USC	24	8-2	13-5-1
Arizona	19	6-3-1	12-4-2
California	18	6-4	13-5-2
Washington State	18	6-4	13-5
Washington	16	5-4-1	12-5-2
Arizona State	13	4-5-1	8-8-1
UCLA	13	4-5-1	8-9-1
Utah	9	3-7	6-10-3
Oregon State	6	2-8	6-9-3
Oregon	6	2-8	5-13
Colorado	5	1-7-2	7-9-3

UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Times local to site)

Thursday, Nov. 5	TV/Live Stream	Time
WASHINGTON STATE at WASHINGTON	PACWA	7 p.m. PT
Friday, Nov. 6
COLORADO at UTAH	PACMT	2 p.m. MT
OREGON at OREGON STATE	PAC12/PACOR	2 p.m. PT
ARIZONA STATE at #23 ARIZONA	PAC12/PACAZ	6 p.m. MT
#14 USC at UCLA	PACLA	6 p.m. PT
#20 CALIFORNIA at #3 STANFORD	PACBA	6 p.m. PT

PAC12/PACAZ/PACBA/PACLA/PACMT/PACOR/PACWA - Indicates live broadcast on Pac-12 Networks.

• AROUND THE LEAGUE: ARIZONA has amassed 12 wins, the second-most regular season wins in school history ... ARIZONA STATE goalkeeper Chandler Morris has the most career shutouts in program history with 25 ... CALIFORNIA's loss to then-No. 16 USC ended a nine-game home winning streak for the Bears, dating back to last season’s NCAA Tournament first round victory against San Diego State. Cal finishes 2015’s regular season with an 8-1-0 mark at home ... COLORADO junior Brie Hooks is tied for seventh in the Pac-12 in points with 15 on the year, tallying five goals and five assists ... Two freshmen lead the way offensively for OREGON in Marissa Everett and Kyra Fawcett, both of which have scored three goals on the year ... OREGON STATE is third in the league with 85 saves on the year for an average of 4.72 saves per game ... The underclassmen of STANFORD have accounted for 24 of its 34 goals this season (71 percent). Freshmen lead the team with 13 goals, followed by the sophomores (11), seniors (5) and juniors (5) ... UCLA's Darian Jenkins is tied for eighth in the league with five goals on the year ... USC's win at then-No. 20 California was its first over the Bears since 2010 ... UTAH snapped a five-game losing streak when it beat Arizona State in overtime on Oct. 30 ... WASHINGTON goalkeeper Megan Kufeld is making her mark as one of the best goalkeepers in school history. She already has the school record for most career shutouts with 21 ... After sweeping the Oregon schools, WASHINGTON STATE is 8-1 this season on the road and undefeated in conference-away matches.

• The 2015 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District™ Women’s Soccer Teams were released on Oct. 29 to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Seven student-athletes from the Pac-12 were named to the District 8 first-team and seven were named to the second-team as well. To see the full list of honorees, click here.

• The Pac-12 All-Century Women's Soccer team was announced by the Pac-12 Networks on Oct. 5. Twenty-four players (seven forwards, six midfielders, four goalies) were chosen from a field of 63 players nominated by Pac-12 institutions. Former Stanford Cardinal and three-time Olympic medalist Julie Foudy was named the Pac-12 Women’s Soccer Player of the Century. Current Cardinal head coach Paul Ratcliffe was also chosen as the Pac-12 Women’s Soccer Coach of the Century. To see the full team, click here.

• ARIZONA STATE's Cali Farquharson was named one of 10 finalists for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award®, announced on Oct. 26. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The Senior CLASS Award winners will be announced during the 2015 NCAA Men’s and Women’s College Cup® championships in December.

• Twenty-eight players from around the country have been marked as potential contenders for the 2015 Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) Hermann Trophy. The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer presented annually to one male and one female athlete. The Pac-12 has three representatives on the list, Stanford senior Jane Campbell, the 2014 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in Stanford sophomore Andi Sullivan and UCLA senior Taylor Smith.

• For the fourth-straight year, the countdown of Pac-12 Networks’ 850 live event telecasts will begin on the pitch with a 69-game women’s soccer schedule that also features 24 non-conference matchups. Of the 24 non-conference televised games, 12 matchups pit Pac-12 teams against 2014 NCAA Tournament qualifiers. Each Pac-12 team will appear on the Networks at least six times (home or away) in 2015.

PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

THIS WEEK:
Offensive - Jordan DiBiasi, Stanford
Defensive - Alana Cook, Stanford
Goalkeeper - Jane Campbell, Stanford

ALSO NOMINATED

Offensive: Cali Crisler, ARIZ; Arielle Ship, CAL; Marissa Everett, ORE; Sydney Sladek, USC; Kourtney Guetlein, WSU.

Defensive: Sheaffer Skadsen, ARIZ; Ashlee Schulz, ORE; Natalie Donaldson; USC.

Goalkeeper: Lainey Burdett, ARIZ; Halla Hinriksdottir, ORE; Sammy Jo Prudhomme, USC

2015 PAC-12 WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

	Offensive	Defensive	Goalkeeper
Aug. 25	Gabi Stoian, ARIZ	Dominique Randle, USC	Lindsey Luke, UTAH
Sept. 1	Celeste Boureille, CAL	Gabbi Miranda, UCLA	Bella Geist, OSU
Sept. 8	Arielle Ship, CAL	Sandra Ley, CAL	Megan Kufeld, WASH
Sept. 15	Shannon Simon, WASH	Kayla Mills, USC	Emily Boyd, CAL
Sept. 22	Mandy Freeman, USC	Madison Tye, UCLA	Emily Boyd, CAL
Sept. 29	Emily Paxton, COLO	Sheaffer Skadsen, ARIZ	Arielle Schechtman, UCLA
Oct. 6	Andi Sullivan, STAN	McKenzie Karas, WASH	Lindsey Luke, UTAH
Oct. 13	Arielle Ship, CAL	Stephanie Amack, STAN	Ella Dederick, WSU
Oct. 20	Samantha Witteman, CAL	Indigo Gibson, CAL	Lainey Burdett, ARIZ
Oct. 27	Haley Rosen, STAN	Sara Tosti, ASU	Jane Campbell, STAN
Nov. 3	Jordan DiBiasi, STAN	Alana Cook, STAN	Jane Campbell, STAN