Women's Soccer Pac-12 Conference

Pac-12 Women's Soccer Weekly Rundown - Nov. 2, 2022

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Rivalry Week, Title Chase to cap regular season

  • The final week of the Pac-12 Women's Soccer regular season will see six rivalry matches on Friday, Nov. 4 with all six being televised across the Pac-12 Networks.
  • No. 1 UCLAs (17-1-0, 9-1-0) match at No. 14 USC (11-2-3, 7-1-2) at 2:00 p.m. PT and No. 7 STANFORDs (16-2-1, 9-1-0) match at CALIFORNIA (10-4-5, 5-3-2) at 3:00 p.m. PT will determine the Pac-12 title race - both matches will air on Pac-12 Network with the Stanford/Cal match starting on Pac-12 Bay Area.
  • Both the Bruins and Cardinal enter their league finales with identical 9-1-0 league records, though in the event of a co-championship Stanford holds the NCAA automatic berth advantage thanks to a 1-0 win over UCLA on Oct. 14.
  • ARIZONA STATE (8-5-3, 4-5-1) will host the Duel in the Desert against rival ARIZONA (8-6-3, 5-4-1) at 6:00 p.m PT on Pac-12 Arizona. The pair are sixth and fifth in the Conference standings, respectively. A Sun Devils win would propel them into a tie for fifth and the program's best Pac-12 finish since 2012 (T-4th), while a win could vault the Wildcats as high as fourth after being picked 12th in the preseason coaches poll.
  • Rounding out the Friday slate, UTAH and COLORADO will meet in Boulder on Pac-12 Mountain at 1:00 p.m. PT, OREGON will host OREGON STATE on Pac-12 Oregon at 6:00 p.m. PT, and WASHINGTON STATE welcomes WASHINGTON at 6:00 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Washington.

Reviewing Week 6 of Conference Play

  • UCLA and Stanford continued their quests for the Pac-12 title with a pair of home shutouts last week - the Bruins blanking Washington State (1-0) and Washington (3-0), and the Cardinal blasting Utah (5-0) and Colorado (2-0).
  • Arizona erupted for seven goals in a pair of triumphs over Oregon State (3-2) and Oregon (4-1), giving it its most Conference wins since 2019. The Wildcats have just one loss - 1-0 at No. 1 UCLA - in their last seven games (5-1-1).
  • USC ran its unbeaten streak to six matches (4-0-2), edging both Washington (2-1) and Washington State (3-2) by a goal to remain in third place.
  • California recorded consecutive shutouts - its eighth and ninth of the season - in a 4-0 win over Colorado and 0-0 draw against Utah to maintained its fourth-place standing. The Golden Bears are eyeing their first top-4 Pac-12 finish since 2015.
  • Arizona State began its week with a 5-1 rout at home against Oregon, but followed up with a 3-1 loss to Oregon State - the Beavers' first Conference win of the season.

Top Performers

  • Arizona State's Nicole Douglas was the Conferences standout player last week, earning her both the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week as well as a spot on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week . Douglas scored five goals, including four of ASU's five against Oregon. Also with an assist against the Ducks, Douglas set single-game school records for most goals (4) and points (9), as well as entering the Pac-12 Record Book for career goals (T-6th, 60g) and career points (8th, 141p). She currently holds top-10 spots in the Pac-12 and NCAA in goals-per-game (.88), points-per-game (1.94), total goals (14) and total points (31). Read more about Douglas weekend performance and achievements as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week .
  • Stanford's Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week Ryan Campbell registered her eighth solo shutout of the season, the most in the Pac-12, after blanking Colorado. For her efforts, Campbell was also named the United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week . She has had a hand in giving the Cardinal its first five-match shutout streak since October 2019.
  • Senior Abby Greubel provided all the scoring Stanford needed in shutouts of Colorado and Utah, netting a brace against Utah and the game-winning goal versus Colorado on just six total shots. The multi-goal match against Utah was the second of her career and brings her to five goals on the season.
  • Lauren Bryzkcy of UCLA continues to top the Conference in most goalkeeping categories after adding two more shutouts last week. Bryzkcy currently ranks first in the Pac-12 in goals-against average (0.438, 5th in NCAA D-I), goals allowed (seven, T-15th in NCAA D-I), and save percentage (.854, 20th in NCAA D-I).
  • With seven goals in its wins over Oregon and Oregon State, Arizona matched its most-ever goals in a single Pac-12 weekend. Nicole Dallin and Jordan Hall were the catalysts, with Dallin scoring three times including the deciding goal against the Beavers, and Hall netting a pair including the winner against the Ducks.

RPI Watch

  • UCLA, which has spent all but one of the first seven weeks at the top, continues to lead the country in the NCAA Womens Soccer RPI Report .
  • The Pac-12 is one of three conferences to have 11 teams ranked inside the top 70 (ACC, SEC).
  • After appearing at No. 51 on Sept. 25, STANFORD has now broken into the RPI Top 10 at No. 9.
  • USC moved up 10 spots to No. 23 after its 2-0 weekend against Washington and Washington State.
  • Arizona State (34), Arizona (39), California (40), Washington State (54), Washington (56), Utah (62), Oregon (64) and Colorado (65) round out the Conferences top-60 programs.

In the Rankings and Receiving Votes

  • For the ninth consecutive week, UCLA is the No. 1 team in the country in the United Soccer Coaches rankings .
  • For the third week in a row, STANFORD is sitting at the No. 7 spot.
  • After going undefeated on the weekend, USC is up four spots to No. 14, its highest rank since the first week of October.
  • California's three-week stretch in the top 25 ended, but the Golden Bears continue to receive votes along with Arizona.