The 2025 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team represented Stanford University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Paul Ratcliffe, in his twenty-third season. They played their home games at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California. This was the team's 42nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 2nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinal began the season ranked seventh in the United Soccer Coaches poll and won their first two games by a combined score of 12–1. They defeated sixteenth ranked in their second game. These results saw them rise to second, and after two more wins, they rose to the top of the rankings. They defeated Power 4 opponents and sixth ranked as the top team in the rankings. They lost at eighteenth ranked in their final non-conference match of the season. They began ACC play ranked third, and drew at Clemson 2–2. They went on to win their remaining nine ACC matches. They only played two ranked teams during the ACC season, defeating top-ranked Virginia and seventh ranked Florida State both by a score of 2–1 in the same week. The Cardinal rose to second in the rankings, and finished the ACC season with a win over rival California by a score of 8–2.
The Cardinal finished the regular season 15–1–1 overall and 9–0–1 in ACC play to finish as regular season conference champions. As the top seed in the ACC Tournament they received a bye into the Semifinals where they defeated fifth seed and seventh ranked Virginia for a second time this season. In the Final, they faced second seed and second ranked Notre Dame. Stanford won the title via penalty shoot-out 5–4 to capture their first ACC Tournament title. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the top overall seed and first seed in the Stanford. They defeated in the First Round, eight seed in the Second Round, and fifth seed in the Round of 16 to reach the Quarterfinals. There they defeated second seed and ninth ranked to advance to the College Cup. In the Semifinals they defeated second seed and eleventh ranked Duke to reach the Final. They faced Florida State in a rematch of an October 16 game, but this time lost 1–0 to finish just short of a National Title. The Cardinal finished 21–2–2 overall and this was their second NCAA Final appearance in three years.
Previous season
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 in the First Round, in the Second Round, and advanced in penalties verus second-seed 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.
Offseason
Departures
Departures 14 MF 5'7" Manhattan Beach, California — 18 DF 5'6" Syosset, New York Graduated; signed professional contract with HB Køge 23 DF 5'4" San Diego, California Graduated; signed professionalcontract with San Diego Wave FC 25 FW 5'4" Laguna Beach, California Graduated; signed professional contract with HB Køge 27 DF 5'6" Roseville, California Graduated 30 GK 5'10" Dexter, Michigan Graduated; signed professional contract with Portland Thorns FC 31 FW 5'7" Burlingame, California Transferred to USC 32 MF 5'5" Charlotte, Vermont — 33 FW 5'11" Southbury, Connecticut Transferred to California
Recruiting class
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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Scott Gallagher Bainbridge Island, Washington Crossfire Premier SC Alton, Illinois St. Louis Scott Gallagher San Diego, California San Diego Surf Alpine, California Rebels Soccer Club Oakland, California Lamorinda SC Fairfax, Virginia Virginia Development Academy Bellevue, Washington Seattle United
Squad
Roster
Team management Head coach Paul Ratcliffe Assistant Coach Paul Hart Assistant Coach Daisy Sanchez Assistant Coach Brianna Visalli Director of Operations Mike Davis
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Schedule
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Awards and honors Andrea Kitahata Pre-season All-ACC Team August 7 Mia Bhuta Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI First Team August 12 Elise Evans Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Second Team Mia Bhuta Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 14 Elise Evans ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 1 August 19 Jasmine Aikey ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 9 October 14 Andrea Kitahata ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 10 October 21 Jasmine Aikey ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 12 October 31 Paul Ratcliffe ACC Coach of the Year November 5 Elise Evans ACC Defensive Player of the Year Caroline Birkel ACC Goalkeeper of the Year Jasmine Aikey All-ACC First Team Caroline Birkel Elise Evans Andrea Kitahata Shae Harvey All-ACC Second Team Charlotte Kohler Caroline Birkel ACC All-Freshman Team Y-Lan Nguyen Jasmine Aikey ACC Tournament MVP November 9 Jasmine Aikey All-ACC Tournament Team Elise Evans Andrea Kitahata Charlotte Kohler
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