Thompson led her high school team to a perfect 18-0 record this season, racking up a total of 48 goals and 14 assists. The Daily’s Jenna Ruzekowicz sat down with Thompson right after the news broke to discuss the award and her future on and off the field.

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Sophia Smith ‘22 of the Portland Thorns, Alana Cook ‘19 of OL Reign and Catarina Macario ‘21 of French team Lyon were all invited to join the USWNT for the Summer Series camp, the final camp before the Olympic roster will be released.

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With five matches over the weekend, the table was shuffled once more.

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Last Wednesday night started off the action for this week of the NWSL with three matches.

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USWNT head coach Vlatko Andonovski announced his picks for the June Summer Series camp. This will be the last camp before the 18-player squad is chosen for Tokyo this summer. During camp, the USWNT will play three friendlies, facing Portugal, Jamaica and Nigeria.

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In a surprising win, Louisville beat out Washington this past Friday 2-0. Getting the start for Washington were former Stanford players Kelley O’Hara ‘10, Andi Sullivan ‘18 and Tegan McGrady ‘19. Jordan DiBiasi ‘19 was available off the bench.

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The NWSL Opening Weekend got the league off to a calm start with three of the five games ending in ties.

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This past weekend, the Portland Thorns took on Gotham FC in the NWSL 2021 Challenge Cup Championship. Starting for Portland was none other than former Cardinal, Sophia Smith ‘22.

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This week’s NWSL Challenge Cup action brought many ties, Gotham’s victory over the east and a disappointing response from the Houston investigation.

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Another week of the NWSL 2021 Challenge Cup meant more signings, the return of international stars and finally, a win for the Pride.

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Another week of NWSL action meant another week of hard fought games, league drama and new signings.

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Stanford women’s soccer (6-6-2, 5-4-1 Pac-12) took on Cal (5-7-1, 3-7-1 Pac-12) this Friday evening in what was an incredible matchup and even better storybook ending.

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Redshirt junior forward Civana Kuhlmann has the comeback story of a lifetime after tearing her ACL and facing recovery in the time of COVID, now sitting as one of the top goal-scorers for the Cardinal and a prominent leader on the team. The Daily’s Jenna Ruzekowicz sat down with Kuhlmann to discuss her history with the game, her injury and her future aspirations.

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The 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup began this past weekend with four games, chaos and a lot of red cards. Fans on Twitter have already re-named the tournament the Chaos Cup.

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The Daily’s Jenna Ruzekowicz sat down with women's soccer freshman Astrid Wheeler to discuss her journey to Stanford, her experiences thus far and her long term aspirations in the sport.

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Stanford women’s soccer (5-5-2, 4-4 Pac-12) fought for 110 minutes to a 0-0 draw against USC (6-3-2, 5-4 Pac-12) after an incredible defensive effort on both ends.

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Stanford women’s soccer (5-5-1, 4-3 Pac-12) will take on SoCal foe USC (6-3-1, 5-3 Pac-12) on Friday for the first time since Sep. 2019. In the last Cardinal-Trojans fixture, Stanford came away with a narrow 3-2 win.

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This Friday, April 9th, the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup will begin with a match between the Houston Dash, last year’s champions, and the Chicago Red Stars.

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Stanford women’s soccer (5-2-1, 4-2-0 Pac-12) faces Arizona State (7-2-2, 3-1-2 Pac-12) in its second match of the week this Sunday.

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Recurring struggles to capitalize on offensive opportunities were evident in Arizona on Friday. Stanford women’s soccer (5-2-1, 4-2-0 Pac-12) fell to the Wildcats (7-4, 2-4 Pac-12) 2-1 after 90 minutes of intense shooting from both sides.

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Stanford women’s soccer (5-3-1, 4-1-0 Pac-12), will travel east to face Arizona (6-4, 1-4 Pac-12) on Friday. The Cardinal is coming off an overtime tie against Oregon last Sunday and hopes to add another win to its tally.

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After a successful bubbled NWSL 2020 Challenge Cup, teams return to their home markets for the NWSL 2021 Challenge Cup, starting Apr. 9.

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Stanford women’s soccer (5-3, 4-1 Pac-12) faces Oregon (5-3-2, 3-2-1 Pac-12) for the second time this season this Sunday, Mar. 28. Similar to Friday’s game against Oregon State, Stanford lost early in the season to Oregon and now hopes to even up the season series in the rematch.

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On Friday, Stanford women’s soccer (5-3, 4-1 Pac-12) beat Oregon State (2-8, 0-6 Pac-12) in the teams' second match-up of the season with an ending result of 3-1.

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