Stanford Cardinal women's lacrosse
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| Stanford Cardinal women's lacrosse | |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| University | Stanford University |
| Head coach | Danielle Spencer (6th season) |
| Stadium | Laird Q. Cagan Stadium (capacity: 2952) |
| Location | Palo Alto, California |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Nickname | Cardinal |
| Colors | Cardinal and white[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2024 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2024 | |
The Stanford Cardinal women's lacrosse team is an NCAA Division I college lacrosse team representing Stanford University as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They play their home games at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California.
The Cardinal are led by head coach Danielle Spencer. A four-year standout at Northwestern from 2006-10, Spencer was a member of three national championship teams (2007-09) and one national runner-up (2010) during her outstanding playing career.
Spencer finished her four seasons with the Wildcats having played in 83 games, making 65 starts. Her career totals ranked among the best in Northwestern's storied history as she departed with 193 goals (7th), 238 points (8th) and 203 draw controls (3rd). The 110 draw controls as a senior were the third-most by a collegiate player in NCAA history at the time. Under Spencer's guidance, Stanford swept the Pac-12 regular-season and tournament titles in three of the last four seasons (2021-22, 2024) while making three NCAA Tournament appearances. In five seasons on The Farm, Spencer has compiled a 49-25 overall record.
Spencer has produced six All-Americans during her tenure on The Farm: Ali Baiocco (2021 IWLCA Second Team), Ashley Humphrey (2022 IWLCA Third Team), Annabel Frist (2024 USA Lacrosse Third Team), Aliya Polisky (2024 USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention), Madison McPherson (2024 ILWomen Honorable Mention) and Lucy Pearson (2024 ILWomen Honorable Mention).
Since Spencer's arrival, multiple players have earned the following major conference awards: Pac-12 Attacker of the Year (2), Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year (1), Pac-12 Draw Specialist of the Year (2), Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Year (3) and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2).
A three-time conference coach of the year recipient, Spencer owns a 78-44 career overall record in eight seasons as a head coach, which includes a three-year stint at Dartmouth (29-19 overall).
Individual career records
Reference:[2]
| Record | Amount | Player | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 229 | Ali Baiocco | 2018-22 |
| Assists | 122 | Kelsey Murray | 2014-18 |
| Points | 318 | Ali Baiocco | 2018-22 |
| Ground balls | 173 | Laura Shane | 2005-08 |
| Draw controls | 372 | Genesis Lucero | 2016-21 |
| Caused turnovers | 104 | Katie Grube | 2001-04 |
Individual single-season records
Reference:[3]
| Record | Amount | Player | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 62 | Ali Baiocco | 2022 |
| Assists | 88 | Ashley Humphrey | 2022 |
| Points | 124 | Ashley Humphrey | 2022 |
| Ground balls | 69 | Hedy Born | 1998 |
| Draw controls | 121 | Genesis Lucero | 2021 |
| Caused turnovers | 36 | Katie Grube | 2003 |
Seasons
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| NCAA Division I (Western Women's Lacrosse League) (1995–2001) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Kay Cowperthwait | 20–5 | 9-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1996 | Kay Cowperthwait | 10–12 | 4–7 | ||||||
| 1997 | Kay Cowperthwait | 12-11 | 7-2 | 1st | |||||
| 1998 | Heidi Connor Igoe | 11-5 | 8-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | Heidi Connor Igoe | 14-4 | 7-1 | 1st | |||||
| 2000 | Heidi Connor Igoe | 7-10 | 3-3 | 1st | |||||
| 2001 | Michele Uhlfelder | 13-5 | 6-0 | 1st | |||||
| NCAA Division I (Mountain Pacific Lacrosse League) (2002–2003) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Michele Uhlfelder | 11-7 | 8-0 | 1st | |||||
| 2003 | Michele Uhlfelder | 14-4 | 4-0 | 1st | |||||
| NCAA Division I (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) (2004–2017) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Michele Uhlfelder | 9-9 | 4-0 | 1st | |||||
| 2005 | Michele Uhlfelder | 13-5 | 5-0 | 1st | |||||
| 2006 | Michele Uhlfelder | 12-6 | 4-1 | T-1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2007 | Michele Uhlfelder | 9-8 | 3-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Michele Uhlfelder Jennifer Norton/Adam Norton | 12-8 | 3-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2009 | Amy Bokker | 14-4 | 6-0 | 1st | |||||
| 2010 | Amy Bokker | 15-6 | 5-1 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2011 | Amy Bokker | 16-3 | 6-0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2012 | Amy Bokker | 8-10 | 5-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2013 | Amy Bokker | 14-6 | 6-2 | T-2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2014 | Amy Bokker | 14-5 | 7-2 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2015 | Amy Bokker | 15-3 | 9-0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2016 | Amy Bokker | 15-5 | 8-1 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2017 | Amy Bokker | 12-6 | 6-2 | 3rd | |||||
| NCAA Division I (Pac-12 Conference) (2018–2024) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Amy Bokker | 15-5 | 8-2 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2019 | Amy Bokker | 13-6 | 7-3 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2020 | Danielle Spencer | 3-4 | 1-1 | – | |||||
| 2021 | Danielle Spencer | 11-1 | 7-0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2022 | Danielle Spencer | 12-7 | 8-2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2023 | Danielle Spencer | 10-8 | 8-2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Danielle Spencer | 13-5 | 7-0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| NCAA Division I (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Danielle Spencer | 11–3 | 5–2 | ||||||
| Total: | 345–165 (.676) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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