USC Women's Soccer Falls 2-1 at No. 1 Stanford

Sunday, September 8

Stanford, Calif.

1:00 p.m.

USC

4-1-1, 0-0-0

Stanford

7-0-0, 0-0-0

Southern California

Stanford

Photo by: John P. Lozano

USC Women's Soccer Falls 2-1 at No. 1 Stanford

September 08, 2024 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

PALO ALTO, Calif. – The USC women's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season on Sunday afternoon, falling to No. 1 Stanford, 2-1 on the road.

After giving up two goals in the first half, USC made a game of it with a goal in the second half, but couldn't come all the way back against the Cardinal. The Trojans fall to 4-1-1 with the loss, while Stanford moves to 7-0-0. The defeat was USC's first against the Cardinal since 2019, snapping a four-game unbeaten streak.

Stanford scored in the 6^th and 42^nd minutes to take a 2-0 advantage into the break. The Trojans came back and put the pressure on early in the second half, getting an own goal off a Stanford player in the 49^th minute. Helena Sampaio played a ball forward to Kayla Colbert in the box and Colbert sent a dangerous cross to a streaking Simone Jackson that was knocked in by a Stanford defender.

After having no shots on goal in the first half, the Trojans put four balls on target in the second half and had a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks in the final 45 minutes as well.

SCORING
6' – STAN: Mia Bhuta (assisted by Andrea Kitahata, Kellie Pagador) – Kitahata crossed it in and Bhuta headed it home in front of goal.

42' – STAN: Eleanor Klinger (assisted by Samantha Williams, Nya Harrison) – Williams sent a cross in from the left and Klinger collected and scored.

49' – USC: Own Goal – Sampaio played a ball forward to Colbert and Colbert crossed it in front of goal where a defender deflected it in.

UP NEXT
The Trojans open Big Ten play on the road next week playing at Washington on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. That game will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.