The 2024 Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team represented Stanford University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Paul Ratcliffe, in his twenty-second season. They played their home games at Cagan Stadium in Stanford, California. This was the team's 41st season playing organized women's college soccer and their 1st playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Stanford began the season ranked second overall and swept through their non-conference season, winning all of their eight games. They only allowed two goals during non-conference play and faced one Power 4 opponent, , where they won 2âÂÂ1. After a 2âÂÂ0 defeat of , they ascended to the number one spot in the rankings. The only other goal they allowed was during a 3âÂÂ1 road victory over . They also defeated eleventh ranked to finish the non-conference season. Their first loss came in their ACC conference opener against thirteenth ranked Wake Forest, 1âÂÂ0. They followed that with a 2âÂÂ0 victory over NC State, but fell to sixth in the rankings. They went 2âÂÂ0âÂÂ1 over their next three matches with the draw coming against Pittsburgh. The next two games were against first ranked Duke and second ranked North Carolina. They split the two games, losing to Duke, but defeating North Carolina. They followed that with a win against Louisville. They finished their ACC season with two losses, one to twelfth ranked Notre Dame and to rivals California.
The Cardinal finished the season 16âÂÂ5âÂÂ2 overall and 5âÂÂ4âÂÂ1 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 1âÂÂ0 to end their season.
The Cardinal finished the season 20âÂÂ1âÂÂ4 overall and 8âÂÂ0âÂÂ3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the second seed in the UCLA Bracket. They defeated Pepperdine in the First Round, seventh-seed South Carolina in the Second Round, and sixth-seed Mississippi State in the Round of 16 to reach the Quarterfinals. There they defeated fifth-seed Nebraska in overtime to advance to the College Cup. In the Semifinals they defeated BYU 2âÂÂ1 to reach the final. Stanford entered the final undefeated, but lost 5âÂÂ1 to Florida State and finished runner up.
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|- !colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition
|- !colspan=6 style=""| Non-conference regular season
|- !colspan=6 style=""| ACC Regular season
|- !colspan=6 style=""| <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">NCAA tournament</span>