The Stanford Cardinal women’s soccer program is at it again. The defending NCAA College Cup champion is the No. 1-ranked team in the land with an undefeated record of 15 wins and two ties. The Cardinal defeated No. 15 Colorado 7-0 on Oct. 21, and the side features the likes of Tierna Davidson (she’s been capped 12 times by the USWNT at the age of 20), 2017 Pac-12 All-Conference First Team selection Alana Cook and 2017 ESPNW Player of the Year Catarina Macario.
Macario — who was born in Brazil, immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 12 and is now a member of the USWNT U-23 side — is only a sophomore, but she leads the team with 12 goals to go along with five assists. Last Sunday, Stanford was held to a 1-1 draw by Washington State, but Macario’s lone strike was absurd.
Excuse us while we pick our jaws up off the floor.
— Stanford Athletics (@GoStanford) October 28, 2018
It’s not the first spectacular goal she’s scored this year.
View this post on Instagramturned 19 today and was able to score a goal to help my team get the win... thank you God!
We see you, @catarinamacario.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 26, 2018
That's goal No. for Catarina Macario. (Goal No. 7 for @StanfordWSoccer )Watch #Pac12Soccer on us: https://t.co/GOvd6UTNhH pic.twitter.com/PRrcan9slS
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) October 21, 2018
And this is all a continuation of her spectacular freshman year, when she scored 17 goals, registered 16 assists and was handed pretty much every conceivable accolade a freshman can receive.
Stanford has remaining matches against California and Arizona State before beginning play at the 2018 Pac-12 Women’s Soccer Championship.
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