# 2016 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team

The 2016 Stanford Cardinal men's soccer team represented Stanford University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 43rd season of the university fielding a program.
The Cardinal entered the season as the defending national champions. The Cardinal successfully defended their title in the 2016 NCAA Tournament against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

## Roster

As of December 5, 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Andrew Epstein |
| 2 | FW | USA | Foster Langsdorf |
| 3 | DF | USA | Tanner Beason |
| 4 | MF | USA | Tomas Hilliard-Arce |
| 5 | MF | USA | Colin Hyatt |
| 6 | MF | USA | Trevor Hyman |
| 7 | MF | USA | Bryce Marion |
| 8 | DF | USA | Brian Nana-Sinkam |
| 10 | MF | USA | Corey Baird |
| 11 | DF | USA | Amir Bashti |
| 12 | MF | USA | Drew Skundrich |
| 14 | MF | USA | Justin Kahl |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | USA | Jared Gilbey |
| 16 | DF | USA | Adam Mosharrafa |
| 17 | FW | USA | Adrian Alabi |
| 18 | MF | USA | Mark Joshua |
| 19 | MF | USA | Kyle Casey |
| 20 | GK | USA | Charlie Furrer |
| 21 | DF | USA | Collin Liberty |
| 22 | MF | USA | Quentin Chi |
| 23 | MF | USA | Sam Werner |
| 27 | MF | COL | Emanuel Pinilla |
| 29 | FW | USA | Derek Waldeck |
| 30 | GK | BEL | Nico Corti |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Person |
| Head coach | Jeremy Gunn |
| Assistant coach | Nick Kirchhof |
| Assistant coach | Oige Kennedy |
| Volunteer coach | Charles Rodriguez |
Last updated: December 5, 2016 Source: Stanford Athletics

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Preseason ||||||
| 8/13/16* 7:05 pm | No. 1 | Sacramento State | W 5–0 | | Cagan Stadium (Not reported) Stanford, California |
| 8/17/16* 7:00 pm | No. 1 | at Cal Poly | W 2–1 | | Spanos Stadium (415) San Luis Obispo, California |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 8/26/16* 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 1 | Penn State | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 0–0–1 | Cagan Stadium (777) Stanford, California |
| 8/28/16* 5:05 pm, P12N | No. 1 | Saint Mary's | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 0–0–2 | Cagan Stadium (596) Stanford, California |
| 9/02/16* 2:30 pm | No. 15 | vs. No. 4 Notre Dame Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic | L 1–2 $^{2OT}$ | 0–1–2 | Bill Armstrong Stadium (4,007) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 9/04/16* 4:30 pm, BTN | No. 15 | at No. 5 Indiana Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 0–1–3 | Bill Armstrong Stadium (4,081) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 9/10/16* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 24 | San Jose State | W 4–1 | 1–1–3 | Cagan Stadium (914) Stanford, California |
| 9/16/16* 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 25 | Harvard | W 3–1 | 2–1–3 | Cagan Stadium (2,103) Stanford, California |
| 9/18/16* 8:00 pm, GSTV | No. 25 | Omaha | W 4–0 | 3–1–3 | Cagan Stadium (542) Stanford, California |
| 9/23/16* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at San Francisco | L 1–2 | 3–2–3 | Negoesco Stadium (542) San Francisco |
| Pac-12 Conference regular season ||||||
| 10/02/16 7:00 pm, P12N | | California Rivalry | W 1–0 | 4–2–3 (1–0–0) | Cagan Stadium (1,374) Stanford, California |
| 10/06/16 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 16 Washington | W 1–0 | 5–2–3 (2–0–0) | Husky Soccer Stadium (1,198) Seattle |
| 10/09/16 11:00 am, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 1–0 $^{2OT}$ | 6–2–3 (3–0–0) | Lorenz Field (424) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 10/13/16 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 16 | No. 25 San Diego State | W 3–1 | 7–2–3 (4–0–0) | Cagan Stadium (624) Stanford, California |
| 10/16/16 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 16 | No. 17 UCLA | W 3–0 | 8–2–3 (5–0–0) | Cagan Stadium (1,262) Stanford, California |
| 10/20/16 7:00 pm | No. 12 | at San Diego State | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 8–2–4 (5–0–1) | SDSU Sports Deck (579) San Diego |
| 10/23/16 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | at No. 24 UCLA | W 3–2 | 9–2–4 (6–0–1) | Drake Stadium (3,115) Los Angeles |
| 10/27/16 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 9 | at Oregon State | W 3–0 | 10–2–4 (7–0–1) | Cagan Stadium (1,154) Stanford, California |
| 10/30/16 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 9 | No. 16 Washington | L 0–1 $^{OT}$ | 10–3–4 (7–1–1) | Cagan Stadium (1,171) Stanford, California |
| 11/11/16 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | California | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 11–3–4 (8–1–1) | Cagan Stadium (1,680) Stanford, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 12/20/16* 5:00 pm | No. 5 (5) | Pacific Second Round | W 2–0 | 12–3–4 | Cagan Stadium (1,403) Stanford, California |
| 12/27/16* 5:00 pm | No. 5 (5) | No. 16 (12) Virginia Third Round | W 1–0 $^{2OT}$ | 13–3–4 | Cagan Stadium (1,185) Stanford, California |
| 12/09/16* 5:45 pm, ESPN3 | No. 5 (5) | at No. 4 (7) Louisville Quarterfinals | W 2–0 | 14–3–4 | Lynn Stadium (3,247) Louisville, Kentucky |
| 12/09/16* 5:45 pm, ESPNU | No. 5 (5) | vs. No. 8 (9) North Carolina College Cup – Semifinals | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ (W 10–9 pk) | 14–3–5 | BBVA Compass Stadium (6,056) Houston |
| 12/11/16* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 5 (5) | vs. No. 2 (2) Wake Forest College Cup – Final | T 0–0$^{2OT}$ W 4–5 pen. | 14–3–6 | BBVA Compass Stadium (6,315) Houston |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||