The No. 5 Stanford women’s soccer team wraps up its regular season and Pacific-10 Conference schedule with one last road trip this weekend, traveling north to take on Oregon this evening and Oregon State on Sunday.

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Alex Oppenheimer

Junior Allison Falk helped put an end to Stanford’s offensive drought with a goal last weekend against Washington. Falk and the Cardinal will look to keep their offensive momentum going on the road to Oregon this weekend.

The Cardinal (13-2-3, 4-1-2 Pac-10) jumped up to third in the conference last weekend after a pair of victories: a 4-0 romp over Washington and a 2-1 overtime win against Washington State. The Ducks (8-7-3, 1-3-3 Pac-10) and the Beavers (7-8-3, 0-5-2), by contrast, dwell at the bottom of the Pac-10 standings, sitting at eighth and tenth place, respectively.

Stanford’s offense experienced a rebirth last weekend, pouring in six goals after struggling in front of the net for several weekends. Sophomore forward Kelley O’Hara led the charge with a pair of early goals that effectively ended the Washington game just after it kicked off, but the four other strikes came from four different Cardinal players — junior defender Allison Falk, midfielders sophomore Kristin Stannard and redshirt senior Shari Summers, and freshman forward Christen Press — all from different positions, a testament to the formidable depth that has driven the Stanford offense this year.

The Cardinal defense also played like the solid unit that looked so dominant at the beginning of the year. Senior goalkeeper Erica Holland returned for her first full weekend in the net after recovering from injury, but she was barely called upon to make a save as the back line cleaned up virtually everything that came into the Stanford half.

Oregon’s main problem this season has been keeping opponents off the scoreboard. The Ducks have only three shutouts in 18 games played, last in the Pac-10. Junior goalkeeper Jessie Chatfield allows an average of 1.41 goals per game and has a meager .708 save percentage.

The team’s strength is undoubtedly its well-rounded offense. Oregon has 11 goalscorers on its roster and four players in double-digits in points. A pair of midfielders, sophomore Teresa Bowns (five goals, six assists) and junior Allison Newton (five goals, three assists) lead the way.

Oregon State has virtually the same offensive and defensive statistics as the Ducks but has had trouble turning those numbers into wins. The Beavers are the only team in the Pac-10 with an overall record under .500. The team has not won since a 2-1, double overtime victory against Idaho on Sept. 30.

The team’s fortunes turned sharply at the beginning of the conference schedule when sophomore goalie Ashley Wood was injured. Her replacement, Caitlin Seeley, has allowed 1.69 goals on average per game, over a half goal more than Wood’s average, and she has not recorded a single shutout.

The start of the Pac-10 season was also when leading scorer Jodie Taylor started getting shut down. The Beavers have scored 30 goals in 18 games, but 13 of those goals come from Taylor, who has scored just once in the last seven games. With the senior forward marked out of danger, the Oregon State attack has been weakened.

Stanford may be ending its regular season this weekend, but it is assured of a slot in the NCAA tournament and will likely play at least some of the opening rounds at home in the coming weeks. The Cardinal advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 last year before falling to Clemson at home in a penalty shootout.