Stanford joined by Cal, Santa Clara in NCAA women’s soccer

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Stanford was named one of four No. 1 seeds — along with West Virginia, Florida and South Carolina — in the 64-team NCAA women’s soccer tournament, it was announced Monday.

The Pac-12 champion Cardinal (17-1-1, 10-1) are in position to host the first four rounds in their 19th straight tournament appearance. They will play Houston Baptist in the first round at 7 p.m. Friday

If things go well for Stanford, it could play the whole tournament without getting on a plane. The College Cup, the sport’s Final Four, will be played Dec. 2-4 at San Jose’s Avaya Stadium.

In its 13th straight appearance, Cal will open the tournament on the road for the first time in three years, facing West Coast Conference champion Pepperdine on Saturday.

The Bears (13-5-2, 6-3-2), led by 10 goals each from seniors Arielle Ship and Ifeoma Onumonu, earned one of the Pac-12’s six invitations. The Big Ten had the most, eight.

Santa Clara also received an at-large invitation and will host Long Beach State at 1 p.m. Saturday. It will be the Broncos’ 26th appearance in 28 years.

They finished third in the WCC with a 6-2-1 record and were 9-6-4 overall. They are led by senior midfielder Jordan Jesolva with eight goals and 20 points.

Second-round games will be played Nov. 18 at campus sites. Third-round games will be Nov. 20 at the same campus sites. Quarterfinal games will be Nov. 25 or 26, also on campus sites.

In October, the NCAA awarded the College Cup to the home of the Earthquakes. It’s the event’s third scheduled location. Orlando withdrew because of construction delays at its new MLS stadium, and Cary, N.C., was stripped of the event as part of the NCAA’s reaction to the state’s anti-LGBT legislation.

Tom FitzGerald is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: tfitzgerald@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @tomgfitzgerald