2025 California Golden Bears women's soccer team

2025 California Golden Bears women's soccer
2025 California Golden Bears women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–3–8 (4–2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Neil McGuire (19th season);
Associate head coach	Cori Callahan (15th season)
Assistant coach	Alec Sundly (2nd season)
Home stadium	Edwards Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record8–3–8 (4–2–4 ACC)

Headcoach

Neil McGuire (19th season)

Associate headcoachCori Callahan (15th season)

2025 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 Stanford ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	21	–	2	–	2	.880
No. 11 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	1	.850	15	–	2	–	3	.825
No. 3 Duke ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0	.700	17	–	5	–	1	.761
No. 1 Florida State ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	16	–	2	–	4	.818
No. 8 Virginia ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	14	–	3	–	5	.750
No. 24 Louisville ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	13	–	5	–	3	.690
No. 13т North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	–	0	.600	13	–	6	–	2	.667
California ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	4	.600	8	–	3	–	8	.632
Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	4	–	3	–	3	.550	11	–	5	–	4	.650
NC State ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2	.500	5	–	9	–	4	.389
Clemson ‍‍‍^y	4	–	4	–	2	.500	8	–	6	–	5	.553
SMU ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2	.300	8	–	8	–	2	.500
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	0	.200	6	–	10	–	2	.389
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	7	–	8	–	3	.472
Boston College ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	5	–	8	–	5	.417
Syracuse ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1	.150	5	–	9	–	4	.389
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	2	.100	4	–	10	–	4	.333

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2025 California Golden Bears women's soccer team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Golden Bears were led by head coach Neil McGuire, in his nineteenth season. They played home games at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California. This was the team's 43rd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 2nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Golden Bears started the season 2–1–1 in their first four games. Their two victories both were 3–2 over UC San Diego and San Francisco. They drew with Cal State Fullerton and lost to Pepperdine. The loss to Pepperdine would be their only non-conference loss of the season. They finished their non-conference slate going 2–0–3 over their other five games. They played only one Power 4 team in that span, defeating Arizona. They also defeated Santa Clara. They started their ACC season with a trip to the east coast where they defeated Pittsburgh and drew with Clemson. They went 1–1–2 over their next four games, defeating Syracuse, losing to SMU, and drawing Boston College and top ranked Virginia. They improved their form to finish ACC play, going 2–1–1. THeir loss came in their rivalry match with Stanford, who was the top ranked team at the time. They also drew seventh-ranked Florida State in Tallahssee.

The Golden Bears finished the season 8–3–8 overall and 4–3–4 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kelly McManus	00	GK	5'11"	Graduate Student	Long Beach, California	Graduated
Aasha McLyn	2	DF	5'4"	Junior	Long Beach, California	Graduated
Mya Daily	3	MF/DF	5'7"	Graduate Student	Moreno Valley, California	Graduated
Alexis Wright	8	FW	5'6"	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Ari Manrique	9	FW	5'6"	Senior	Buford, Georgia	Graduated
Karlie Lema	12	FW	5'10"	Senior	Morgan Hill, California	Graduated; Signed professional contract with Bay FC^[1]
Cailin Bloom	15	DF	5'10"	Senior	Dixon, California	Graduated
Courtney Boone	19	DF	5'6"	Senior	West Covina, California	Graduated, transferred to Oregon^[2]
Kei Kitamura	20	MF	5'5"	Senior	San Jose, California	Graduated
Jordyn Young	21	FW/MF	5'9"	Senior	Martinez, California	Graduated
Julia Leontini	22	MF	5'7"	Graduate Student	Danville, California	Graduated
Skylar Briggs	29	DF/MF	5'4"	Graduate Student	Torrance, California	Graduated
Aaliyah Schinaman	30	FW	5'5"	Senior	San Mateo, California	Graduated, transferred to George Mason^[2]
Emily Moberly	42	MF	5'7"	Senior	Windsor, California	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Lumi Kostmayer	19	FW	5'11"	Senior	Southbury, Connecticut	Stanford^[3]
Emelia Warta	34	MF	5'5"	Junior	Vancouver, Washington	Vanderbilt^[2]

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Cara Borthwick MF	Edinburgh, Scotland	Boroughmuir Thistle FC	N/A^[4]
Morgan Farnham GK	Los Angeles, California	Beach FC	^[5]
Amelie Hoppe FW	Brodersdorf, Germany	Turbine Potsdam	N/A^[4]
Emily Humphrey DF	Wellington, New Zealand	Wellington Phoenix (Reserves)	N/A^[4]
Elhom Khursand MF	El Dorado Hills, California	San Juan SC	^[6]
Elle Kivo DF	Irvine, California	Slammers FC HB Koge	^[7]
Hope Luebbe Davidson DF	Seattle, Washington	Seattle United	^[8]
Olivia McPherson DF	El Segundo, California	Slammers FC HB Koge	^[9]
Journey Middleborn MF	San Marcos, California	San Diego Surf	^[10]
Gianna Owens DF	San Leandro, California	FC Bay Area	^[11]
Mia Van More FW	Seattle, Washington	Seattle United	^[12]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 8* 5:00 p.m.	Saint Mary's	T 2–2	—	Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
Regular season
August 14* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC San Diego	W 3–2	1–0–0	Triton Soccer Stadium (407) La Jolla, CA
August 17* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Cal State Fullerton	T 0–0	1–0–1	Titan Stadium (517) Fullerton, CA
August 21* 4:30 p.m., ACCNX	San Francisco	W 3–2	2–0–1	Edwards Stadium (113) Berkeley, CA
August 24* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Pepperdine	L 0–1	2–1–1	Edwards Stadium (363) Berkeley, CA
August 28* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Valley	T 1–1	2–1–2	Wolverine Stadium (1,559) Orem, UT
August 31* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Arizona	W 2–1	3–1–2	Edwards Stadium (338) Berkeley, CA
September 4* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX	Washington State	T 0–0	3–1–3	Edwards Stadium (225) Berkeley, CA
September 7* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal Poly	T 0–0	3–1–4	Alex G. Spanos Stadium (744) San Luis Obispo, CA
September 11 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh	W 2–1	4–1–4 (1–0–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (498) Pittsburgh, PA
September 14 10:00 a.m., ACCN	at Clemson	T 2–2	4–1–5 (1–0–1)	Riggs Field (444) Clemson, SC
September 20* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	Santa Clara	W 2–0	5–1–5	Edwards Stadium (639) Berkeley, CA
September 25 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	Syracuse	W 1–0	6–1–5 (2–0–1)	Edwards Stadium (198) Berkeley, CA
September 28 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Boston College	T 0–0	6–1–6 (2–0–2)	Edwards Stadium (563) Berkeley, CA
October 5 11:00 a.m., ACCN	at SMU	L 1–2	6–2–6 (2–1–2)	Washburne Stadium (544) Dallas, TX
October 9 3:30 p.m., ACCNX	No. 1 Virginia	T 2–2	6–2–7 (2–1–3)	Edwards Stadium (108) Berkeley, CA
October 12 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia Tech	W 1–0	7–2–7 (3–1–3)	Edwards Stadium (372) Berkeley, CA
October 16 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Miami (FL)	W 2–0	8–2–7 (4–1–3)	Cobb Stadium (145) Coral Gables, FL
October 19 10:00 a.m., ACCNX	at No. 7 Florida State	T 2–2	8–2–8 (4–1–4)	Seminole Soccer Complex (542) Tallahassee, FL
October 30 3:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 1 Stanford Rivalry	L 2–8	8–3–8 (4–3–4)	Edwards Stadium (346) Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Teagan Wy	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 7	^[16]
	Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Third Team	August 12	^[17]
	ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 4	September 9	^[18]
	ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 7	September 30	^[19]
	ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 9	October 14	^[20]
	ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 10	October 21	^[21]

2025 California Golden Bears women's soccer team

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Incoming transfers

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Rankings

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Position	Staff
Head coach	Neil McGuire
Associate Head Coach	Cori Callahan
Assistant Coach	Alec Sundly

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