2025 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team
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- Ben Waldrum (8th overall, 1st head coach season)
- Jesse Goleman (3rd season)
- Brianna Alleyne (1st season)
| 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–10–2 (2–8–0 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
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| 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 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Ben Waldrum, in his eighth season with the program, and first as head coach. They played their home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is the team's 30th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 13th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Ben Waldrum replaced Randy Waldrum when Randy was elevated to the program's technical director in May of 2025.[1]
The Panther's season started well as they won their first four non-conference games. The highlight of the four was a win over eventual Big East champions Xavier. The streak ended with two straight losses against teams from California in Cal State Fullerton and Santa Clara. The Panthers finished the non-conference season with two draws, and had a final non-conference record of 4–2–2. To start the ACC season, they hosted the two California schools in California and third-ranked Stanford. The Panthers lost both matches, 1–2 and 0–6. They earned their first ACC victory on a trip to Boston College where they won 2–1. After the victory, the Panthers lost their next six ACC games. Three of those losses came against ranked opponents in fourteenth-ranked Duke, nineteenth-ranked North Carolina and third-ranked Virginia. They finished their season with an upset of the top ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1–0 at home.
The Panthers finished the season 6–10–2 overall and 2–8–0 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their six total wins and two total conference wins were the lowest since 2019.
The Panthers finished the season 9–6–3 overall and 3–5–2 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. This season broke a streak of two consecutive qualifications for both of those tournaments. Their nine total wins were the lowest since 2019. Their three conference wins were the lowest since a pandemic shortented 2020 season.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Haylee Mersereau | 2 | DF | 5'8" | Junior | Boca Raton, Florida | Transferred to UCF |
| Ellie Coffield | 4 | MF | 5'6" | Senior | Mars, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Sarah Schupansky | 5 | FW | 5'5" | Senior | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Graduated; signed professional contract with Gotham FC[2] |
| Briana Rodriguez | 6 | MF | 5'4" | Junior | Gurnee, Illinois | Transferred to Ole Miss |
| Deborah Abiodun | 8 | MF | 5'4" | Sophomore | Oyo, Nigeria | Signed professional contract with Washington Spirit[3] |
| Keera Melenhorst | 10 | MF | 5'3" | Senior | Ottawa, Canada | Graduated |
| Mackenzie Evers | 11 | DF | 5'9" | Senior | Oakdale, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Ashley Moon | 13 | DF | 5'6" | Senior | Somers, New York | Graduated |
| Chloe Minas | 15 | MF | 5'3" | Graduate Student | Montreal, Canada | Graduated |
| Aliya Gomes | 17 | FW | 5'3" | Sophomore | Bradford, Ontario | Transferred to South Alabama |
| Paige Dziedzic | 18 | FW | 5'8" | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois | Transferred to Marquette[4] |
| Grace Pettet | 19 | DF | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Graduated |
| Samiah Phiri | 23 | FW | 5'8" | Senior | Irving, Texas | Graduated |
| Emma Rhoades | 24 | MF | 5'3" | Sophomore | Fenton, Michigan | Transferred to Toledo |
| Coco Dorfman | 25 | DF | 5'9" | Freshman | San Diego, California | Transferred to Marquette[4] |
| Ava Boyd | 26 | FW | 5'7" | Sophomore | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |
| Dakota Watterson | 27 | FW | 5'4" | Freshman | Clovis, California | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara Gauchos[4] |
| Chloe Brecht | 28 | FW | 5'5" | Freshman | Powell, Ohio | Transferred to Butler |
| Olivia Duray | 29 | MF | 5'3" | Sophomore | Woodridge, Illinois | Transferred to Creighton |
| Kaitlyn Killinger | 30 | FW | 5'9" | Sophomore | Plum, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Duquesne[5] |
| Erika Schneider | 32 | DF | 5'10" | Freshman | Aldie, Virginia | Transferred to Richmond[6] |
| Emma Van Meter | 33 | GK | 5'8" | Sophomore | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | — |
| Rylee Keeley | 34 | MF | 5'11" | Freshman | Wake Forest, North Carolina | Transferred to Brown[4] |
| Emily Graeca | 35 | DF | 5'5" | Freshman | DuBois, Pennsylvania | Transferred to James Madison[4] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Mya Archibald | 2 | DF | 5'7" | Junior | Fall River, Canada | Illinois |
| Mariama Dabo | 6 | MF | 5'5" | Junior | Paris, France | Jacksonville |
| Alia Jaidi | 18 | FW | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Casablanca, Morocco | Barry |
Recruiting class
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Adi Bianchin FW |  | Oakville, Canada | Thomas Blakelock | N/A |
Maya Bright FW |  | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | FC Delco |   [7] |
Maya Bruce MF | | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | Penn Fusion | [8] |
Katie Ellermeyer MF | | San Diego, California | San Diego Surf | [9] |
Hannah Minogue MF | | Brambleton, Virginia | Virginia Development Academy | [10] |
Juidth Okah FW |  | Ebonyi, Nigeria | Remo Stars | N/A[11] |
Claire Pannier-Jacquemart DF |  | Toulouse, France | Toulouse FC | N/A |
Sophie Rourke MF | | Amherst, New York | WNY Flash | [12] |
Ellie Rowlands MF | | Columbus, Ohio | Ohio Premier | [13] |
Holly Tickle DF |  | Preston, England | Liverpool | N/A |
Roos Wittgen MF |  | Eindhoven, Netherlands | PSV | N/A[11] |
Krystina Wolf GK | | Wayne, New Jersey | STA | [14] |
Adoo Philomina Yina MF | | Makurdi, Nigeria | Nasarawa Amazons FC | N/A |
Hannah Yusuf MF | | Igarra, Nigeria | Confluence Queens | N/A[11] |
Squad
Roster
- As of January 2, 2026[15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Technical Director | Randy Waldrum |
| Head Coach | Ben Waldrum |
| Assistant Coach | Jesse Goleman |
| Assistant Coach | Brianna Alleyne |
Source:[15]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 2* 5:00 p.m. |
at West Virginia | L 0–1[18] | — |
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Morgantown, WV | |||||||
| August 9* 1:00 p.m. |
at Michigan | None Reported[19] | — |
U-M Soccer Stadium Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| August 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Xavier | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (516) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| August 17* 1:00 p.m., FloCollege |
at Monmouth | W 3–1 | 2–0–0 |
Hesse Field (175) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| August 21* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Ohio | W 1–0 | 3–0–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (950) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| August 24* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Dayton | W 3–0 | 4–0–0 |
Baujan Field (981) Dayton, OH | |||||||
| August 28* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Cal State Fullerton | L 0–1 | 4–1–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (240) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| August 31* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Santa Clara | L 0–2 | 4–2–0 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (381) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| September 4* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Cincinnati | T 1–1 | 4–2–1 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (247) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| September 7* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Bucknell | T 1–1 | 4–2–2 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (299) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| ACC Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
California | L 1–2 | 4–3–2 (0–1–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (498) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| September 14 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 3 Stanford | L 0–6 | 4–4–2 (0–2–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (487) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Boston College | W 2–1 | 5–4–2 (1–2–0) |
Newton Campus Soccer Field (457) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
| September 25 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
SMU | L 0–4 | 5–5–2 (1–3–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (261) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| October 2 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 14 Duke | L 0–5 | 5–6–2 (1–4–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (377) Durham, NC | |||||||
| October 5 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
at No. 19 North Carolina | L 1–3 | 5–7–2 (1–5–0) |
Dorrance Field (2,451) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
| October 17 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
NC State | L 0–1 | 5–8–2 (1–6–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (823) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| October 23 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Wake Forest | L 1–2 | 5–9–2 (1–7–0) |
Spry Stadium (690) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
| October 26 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 3 Virginia | L 0–2 | 5–10–2 (1–8–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (N/A) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| October 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 1 Notre Dame | W 1–0 | 6–10–2 (2–8–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (468) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||