2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer team

2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer
2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. RV
Record	13–6–2 (5–4–1 ACC)
Head coach	Neil McGuire (18th season);
Associate head coach	Cori Callahan (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Alec Sundly (1st season); Rachel Mercik (1st season);
Home stadium	Edwards Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

Last updated January 29, 2025

2024 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 3 Duke ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	18	–	3	–	1	.841
No. 2 Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	16	–	4	–	4	.750
No. 13 Florida State ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	15	–	2	–	4	.810
No. 1 North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0	.700	22	–	5	–	0	.815
No. 7 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	14	–	6	–	3	.674
No. 6 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	5	–	1	–	4	.700	14	–	4	–	4	.727
California ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1	.550	13	–	6	–	2	.667
No. 4 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1	.550	16	–	5	–	2	.739
Virginia ‍‍‍^y	5	–	5	–	0	.500	13	–	5	–	1	.711
Boston College ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2	.500	12	–	5	–	2	.684
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	2	.400	9	–	6	–	3	.583
Louisville ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	7	–	6	–	5	.528
SMU ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2	.300	6	–	9	–	2	.412
Clemson ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1	.250	6	–	8	–	3	.441
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3	.250	5	–	8	–	4	.412
NC State ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3	.250	4	–	10	–	4	.333
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	1	.050	6	–	10	–	2	.389


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Golden Bears were led by head coach Neil McGuire, in his eighteenth season. They played home games at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California. This was the team's 42nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their first playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Golden Bears started the season well, with a 2–1 win over UC San Diego before falling to twenty-second ranked Santa Clara 1–2. Their next game would be a 1–1 draw with Gonzaga, which would also be the last blemish on their non-conference record. They won their next six non-conference games including a dominant 6–1 win over San Francisco and a thrilling 4–3 win over Cal State Bakersfield. They did not play any Power 4 teams during their non-conference season. They started ACC play well, with three wins and a draw. The draw came against thirteenth ranked Wake Forest. After this stretch they entered the rankings at number seventeen. However, their next three games would be against ranked opponents. They lost to second ranked North Carolina, first ranked Duke, and twelfth ranked Notre Dame. The Notre Dame loss was the only one of the three which was not a one goal affair. After a 2–1 loss to Louisville, they fell out of the rankings. They finished their ACC season with two wins, including a 3–2 win over fourteenth ranked rival Stanford. This was their only win over a ranked team during the season.

The Cardinal finished the season 13–6–2 overall and 5–4–1 in ACC play to finish in tie for seventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were unseeded in the Mississippi State Bracket. They defeated seventh seed Pepperdine in the First Round, before falling to second seed Arkansas 1–0 in the Second Round.

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the season with a 7–6–6 overall record and a 4–3–4 record in Pac-12 play, placing them fifth in the conference. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Makena Smith	0	GK	5'7"	Graduate Student	Murrieta, California	Graduated
Kylie Kerr	6	DF	5'7"	Graduate Student	Alamo, California	Graduated
Rilee Harmon	7	MF	5'4"	Senior	Corona, California	Graduated
Amaya Gray	11	FW	5'3"	Senior	East Palo Alto, California	Graduated
Anysa Gray	17	FW	5'2"	Senior	East Palo Alto, California	Graduated
Abby Borchers	22	FW	5'4"	Senior	Fresno, California	Graduated
Kaylee Nguyen	28	MF	5'4"	Graduate Student	Irvine, California	Graduated
Katie Strong	31	FW	5'7"	Freshman	Tracy, California	—
Hannah Copper	32	FW	5'7"	Senior	Irvine, California	Graduated
Julia Gonsman	34	DF	5'10"	Senior	Pleasanton, California	Graduated
Mia Fontana	39	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Burlingame, California	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Kelly McManus	00	GK	5'11"	Graduate Student	Long Beach, California	UCLA
Alex Klos	17	MF	5'8"	Junior	Folsom, California	Santa Clara
Julia Leontini	22	MF	5'7"	Graduate Student	Danville, California	Stanford
Emily Moberly	42	MF	5'7"	Senior	Windsor, California	Skyline

Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Campbell Carroll DF	Seattle, Washington	Seattle United	^[1]
Victoria Jones MF	San Diego, California	So Cal Blues	^[2]
Sophia Keel GK	Redondo Beach, California	FC HB Koge	^[3]
Kenley Whittaker FW	Wilsonville, Oregon	Northwest Elite	^[4]

Squad

Roster

As of January 28, 2025^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Sophia Keel
00	GK	USA	Kelly McManus
1	GK	USA	Teagan Wy
2	DF	USA	Aasha McLyn
3	MF	USA	Mya Daily
4	MF	USA	Reese Doherty
7	FW	USA	Mia Fontana
8	FW	USA	Alexis Wright
9	FW	USA	Ari Manrique
12	FW	USA	Karlie Lema
13	FW	USA	Velize King
14	DF	USA	Malia McMahon
15	DF	USA	Cailin Bloom
16	FW	USA	Soleil Dimry
17	MF	USA	Alex Klos
18	GK	USA	Maddie Gambs


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	USA	Courtney Boone
20	MF	USA	Kei Kitamura
21	FW	USA	Jordyn Young
22	MF	USA	Julia Leontini
23	MF	USA	Lizzie Vranesh
24	DF	USA	Summer Starsiak
25	MF	USA	Campbell Carroll
26	DF	GER	Miriam Hils
28	MF	USA	Victoria Jones
29	DF	USA	Skylar Briggs
30	FW	USA	Aaliyah Schinaman
32	FW	USA	Kenley Whittaker
36	MF	USA	Coco Thistle
39	MF	USA	Noelle Bond-Flasza
40	DF	USA	Archer Streelman
42	MF	USA	Emily Moberly

Team management

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

Source:^[5]

Schedule

Source:^[6]^[7]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 10* 1:00 p.m.		at Saint Mary's	W 2–0	—	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA
Non-Conference regular season
August 15* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		UC San Diego	W 2–1	1–0–0	Edwards Stadium (123) Berkeley, CA
August 18* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 22 Santa Clara	L 1–2	1–1–0	Stevens Stadium (735) Santa Clara, CA
August 22* 4:30 p.m., ACCNX		Gonzaga	T 1–1	1–1–1	Edwards Stadium (173) Berkeley, CA
August 25* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Francisco	W 6–1	2–1–1	Negoesco Stadium (212) San Francisco, CA
August 29* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		Cal State Fullteron	W 1–0	3–1–1	Edwards Stadium (154) Berkeley, CA
September 1* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 4–3	4–1–1	Edwards Stadium (568) Berkeley, CA
September 5* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Nevada	W 4–1	5–1–1	Edwards Stadium (129) Berkeley, CA
September 8* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		San Diego	W 3–0	6–1–1	Edwards Stadium (455) Berkeley, CA
September 12* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		Saint Mary's	W 2–1	7–1–1	Edwards Stadium (198) Berkeley, CA
ACC Regular season
September 19 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at NC State	W 3–1	8–1–1 (1–0–0)	Dail Soccer Field (407) Raleigh, NC
September 22 9:00 a.m., ACCN		at No. 13 Wake Forest	T 2–2	8–1–2 (1–0–1)	Spry Stadium (855) Winston-Salem, NC
September 26 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh	W 1–0	9–1–2 (2–0–1)	Edwards Stadium (212) Berkeley, CA
September 29 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Miami	W 3–2	10–1–2 (3–0–1)	Edwards Stadium (664) Berkeley, CA
October 10 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 17	No. 2 North Carolina	L 0–1	10–2–2 (3–1–1)	Edwards Stadium (688) Berkeley, CA
October 13 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 17	No. 1 Duke	L 1–2	10–3–2 (3–2–1)	Edwards Stadium (1,389) Berkeley, CA
October 17 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 25	at No. 12 Notre Dame	L 2–5	10–4–2 (3–3–1)	Alumni Stadium (415) Notre Dame, IN
October 20 9:00 a.m., ACCN	No. 25	at Louisville	L 1–2	10–5–2 (3–4–1)	Lynn Stadium (450) Louisville, KY
October 27 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		SMU	W 3–2	11–5–2 (4–4–1)	Edwards Stadium (1,233) Berkeley, CA
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 14т Stanford	W 3–2	12–5–2 (5–4–1)	Cagan Stadium (1,561) Stanford, CA
NCAA Tournament
November 16 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (7) No. 22т Pepperdine First Round	W 2–1 ^2OT	13–5–2	Tari Frahm Rokus Field (626) Malibu, CA
November 22 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at (2) No. 5 Arkansas Second Round	L 0–1	13–6–2	Razorback Field (1,701) Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Teagan Wy	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 8, 2024	^[8]
Karlie Lema	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	September 10, 2024	^[9]
	ACC Offensive Player of the Year	November 6, 2024	^[10]
	All-ACC First Team
Teagan Wy	All-ACC Second Team

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
United Soccer ^[11]	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	18	17	25	—	—	Not released					RV
TopDrawer Soccer^[12]	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	13	10	10	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—

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