2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer team

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2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer
California Golden Bears logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 25
Record13–5–2 (5–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Neil McGuire (18th season)
Associate head coachCori Callahan (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Alec Sundly (1st season)
  • Rachel Mercik (1st season)
Home stadium Edwards Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025  
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Duke  y901 .9501421 .853
No. 3 Wake Forest  y721 .7501233 .750
No. 6 Florida State  y721 .7501423 .816
No. 8 North Carolina  y730 .7001650 .762
No. 12 Virginia Tech  y622 .7001153 .658
No. 13 Notre Dame  y514 .7001134 .722
California  y541 .5501252 .684
No. 14т Stanford  y541 .5501341 .750
Virginia  y550 .5001250 .706
Boston College  442 .5001252 .684
Pittsburgh  352 .400963 .583
Louisville  253 .350765 .528
SMU  262 .300692 .412
Clemson  271 .250683 .441
Miami (FL)  163 .250584 .412
NC State  163 .2504104 .333
Syracuse  091 .0506102 .389
Conference champion
2024 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

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

Contents

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
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Makena Smith0GK5'7"Graduate Student Murrieta, California Graduated
Kylie Kerr6DF5'7"Graduate Student Alamo, California Graduated
Rilee Harmon7MF5'4"Senior Corona, California Graduated
Amaya Gray11FW5'3"Senior East Palo Alto, California Graduated
Anysa Gray17FW5'2"Senior East Palo Alto, California Graduated
Abby Borchers22FW5'4"Senior Fresno, California Graduated
Kaylee Nguyen28MF5'4"Graduate Student Irvine, California Graduated
Katie Strong31FW5'7"Freshman Tracy, California
Hannah Copper32FW5'7"Senior Irvine, California Graduated
Julia Gonsman34DF5'10"Senior Pleasanton, California Graduated
Mia Fontana39FW5'6"Graduate Student Burlingame, California Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious school
Kelly McManus00GK5'11"Graduate Student Long Beach, California UCLA
Alex Klos17MF5'8"Junior Folsom, California Santa Clara
Julia Leontini22MF5'7"Graduate Student Danville, California Stanford
Emily Moberly42MF5'7"Senior Windsor, California Skyline

Recruiting class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Campbell Carroll
DF
Flag of the United States.svg Seattle, Washington Seattle UnitedStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Victoria Jones
MF
Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California So Cal BluesStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Sophia Keel
GK
Flag of the United States.svg Redondo Beach, California FC HB KogeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Kenley Whittaker
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Wilsonville, Oregon Northwest EliteStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Squad

Roster

As of August 14, 2024 [5]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophia Keel
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kelly McManus
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Teagan Wy
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aasha McLyn
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mya Daily
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reese Doherty
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mia Fontana
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexis Wright
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ari Manrique
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Karlie Lema
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Velize King
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Malia McMahon
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cailin Bloom
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Soleil Dimry
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Klos
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Gambs
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Courtney Boone
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kei Kitamura
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordyn Young
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Leontini
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lizzie Vranesh
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Summer Starsiak
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Campbell Carroll
26 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Miriam Hils
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victoria Jones
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Skylar Briggs
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aaliyah Schinaman
32 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kenley Whittaker
36 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Coco Thistle
39 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noelle Bond-Flasza
40 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Archer Streelman
42 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Moberly

Team management

PositionStaff
Head coachNeil McGuire
Associate Head CoachCori Callahan
Assistant CoachAlec Sundly
Assistant CoachRachel Merick

Source: [5]

Schedule

Source: [6] [7]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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'sW  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. 17No. 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. 17No. 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. 25at 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. 25at  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  2OT13–5–2
Tari Frahm Rokus Field (626)
Malibu, CA
November 22
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at (2) No. 5  Arkansas
Second Round
  
Razorback Field
Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
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
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [11] RV181725Not released
TopDrawer Soccer [12] 2213101025


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