2025 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team

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2025 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record5–4–2 (1–2–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Ben Waldrum (8th overall, 1st head coach season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Goleman (3rd season)
  • Brianna Alleyne (1st season)
Home stadium Ambrose Urbanic Field
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Florida State  300 1.000701 .938
No. 6 Notre Dame  200 1.000701 .938
No. 16 Wake Forest  200 1.000811 .850
No. 2 Stanford  101 .750711 .833
California  101 .750415 .650
No. 1 Virginia  100 1.000701 .938
Louisville  110 .500820 .800
No. 18 North Carolina  110 .500730 .700
NC State  110 .500262 .300
No. 3 Duke  120 .333621 .722
Pittsburgh  120 .333542 .545
Clemson  002 .500315 .611
SMU  011 .250631 .650
Syracuse  011 .250424 .600
Boston College  010 .000423 .611
Miami (FL)  020 .000631 .650
Virginia Tech  030 .000452 .455
Conference champion
2025 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of September 18, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Ben Waldrum, in his eighth season with the program, and first as head coach. They play 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]

Contents

Previous season

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

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Haylee Mersereau2DF5'8"Junior Boca Raton, Florida Transferred to UCF
Ellie Coffield4MF5'6"Senior Mars, Pennsylvania Graduated
Sarah Schupansky 5FW5'5"Senior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Graduated; signed professional
contract with Gotham FC [2]
Briana Rodriguez6MF5'4"Junior Gurnee, Illinois Transferred to Ole Miss
Deborah Abiodun 8MF5'4"Sophomore Oyo, Nigeria Signed professional contract
with Washington Spirit [3]
Keera Melenhorst10MF5'3"Senior Ottawa, Canada Graduated
Mackenzie Evers11DF5'9"Senior Oakdale, Pennsylvania Graduated
Ashley Moon13DF5'6"Senior Somers, New York Graduated
Chloe Minas 15MF5'3"Graduate Student Montreal, Canada Graduated
Aliya Gomes17FW5'3"Sophomore Bradford, Ontario Transferred to South Alabama
Paige Dziedzic18FW5'8"Sophomore Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Marquette [4]
Grace Pettet19DF5'8"Graduate Student Tulsa, Oklahoma Graduated
Samiah Phiri 23FW5'8"Senior Irving, Texas Graduated
Emma Rhoades24MF5'3"Sophomore Fenton, Michigan Transferred to Toledo
Coco Dorfman25DF5'9"Freshman San Diego, California Transferred to Marquette [4]
Ava Boyd26FW5'7"SophomorePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaTransferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Dakota Watterson27FW5'4"Freshman Clovis, California Transferred to UC Santa Barbara Gauchos [4]
Chloe Brecht28FW5'5"Freshman Powell, Ohio Transferred to Butler
Olivia Duray29MF5'3"Sophomore Woodridge, Illinois Transferred to Creighton
Kaitlyn Killinger30FW5'9"Sophomore Plum, Pennsylvania Transferred to Duquesne [5]
Erika Schneider32DF5'10"Freshman Aldie, Virginia Transferred to Richmond [6]
Emma Van Meter33GK5'8"SophomorePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rylee Keeley34MF5'11"Freshman Wake Forest, North Carolina Transferred to Brown [4]
Emily Graeca35DF5'5"Freshman DuBois, Pennsylvania Transferred to James Madison [4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Mya Archibald2DF5'7"Junior Fall River, Canada Illinois
Mariama Dabo6MF5'5"Junior Paris, France Jacksonville
Alia Jaidi18FW5'6"Graduate Student Casablanca, Morocco Barry

Recruiting class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Adi Bianchin
FW
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Oakville, Canada Thomas BlakelockN/A
Maya Bright
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FC DelcoStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Maya Bruce
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Penn FusionStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Katie Ellermeyer
MF
Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California San Diego SurfStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Hannah Minogue
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Brambleton, Virginia Virginia Development AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Juidth Okah
FW
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ebonyi, Nigeria Remo StarsN/A [11]
Claire Pannier-Jacquemart
DF
Flag of France.svg Toulouse, France Toulouse FC N/A
Sophie Rourke
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Amherst, New York WNY FlashStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Ellie Rowlands
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Columbus, Ohio Ohio PremierStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Holly Tickle
DF
Flag of England.svg Preston, England Liverpool N/A
Roos Wittgen
MF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eindhoven, Netherlands PSV N/A [11]
Krystina Wolf
GK
Flag of the United States.svg Wayne, New Jersey STAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Adoo Philomina Yina
MF
Flag of Nigeria.svg Makurdi, Nigeria Nasarawa Amazons FCN/A
Hannah Yusuf
MF
Flag of Nigeria.svg Igarra, Nigeria Confluence QueensN/A [11]

Squad

Roster

As of August 11, 2025 [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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ellie Breech
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abigail Reisz
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Mya Archibald
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maya Bright
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Holly Tickle
5 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Claire Pannier-Jacquemart
6 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mariama Dabo
7 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sofia Doheny
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lola Abraham
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lucia Wells
10 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Roos Wittgen
11 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Magali Gagne
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sage Stelzer
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maya Bruce
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Lee
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Adi Bianchin
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Margaret Wilde
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Minogue
18 FW Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Alia Jaidi
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Cooper
20 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Celine Ottah
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Zailski
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bailey Wagenknecht
23 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Krystina Wolf
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaite Ellermeyer
26 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Okah Adaobi Judith
27 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Adoo Philomina Yina
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ellie Rowlands
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Rourke

Team management

PositionStaff
Technical Director Randy Waldrum
Head CoachBen Waldrum
Assistant CoachJesse Goleman
Assistant CoachBrianna Alleyne

Source: [15]

Schedule

Source: [16] [17]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
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   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Duke   
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
October 5
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at  North Carolina   
Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
October 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
NC State   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
October 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Wake Forest   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
October 26
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Virginia   
Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
October 30
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame   
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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United Soccer [20] Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [21]

References

  1. "Pitt's Ben Waldrum elevated to women's soccer head coach". Yahoo!Sports. The Tribune-Democrat. May 22, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  2. "Gotham FC Signs University of Pittsburgh Forward Sarah Schupansky to Multi-Year Contract". Gotham FC. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  3. "Washington Spirit Starts Promising 2025 Rookie Class with Two Signings". Washington Spirit. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  5. @duqwsoccer; (June 11, 2025). "Welcome to the Bluff, 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 ✍️ #GoDukes" via Instagram.
  6. @spidersoccer; (January 16, 2025). "Spiders, help us give a warm welcome to Erika Schneider as she officially joins the Web! 🕷️⚽️ @spiderathletics // #OneRichmond" via Instagram.
  7. "Maya Bright". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  8. "Maya Bruce". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  9. "Katie Ellermeyer". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  10. "Hannah Minogue". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 "2025 Women's DI International Signees". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  12. "Sophie Rourke". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  13. "Ellie Rowlands". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  14. "Krystina Wolf". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  16. "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  17. "Pitt Women's Soccer Announces 2025 Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. June 19, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  18. @wvuwomenssoccer; (August 2, 2025). "UE COUNTRY ROADS!!! 🎶 Sophomore Maddie Levy scores in the final minutes to give the Mountaineers a 1-0 win over Pitt in today's preseason exhibition! 👏 #HailWV" via Instagram.
  19. @umichwsoccer (August 9, 2025). "Exhibitions are over… We officially kick off our 2025 campaign Thursday @ Villanova" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  20. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. September 16, 2025. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  21. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer . TopDrawer Soccer. September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 16, 2025.