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	1–0–1 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Neil McGuire (19th season);
Associate head coach	Cori Callahan (15th season)
Assistant coach	Alec Sundly (2nd season)
Home stadium	Edwards Stadium

2025 ACC women's soccer standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 3 Florida State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Stanford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 10 Wake Forest ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 1 Duke ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	0	1.000
No. 17 Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	0	1.000
‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	1	.750
Clemson ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	1	.750
No. 7т Notre Dame ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	–	1	.750
Louisville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
No. 12 North Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
SMU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	–	0	.500
NC State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.250

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of August 19, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

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

Previous season

The Golden Bears 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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
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

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
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]

Recruiting class

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]

Squad

Roster

As of August 5, 2025^[13]

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
1	GK	USA	Teagan Wy
2	FW	GER	Amelie Hoppe
3	DF	USA	Gianna Owens
4	MF	USA	Reese Doherty
6	FW	USA	Kenley Whittaker
7	FW	USA	Mia Fontana
8	GK	USA	Morgan Farnham
9	FW	USA	Mia Van More
11	FW	USA	Elhom Khursand
12	DF	USA	Elle Kivo
13	FW	USA	Malia McMahon
14	DF	NZL	Emily Humphrey
15	DF	USA	Hope Luebbe Davidson
16	FW	USA	Soleil Dimry


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	USA	Alex Klos
18	GK	USA	Maddie Gambs
19	FW	USA	Lumi Kostmayer
20	DF	USA	Olivia McPherson
22	MF	SCO	Cara Borthwick
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
34	MF	USA	Emelia Warta
36	MF	USA	Coco Thistle
39	MF	USA	Noelle Bond-Flasza
40	DF	USA	Archer Streelman

Team management

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

Source:^[13]

Schedule

Source:^[14]^[15]

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			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
August 24* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Pepperdine			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
August 28* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Valley			Wolverine Stadium Orem, UT
August 31* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Arizona			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 4* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX	Washington State			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 7* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal Poly			Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA
September 11 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh			Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
September 14 4:00 a.m., ACCN	at Clemson			Riggs Field Clemson, SC
September 20* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	Santa Clara			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 25 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	Syracuse			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 28 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Boston College			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 5 11:00 a.m., ACCN	at SMU			Washburne Stadium Dallas, TX
October 9 3:30 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 12 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia Tech			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 16 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Miami (FL)			Cobb Stadium Coral Gables, FL
October 19 10:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Florida State			Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL
October 30 3:00 p.m., ACCNX	Stanford Rivalry			Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
*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 7	^[16]
Teagan Wy	Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Third Team	August 12	^[17]

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^[18]	RV	—											Not released
TopDrawer Soccer^[19]	—	—

References

^ "Bay FC signs Bay Area native and UC Berkeley standout Karlie Lema to three-year contract". Bay FC. December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
^ @CalWSoc (August 5, 2025). "𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐜🎙️ Morgan Farnham is back asking our two transfers, Lumi Kostmayer and Emelia Warta, why they chose Cal! 🐻 Stay tuned for the final '𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑙' segment. #GoBears" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2025 Women's DI International Signees". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
^ "Morgan Farnham". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "Elhom Khursand". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "Elle Kivo". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "Hope Luebbe Davidson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "Olivia McPherson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "Journey Middleborn". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "Gianna Owens". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "Mia Van More". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
^ "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "Cal Women's Soccer Unveils 2025 Schedule". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. June 17, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "North Carolina Selected 2025 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
^ "2025 Women's Division I Preseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.

[1] "Bay FC signs Bay Area native and UC Berkeley standout Karlie Lema to three-year contract". Bay FC. December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.

[TDS-2] "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.

[3] @CalWSoc (August 5, 2025). "𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐜🎙️ Morgan Farnham is back asking our two transfers, Lumi Kostmayer and Emelia Warta, why they chose Cal! 🐻 Stay tuned for the final '𝑊ℎ𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑙' segment. #GoBears" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[intl-4] "2025 Women's DI International Signees". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

[5] "Morgan Farnham". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[6] "Elhom Khursand". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[7] "Elle Kivo". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[8] "Hope Luebbe Davidson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[9] "Olivia McPherson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[10] "Journey Middleborn". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[11] "Gianna Owens". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[12] "Mia Van More". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[auto-13] "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. Retrieved August 5, 2025.

[14] "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[15] "Cal Women's Soccer Unveils 2025 Schedule". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. June 17, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[16] "North Carolina Selected 2025 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[17] "2025 Women's Division I Preseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.

[18] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.

[19] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.

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