2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer team

2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer
2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Neil McGuire (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Cori Callahan (14th season); Alec Sundly (1st season); Rachel Mercik (1st season);
Home stadium	Edwards Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer team will represent University of California, Berkeley during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Golden Bears will be led by head coach Neil McGuire, in his eighteenth season. They will play home games at Edwards Stadium in Berkley, California. This will be the team's 42nd season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 1st playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2024 ACC women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Standford ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the season 7–6–6 overall and 4–3–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. 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
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 July 9, 2024^[5]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Sophia Keel
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
19	DF	USA	Courtney Boone


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	USA	Kei Kitamura
21	FW	USA	Jordyn Young
22	MF	USA	Julia Leontini
23	MF	USA	Lizzie Vranesh
24	DF	USA	Summer Tarsiak
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
Assistant Coach	Cori Callahan
Assistant Coach	Alec Sundly
Assistant Coach	Rachel Merick

Source:^[5]

Schedule

Source:^[6]^[7]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 10* 1:00 p.m.	at Saint Mary's	—	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA
Non-Conference regular season
August 15* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	UC San Diego		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
August 18* TBA, ESPN+	at Santa Clara		Stevens Stadium Santa Clara, CA
August 22* 1:30 p.m., ACCNX	Gonzaga		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
August 25* 5:00 p.m.	at San Francisco		Negoesco Stadium San Francisco, CA
August 29* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	Cal State Fullteron		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 1* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Cal State Bakersfield		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 5* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Nevada		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 8* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	San Diego		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 12* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	Saint Mary's		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
ACC Regular season
September 19 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at NC State		Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
September 22 9:00 a.m., ACCNX	at Wake Forest		Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
September 26 TBA, ACCNX	Pittsburgh		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
September 29 TBA, ACCNX	Miami		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 10 TBA, ACCNX	North Carolina		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 13 TBA, ACCNX	Duke		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 17 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Notre Dame		Alumni Stadium Notre Dame, IN
October 20 9:00 a.m., ACCNX	at Louisville		Lynn Stadium Louisville, KY
October 27 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	SMU		Edwards Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 31 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Stanford		Cagan Stadium Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer^[8]													Not released
TopDrawer Soccer^[9]

References

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^ "Victoria Jones". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "Sophia Keel". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "Kenley Whittaker". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "Women's Soccer Unveils 2024 Schedule". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. June 18, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

[1] "Campbell Carroll". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[2] "Victoria Jones". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[3] "Sophia Keel". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[4] "Kenley Whittaker". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[auto-5] "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[6] "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[7] "Women's Soccer Unveils 2024 Schedule". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. June 18, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

[8] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

[9] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

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