2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer team

2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
Record13–6–2 (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 stadiumEdwards Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
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 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.

Previous season

Main article: 2023 California Golden Bears women's soccer team

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

Squad

Roster

As of August 14, 2024[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 United States USA Sophia Keel
00 GK United States USA Kelly McManus
1 GK United States USA Teagan Wy
2 DF United States USA Aasha McLyn
3 MF United States USA Mya Daily
4 MF United States USA Reese Doherty
7 FW United States USA Mia Fontana
8 FW United States USA Alexis Wright
9 FW United States USA Ari Manrique
12 FW United States USA Karlie Lema
13 FW United States USA Velize King
14 DF United States USA Malia McMahon
15 DF United States USA Cailin Bloom
16 FW United States USA Soleil Dimry
17 MF United States USA Alex Klos
18 GK United States USA Maddie Gambs
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF United States USA Courtney Boone
20 MF United States USA Kei Kitamura
21 FW United States USA Jordyn Young
22 MF United States USA Julia Leontini
23 MF United States USA Lizzie Vranesh
24 DF United States USA Summer Starsiak
25 MF United States USA Campbell Carroll
26 DF Germany GER Miriam Hils
28 MF United States USA Victoria Jones
29 DF United States USA Skylar Briggs
30 FW United States USA Aaliyah Schinaman
32 FW United States USA Kenley Whittaker
36 MF United States USA Coco Thistle
39 MF United States USA Noelle Bond-Flasza
40 DF United States USA Archer Streelman
42 MF United States 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

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer[11]——————RV181725——Not releasedRV
TopDrawer Soccer[12]——————22131010————25———

References

  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.
  5. ^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". calbears.com. California Golden Bears. Retrieved August 14, 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. ^ "Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women's Soccer Preseason Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "California's Lema, Duke's Roller Named ACC Women's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.