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2025 Season Preview: Massachusetts Women’s Soccer
August 13, 2025 | Women's Soccer
The Minutewomen kick off the 2025 season, beginning on Thursday at Rudd Field against St. John’s.
AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts women's soccer set to begin the 2025 season on Thursday, August 14, with a home contest against St. John's at 4 p.m., at Rudd Field.
The upcoming season marks the 48th season for the program, with UMass holding an overall record of 517-290-78 (.584), and the eighth season under the leadership of head coach Jason Dowiak. It also marks the first year in the Mid-American Conference for the Minutewomen.
The Squad
Massachusetts returns 16 players from last season's team, as graduate students Sarah DeFreitas and Macy Graves rejoins the Minutewomen for the 2025 season.
Additionally, UMass welcomes 12 newcomers for the 2025 campaign. The group features redshirt senior Emma Burke, sophomore Peyton Costello, and freshmen Ella Casagrande-Stevens, Skye Cuscuna, Amelia Deren, Pepper Escher, Chloe Kundra, Kayla Nohasiarisoa, Piersen Rawlin, Kaila Steen, Lexi Terry and Aline Traber.
The 2024 Season
UMass finished last season with a 13-5-3 overall record and a 6-2-2 mark in conference play. Massachusetts shut out nine opponents, including six at Rudd Field. In the Atlantic 10 Championships, the third-seeded Minutewomen reached the A-10 Finals, falling 3-1 to the number one seed, Saint Louis.
MAC Preseason Coaches Poll
In the recent MAC Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll, the Minutewomen are projected to finish fourth, as announced by the league. UMass also earned one vote to finish as conference championships.
Massachusetts followed behind Western Michigan at number one, Buffalo at number two and Ohio at number three. Bowling Green, Kent State and Miami (OH) followed in fifth, sixth and seventh, while Northern Illinois is eighth, Eastern Michigan is ninth, Toledo is 10th, Ball State is 11th, Central Michigan at 12th and Akron at 13th.
2025 Season Schedule
After the first match of the season against St John's, Massachusetts will compete in five other non-conference games. The Minutewomen will face Harvard (Aug. 24) and Boston College (Sept. 7) at Rudd, while taking on NJIT (Aug. 21), Dartmouth (Aug. 28) and UMass Lowell (Aug. 31) on the road.
UMass begins MAC competition with a home match against Ball State (Sept. 14), while also facing Northern Illinois (Sept. 28), Buffalo (Oct. 9), Eastern Michigan (Oct. 12), Ohio (Oct. 26) and Bowling Green (Oct. 29) at Rudd Field. Massachusetts will travel to Akron (Sept. 18), Kent State (Sept. 25), Western Michigan (Oct. 2), Central Michigan (Oct. 5), Miami (OH) (Oct. 16) and Toledo (Oct. 19).
ESPN+ Streaming
For the 2025 Massachusetts women's soccer season, all home games will be streamed on ESPN+. Streaming links for all home games can be found on the UMass women's soccer schedule page, as well as at plus.espn.com
MAC Championships
The 2025 and 2026 MAC Women's Soccer Championships will take place at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, marking the first time in conference history the event will be hosted at a neutral site.
The 2025 MAC Women's Soccer Championships are set to open on Saturday, November 1, with a pair of quarterfinal matches. Semifinal matches are slated for Tuesday, November 4, before the Finals match on Friday, November 7.
Quarterfinal and semifinal matches will begin at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., while the Finals game is set for a 7:30 p.m. start.
The top six women's soccer teams will compete in the MAC Championships, with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receiving a bye to the semifinals. The No. 3 and No. 6 seed will face each other, while the No. 5 and No. 4 seed match up in the quarterfinals round.
The upcoming season marks the 48th season for the program, with UMass holding an overall record of 517-290-78 (.584), and the eighth season under the leadership of head coach Jason Dowiak. It also marks the first year in the Mid-American Conference for the Minutewomen.
The Squad
Massachusetts returns 16 players from last season's team, as graduate students Sarah DeFreitas and Macy Graves rejoins the Minutewomen for the 2025 season.
Additionally, UMass welcomes 12 newcomers for the 2025 campaign. The group features redshirt senior Emma Burke, sophomore Peyton Costello, and freshmen Ella Casagrande-Stevens, Skye Cuscuna, Amelia Deren, Pepper Escher, Chloe Kundra, Kayla Nohasiarisoa, Piersen Rawlin, Kaila Steen, Lexi Terry and Aline Traber.
The 2024 Season
UMass finished last season with a 13-5-3 overall record and a 6-2-2 mark in conference play. Massachusetts shut out nine opponents, including six at Rudd Field. In the Atlantic 10 Championships, the third-seeded Minutewomen reached the A-10 Finals, falling 3-1 to the number one seed, Saint Louis.
MAC Preseason Coaches Poll
In the recent MAC Women's Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll, the Minutewomen are projected to finish fourth, as announced by the league. UMass also earned one vote to finish as conference championships.
Massachusetts followed behind Western Michigan at number one, Buffalo at number two and Ohio at number three. Bowling Green, Kent State and Miami (OH) followed in fifth, sixth and seventh, while Northern Illinois is eighth, Eastern Michigan is ninth, Toledo is 10th, Ball State is 11th, Central Michigan at 12th and Akron at 13th.
2025 Season Schedule
After the first match of the season against St John's, Massachusetts will compete in five other non-conference games. The Minutewomen will face Harvard (Aug. 24) and Boston College (Sept. 7) at Rudd, while taking on NJIT (Aug. 21), Dartmouth (Aug. 28) and UMass Lowell (Aug. 31) on the road.
UMass begins MAC competition with a home match against Ball State (Sept. 14), while also facing Northern Illinois (Sept. 28), Buffalo (Oct. 9), Eastern Michigan (Oct. 12), Ohio (Oct. 26) and Bowling Green (Oct. 29) at Rudd Field. Massachusetts will travel to Akron (Sept. 18), Kent State (Sept. 25), Western Michigan (Oct. 2), Central Michigan (Oct. 5), Miami (OH) (Oct. 16) and Toledo (Oct. 19).
ESPN+ Streaming
For the 2025 Massachusetts women's soccer season, all home games will be streamed on ESPN+. Streaming links for all home games can be found on the UMass women's soccer schedule page, as well as at plus.espn.com
MAC Championships
The 2025 and 2026 MAC Women's Soccer Championships will take place at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, marking the first time in conference history the event will be hosted at a neutral site.
The 2025 MAC Women's Soccer Championships are set to open on Saturday, November 1, with a pair of quarterfinal matches. Semifinal matches are slated for Tuesday, November 4, before the Finals match on Friday, November 7.
Quarterfinal and semifinal matches will begin at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., while the Finals game is set for a 7:30 p.m. start.
The top six women's soccer teams will compete in the MAC Championships, with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receiving a bye to the semifinals. The No. 3 and No. 6 seed will face each other, while the No. 5 and No. 4 seed match up in the quarterfinals round.
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