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The University of Chicago women's soccer team opens its 2025 campaign on Friday, August 29, traveling to Santa Cruz, California to take on the East Texas Baptist Tigers in a neutral site contest.

UCHICAGO NOTES:

* The Maroons come off a 13-7-2 season in 2024, going 2-4-1 in UAA play and finishing sixth in the conference.
* UChicago made a strong postseason run with wins over Lawrence (4-0), #16 Calvin (3-1), and #5 Messiah (3-2) before falling 1-0 to eventual national champion #1 WashU in the Sectional Finals.
* The Sectional Finals appearance marks the second in the past four years, following a 2-1 loss to #5 Christopher Newport in 2021.
* The Maroons will aim to reach their eleventh NCAA Tournament in the past 12 seasons, with their only miss since 2013 coming in 2022.
* Indira Naylor highlights the returning players after her impressive 15-goal campaign as a freshman last season.
* Layne Kohler also returns after leading UChicago with 1,731 minutes played, averaging 79 minutes per game as a junior.
* UChicago welcomes a nine-player freshman class, primarily from the West Coast, including six from California and one each from Colorado, Washington, and Connecticut.
* The Maroons also added one undergraduate transfer, Bella Ballard from the University of Portland.
* The 2025 senior class includes Sophia Sasaki, Milly Koenig, Layne Kohler, Ariel Alleyne, Anna Chard, Avery Gallucci, and Mary Stuart Kerrigan.
* Following Friday's game, UChicago will remain in Santa Cruz to take on the hosts, UC Santa Cruz, in their first true road match of the season.

EAST TEXAS BAPTIST NOTES: 

* East Texas Baptist finished 2024 with a 6-11-1 overall record and 3-5 in the ASC.
* The Tigers reached the ASC Semifinals, falling 4-0 to Hardin-Simmons.
* Senior goalkeeper Cadence Tischler played every minute last season, recording 100 saves.
* Giselle Laredo and Grace Shurley return as the top offensive threats for the Tigers.
* After Friday's match, East Texas Baptist will return to the field in Santa Cruz on Sunday for a neutral site contest against Linfield.

SERIES HISTORY:

* This will be the first-ever meeting between UChicago and East Texas Baptist.
* It will also be the Maroons' first matchup against any American Southwest Conference team.