BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Florida Atlantic women’s soccer team opens the 2025 season in the Flagler Credit Union Stadium against Loyola (MD) on Thursday evening before hitting the road. The Owls will then travel to Orlando to take on the Knights on Sunday, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m.

The Greyhounds will also open their season in Paradise on Thursday evening, while the Knights will travel to Birmingham, Ala., to take on another American opponent, the Blazers of UAB, on opening night. 

On Thursday, the gates will open at 6 p.m. There will be a fan zone with games such as teqball, mini soccer, and more prior to the match. Fans will also have the chance to win two Universal Studios tickets. Concessions will be opened for fans on the deck of the stadium. The parking garage will be closed during the match. Guests are encouraged to park in lot 5. The team will be available for postgame autographs at the conclusion of the match. 

ABOUT THE OWLS

• Head Coach Patrick Baker enters his 13th season at the helm for the Owls. Baker is one of the top 40 winningest active Division I women’s soccer head coaches.
• The Owls enter their third season in the American Conference.
• Defender Daniella Diaz, midfielder Morgan McDonald, and forward Michelle Horan were named the Owls’ three players to watch by the American.
• FAU has 12 newcomers on the roster for the upcoming season.
• Additions to the coaching staff consist of former player Kat Cunningham, who stayed in Paradise as an assistant coach to kick off her coaching career. Additionlly, Jeremy Hampton was promoted to associate head coach.
• 2024 assists leader Horan returns to complete her college career with seven, which leads the team in that category.

ABOUT THE GREYHOUNDS

• This season marks the 14th season of Head Coach Joe Mallia at the helm for Loyola (MD).
• The Greyhounds were picked to finish fifth in the Patriot League out of ten teams.
• Defender Zoe Willis was named in the 2025 Preseason All-Patriot League
• As an addition to the staff for Loyola, Dallas Fiszel joins Mallia and Emma Steiner in Baltimore after spending two seasons at Florida Gulf Coast.
• Junior Brigid Mulholland returns after being the starting goalkeeper in the 2024 season. Mulholland recorded 19 starts with 62 saves and seven shutouts on the year.
• For the 2025 season, the Greyhounds have five goalkeepers, nine defenders, six midfielders, and 11 forwards.

ABOUT THE KNIGHTS

• Head Coach Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak enters her 13th season at the helm for the Knights. 
• Roberts Sahaydak will begin the season with 121 career wins.
• UCF will open its season on Thursday night against UAB in Birmingham.
• The Knights will face back-to-back American Conference opponents to open the 2025 season.
• UCF was picked to finish 12th out of 16 teams in the Big 12’s annual Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Owls and Greyhounds currently hold a 1-1 record.
• Thursday’s matchup marks the third time these two programs have played in Paradise. In the last match on Aug. 29, 2003, the Owls won 2-1 in overtime.
• FAU returns to Orlando after two years to take on the Knights. 
• It will be the 26th time FAU has faced UCF in program history.
• The Owls are seeking their first win in Orlando in program history. 

TICKETS
To purchase tickets for the match, visit ticketmaster.com

SCHEDULE

For the full 2025 women’s soccer schedule, click HERE.

ROSTER

For the full 2025 women’s soccer roster, click HERE.

FOLLOW THE OWLS

To stay up to date on all things Florida Atlantic women’s soccer, follow FAU on social media @FAUWSoccer.

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Daryana Hall was one of two student-athletes chosen from the Big West to take part in the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum, a program designed by the NCAA to help further develop leadership skills, focusing on their values, strengths and leadership philosophy which will then translate to their athletic and academic responsibilities.
 
“I’m very excited and grateful to have the opportunity to represent the big west as well as Long Beach State at the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum,” said Hall. “I’m looking forward to developing my leadership skills professionally and athletically. This forum will give me the opportunity to learn more about the inner workings of NCAA and create new connections with individuals from other institutions and conferences. The knowledge I gain from this experience will help me become a better leader on campus.”
 
Hall has been the president of the Long Beach State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for the last two years and has been very involved in campus leadership and volunteer efforts in addition to her success on the track as a sprinter. Actively involved in both SAAC and the Student-Athlete Leadership Council, she has helped build a connection with campus student government. Hall attended both the Leadership at the Beach Conference as well as the 2025 Black Student Athlete Summit and was the student liaison for a mental health panel presented by Long Beach State Sports Medicine. She’ll be joined by the conference’s male representative, Tate Meaux of UC Santa Barbara Track and Field.
 
The NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum provides a diverse and dynamic representation of student-athletes, coaches, and administrators with a transformational opportunity to build a leadership toolkit and develop vital self-awareness that allows them to realize their potential. Participants leave the program with invaluable leadership skills, the experience of exploring the relationship between personal values, core beliefs and behavioral styles, and an understanding of the NCAA as a whole, the different divisional perspectives and the valuable role of Student-Athlete Advisory Committees (SAAC). The Student-Athlete Leadership Forum also creates a close personal support network of like-minded peers to provide continued connection and dialogue after the program concludes.
 
Sponsored by the NCAA, the forum will take place over the course of four days in November in Dallas. 
 

FORT WORTH – TCU women’s rifle head coach Karen Monez has announced the 2025-26 schedule which features five home matches.
 
The Horned Frogs will kick off the season on Sept. 27 at Navy with a triangular match against the Midshipmen and VMI. It’ll mark the fifth consecutive year that TCU has opened the season in Annapolis, Md.
 
TCU will shoot three road matches in October starting with a tilt at NCAA Championship qualifier Georgia Southern on Oct. 2. TCU will head to UTEP on Oct. 18 and wrap up the road swing on Oct. 26 at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. against Alaska and Georgia Southern.
 
Two of the three November matches will take place at the TCU Rifle Range. The home opener is slated for Nov. 1 against Nebraska. The Frogs will head to Fort Wayne, Ind. to take on West Virginia at The X Count Range. The fall campaign concludes with a home match against Ole Miss on Nov. 16.
 
The spring campaign kicks off with a pair of matches on Jan. 18-19 at the TCU Rifle Range. The Frogs will host Ohio State and Schreiner University. Ohio State will stay in town for a second match the next day.
 
TCU will head to Alaska for a pair of matches Jan. 24-25. The Frogs will shoot in a triangular match against the Nanooks and UT Martin at the Tanana Valley Range before closing out the trip with a dual against UT Martin at the Alaska Fairbanks range.
 
The Horned Frogs will gear up for the postseason as it looks to seek its eighth Patriot Rifle Conference Championship Feb. 7-8 in Oxford, Miss. 
 
TCU will head back to Colorado Springs, Colo. to take on Air Force in the NCAA qualifier on Feb. 21 to close out the regular season.
 
The Horned Frogs will be seeking their 20th straight appearance in the National Championship match. The championships will be held in Columbus, Ohio. March 13-14.
 

Carpinteria boys water polo will host its annual alumni game on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Carpinteria Community Pool. 

The annual event pits this year’s varsity squad against the All-Time Alumni, and all past Warriors water polo players are invited to attend and participate.

Warm-ups begin at 4 p.m. The match is scheduled to start between 4:30 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. All Carpinteria graduates and community members are welcome to cheer on the current and former water polo players.

Noah Beveridge, a 2018 Butler High graduate, was hired this week as an assistant coach for Southern Methodist University’s cross country and track programs.

Beveridge excelled in both sports for the Golden Tornado, running then-school record times of 9:07.26 in the 3,200-meter run and 4:12.58 in the 1,600. He went on to star at Syracuse University.

SMU is located in Dallas. The Mustangs compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

“Noah’s dedication to both individual and team success, coupled with his passion for distance running, makes him an ideal fit for our program,” SMU head coach ‘A Havahla Haynes said in a news release. “We’re thrilled to welcome someone of his caliber as we enter our second year in the ACC.”