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NEW YORK – Head coach Tracey Bartholomew officially introduced 13 newcomers to the 2025 Columbia University women’s soccer roster.

All 13 incoming players enter Columbia as first-year students, coming from a variety of different areas across the United States. The group consists of three forwards, five midfielders, three defenders, and two goalkeepers.

They will join the Lions, and begin preparations for the upcoming 2025 season which will begin on August 22 against Hofstra. The full 2025 schedule reveal can be found HERE.

Details on this season’s incoming class are below. Fans can access the complete 2025 Columbia women’s soccer roster by clicking this link.

Sloane Carey – Fy. – F – 5-5 – BC/CC – Kentfield, Calif. / Marin Catholic / FC Bay Area

Prior to Columbia: A forward from Kentfield, California … Four-year varsity player at Marin Catholic, where she served as team captain … Played club soccer for FC Bay Area, competing in ECNL … Helped lead her team to multiple deep runs in league and state tournaments.

Personal: Enjoys photography, running, and spending time with friends … Interested in studying political science or psychology … Favorite sports memory is scoring the game-winning goal in the sectional final her senior year.

Rachel Chung – Fy. – M – 5-6 – CC – Fairfax, Va. / Trinity Christian School / VA Union FC ECNL

Prior to Columbia: A midfielder from Fairfax, Virginia … Four-year varsity starter at Trinity Christian School … Earned all-conference and all-state honors … Played club soccer for VA Union FC ECNL, consistently competing at the national level.

Personal: Plans to study neuroscience … Enjoys drawing, watching Premier League matches, and volunteering with local youth teams … Favorite sports memory is scoring in the final to secure a state title.

Lyla Geller – Fy. – F – 5-7 – BC – Allendale, N.J. / Northern Highlands Regional / World Class FC ECNL

Prior to Columbia: A forward from Allendale, New Jersey … Starred at Northern Highlands Regional, helping lead the program to state championships … Played for World Class FC ECNL, where she was among the team’s top scorers … Known for her pace and technical ability.

Personal: Interested in pre-med and biology … Favorite athlete is Mallory Swanson … Enjoys skiing, working out, and baking during the off-season.

Leila Hawkins – Fy. – M/D – 5-4 – CC – Loomis, Calif. / Del Oro / San Juan SC ECNL

Prior to Columbia: A midfielder and defender from Loomis, California … Four-year varsity player at Del Oro, earning team captain honors as a senior … Won CIF NorCal Sierra Foothill League titles in 2024 and 2025 and Sac-Joaquin D1 Section Championships from 2023–25 … Played for San Juan SC ECNL, winning the ECNL National Championship in 2021 and placing top 16 nationally multiple years.

Personal: Plans to major in business or economics … Enjoys surfing, hiking, and live music … Favorite sports memory is winning the ECNL National Championship with San Juan SC.

Lillie Hutchings – Fy. – M – 5-7 – CC – Norco, Calif. / Norco / HB KOGE Slammers FC

Prior to Columbia: A center midfielder from Norco, California … Four-year varsity player at Norco High School and team captain … Led the Big VIII League in scoring with 29 goals in 2024 … Played club soccer with HB KOGE Slammers FC, where she won an ECNL National Championship in 2022 … Also competed in cross country and track, earning Junior Olympic medals and MVP honors.

Personal: Enjoys running, painting, and playing piano … Favorite sports memory is winning the Junior Olympics with her track team … Plans to study environmental science.

Evelyn Javers – Fy. – F – 5-6 – CC – Bethesda, Md. / Walt Whitman / VA Union & McLean

Prior to Columbia: A forward from Bethesda, Maryland … Played four years of varsity soccer at Walt Whitman, helping lead the team to four straight Maryland 4A State Championships (2021–24) … Named to the Washington Post All-Met Team three times … All-State honoree in 2022 and 2023 … Scored twice and added an assist in the 2025 state title game … Played club for VA Union and McLean, and competed in the WPSL Summer League.

Personal: Plans to major in political science … Enjoys photography and music … Favorite sports memory is scoring a brace in her final high school championship.

Hanae Kambara-Coughlin – Fy. – D – 5-4 – BC – San Francisco, Calif. / San Francisco University HS / Oakwood SC

Prior to Columbia: A defender from San Francisco, California … Four-year varsity starter and 2024–25 team captain at San Francisco University High School … Helped lead her team to the NorCal State Championship in 2024 … Competed for Oakwood Soccer Club … Also starred in track and swimming, setting school and league records in long jump and sprint events.

Personal: Plans to major in neuroscience or public health with hopes of attending medical school … Loves true crime, baking, and watercolor painting … Favorite athlete is Steph Curry.

Nicole Kim – Fy. – M – 5-7 – CC – San Jose, Calif. / Silver Creek / MVLA 07G ECNL

Prior to Columbia: A midfielder from San Jose, California … Played for MVLA 07G ECNL, where she served as co-captain … Selected for South Korea U16/17 National Team training camp in 2022 … Earned multiple All-Conference honors and named to the Top Drawer Soccer Best XI at ECNL Nationals … Led her club in total goals and assists over four seasons.

Personal: Enjoys singing, painting, and trying new food spots … Plans to major in international relations … Favorite sports memory is getting the call-up to the Korean National Team camp.

Cameron Lane – Fy. – GK – 5-8 – CC – El Segundo, Calif. / El Segundo / LA Breakers – Maccabiah Olympic Team

Prior to Columbia: A goalkeeper from El Segundo, California … Starting keeper for the gold-medal winning U.S. Maccabiah Olympic Team in Haifa, Israel … Four-year varsity starter and captain at El Segundo … Comes from an elite athletic family; father was a professional cyclist … Also competed in surfing and volunteered in animal rescue initiatives.

Personal: Enjoys animal rescue, creative writing, and surfing … Favorite sports memory is standing on the podium after winning gold at Maccabiah Games.

Krystal Medina – Fy. – M – 5-4 – CC – Corona, Calif. / Santiago / Santiago & NEPSAC / So Cal Blues ECNL

Prior to Columbia: A midfielder from Corona, California … Four-year varsity player and team captain at Santiago High School … Named IE Varsity Player of the Year and led her team to a CIF Open Division Championship … Attended post-grad at NEPSAC, where she earned Class C Player of the Year honors in 2025 … Competed in ECNL Southwest and participated in USYNT ID programs.

Personal: Plans to study sports medicine or kinesiology … Enjoys hiking, journaling, and working with youth teams … Favorite athlete is Alex Morgan.

Emme Pachecho-Hager – Fy. – GK – 5-9 – BC – Rocky Hill, Conn. / Westminster HS / Connecticut FC

Prior to Columbia: A goalkeeper from Rocky Hill, Connecticut … Played for Westminster School, helping lead her team to NEPSAC and ISL Championships in 2022 and 2023 … Played club soccer for Connecticut FC, where she earned multiple clean sheets in ECNL league play … Known for her command in the box and distribution from the back.

Personal: Interested in environmental studies … Enjoys paddleboarding and poetry … Favorite sports memory is stopping a penalty kick in the ISL title match.

Avery Sarzana – Fy. – D – 5-8 – CC – Newton, Mass. / Buckingham Browne & Nichols / FC Stars ECNL

Prior to Columbia: A center back from Newton, Massachusetts … Five-year starter at Buckingham Browne & Nichols, captaining the team as a senior … Helped the team win four straight ISL Championships and two NEPSAC titles (2021 & 2022) … Named First Team All-NEPSAC … Played for FC Stars ECNL, earning ECNL All-Conference Second Team honors.

Personal: Enjoys strength training, reading, and spending time at Cape Cod … Plans to major in economics … Favorite athlete is Becky Sauerbrunn.

Izzy Weiner – Fy. – M – 5-7 – CC – Bradenton, Fla. / IMG Academy / Girls Academy

Prior to Columbia: A midfielder from Bradenton, Florida … Team captain for IMG Academy, known for her leadership and versatility … Previously played for her local high school, helping them win the NJSIAA Group 2 State Championship in 2021 … Competed in the U17 Women’s World Cup and recognized by Girls Academy National Talent ID.

Personal: An AP Scholar with Distinction … Volunteers with Special Olympics … Interested in psychology and global health … Favorite sports memory is representing her country at the World Cup.

“We’re all playing for something, to try and get promoted”

By Than Acuff 

After graduating from the Crested Butte Community School in 2023, including a successful high school soccer career as a center midfielder for the Crested Butte Titans, Jamis Matlock is now playing professional soccer for Robina City FC on the Gold Coast of Australia.

Matlock was on the path to collegiate soccer in the U.S. but making the move from a small high school program and the local club, West Elk Soccer Association, to collegiate soccer was a massive step and Matlock struggled to find much interest from college programs.

But after his mom saw something online about the Pre College Development Academy (PCDA) in Nashville, Tennessee, an idea was born where Matlock could spend one, maybe two years, training at PCDA and then pursue college soccer after that.

“I sent the head guy a video of me playing and he sold me on it,” says Matlock.

Unfortunately, the path chosen did not play out as hoped for Matlock as the academy was just three years old and still developing its programming. In addition, the training and game schedule proved arduous and while that schedule may work for some players, it was not what Matlock wanted.

“I felt like we were the guinea pigs for the program,” says Matlock. “It was pretty full on. Training six days a week, a lot of times two sessions a day, with games. We were a pretty young team and we would play teams of full-on men. By the end of it I was pretty burned out, and I love the game. Doing that I realized I didn’t want to go full-on and I wanted to move on and start my education but still play some soccer.”

Matlock is unique as his dad is Australian and he has dual citizenship, so he started looking at universities in Australia, specifically the Gold Coast, eventually enrolling in Griffith University. But it’s not like here in the U.S. where universities have soccer programs, so Matlock looked into where he could play soccer.

“I knew there was tons of soccer in the area,” says Matlock. 

He looked it up online, Robina City FC came up first, he contacted the coach there and it just so happened a lot of the clubs were about to start tryouts, or trials as they call it, so the coach sent him their trials schedule. Matlock showed up, put on his cleats and jumped into a scrimmage trial.

“I hadn’t played in a while, I was unfit, and it was really humid,” says Matlock.

He stuck with it though, kept showing up and earned a spot on the club’s u23 team. Then, after a couple of games with the u23 team, the club moved him up to the Robina City FC pro club that plays in the QP2 division. Since his time there, Matlock has now worked his way up to either starting as a defensive center midfielder or the first one off the bench, depending on the match.

“I got my first start and played pretty well,” says Matlock. 

Then, much to his surprise, he found out he was going to get paid.

“I randomly got some money in my bank account from the club,” says Matlock. “I went from paying $40,000 a year at PCDA to getting paid to play. It’s pretty crazy.”

Not only that but Matlock contends the level of soccer is better than what he was playing at PCDA with a mix of players Matlock’s age and some seasoned pros on the squad including a handful of international players. And the program is far less rigorous with two trainings per week and a game on the weekend. Furthermore, Robina City FC is currently at the top of the QP2 league standings.

“We’ve done so well because we have a lot of players that played in the MPL, which is just below the top league,” says Matlock.

Matlock is enjoying the culture on the team and throughout the club. Not only does the owner attend all games, including the away games, but the players themselves are all in for one purpose, to win the league and get promoted to the QP1 league.

“It’s great,” says Matlock. “It’s a good team, good atmosphere, not as physically or mentally taxing and we’re all playing for something, to try and get promoted. At PCDA you were just kind of playing for yourself, just to get recruited.”

Matlock has experienced all of this while still able to attend Griffith University. It is a unique situation for sure and having dual citizenship did help Matlock, but he contends that while it is tough to continue playing soccer after playing in Crested Butte, it is not impossible.

“You can still grow up and play in Crested Butte, you just have to be patient and stick with it, as long as you keep playing,” says Matlock.

With that in mind, West Elk Soccer Association is currently hosting its annual soccer camps in Crested Butte with the Futedu Academy out of Spain this month with Spanish coaches leading the clinics. That was an avenue of which Matlock also tested the waters while in high school and so it is another potential avenue for our local soccer players to get some insight and exposure to the bigger world of soccer after high school. For more information or to register, go to westelksoccer.org. 

WASHINGTON – Georgetown University Head Men’s Soccer Coach Brian Wiese announced the addition of freshman Loukas Maroutsis to the 2025 roster. Maroutsis comes to the Hilltop from Athens, Greece where he competed on youth national teams as well as with top-club AEK Athens F.C.
 
Loukas Maroutsis
M | Fr.
Athens, Greece/Athens College/AEK Athens F.C.
 
Prior to Georgetown: Member and captain of the Greek Youth National teams for U16, U17, U18, U19 … Appeared with the national teams in the Euro U17, Elite Round U17, Euro U19 and Elite Round U19 … Played with AEK Athens F.C. from 2019-25 … Graduated from Athens College with high honors … President of the Student Council … Served as the Psychico College Chairman of the class from 7th through 12th grades … Won the Athens/Psychico College Annual Athletic Award in 2024 … Also plays padel, tennis and enjoys theater … Helped organize Athens College Congress for Special Olympics “Inclusion-Diversity”.
 
The Hoyas will return to campus in August and open the season on the road at High Point on August 21.