The 2025 fall sports season is here! Throughout this week, we will be taking a sneak peek at the year ahead for all of our fall sports. Next, we'll take a look at the 2025 season for our women's soccer team.
Head Coach:
Leonardo Alcoreza
Preseason ODAC Poll: 11th (37 pts.)
ODAC Preview
2024 In Review
EMU finished the 2024 season at 4-13-2, 2-7-1 in the ODAC, finishing the final three games 2-0-1. They wrapped up the season combining for 11 goals in shutout wins over Sweet Briar and Hollins.
Aja Laun, who was in goal for both of those shutouts, was named the ODAC Defensive Player of the Week for her performance, as she wrapped up a stellar career in the net for the Royals.
Leah Beachy scored six goals, a hat trick in each, to pace EMU's offense. EMU graduated eight players, the bulk of which were four-year starters.
2025 Schedule Highlights
Season Opener: Aug. 29 at Greensboro (7:00 pm)
Home Opener/Rowdy Royals: Sept. 5 vs Johnson & Wales (7:00 pm)
ODAC Opener: Sept. 24 vs Randolph Macon (7:00 pm)
Homecoming: Oct. 11 vs Sweet Briar (12:00 pm)
Poultry Road Rivalry/Green Bandana Game: Oct. 15 vs Bridgewater (7:00 pm)
Senior Day: Oct. 25 vs Hollins (1:00 pm)
Season Finale: Oct. 29 at Guilford (7:00 pm)
Full Schedule
Key Losses: Anya Bobrowski, MK Bomberger,
Amiah Carter,
Izzy Fraher,
Allie Hanson,
Angel Hines,
Aja Laun,
Halie Mast
Key Returners: Leah Beachy,
Esme Cardoso
Full Roster
Outlook
Offensively, the Royals top-two goal scorers from last season, Beachy (6) and Cardoso (6) return, but
Addison Fornadel is the only other returner from a year ago who netted a goal (1).
Defensively, it'll be a new look EMU team when they hit the field in 2025. For the first time since the 2020 season, there will be a new keeper in net, as Laun graduated in the spring. New head coach Leo Alcoreza will look to senior
Katie Parks, and first-year
CJ Jefferson, to be the Royals netminder for 2025. Bomberger, Hanson and Mast were stalwarts on the EMU defense over the past four seasons, so EMU will need to replace depth in the backfield. The Royals have a scrimmage under their belt, when they took on 2024 Atlantic East Runner-Up, Marymount. It was a great showing defensively for EMU, as they fell 1-0 with the Saints only goal coming on a penalty kick late in the game. Overall, EMU will look to their incoming class to step up and help provide depth to a young, but talented squad.
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