Thursday, September 25
Bloomington, Ind.
5:00 p.m. PT
University of Washington
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Huskies Kick Off Hoosier State Double Thursday At Indiana
September 24, 2025 | Women's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – With seven points in the Big Ten table secured, the Washington women's soccer team looks to build upon its strong start while hitting the road, starting a two-match week in the Hoosier State with a battle at Indiana Thursday night.
Kickoff from Bill Armstrong Stadium is set for 5:00 p.m. PT, streaming through B1G+. Links to live coverage are available on the women's soccer schedule page at GoHuskies.com.
SCOUTING INDIANA
Josh Rife, a former Hoosier that led the IU men's team to back-to-back NCAA Final Four appearances, is in his first season as the head coach at his alma mater. Rife previously spent the previous six years at in-state Ball State.
Indiana enters Thursdays match with a 3-4-2 record, 0-2-1 in Big Ten play after falling to Maryland and Rutgers on the road last week. The Hoosiers are undefeated at home this season, boasting a 3-0-1 record at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Freshman defender Grace Hamm leads IU in scoring with three goals during her rookie season, including Indiana's only goal during conference play. Sophomore midfielder Maggie Ledwith and senior forward Sarah Sirdah pace the Hoosiers with a pair of assists each.
In goal, senior Dani Jacobson and graduate student transfer Sally Rainey have split time, with Jacobson taking the reins during conference play. Jacobson has appeared in eight matches with seven starts, posting a 1.00 GAA with a .762 save percentage on 16 stops, while Rainey owns a 1.25 GAA, making 20 saves for a .800 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
Last season's match with Indiana at Husky Soccer Stadium was the first-ever between Washington and the Hoosiers. In that match, the Dawgs earned a 1-0 home victory.
LAST MEETING (9/29/24)
SEATTLE - Behind a late, long-range missile from Kelsey Branson, Washington earned a 1-0 win over Indiana on Sunday.
The Huskies bossed play throughout the match, outshooting the Hoosiers 11-3 in the match. However, IU keeper Jamie Gerstenberg kept the visiting side in the affair with solid play in goal, racking up five saves.
On the other side, Mia Hamant was called into action for just one save, earning her fifth clean sheet.
The Huskies nearly broke through early on in the 15th minute on the counter attack as Kalea Eichenberger picked off a pass at midfield and fed Tatum Thomason in the box. However, the junior striker pulled her shot wide.
Nearing the halftime break, Ioanna Papatheodorou unleashed an audacious free kick from a wide angle. The senior's strike was headed for the top corner, but a diving save from Gerstenberg denied the Huskies the opener.
Already on the front foot, Washington received a boost in the second half when Rose Paredes was shown her second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute, forcing the Hoosiers to play the final 27 minutes down a player.
Despite the advantage, the Huskies left it late to bag the winner, pulling ahead in the 85th minute. Following a failed clearance of a Radisson Banks service, Papatheodorou played a square ball to Branson, who hit it first time and bent a sumptuous shot into the upper 90 to send the home fans happy.
STARTING STRONG
Washington has gotten off to quick starts all season, with 10 of UW's 15 goals for the season coming in the first half, including six goals inside the first 25 minutes of a match. The Huskies have led at the break in 8-of-10 matches in 2025.
JUNIOR YEAR JUMP
Jadyn Holdenried's third season at Washington has been a breakout campaign, with the junior scoring five goals in 2025, one more than her first two seasons combined. Holdenried is tied for the conference lead with three match winners, tied for the 12th most in the nation.
HOLD THIS L
Washington handed Illinois its first loss of the season on Sunday, snapping the Fighting Illini's nine-match unbeaten streak to open the season. Entering the match with one goal conceded, UW punctured the stout UI defense for a pair of goals, one in each half.
TINSEL TOWN TAKEOVER
Washington made a statement in its Big Ten opener at No. 15 USC, defeating the Trojans behind Alex Buck's first half goal, her first of the season. The victory was UW's first over USC since 2019, which was also the Dawgs' first road win over a ranked opponent since that victory over then-No. 7 USC in 2019. The Huskies are the second team to record a clean sheet against the star studded Trojan offense, holding USC to a season-low six shots.
For their efforts, Buck was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, while Kolo Suliafu was tabbed the league's Defensive Player of the Week. It was the first career Big Ten Player of the Week nod for either player.
WELCOME BACK, DAWGS
Washington has seen two players return from season-ending ACL injuries in 2025. Maggie Dutra made her collegiate debut against Idaho after going down during the 2024 preseason, while Enora Matté has come off the bench in five matches this season, her first action since injuring her knee against Purdue a season ago.
YOU CAN FIND ME IN DA CLUB
One of the more unique paths to the Husky roster comes from junior Avery Nguyen, who was offered a roster spot prior to the start of the 2023 season after a trial during preseason training. A native of the Kansas City metro area and a former standout for Olathe Northwest High School and Sporting Blue Valley, Nguyen led the UW club team in scoring as a college freshman in 2022.
Nguyen has gotten her senior season off to a strong start, scoring her first career goal against Idaho. Nguyen has made 21 career appearances for Washington.
ALL ROADS CLOSED
The stout Husky defensive unit, which tied the program record for fewest goals allowed in a single season in 2024, surrendering just 12, is led by senior centerback Kolo Suliafu, who was named to the United Soccer Coaches' Defenders to Watch list. Suliafu, a Second Team All-Big Ten and United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection, made 35 consecutive starts for Washington before a one-match ban to start the season and contributed to 26 clean sheets throughout her illustrious UW career, including 24 as a member of the starting XI. Suliafu was also ranked as the No. 91 player in all of women's college soccer in TopDrawerSoccer's annual preseason top-100 list.
WATCH OUT!
Suliafu was joined on the Big Ten Players to Watch List by a pair of teammates in junior midfielder Samiah Shell and fifth year Laura Cetina. It was Suliafu's second consecutive appearance on the preseason list.
Shell, a native of Auburn, Washington, is Washington's leading returning scorer with five goals during a breakout sophomore campaign. A former participant in the prestigious High School All-American Game, Shell also dished out three assists in 2024 for 13 total points. The Auburn Riverside HS product opened her Husky scoring account with a goal at No. 10 Santa Clara, also adding a brace in UW's Big Ten road victory over Maryland.
Meanwhile, Cetina is a fresh face to Montlake, joining Washington after playing the last two seasons at UMass Lowell, the former home of Husky All-Big Ten standout Ioanna Papatheodorou. Cetina brings a winning pedigree in tow, having guided Eastern Florida State College to its first-ever NJCAA National Championship in 2021. Prior to coming stateside, the A Coruña, Spain, native scored 38 goals over four seasons for Spanish club Victoria C.F.
STARTING XI FIXTURE
Since making seven-straight starts to end her freshman campaign, Kelsey Branson has not failed to crack the Huskies' starting XI a single time, a streak spanning 57 consecutive matches. Branson was the only Husky to start all 19 matches in 2023 and all 21 fixtures of 2024.
SMART COOKIES
For the 10th straight season, Washington has received the United Soccer Coaches Academic Award after earning a 3.67 team GPA.
MIA KICKS CANCER
Washington will be playing for far more than bragging rights and glory on the pitch in 2025, sporting an orange ribbon on the front of its jerseys in support of senior goalkeeper Mia Hamant, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 SMARCB1-deficient kidney cancer. Hamant hopes to return to the pitch in Purple and Gold but will not suit up on the pitch in 2025.
The California native, who recently celebrated her 21st birthday, did more than just perform in her first season as Washington's primary keeper a season ago, she starred. Hamant posted the nation's third-best save percentage in 2024 at .882, while UW collectively hailed the NCAA's top save percentage. Hamant's 0.66 goals against average was the third lowest in a season for a UW keeper, while her seven clean sheets were the sixth most in a season for a Husky.
Hamant, who also excels in the classroom at U Dub as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District and Big Ten Fall All-Academic honoree, put UW on her back during Washington's postseason run last season. The Redwood HS product was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after making three penalty saves to lift UW over Iowa into the Big Ten Semifinals, then followed up with more penalty shootout excellence as UW advanced past No. 25 Utah State into the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
The UW community has rallied around Hamant, with several Husky programs donning orange ribbons in the standout shot stopper's honor. Additionally, a GoFundMe to support the various costs associated with Hamant's care has raised over $125,000 to date. Fans can follow along with Hamant's cancer journey on Instagram at @miakickscancer.
KEEP SLEEPING
Despite grossly outperforming its preseason prognostication of 13th in the 2024 Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll, finishing tied for 5th in the league table and advancing to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals, Washington once again is not predicted to be amongst the league's top teams. The Huskies were picked to finish ninth in the 2025 iteration of the preseason poll, with USC predicted to win this season's league crown.
2025 Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
1. USC
2. UCLA
3. Penn State
4. Michigan State
5. Ohio State
6. Iowa
7. Wisconsin
8. Rutgers
9. Washington
10. Minnesota
11. Purdue
12. Nebraska
13. Michigan
14. Northwestern
15. Illinois
16. Oregon
17. Indiana
18. Maryland
LEFT SIDE, BEST SIDE
Of the 28 members of Washington's 2025 roster, 20 hail from West Coast states, featuring 11 natives of California, eight home state products from Washington and one product of the Portland suburbs in Oregon. However, Washington's squad spans the US and globe, with natives of Georgia, Kansas, Nevada and five internationals donning the Purple and Gold.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
This summer, Washington senior Lucy Newlin was one of two UW athletes selected as a Big Ten's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award honoree, along with baseball's Malakhi Knight. A two-way player on the pitch and in the classroom, Newlin leads through both words and actions, showing consummate respect and sportsmanship for both her teammates and opponents. The NorCal native is also a leader in the community for the Dawgs, consistently rating as one of UW's top participants in community service initiatives. On the field, the Newlin is expected to be a key cog to the Husky defense after battling through nagging injuries in 2024.
CONSISTENCY IS KEY
For the second consecutive season, Washington returns every member of its coaching staff, retaining assistant coaches Cole Schmit, Raphael Cox and Kary Whitney to Nicole Van Dyke's staff. Previously Washington had not returned every member of its coaching staff since 2018.
CROOTIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Washington spanned not only the country to bolster its roster in 2025, the Huskies searched all over the world to bring in the newest group of Dawgs. UW added five Europeans this summer in midfielder Laura Cetina (Spain/UMass Lowell), goalkeeper Cadi Doran (Wales/Liverpool FC), defender Julia Hüsch (Germany/UNC Asheville) and defender Anouk Westphal (Germany/Hertha BSC). Washington also returns junior Belgian international defender/midfielder Enora Matté, who is set to resume action after tearing her ACL during Big Ten play in 2024.
VEGAS BORN, SEATTLE PROUD
Hailing from the Las Vegas desert, Washington sophomore Andrea Leyva and her brother, Seattle Sounders midfielder Danny Leyva now call the Evergreen State home. Andrea has appeared in 23 matches with 13 starts for UW and was ranked as a four star recruit and the No. 39 prospect in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer. Meanwhile, Danny has played in 97 matches in the MLS (81 for Seattle), becoming the third youngest player in league history after coming on as a late substitute in the Sounders' away loss to the Montreal Impact.
MENTI BE
The Leyva's are not the only sibling connection in Seattle. Anna and Sally Menti, who starred at Roosevelt High School, less than three miles from Husky Soccer Stadium, have shared different paths to playing in front of their home state fans. Sally was an All-American midfielder at Santa Clara before signing a short-term contract and later a two-year extension this season with the NWSL's Seattle Reign, making 12 appearances with one goal. Meanwhile, Anna is in her third season at UW, making 46 appearances with 32 starts and collecting two goals and two assists along the way.
For more information on Husky Women's Soccer, follow @UW_WSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
Kickoff from Bill Armstrong Stadium is set for 5:00 p.m. PT, streaming through B1G+. Links to live coverage are available on the women's soccer schedule page at GoHuskies.com.
SCOUTING INDIANA
Josh Rife, a former Hoosier that led the IU men's team to back-to-back NCAA Final Four appearances, is in his first season as the head coach at his alma mater. Rife previously spent the previous six years at in-state Ball State.
Indiana enters Thursdays match with a 3-4-2 record, 0-2-1 in Big Ten play after falling to Maryland and Rutgers on the road last week. The Hoosiers are undefeated at home this season, boasting a 3-0-1 record at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Freshman defender Grace Hamm leads IU in scoring with three goals during her rookie season, including Indiana's only goal during conference play. Sophomore midfielder Maggie Ledwith and senior forward Sarah Sirdah pace the Hoosiers with a pair of assists each.
In goal, senior Dani Jacobson and graduate student transfer Sally Rainey have split time, with Jacobson taking the reins during conference play. Jacobson has appeared in eight matches with seven starts, posting a 1.00 GAA with a .762 save percentage on 16 stops, while Rainey owns a 1.25 GAA, making 20 saves for a .800 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
Last season's match with Indiana at Husky Soccer Stadium was the first-ever between Washington and the Hoosiers. In that match, the Dawgs earned a 1-0 home victory.
LAST MEETING (9/29/24)
SEATTLE - Behind a late, long-range missile from Kelsey Branson, Washington earned a 1-0 win over Indiana on Sunday.
The Huskies bossed play throughout the match, outshooting the Hoosiers 11-3 in the match. However, IU keeper Jamie Gerstenberg kept the visiting side in the affair with solid play in goal, racking up five saves.
On the other side, Mia Hamant was called into action for just one save, earning her fifth clean sheet.
The Huskies nearly broke through early on in the 15th minute on the counter attack as Kalea Eichenberger picked off a pass at midfield and fed Tatum Thomason in the box. However, the junior striker pulled her shot wide.
Nearing the halftime break, Ioanna Papatheodorou unleashed an audacious free kick from a wide angle. The senior's strike was headed for the top corner, but a diving save from Gerstenberg denied the Huskies the opener.
Already on the front foot, Washington received a boost in the second half when Rose Paredes was shown her second yellow card of the match in the 63rd minute, forcing the Hoosiers to play the final 27 minutes down a player.
Despite the advantage, the Huskies left it late to bag the winner, pulling ahead in the 85th minute. Following a failed clearance of a Radisson Banks service, Papatheodorou played a square ball to Branson, who hit it first time and bent a sumptuous shot into the upper 90 to send the home fans happy.
STARTING STRONG
Washington has gotten off to quick starts all season, with 10 of UW's 15 goals for the season coming in the first half, including six goals inside the first 25 minutes of a match. The Huskies have led at the break in 8-of-10 matches in 2025.
JUNIOR YEAR JUMP
Jadyn Holdenried's third season at Washington has been a breakout campaign, with the junior scoring five goals in 2025, one more than her first two seasons combined. Holdenried is tied for the conference lead with three match winners, tied for the 12th most in the nation.
HOLD THIS L
Washington handed Illinois its first loss of the season on Sunday, snapping the Fighting Illini's nine-match unbeaten streak to open the season. Entering the match with one goal conceded, UW punctured the stout UI defense for a pair of goals, one in each half.
TINSEL TOWN TAKEOVER
Washington made a statement in its Big Ten opener at No. 15 USC, defeating the Trojans behind Alex Buck's first half goal, her first of the season. The victory was UW's first over USC since 2019, which was also the Dawgs' first road win over a ranked opponent since that victory over then-No. 7 USC in 2019. The Huskies are the second team to record a clean sheet against the star studded Trojan offense, holding USC to a season-low six shots.
For their efforts, Buck was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, while Kolo Suliafu was tabbed the league's Defensive Player of the Week. It was the first career Big Ten Player of the Week nod for either player.
WELCOME BACK, DAWGS
Washington has seen two players return from season-ending ACL injuries in 2025. Maggie Dutra made her collegiate debut against Idaho after going down during the 2024 preseason, while Enora Matté has come off the bench in five matches this season, her first action since injuring her knee against Purdue a season ago.
YOU CAN FIND ME IN DA CLUB
One of the more unique paths to the Husky roster comes from junior Avery Nguyen, who was offered a roster spot prior to the start of the 2023 season after a trial during preseason training. A native of the Kansas City metro area and a former standout for Olathe Northwest High School and Sporting Blue Valley, Nguyen led the UW club team in scoring as a college freshman in 2022.
Nguyen has gotten her senior season off to a strong start, scoring her first career goal against Idaho. Nguyen has made 21 career appearances for Washington.
ALL ROADS CLOSED
The stout Husky defensive unit, which tied the program record for fewest goals allowed in a single season in 2024, surrendering just 12, is led by senior centerback Kolo Suliafu, who was named to the United Soccer Coaches' Defenders to Watch list. Suliafu, a Second Team All-Big Ten and United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection, made 35 consecutive starts for Washington before a one-match ban to start the season and contributed to 26 clean sheets throughout her illustrious UW career, including 24 as a member of the starting XI. Suliafu was also ranked as the No. 91 player in all of women's college soccer in TopDrawerSoccer's annual preseason top-100 list.
WATCH OUT!
Suliafu was joined on the Big Ten Players to Watch List by a pair of teammates in junior midfielder Samiah Shell and fifth year Laura Cetina. It was Suliafu's second consecutive appearance on the preseason list.
Shell, a native of Auburn, Washington, is Washington's leading returning scorer with five goals during a breakout sophomore campaign. A former participant in the prestigious High School All-American Game, Shell also dished out three assists in 2024 for 13 total points. The Auburn Riverside HS product opened her Husky scoring account with a goal at No. 10 Santa Clara, also adding a brace in UW's Big Ten road victory over Maryland.
Meanwhile, Cetina is a fresh face to Montlake, joining Washington after playing the last two seasons at UMass Lowell, the former home of Husky All-Big Ten standout Ioanna Papatheodorou. Cetina brings a winning pedigree in tow, having guided Eastern Florida State College to its first-ever NJCAA National Championship in 2021. Prior to coming stateside, the A Coruña, Spain, native scored 38 goals over four seasons for Spanish club Victoria C.F.
STARTING XI FIXTURE
Since making seven-straight starts to end her freshman campaign, Kelsey Branson has not failed to crack the Huskies' starting XI a single time, a streak spanning 57 consecutive matches. Branson was the only Husky to start all 19 matches in 2023 and all 21 fixtures of 2024.
SMART COOKIES
For the 10th straight season, Washington has received the United Soccer Coaches Academic Award after earning a 3.67 team GPA.
MIA KICKS CANCER
Washington will be playing for far more than bragging rights and glory on the pitch in 2025, sporting an orange ribbon on the front of its jerseys in support of senior goalkeeper Mia Hamant, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 SMARCB1-deficient kidney cancer. Hamant hopes to return to the pitch in Purple and Gold but will not suit up on the pitch in 2025.
The California native, who recently celebrated her 21st birthday, did more than just perform in her first season as Washington's primary keeper a season ago, she starred. Hamant posted the nation's third-best save percentage in 2024 at .882, while UW collectively hailed the NCAA's top save percentage. Hamant's 0.66 goals against average was the third lowest in a season for a UW keeper, while her seven clean sheets were the sixth most in a season for a Husky.
Hamant, who also excels in the classroom at U Dub as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District and Big Ten Fall All-Academic honoree, put UW on her back during Washington's postseason run last season. The Redwood HS product was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after making three penalty saves to lift UW over Iowa into the Big Ten Semifinals, then followed up with more penalty shootout excellence as UW advanced past No. 25 Utah State into the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
The UW community has rallied around Hamant, with several Husky programs donning orange ribbons in the standout shot stopper's honor. Additionally, a GoFundMe to support the various costs associated with Hamant's care has raised over $125,000 to date. Fans can follow along with Hamant's cancer journey on Instagram at @miakickscancer.
KEEP SLEEPING
Despite grossly outperforming its preseason prognostication of 13th in the 2024 Big Ten Preseason Coaches Poll, finishing tied for 5th in the league table and advancing to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals, Washington once again is not predicted to be amongst the league's top teams. The Huskies were picked to finish ninth in the 2025 iteration of the preseason poll, with USC predicted to win this season's league crown.
2025 Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
1. USC
2. UCLA
3. Penn State
4. Michigan State
5. Ohio State
6. Iowa
7. Wisconsin
8. Rutgers
9. Washington
10. Minnesota
11. Purdue
12. Nebraska
13. Michigan
14. Northwestern
15. Illinois
16. Oregon
17. Indiana
18. Maryland
LEFT SIDE, BEST SIDE
Of the 28 members of Washington's 2025 roster, 20 hail from West Coast states, featuring 11 natives of California, eight home state products from Washington and one product of the Portland suburbs in Oregon. However, Washington's squad spans the US and globe, with natives of Georgia, Kansas, Nevada and five internationals donning the Purple and Gold.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
This summer, Washington senior Lucy Newlin was one of two UW athletes selected as a Big Ten's Outstanding Sportsmanship Award honoree, along with baseball's Malakhi Knight. A two-way player on the pitch and in the classroom, Newlin leads through both words and actions, showing consummate respect and sportsmanship for both her teammates and opponents. The NorCal native is also a leader in the community for the Dawgs, consistently rating as one of UW's top participants in community service initiatives. On the field, the Newlin is expected to be a key cog to the Husky defense after battling through nagging injuries in 2024.
CONSISTENCY IS KEY
For the second consecutive season, Washington returns every member of its coaching staff, retaining assistant coaches Cole Schmit, Raphael Cox and Kary Whitney to Nicole Van Dyke's staff. Previously Washington had not returned every member of its coaching staff since 2018.
CROOTIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
Washington spanned not only the country to bolster its roster in 2025, the Huskies searched all over the world to bring in the newest group of Dawgs. UW added five Europeans this summer in midfielder Laura Cetina (Spain/UMass Lowell), goalkeeper Cadi Doran (Wales/Liverpool FC), defender Julia Hüsch (Germany/UNC Asheville) and defender Anouk Westphal (Germany/Hertha BSC). Washington also returns junior Belgian international defender/midfielder Enora Matté, who is set to resume action after tearing her ACL during Big Ten play in 2024.
VEGAS BORN, SEATTLE PROUD
Hailing from the Las Vegas desert, Washington sophomore Andrea Leyva and her brother, Seattle Sounders midfielder Danny Leyva now call the Evergreen State home. Andrea has appeared in 23 matches with 13 starts for UW and was ranked as a four star recruit and the No. 39 prospect in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer. Meanwhile, Danny has played in 97 matches in the MLS (81 for Seattle), becoming the third youngest player in league history after coming on as a late substitute in the Sounders' away loss to the Montreal Impact.
MENTI BE
The Leyva's are not the only sibling connection in Seattle. Anna and Sally Menti, who starred at Roosevelt High School, less than three miles from Husky Soccer Stadium, have shared different paths to playing in front of their home state fans. Sally was an All-American midfielder at Santa Clara before signing a short-term contract and later a two-year extension this season with the NWSL's Seattle Reign, making 12 appearances with one goal. Meanwhile, Anna is in her third season at UW, making 46 appearances with 32 starts and collecting two goals and two assists along the way.
For more information on Husky Women's Soccer, follow @UW_WSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
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