Pitt women’s soccer release 2025 schedule

While the Riveters SC and Steel City FC women’s teams complete short seasons in USL W League in the summer, there will still be plenty of high-level women’s soccer to come on the Pittsburgh soccer calendar this year.

On Monday, Pitt Women’s Soccer program announced it will play 11 home matches in 2025 as part of an 18-match schedule released.

The Panthers and first-year head coach Ben Waldrum open the season at Ambrose Urbanic Field Thursday, Aug. 14 against Xavier and will also welcome perennial powers Stanford and Notre Dame to the venue as part of a loaded ACC slate of games.

Pitt has recorded 62 wins over the past five seasons under the direction of Randy Waldrum, who is now the technical director of the program. The Panthers battled through injuries last season to post a 9-6-3 record and narrowly miss out on a third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.

Pitt lost five of its top six goal scorers from last season but return a solid core of players led by goalie Ellie Breech, center back Katie Zailski, outside back Olivia Lee, forward Lucia Wells and midfielder Magali Gagne.

The Panthers are also bringing in a loaded class with a strong balance of transfer, international, and high school talent as they deal with adjustments in NCAA roster sizes and scholarship limits.

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2025 SCHEDULE NOTES

• Play eight of its first 10 matches of the season at Ambrose Urbanic Field
• Host Cal (Sept. 11), Stanford (Sept. 14), SMU (Sept. 25), NC State (Oct. 17), and Notre Dame (Oct. 30) in ACC play
• Six consecutive home games from Aug. 28 through Sept. 14
• Four teams from California (Cal State Fullerton, Santa Clara, Cal, & Stanford) are making their way east to play at Ambrose Urbanic Field
• Road trip to North Carolina to play Duke (Oct. 2) and 2024 National Champion UNC (Oct. 5)
• Eight matches against 2024 NCAA Tournament qualifiers (Santa Clara, Cal, Stanford, Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, Virginia, Notre Dame)
• On the road in early August for exhibition games against West Virginia and Michigan

Full schedule for the 2025 season is available HERE. Game times are subject to change with TV designations expected to be announced in July.