OVERVIEW:
Great Midwest women’s soccer programs opened the 2025 season with 10-7-5 overall record in week one of the 2025 season. G-MAC teams defeated teams from the PSAC, ECC, GLIAC, and the MEC.
 
SCOREBOARD:
Thursday, Sept. 4
Tiffin 1, UPJ 1
Findlay 5, Seton Hill 1
Ursuline 5, Clarion 4
Malone 0, Davis & Elkins 0
Ohio Dominican 1, Roberts Wesleyan 1
Grand Valley 1, Ashland 0
Cedarville 1, Ferris State 0
Lake Erie 1, Edinboro 0
Tusculum 5, Thomas More 2
West Alabama 1, Kentucky Wesleyan 0
 
Friday, Sept. 5
Northwood 1, Saginaw Valley 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 0, Illinois Springfield 0  
 
Saturday, Sept. 6
Tusculum 3, Ohio Dominican 0
Roberts Wesleyan 3, Thomas More 1
Walsh 4, Charleston 1
Findlay 0, IUP 0
Edinboro 4, Ursuline 0
Tiffin 1, Davis & Elkins 0
Grand Valley 3, Cedarville 2
Malone 2, Clarion 1
Ashland 3, Slippery Rock 0
 
Sunday, Sept.7
Lake Erie 1, CalPA 0
 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

•  Ashland University, the preseason favorite, went 1-1 on the weekend and are slotted at No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. The Eagles went 1-1 on the weekend, including a win over Slippery Rock
• Lake Erie finds themselves at the top of the standings, going 2-0 in the Storm’s opening weekend for the first time since 2019. Leonie Witt and Arielle Fink scored one goal apiece in wins over Edinboro and California University of Pennsylvania. Goalkeeper Morgan Vanmeter recorded a goals-against average of 0.00 through 180:00 minutes of play.
• Findlay’s Ava Ayers, who was named the Offensive Player of the Week, leads the league in goals with three as the Oilers recorded a 1-0-1 opening weekend record.
• Northwood’s Ava Kettler scored the game-winning goal to seal the Timberwolves’ win over cross-town rival Saginaw Valley State. Kettler was awarded Defensive Player of the Week honors for her effort.
• Four different Cavaliers scored in their season-opening win over the University of Charleston. Ramsey Smith had one goal and one assist for the Cavs, while Katie Corrigan, Paityn Marino, and Corinne Casenhiser added one goal apiece.
• Ursuline went wire-to-wire with Clarion before prevailing in a 5-4 victory. Julia Moroz, Dora Peszlen, Sarah Gundler, Briana Reynolds, and Alexis Ivory each scored a goal for the Arrows.
• Mackenzie Borden scored within 90 seconds of Tiffin’s 1-0 victory over Edinboro.

 
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:

• Shots: Corinne, WU (5.00/game)
• Goals: Ava Ayers, UF (3.00/ game)
• Assists: Raegan, UF (1.00/ game)
• Goals-Against Average: Morgan Vanmeter, LEC (.000/ 180:00 minutes)
• Saves: Sarah Hendrix, UC (10)

 
UP NEXT:
Week 2 Matchups (All times in ET)
 
Wednesday, September 10
Ohio Dominican at Illinois Springfield, 1 P.M.
Ursuline vs. Glenville State, 3:30 P.M.
Malone vs. Seton Hill, 6:30 P.M.
Lake Erie vs. IUP, 7 P.M.
Thomas More vs. University of Indianapolis, 7 P.M.
 
Thursday, September 11
Northwood at Northern Michigan, 1 P.M.
Tiffin vs. Rollins, 3 P.M.
Cedarville at Michigan Tech, 6 P.M.
Kentucky Wesleyan at Trevecca Nazarene, 7 P.M.
 
Friday, September 12
Findlay vs. Ferris State, 4 P.M.
Walsh vs. Saginaw Valley State, 4 P.M.
Ashland at Central Missouri, 5 P.M.


Saturday, September 13
Cedarville at Northern Michigan, Noon
Ohio Dominican vs. Rollins, Noon
Thomas More vs. Roosevelt, Noon
Northwood at Michigan Tech, 1 P.M.
 
Sunday, September 14
Walsh vs. Ferris State, 1 P.M.
Findlay vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1 P.M.
Kentucky Wesleyan vs. The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1 P.M.
Ashland at Davenport, 2 P.M.