2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer team explained

Sport:	women's soccer
Year:	2024
Team:	California Golden Bears
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	13–6–2
Conf Record:	5–4–1
Head Coach:	Neil McGuire
Hc Year:	18th
Assoc Coach:	Cori Callahan
Ahc Year:	14th
Asst Coach2:	Alec Sundly
Ac2 Year:	1st
Asst Coach3:	Rachel Mercik
Ac3 Year:	1st
Stadium:	Edwards Stadium
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Second Round
Prev Year:	2023
Next Year:	2025

The 2024 California Golden Bears women's soccer team represents the University of California, Berkeley during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Golden Bears are led by head coach Neil McGuire, in his eighteenth season. They play home games at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California. This is the team's 42nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their first playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the season with a 7–6–6 overall record and a 4–3–4 record in Pac-12 play, placing them fifth in the conference. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Makena Smith	0	GK	5'7"	Graduate Student	Graduated
Kylie Kerr	6	DF	5'7"	Graduate Student	Graduated
Rilee Harmon	7	MF	5'4"	Senior	Graduated
Amaya Gray	11	FW	5'3"	Senior	Graduated
Anysa Gray	17	FW	5'2"	Senior	Graduated
Abby Borchers	22	FW	5'4"	Senior	Graduated
Kaylee Nguyen	28	MF	5'4"	Graduate Student	Graduated
Katie Strong	31	FW	5'7"	Freshman	—
Hannah Copper	32	FW	5'7"	Senior	Graduated
Julia Gonsman	34	DF	5'10"	Senior	Graduated
Mia Fontana	39	FW	5'6"	Graduate Student	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Kelly McManus	00	GK	5'11"	Graduate Student	UCLA
Alex Klos	17	MF	5'8"	Junior	Santa Clara
Julia Leontini	22	MF	5'7"	Graduate Student	Stanford
Emily Moberly	42	MF	5'7"	Senior	Skyline

Recruiting class

Name	Nationality	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
			Seattle United	^[1]
			So Cal Blues	^[2]
			FC HB Koge	^[3]
			Northwest Elite	^[4]

Squad

Roster

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Team management

Head coach	Neil McGuire
Associate Head Coach	Cori Callahan
Assistant Coach	Alec Sundly
Assistant Coach	Rachel Merick

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Schedule

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Teagan Wy	Pre-season All-ACC Team	August 8, 2024	^[8]
Karlie Lema	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	September 10, 2024	^[9]
	ACC Offensive Player of the Year	November 6, 2024	^[10]
	All-ACC First Team
Teagan Wy	All-ACC Second Team

Rankings

Notes and References

Web site: Campbell Carroll. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 9, 2024.
Web site: Victoria Jones. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 9, 2024.
Web site: Sophia Keel. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 9, 2024.
Web site: Kenley Whittaker. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. July 9, 2024.
Web site: 2024 Women's Soccer Roster. calbears.com. California Golden Bears. August 14, 2024.
Web site: 2024 Women's Soccer Schedule. calbears.com. California Golden Bears. July 9, 2024.
Web site: Women’s Soccer Unveils 2024 Schedule. calbears.com. California Golden Bears. July 9, 2024. June 18, 2024.
Web site: Florida State Selected 2024 ACC Women’s Soccer Preseason Favorite. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 8, 2024. August 8, 2024.
Web site: California’s Lema, Duke’s Roller Named ACC Women’s Soccer Players of Week. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 10, 2024. September 11, 2024.
Web site: 2024 All-ACC Women’s Soccer Awards Announced. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. November 6, 2024.