Cal Poly Women's Soccer Opens Preseason Camp
7/29/2025 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The Cal Poly women’s soccer program opened its 2025 preseason training camp on Tuesday morning at Doerr Family Field.
The first day of preseason camp will officially mark the start of a new era for the team under first-year head coach Bernardo Silva. Cal Poly returns over half of its goal production from a year ago and 12 letterwinners from the 2024 squad, including All-Big West Honorable Mention selections Jessie Halladay, Sophia Minnite and Annika Smith. After having 12 players graduate, the Mustangs will also have plenty of new faces this season as Silva spent the offseason bolstering the roster with eight talented transfers — forward Shelby Runje (University of Washington/Issaquah, WA), midfielders Ruby Casey (Miami University, Ohio/Orange, CA), Madelyn Dougherty (Sacramento State/Kula, HI) and Julia Moore (Long Beach State/Santa Cruz, CA), defenders Ava Mirelez (Cal State Fullerton/Clovis, CA), Michelle Pham (San Francisco State/Garden Grove, CA) and Ally Thomas (Ole Miss/Newport Beach, CA) and goalkeeper Alyssa Szarlacki (Nevada/San Jose, CA).
Cal Poly will get four days of training before taking the pitch at Mustang Memorial Field Presented by Dignity Health French Hospital at Alex G. Spanos Stadium at 4 p.m. this Saturday to host its annual Green vs. White intrasquad scrimmage. The team continues its preseason prep at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, when they host University of San Francisco in an exhibition match. Admission to the intrasquad scrimmage and home exhibition is free.
The Mustangs travel to Pepperdine at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, for an exhibition to wrap up preseason action. Cal Poly heads to University of San Diego at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, to officially open its 2025 season before returning to Spanos just a few days later for its home opener against perennial powerhouse BYU at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18.
Season tickets for the 2025 Cal Poly women’s soccer season are available now HERE and single-game tickets go on sale this Thursday at 10 a.m.
Halladay, Minnite and Camryn Penn will serve as the program’s three captains this season. Halladay has led the Mustangs in points the last two seasons, tallying nine goals and seven assists across her Cal Poly career so far.
In addition to the eight transfers, the Mustangs have six incoming freshmen — forwards Kenzie Herzing (Ladera Ranch, Calif.) and Kammy MacLennan (Portland, Ore.), midfielders Addie Crosno (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Farra Franklin (North Fork, Calif), and defenders Izzy Matteson (San Diego, Calif.) and Sam Walker (Danville, Calif.).
