Cal Poly Women's Soccer Hosts Pacific on Sunday

Sunday, August 24

San Luis Obispo, CA

1 P.M.

Pacific

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Cal Poly Women's Soccer Hosts Pacific on Sunday

8/23/2025 5:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — After securing draws in its first three matches, the Cal Poly women’s soccer team returns home on Sunday looking for its first win of the season against Pacific.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Mustang Memorial Field Presented by Dignity Health French Hospital. Through a special Back to School Ticket Pack, fans can get admission to the match along with a Cal Poly branded School Kit for just $12. It’s also Sunday Funday so all kids 13 and under can get into the match for free. Tickets to the match can be purchased HERE.

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If you can’t make it to Sunday’s match in-person, you can watch it live on ESPN+ with Jonathan Sze and Dylan Allen on the call. You can find links to watch the match and follow live stats within this story and on the women’s soccer schedule page. Follow Cal Poly women's soccer on Instagram (@calpolysoccer) and X/Twitter (@CPWomensSoccer) for live updates throughout the match.

Scouting Report: Pacific

Sunday, 1 p.m. at Spanos Stadium
Cal Poly leads the all-time series 19-3-1, winning the last six matchups.
The Mustangs defeated Pacific 2-0 in Stockton last season.
The Tigers (1-2-0) secured their first win of the season and first victory under new head coach Jeff Freeman this past Thursday, taking down Utah State 1-0 in Stockton. The Aggies are currently receiving votes nationally and Pacific used a penalty kick goal from Aniela Jensen in the 70th minute to hand Utah State its first loss of the season.
Pacific lost at home to Sacramento State 3-0 to open its season and fell to UC Davis 2-1 on Aug. 17.
Last year, the Tigers finished with a 2-17-1 overall record.

Last Time on the Pitch

Cal Poly earned a scoreless draw at Fresno State on Thursday as redshirt junior goalkeeper Alyssa Szarlacki registered her first clean sheet as a Mustang and the fifth of her collegiate career. The Nevada transfer finished with eight saves in the match.
Seniors Brennan Cole and Camryn Penn were on the pitch for all 90 minutes for the third consecutive match to open the season.
Senior Emily Lieber made her first appearance since tearing her ACL in a match at Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 29, 2024. The El Dorado Hills, Calif. native played 31 minutes in the match.
Redshirt sophomore Bailey Bracha earned her first career start in the match.

Historic Start

This is the first time in program history that Cal Poly has started the season with three straight draws.
The Mustangs are on their longest unbeaten streak to open a season since starting the 2013 season 4-0-0.

Mustang Debuts

Through three matches, eight players have made their first appearance in a Cal Poly uniform. Freshmen Addie Crosno, Farra Franklin, Kammy MacLennan and Sam Walker have all made their collegiate debuts, while transfers Ruby Casey, Madelyn Dougherty, Ava Mirelez and Alyssa Szarlacki all played their first minutes as Mustangs.

New Year, New Team

On top of a new head coach, the Mustangs boast 14 newcomers this season — eight transfers and six freshmen.
Cal Poly returns 12 letterwinners and three All-Big West Honorable Mention selections from last year’s team — senior forward Jessie Halladay, senior midfielder Sophia Minnite and junior forward Annika Smith.

Experienced Transfers

The eight transfers the Mustangs added over the offseason have combined for 15,646 minutes played, 209 appearances and 174 starts across their collegiate careers.
Six of the eight transfers are California natives with half of the players transferring from schools within the state of California.
The 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).
Thoughts from coach Silva on the incoming transfers: “As a staff, we made the decision this offseason to fill a couple of positions that we believed required more depth, quality, and experience for us to be able to compete for a Big West Championship this fall. Players with great character, college playing experience and coming from environments where winning is ingrained in the culture were some of the most important traits we set out to add to our locker room.”

Firepower Upfront

Senior Jessie Halladay and junior Annika Smith are set to lead the Mustang attack this season.
The duo was the Mustangs’ top two point getters a year ago, combining for nine goals, three assists and 21 points.
Halladay was one of 11 players selected to the All-Big West Preseason Coaches Team, earning preseason accolades for the first time in her career. The Los Gatos native has led the Mustangs in points each of the last two seasons, earning All-Big West Honorable Mention recognition a year ago after tallying four goals and three assists across 16 appearances. Across her Cal Poly career, Halladay has recorded 11 goals and eight assists across 37 appearances and 13 starts.
Smith led the team in goals last season with five, tied for the seventh most in the Big West. She appeared in all 19 matches, earning a start in 18 of them en route to earning All-Big West accolades for the second straight season. The Scottsdale, Arizona native has registered 10 goals and three assists during her Mustang career across 42 appearances and 40 starts.

Leading the Stampede

Seniors Jessie Halladay and Camryn Penn, and redshirt junior Sophia Minnite will serve as the team’s three captains this season.
The experienced trio has combined for 139 appearances and 93 starts across their Cal Poly careers.

The Silva Era

Bernardo Silva was named the second head coach in the history of the Cal Poly women’s soccer program in December 2024.
Silva previously served as an assistant coach on the Cal Poly staff from 2013-16 under the guidance of legendary coach Alex Crozier, who retired at the conclusion of the 2024 season after serving as the program’s head coach for 33 years.
Silva arrives in San Luis Obispo after spending the last two seasons as the head coach at Cal State Bakersfield (2023-24). In 2024, Silva helped CSUB women’s soccer become the first team in the school’s history to reach a Big West Championship final since the institution joined the conference. Under Silva’s leadership, the Roadrunners set Big West program records for conference points, victories, goals scored, fewest goals conceded and All-Big West honorees. Silva also helped the Roadrunners achieve their longest unbeaten streak in program history and highest finish ever in the Big West regular season standings.

Up Next!

Cal Poly heads to Nevada to kick-off a three-match road trip. The Mustangs take on Nevada at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, and UNLV at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31.

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