WHO: ODU (0-0-1) vs. William and Mary (0-0-1)
WHEN: Sunday, Aug. 17 – 6 p.m.
WHERE: Norfolk, Va. / ODU Soccer Stadium
LAST MEETING: Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 – ODU 2-0 W&M
STREAM: ESPN+ (W&M)
LIVE STATS: Click Here (W&M)
NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women’s soccer returns to Norfolk after a thrilling draw against #19 Georgetown, 2-2. It is the first home game of the season at the ODU Soccer Stadium against William & Mary on Sunday, August 17 at 6 p.m. for Monarch Sisters Night.
The game will be streamed to ESPN+ and live stats will be available for all fans who wish to follow along with the action.
LAST TIME OUT:
Old Dominion dispatched the Tribe 2-0 in the Monarchs third game of the 2024 regular season. ODU hit the back of the net early in the first half, with Brooke Edwards scoring her first goal of last season from an assist by Andy Balcazar in the sixth minute of action. Two minutes later, in the eighth minute, Balcazar switched to being on the receiving end of a ball from Rhea Kijowski to extend the Monarchs lead and put the game to bed. ODU registered eight shots on target and goalkeeper Emily Bredek was credited with making nine saves in 90 minutes of action.
ABOUT OLD DOMINION:
Old Dominion is coming off a thrilling match against the #19 Hoyas which saw Gry Boe Thrysoe play hero with a late equalizing goal from outside the box. Earlier in the game she was also responsible for placing an excellent cross in the direction of newcomer Madison Telmer who got ODU on the board first. GU conceded 10 goals last season and gave away 20% of that total in their first game against the Monarchs.
Old Dominion was recently picked to finish third in the Sun Belt’s Preseason Coaches Poll and junior defender Ashlynn Kulha received Sun Belt Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was selected to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Team. Thrysoe leads the team in total points (3) and is hoping to continue the positive momentum built from Thursday’s game into Sunday.
Coming into the 2025, ODU signed an eight-member recruiting class. Emmaline Bell, Koto Davis, Ashley Economopoulos, Finja Kappmeier, Navi Kawesi-Mukooza, Dylan McEntarfer, Cecilia Riggs, and Telmer.
ABOUT WILLIAM & MARY
W&M finished the 2024 regular season with an 8-10 overall record and were 3-7 in CAA. The Tribe was picked to finish third in the CAA South Division and received two first place votes.
Ivey Crain was selected to the Preseason All-CAA after leading William & Mary in goals (7) and points (15). Leah Iglesias ranked second on the team in points (10) and was the team’s leading creator with four assists.
The Tribe opened their respective season against George Mason, Mia Arevalo-Delcid opened the scoring for the Patriots in the 44th minute. W&M were able to find the tying goal through an unassisted Lindsay Wilson goal in the 75th minute. William & Mary finished the night with eight shots, three on target compared to GMU’s six shots, two on target.
UP NEXT:
Old Dominion welcomes the Maryland Terrapins to the ODU Soccer Stadium on August 24 at 6 p.m. for Housing and Residence Life Night.