Great video!

Might be the biggest win in UC Davis athletic history. LSU has a very good soccer team and the Aggies took them down. Congratulations to the lady Aggies soccer team!

Well, they followed it up with a loss to Hawaii last night. 10PM is too late for me, so i wasn't able to watch any of it.

That one hurts It's not the way you want to start conference play.

I just looked at the box score and it looks like it was one of those games where we lost even though, statistically, we out played them: 16 shots and 8 on goal to their 11 and 5, more corners 3-1 and fewer fouls 19-12 but one of the fouls resulted in a penalty kick goal that was the difference in the game. The Hawai'i keeper also had 7 saves. Soccer, more than most sports, is the kind of game where a team can dominate but still lose.

Rebounded with a 2-1 victory over Fullerton today. Men up tomorrow.

It sounds like it was a "spirited" contest with a Fullerton player getting a red card in the 81st minute. The Titans also had 19 fouls to the Aggies' 5 fouls.

Tempers flared in the final minutes, with Cal State Fullerton reduced to 10 players after three separate yellow cards were issued in the 82nd minute

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2024/9/26/womens-soccer-uc-davis-secures-first-big-west-win-with-comeback-victory.aspx

Looks like we lost our women’s soccer coach. I kind of figured she’d be moving up at some point.

https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2024/12/oregon-ducks-hire-tracy-joyner-as-new-womens-soccer-coach.html?outputType=amp

You always have to wonder if there are any players she might take with her. Coaches who leave for bigger programs often take players with them if they think they can compete at the higher level.

So far (through 12/9), Women's Soccer has lost 2 players to Oregon, following Tracy Joyner: GK Gia Kiesling and F Abella Hunter, both freshmen. Hunter played in all 20 matches, with 2 starts. Her playing time increased as the season went on, and she was named to the BW All-Freshman Team. Hunter tied Emma Vane (graduating senior) for 3rd leading scorer, so that hurts. Especially since #2 scorer, Sam Tristan (BW Offensive Player of the Year), is also graduating. Lots of offense to replace in 2025.

Kiesling didn't get on the pitch, since Caeley Goldstein was a returning starter. It's possible that Goldstein will have another year since she didn't play much at Washington before transferring. If not, UCD women will have big shoes to fill in goal as well. Goldstein was consistent among the top goalies in the Big West in all categories.

I don't know if there are others in the portal but currently without a destination.

https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/2025-womens-division-i-transfer-tracker_aid54065

Top Assistant Coach Chris King has also followed Joyner to Eugene.

It always kind of bugs me when coaches take players with them when they move on to bigger programs. I'm sure Oregon has plenty of NIL money to offer also so that probably figures into it also.

If I was a head coach I would be leery of an assistant coach that brought players with them. I assume that the assistant coach was telling the players to come to UCD and then changed the tune and said it is great to be a Duck. As the Head Coach I would wonder if the assistant coach was going to be loyal to me and my program,; or that they would be willing to hurt me and my program to move forward. That is my take on assistant coaches talking to star players with them.

This is going to be a more common place with NIL money.

Joyner brought Chris King to Davis, and, I think, had worked with him when both were assistant coaches.
It's frustrating to have a departing coach take players and assistants with them when they leave. On the other hand I understand wanting to have "your people" with you when you take on a new head position. You know what to expect from them.
And as an assistant, you have no guarantee that the incoming coach will keep you on. Gotta put food on the table and keep a roof over your head.

Per Top Drawer Soccer, Oregon only has 4 WSOC commits in the 2025 graduating class. None are goalies.
The 2 goalies on their currently published 2025 roster are nowhere near what Joyner had with Goldstein here at UCD the last 3 seasons (1.06 goals against avg.). The RS senior has a career 1.82 goals against average and the RS junior has a career 2.52 goals against. It looks like Kiesling could not only be the future, but will have a decent chance to play immediately.

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Per Top Drawer Soccer, defender Elise Piccard is also transferring to Oregon. Picard was a sophomore who started 19 games as a freshman, and had a season-ending injury in the 3rd game this year. Another big loss for the Aggies.

Hello quick question:

Who do I talk to get a potential recruit to the coaches. My buddies daughter Tia Reyes just won back to back state JUCO titles for Folsom. She was talking to the old staff, but now that she has left she is not sure who to talk to now.

The kid is dynamite. A solid forward with extreme ball skills and shot creation. During this years playoff she was double-teamed and still was successful. She is a solid student and would be a great Aggie. I need to get her in front of the new staff. Help!

https://questionnaires.armssoftware.com/4d4374292a6a

Recruiting questionnaire maybe? Not sure what's on there because I'm not going to create a profile. Have we announced a new coaching staff yet? On the women's soccer page, it still lists the former coach.

Yeah, that is the problem. She was talking to other staff, but since they left she isn't sure who to talk to. I appreciate your help.

Have them contact the AD, Rocko DeLuca. I'm sure he would be happy to advise them about what to do and who to talk to.

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Thank you Blue!

New WSC coach hired: https://ucdavisaggies.com . Looks like Kat Mertz has some coaching chops. Might be hard to replace the players and the staff that went to the Ducks. I think the travel for the soccer teams in the Mountain West will be a challenge. The good news for the women's program is that 6 to 7 weeks of the season will be done before mid-terms begin. Good luck Coach Mertz!!!

In addition to the 3 players on the Aggies 2024 squad who transferred to Oregon (Abella Hunter, Gia Kiesling and Elise Picard), 2025 commit Addison Boyer has re-committed to the Ducks. The wording of the announcement makes it unclear if the 3 players who were recruited by the previous coach will be in the mix at Oregon.