TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's soccer team will continue a three-game homestand to start conference play when William & Mary come to Towson. The Tigers are currently tied atop the CAA North Division after the win against Hampton on Thursday. William & Mary played Drexel to a scoreless draw to sit middle of the table in the South Division

When: Sun, September 21
Where: Tiger Field | Towson, Md.
Time: 1 p.m.
Stream: FloCollege
Team Records: Towson (3-2-3) vs. Hampton (2-4-3)

In their last time out, the Tigers defeated Hampton 2-0. The first half ended scoreless before Kale'a Perry put Towson on top with a cross from Emely Rubio. Emma Levin put the game away from some long through passes to secure the win.

2025 OUTLOOK
While head coach Katherine Vettori will have to replace all-league performers Riley Melendez, Maja Hansson and Demi Pierre, six starters return from the 2024 squad that went undefeated during the month of October – finishing that stretch with four wins and three ties, including three of the top four point producers: Sophie Thibeault (7 goals, 2 assists), Malin Bernt Schöps (4g, 1a) and Kale'a Perry (2g, 3a). Three other starters, midfielder Emma Levin and defenders Brooke Birrell and Sydney Lindeman, also return.
Towson was picked to finish fourth in the 2025 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) North Division in the preseason coaches' poll – behind Stony Brook, Monmouth and Hofstra and ahead of Northeastern and Drexel. Starting this season, CAA women's soccer has been separated into two divisions, North and South. Each team will play all teams in its division plus four matches against the other division. The top three teams in each division will qualify for the 2025 CAA Championship.

FRESH FACES
Towson welcomed nine new players this season, five freshman and four transfers: defenders Gracen Houck, (Morehead State) and Emma Kirkpatrick (Rhode Island), forward Luisa Navas Gonzalez (Mount St. Mary's) and midfielder Emely Rubio (Campbell). The four bring 181 games of collegiate experience from their previous institutions. Rubio and Houck spent the 2025 spring semester with Towson.

SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY
William & Mary are coming off a 0-0 draw against Drexel to open CAA play. Two players (Lindsay Wilson, 4, and Ivey Crain, 3) have scored seven of the team's nine goals this season. Crain paces the team in shots at 24. The Tribe have scored one or fewer goals in seven of nine games. Both teams have played Delaware this season. Towson played the Blue Hens to a draw. William and Mary lost 1-0.

NEXT UP
Towson women's soccer will end their opening homestand in CAA play against Hofstra on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. Following that game, five of the remaining six games are on the road before CAA tournament play begins.