TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's soccer team returns home for a 6 p.m. tilt against the UMBC Retrievers. The two sides are familiar foes, having played every year since 2017. The Tigers own the series by a record of 8-0-3, winning the last three games. The last game at Tiger Field between the two sides ended 8-1 in favor of Towson. The match will be streamed on FloCollege.
When: Thursday, September 4
Where: Tiger Field | Towson, Md.
Time: 6 p.m.
Stream: FloCollege
Team Records: Towson (1-2-1) vs. UMBC (3-2-1)
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In their last time out, the Tigers dropped a road match to Saint Joseph's 3-2.
Kale'a Perry converted a penalty kick, remaining the only player in the Coastal Athletic Association to record a point in every game so far this season. The grad student who was Third Team All-CAA last season, has two goals and three assists this season, already on level with her total last season.
Emma Kirkpatrick currently leads the conference in assists per game at one.
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 UMBC
The Retrievers are 3-2-1 on the season. Both Towson and UMBC have played Delaware this season. The Tigers played to a 2-2 draw while the Retrievers lost 1-0. UMBC has only conceded three goals this season giving up no more than one goal in any game. Towson has scored at least two goals in every game this season. Eight Retrievers have scored one goal this season.
NEXT UP
Towson travels to Washington D.C. on Sept. 7 for a game against George Washington. The Revolutionaries are 1-1-2 on the season, having played all games on the road so far this season. George Washington has scored six goals this season only recording two assists.
