The Drew University women's soccer team will look to continue its recent run of success as it embarks on its 2025 season under second-year Head Coach Brendan Michael.
 
The Rangers are coming off a stellar season in which they finished 9-7-4 and 4-3-2 in Landmark Conference play, good for a fourth-place finish in the conference standings. The team defeated Catholic 2-1 in the first round of the Landmark Conference Championships to reach the semifinals of the conference tournament for the third year in a row.
 
The Blue and Green bring back 22 players from last season's team, including 10 who started at least one contest and 13 who played in at least 10 matches.
 
The Rangers return nearly their entire starting defensive group from a year ago, including junior goalie Sarah Crowley. A two-year starter and the Landmark Conference Co-Rookie of the Year in 2023, she posted a 1.32 goals-against average and .740 save percentage a year ago while recording five shutouts.
 
Drew also returns three additional keepers in junior Leael Avni and sophomores Dani Iannelli and Hayden Scotti.
 
On the back row, the Rangers bring four starters in sophomore Bianca Anghelache, sophomore Lillian Hedrick, senior Kayla Kuncken, and senior Francesca Veltri. Kuncken, who also scored a goal last season, and Veltri started all 20 matches a year ago while Anghelache made 19 starts. Hedrick appeared in 17 games and started 15 times in 2024.
 
Adding additional depth to the defense will be juniors Georgia Cross and Nicole Czarnecki, sophomores Sadie Gregory and Emily Wallace, and freshmen Riley Bent, Alexandria Foley, Maddie Gottschling, Andrina Ismail, Lindsay Wittner.
 
Offensively, the Rangers face the challenge of replacing their top three scorers from last season, including three-time all-region selections Alexa Krause and Rebecca Racine. This season, junior forward Maeve O'Murchu is the team's top returning scorer after netting three goals in 2024 while playing 19 matches and making six starts.
 
Numerous additional forwards return in 2025, including sophomore Megan Jozak, who added one goal and one assist while appearing in 15 matches off the bench. Sophomore Sophia Lara also returns playing in 18 matches as a reserve and scoring one goal while senior Molly Kuhn, who played in 16 matches and made one start, contributed one assist.
 
Other forwards looking to make an impact include junior transfer Caia Carlesimo, sophomore Amel Morales, and freshmen Gretchen Higgins, Olivia Klein, and Emma Ostervich.
 
In the midfield, senior Aimee Barsa returns after starting all 20 matches in 2024. Sophomore Kristina Lowe is also back after playing in every match and making 19 starts last season while junior Ella Reyngoudt returns after appearing in 12 games and scoring one goal. In addition, sophomore Zoey Pipher added one assist while playing in all 20 matches and making one start a year ago.
 
Also looking to make their mark in the midfield will be senior Kati Matteson, sophomore transfer Megan Fedish, and freshmen Elyanna Lawler and Maddy Rice.
 
In the Landmark Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, Drew was picked to finish sixth out of 10 teams. The top six teams in the conference standings qualify for the league's championship tournament.
 
The Rangers open the season on Friday, when they visit Manhattanville University at 6 p.m. in a non-conference tilt. Drew plays its home opener on Sept. 6 when it takes on Farmingdale State as part of the Drew Fall Festival while its Landmark Conference opener is set for Sept. 27 at home versus Goucher College.