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2025 Women's Soccer Season Preview

By Athletic Communications
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2024 REVIEW

Preview 2024 rewind

The 2024 Salisbury women's soccer team finished with a 5-6-7 record and advanced to the semifinals of the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) tournament, and bowed out to Christopher Newport.

SEASON ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Record: 5-6-7

All Region Honors

  • United Soccer Coaches All-Region IV Fourth Team: Autumn Conway

Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Honors

  • All-C2C First Team: Autumn Conway
  • All-C2C Second Team: Kristen Ging, Ashley Pantano, Tori Pietruska

Academic Honors

  • C2C Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Kristen Ging
  • Six CSC Academic All-District selections: Olivia Pasko, Kristen Ging, Alex Jankowski, Tori Pietuszka, Katy Poltrack, Rebecca Fairbanks
  • 25 C2C All-Academic Team selections
    • Ten repeat honorees

THE 2025 SEA GULLS

Salisbury returns five of the team's top 10 minute-loggers from 2024, including the top three contributors in goals from a season ago. The Sea Gulls welcome back one of their four all-conference student-athletes, including second-teamer Ashley Pantano. The 2025 team features six seniors with nine incoming freshmen and three transfers.

KEY RETURNERS

Ashley Pantano for Preview
F Ashley Pantano | Sr. | Farmingdale, N.Y.
Ava Wheeler
M/F Ava Wheeler | Jr. | Bel Air, Md.
Rebecca Fairbanks
D Rebecca Fairbanks | Jr. | Columbia, Md.
Hayle Foreman vs. UMW, 10-19-24
GK Hayle Foreman | Jr. | Wernersville, Pa.
Alex Jankowski
F Alex Jankowski | Sr. | Baltimore, Md.
Sidney Ziegler
F/D Sidney Ziegler | So. | Wilmington, Del.

F Ashley Pantano | Sr. | Farmingdale, N.Y.

  • 2024: Registered double-digits points for third straight season.

F Alex Jankowski | Jr. | Baltimore, Md.

  • 2024: Tallied 1 goal. Has made 37 straight starts. 

F Jordan Edwards | So. | Catonsville, Md.

  • 2024: Recorded 3 goals in 17 appearances off the bench. 

M/F Ava Wheeler | Jr. | Bel Air, Md.

  • 2024: Led team with career high 5 goals and 12 points. Appeared in 18 games and made 17 starts

M Olivia Pasko | Sr. | New Freedom, Pa.

  • 2024: 18 games played, 1 assist

M Ryan Tursellino | Sr. | Hauppauge, N.Y.

  • 2024: Dished out 1 assist in 6 appearances 

D Rebecca Fairbanks | Jr. | Columbia, Md.

  • Logged team-high 1,561 minutes in 18 starts. Added 1 goal, 1 assist

F/D Sidney Ziegler | So. | Wilmington, Del.

  • Tallied first career goal and assist in 18 appearances and made 7 starts

GK Hayle Foreman | Jr. | Wernersville, Pa.

  • 3-4-4 record, 52 saves in 11 starts, 3 shutouts.
2025 Salisbury Women's Soccer Roster
Kwame Lloyd
Our defense is solid, but we also have a midfield crew that has been waiting for its turn and has set the tone. And we have an attacking crew that we are really excited about. We are more dangerous and unpredictable this year.
Kwame Lloyd, Head Coach (13th Season)

2025 SCHEDULE

The Sea Gulls' 2025 schedule begins at the Seahawk Classic in St. Mary's City, Md., with bouts against TCNJ and Neumann. The schedule includes 20 games in the upcoming months, with 8 games set to be played at Gerry DiBartolo Sea Gull Soccer Complex. Five of the Sea Gulls' opponents placed inside the United Coaches top 25 preseason rankings, and two teams receiving votes. 

2025 Salisbury Women's Soccer Schedule

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