CONWAY, S.C. - The Coastal Carolina women's soccer team is set to open the 2025 season against Kennesaw State at the CCU Soccer Complex on Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. ET.

Chant Talk

• The Chants closed out the 2024 season with an overall record of 8-7-6 and a 3-3-4 mark in Sun Belt play.
• Coastal reached the Sun Belt Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2017, with Eleanor Ashton and Julia Ziegenfuss earning All-Tournament Team honors.
• The 2024 season was the first winning campaign for the Chants since 2017 and their first .500 conference record since 2020.
• Coastal scored 21 goals last season, the most since 2019.
• The Chants are predicted to finish 5th in the 2025 Sun Belt preseason coaches' poll.
• This match will be the first of nine home games at the CCU Soccer Complex.

Scouting the Opponent

• Kennesaw State posted a 3-10-4 overall record in 2024.
• The Owls went 2-4-3 in Conference USA play.
• Kennesaw State will return two of its four goal scorers from last season: Anabel Orozco, who recorded one goal and three assists, and Alana Nesbit, who scored two goals.
• The Owls maintained a .500 shots-on-goal percentage and will aim to improve on their 0.82 goals-per-game average.
• The roster includes one graduate student, nine seniors, six juniors, three sophomores, and six freshmen.
• Head coach Chris Cahill is entering his second year leading the Owls.

History Against

• This will be the first-ever meeting between the Chanticleers and Kennesaw State in program history.