Moravian Women’s Soccer Heads to Lebanon Valley on August 29 for 2025 Opener
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women’s soccer squad begins its 2025 season on Friday, August 29 when the Hounds travel to Lebanon Valley College for a non-conference match at 4:30 p.m. to kickoff the campaign.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Moravian University women's soccer squad begins its 2025 season on Friday, August 29 when the Hounds travel to Lebanon Valley College for a non-conference match at 4:30 p.m. to kickoff the campaign.
Twelfth-year Head Coach Jeff Ykoruk returns 17 players including three seniors from last year's 9-5-6 squad that reached the Landmark Conference Tournament Semifinals. Coach Ykoruk and his staff do need to replace four Landmark All-Conference players that included a two-time Landmark Conference Defensive Athlete of the Year.
Leading the returners are senior forward Elliot Rupp, who netted two goals and an assist a year ago, and senior midfielder Colby Roach, who contributed a goal and two assists last season. Defensively, junior Caitlyn Phillips had a 0.29 goals-against average with a 3-0-1 mark, three shutouts and 11 saves in 315 minutes of action last fall while senior defender Grace Blenis and junior defender Reagan Bleiler helped the Hounds allow just 0.55 goals per game last season with 13 shutouts in 20 matches.
Coach Ykoruk, Rupp and Blenis discuss the upcoming 2025 season in a preview video available below.
