Granville, Ohio- After a season that featured a North Coast Athletic Conference regular-season championship, the Big Red Women's Soccer team is looking to get back into the NCAA Tournament and improve upon last season's success. Denison is ranked first in the NCAC Preseason Poll with seven first-place votes.

 

2024 Season Recap

The season started off solid, going 3-2-1 in the first six games, with a tie against nationally ranked William Smith College at the Carnegie Mellon Tartan Cup. The Big Red headed into conference play with a 5-3-2 record, and the team would roll through conference play, going 5-1-1 with a big Senior Day win against Hiram, where they won 6-0. In their last three regular-season games, the Big Red outscored its opponents 11-0. The Big Red would win the NCAC Regular Season Championship to close out the regular season before tournament play. The season would come to an end in the NCAC Tournament semifinals for Denison, after falling to Wittenberg 2-1 at home. The season was highlighted by six All-NCAC recipients, three of whom were first-team selections. The Big Red also took home Coaching Staff of the Year for the 10th time in program history.

Denison was named the 2024 NCAC Coaching Staff of the Year for the 10th time in program history. Head Coach Sarah Brink enters her 3rd season in 2025, and already has an NCAA Tournament appearance and NCAC Regular Season Championship under her belt.

• Three of Denison's six All-NCAC recipients were First Team. Recent graduate Kate Dalimonte, rising senior Sarah Sollinger, and rising junior Mara McGlone were all awarded

• The Big Red only gave up a conference-leading 11 goals throughout the season.

• McGlone led the conference in game-winning goals with four. She led the team in assists (3) and was second on the team in goals (5) and points (13).

 

2025 NCAC Preseason Poll

 

2025 North Coast Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll
Place	Institution (1st Place Votes)	Total Points
1	Denison (7)	63
2	DePauw	51
3	Wittenberg (1)	43
T4	John Carroll	34
T4	Wooster	34
6	Ohio Wesleyan	33
7	Oberlin	19
8	Kenyon	11

 

Position-By-Position Breakdown

The Big Red graduated six seniors and welcomed nine first-year players to the team this season. They return solid production on both the offensive and defensive sides of the field, along with a formidable amount of experience, thanks to nine seniors on the roster.
 

Forward

Although the program loses All-NCAC performer and leading scorer Caroline Flynn, the team will get to showcase some young talent who impacted the pitch last season. Rising sophomore Megan Mulvey, who was second on the team in points, returns after a promising first season with the Big Red.  Rising senior Kendall Sierens returns after suffering a season-ending injury last season. Before the injury, she started in four of her six games played and had one assist.

 

Midfield

Mara McGlone returns after being named First Team All-NCAC last season. Last season, the rising junior recorded five goals and three assists for 13 total points, all of which were second on the team.  Also returning is rising senior Isabella Guzman, who tallied two goals and two assists on the season. A pair of rising sophomores who enjoyed successful first-year seasons are Lola Tirabassi and Maryn Zavislak, who each started in over 13 games. Mattie Mielke will also be in the mix, as she started in eight of her 18 games played last season.

 

Defense

The most experienced group on the team, the defense returns four starters who combined for 62 starts, including First Team All-NCAC recipient Sarah Sollinger. Sollinger, Avery Butler, Reily Brinley, and Lauren Jensen all return after helping a Denison defense give up only a conference-best 11 goals, resulting in an average of 0.61 goals per game.

Goalkeepers

Returning at goalie is rising senior Molly Noga, who last year was Third Team All-NCAC. Noga only allowed five goals to be scored against her while recording 30 saves for the season. She finished the regular season with a save percentage of 85.7%. Also in the mix will be first-year Caroline Hague.

 

A Look at the Schedule
The season kicks off in Roanoke, Virginia, as the Big Red take on the University of Lynchburg on August 30 and Roanoke College on August 31. The first home game will follow the road stretch, as the team takes on Baldwin Wallace University on September 5. The last regular-season game will be against Kenyon College on November 1, before NCAC Tournament play begins on November 5.

 

Date	Location	Opponent	Time
8/30/2025	Roanoke, Va.	Lynchburg	11 AM
8/31/2025	Roanoke, Va.	Roanoke College	2 PM
9/5/2025	Granville, Ohio	Baldwin Wallace	5 PM
9/7/2025	Granville, Ohio	Carnegie Mellon	1:30 PM
9/13/2025	Granville, Ohio	Centre College	1 PM
9/14/2025	Granville, Ohio	Mount Union	1 PM
9/20/2025	Granville, Ohio	Rose-Hulman	2 PM
9/23/2025	Ada, Ohio	Ohio Northern	7 PM
9/27/2025	Granville, Ohio	Capital Family Weekend	12 PM
10/1/2025	Westerville, Ohio	Otterbein	7 PM
10/4/2025	Delaware, Ohio	Ohio Wesleyan*	7 PM
10/11/2025	Granville, Ohio	Oberlin College* Senior Day	1 PM
10/18/2025	Wooster, Ohio	Wooster*	3 PM
10/22/2025	Greencastle, Ind.	DePauw*	7 PM
10/25/2025	Granville, Ohio	Wittenberg*	1 PM
10/29/2025	University Heights, Ohio	John Carroll*	7 PM
11/1/2025	Granville, Ohio	Kenyon*	12 PM