Sunday, August 17
Muncie, Ind.
1 PM
Ball State University
vs
Purdue
Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics
Soccer Hosts Purdue Sunday Afternoon for Regular Season Opener
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The Ball State soccer team officially opens the 2025 regular season at 1 p.m. on Sunday with a home match vs Purdue at the Briner Sports Complex in Muncie.
Links to the ESPN+ broadcast and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals had a pair of tuneups by hosting exhibitions with Wright State last Sunday and Holy Cross (Ind.) on Thursday to prepare for head coach Andy Stoots' first season at Ball State.
Purdue went 7-9-2 (3-7-1 Big Ten) last year in head coach Richard Moodie's initial campaign leading the program to finish in a tie for 12th in the 18-team conference. The Boilermakers were picked to finish 11th in the recent 2025 preseason coaches poll.
Juniors Megan Santa Cruz (midfielder), Zoe Cuneio (defender) and Emily Edwards (goalkeeper) were mentioned on the Big Ten Women's Soccer Players to Watch list for the Boilers.
Ball State is led offensively by the duo of Addie Chester and Delaney Caldwell who each had eight assists last season to set a new program record. Chester also tied the program record for points in a season at 28 by scoring 10 goals in addition to the eight helpers on her way to a First Team All-MAC honor.
Caldwell is three assists away from tying Ehren Reagor's program record of 18 in a career, while she is five points and five goals away from cracking the Top 5 in those career categories as well.
The Ball State backline is anchored by juniors Delaney Ahearn and Audrey Goodyear, who led the 2024 Cardinals in minutes played, along with an experience goalie group featuring graduate Abby Jenkins, senior Grace Konopatzki and sophomore Kate Pallante who each played in at least six games last year.
Seven freshmen and three incoming transfers join 17 returners to form the 2025 roster. The three transfers are senior midfielder Fiona Kilian (Temple), sophomore forward Alyssa Mella (Saint Francis) and sophomore defender Joy Zeeman (Saint Francis).
True freshmen include forward Lydia Hill, forward / midfielder Jess Fernau, midfielders Izzy Ross and Balkis Prothro, defenders Grier Isaacson and Jordyn Klaasen and goalkeeper Allison Armitage.
Stoots comes to Muncie after most recently serving as the women's soccer associate head coach for four seasons at Missouri. Other stops as an assistant coach on his resume include Louisville, Minnesota, Samford, Belmont, East Tennessee State and Troy.
Next up for Ball State is a road match on Thursday at Indiana.
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Links to the ESPN+ broadcast and live stats can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals had a pair of tuneups by hosting exhibitions with Wright State last Sunday and Holy Cross (Ind.) on Thursday to prepare for head coach Andy Stoots' first season at Ball State.
Purdue went 7-9-2 (3-7-1 Big Ten) last year in head coach Richard Moodie's initial campaign leading the program to finish in a tie for 12th in the 18-team conference. The Boilermakers were picked to finish 11th in the recent 2025 preseason coaches poll.
Juniors Megan Santa Cruz (midfielder), Zoe Cuneio (defender) and Emily Edwards (goalkeeper) were mentioned on the Big Ten Women's Soccer Players to Watch list for the Boilers.
Ball State is led offensively by the duo of Addie Chester and Delaney Caldwell who each had eight assists last season to set a new program record. Chester also tied the program record for points in a season at 28 by scoring 10 goals in addition to the eight helpers on her way to a First Team All-MAC honor.
Caldwell is three assists away from tying Ehren Reagor's program record of 18 in a career, while she is five points and five goals away from cracking the Top 5 in those career categories as well.
The Ball State backline is anchored by juniors Delaney Ahearn and Audrey Goodyear, who led the 2024 Cardinals in minutes played, along with an experience goalie group featuring graduate Abby Jenkins, senior Grace Konopatzki and sophomore Kate Pallante who each played in at least six games last year.
Seven freshmen and three incoming transfers join 17 returners to form the 2025 roster. The three transfers are senior midfielder Fiona Kilian (Temple), sophomore forward Alyssa Mella (Saint Francis) and sophomore defender Joy Zeeman (Saint Francis).
True freshmen include forward Lydia Hill, forward / midfielder Jess Fernau, midfielders Izzy Ross and Balkis Prothro, defenders Grier Isaacson and Jordyn Klaasen and goalkeeper Allison Armitage.
Stoots comes to Muncie after most recently serving as the women's soccer associate head coach for four seasons at Missouri. Other stops as an assistant coach on his resume include Louisville, Minnesota, Samford, Belmont, East Tennessee State and Troy.
Next up for Ball State is a road match on Thursday at Indiana.
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