MADISON, Wis.- UW-Oshkosh women's soccer kicks off its 2025 campaign on the west coast on August 29-31, facing Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) and Willamette University (Ore.), to begin its quest for the third WIAC regular season and fourth WIAC tournament titles in program history.
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In 2024, UW-Oshkosh went 3-13-2 and 2-5 against league opponents. The Titans defeated UW-Stout, 3-2, in Menomonie on October 12 and UW-River Falls, 1-0, in River Falls on October 26.
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Head coach
Erin Coppernoll, the winningest coach in UW-Oshkosh women's soccer history and third-winningest in WIAC history, will lead the Titans for the 21st season in 2025 with a record of 196-156-45.
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Coppernoll is the only head coach that has led the team to a conference championship and the NCAA Division III Tournament, with a program-best second round finish in 2011 and league titles in 2015 and 2021. The Titans also won the conference tournament in 2011, 2014 and 2021 under Coppernoll.
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Twenty-one letterwinners are returning to the pitch for UW-Oshkosh this fall, including 2024 WIAC Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year and All-WIAC First Team selection
Ryley Meenk (Waukesha/Waukesha South). Other top returners include
Maris Heun (Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer),
Mallory Kerhin (Green Bay/Green Bay Southwest),
Anika Roush (Byron, Ill./Byron), and
Shannon Walsh (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West).
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The head coaches and sports information directors of the WIAC voted for three-time defending conference champion UW-La Crosse to repeat in 2025. UW-Platteville was picked second, UW-Eau Claire third, UW-Stevens Point fourth, UW-River Falls fifth, UW-Whitewater sixth, UW-Oshkosh seventh, and UW-Stout eighth.
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UW-Oshkosh plays Lewis & Clark and Willamette before the school year begins and begins the September portion of its schedule at Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) and Milwaukee School of Engineering on September 6 and 10 respectively before hosting Lake Forest College (Ill.) for its home opener on September 13.
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The Titans then welcome the College of St. Benedict (Minn.) on September 14, followed by the third annual 151 Derby against the University of Dubuque (Iowa) on September 20. This year, the Titans and Spartans will play at Dubuque's Oyen Field.
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Following two more nonconference away matches, UW-Oshkosh begins its WIAC slate at UW-Eau Claire on October 4. The Titans host UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout (Play for a Cause/Alumni Day), and Carroll University between October 8-15, then hit the road for their final away matches of the regular season to play UW-Platteville on October 18 and UW-Whitewater on October 22.
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Returning to J. J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium for their last two matches of the regular season, the Titans will play UW-La Crosse on October 25 and UW-River Falls (Senior Day) on November 1.