The wait is nearly over with the latest women's college soccer season kicking off on August 14.

2024 was the year of the ACC, which provided all four College Cup teams, and North Carolina, as a region, with three of the final four teams hailing from the state, culminating in the Tar Heels ending their 12-year championship drought. The ACC will again have a monumental say on who wins the national title. Still, several teams across the country boast the necessary talent and incoming recruits to believe a legacy-defining trophy is possible. 

Check out the TDS Preseason Awards below as we reveal our various Best XI teams heading into the 2025 season.

Preseason Best XI Teams

First Team

F: Kate Faasse (North Carolina), Jordynn Dudley (Florida State), Izzy Engle (Notre Dame)

M: Mia Bhuta (Stanford), Tessa Dellarose (North Carolina), Amanda Schlueter (Ohio State), Ally Perry (Mississippi State)

D: Macy Blackburn (Texas Tech), Cameron Roller (Duke), Natalie Bain (Xavier)

GK: Jordan Nytes (Colorado)

Second Team

F: Olivia Thomas (North Carolina), Faith Webber (Utah Valley), Kaitlyn MacBean (Penn State)

M: Yuna McCormack (Florida State), Mia Oliaro (Duke), Sofia Bush (Iowa), Linda Ullmark (North Carolina)

D: Kaitlyn Richins (Connecticut), Leah Klenke (Notre Dame), Elise Evans (Stanford)

GK: Jordan Brown (Georgia)

Third Team

F: Chioma Okafor (Connecticut), Isabella Diorio (TCU), Gianna Paul (Alabama)

M: Natalie Mitchell (Virginia Tech), Maja Lardner (Georgetown), Natalia Ramirez (Rutgers), Xcaret Pineda (Oklahoma State)

D: Gracie Falla (South Carolina), Heather Gilchrist (Florida State), Hailey Baumann (Wisconsin)

GK: Teagan Wy (California)

Freshman Team

F: Abigail Batts (Tennessee), Allie Flanagan (Wake Forest), Sophie Sivulich (BYU)

M: Avery Oder (Duke), Paige Szymanski (Arkansas), Adia Symmonds (Mississippi State), Bella Devey (North Carolina)

D: Jordyn Hardeman (Virginia), Jolie Jenkins (Clemson), Kiara Gilmore (Wisconsin)

GK: Noelle Henning (Michigan State)

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