Women’s soccer 5-1 to start 2025 season
The Engineers opened 2025 as road warriors, with five of their first six games being away… and two being in Texas!
Women’s soccer is off to a hot start to the 2025 regular season. Following a 21-2-1 campaign and second-round exit to Colby last year, the Engineers are aiming for greatness again, vying for their third consecutive NEWMAC title and first NCAA National Championship. In line with these aspirations, the Engineers have opened with five straight wins this season.
The team opened their season with two local road games against Gordon (Aug. 30) and Lesley (Sept. 2). They took down Gordon 2-0, led by a brace (two goals) from reigning NEWMAC Athlete of the Year, Natalie Barnouw Gr. The Engineers then beat Lesley 6-0, driven by a great offensive day with goals from Sean Luk ’26, Arianna Doss ’27, Emma Wang ’27, Maeve Sullivan ’28, and two from Alice Vranka ’25.
The Engineers continued their string of away games with an out-of-state trip to Texas, playing two matches at the University of Dallas. In their first match on Sept. 6, MIT took on No. 10 Trinity University, their first nationally-ranked opponent this season. After conceding an early goal, MIT rallied back with three unanswered points to win, besting Trinity 3-1.
The next day (Sept. 7), MIT took on their hosts, the University of Dallas (UD). In a statistically dominant outing, MIT won 7-0. The Engineers produced 35 shots, 21 on goal, while UD only managed two. In their homecoming match, two native Texans recorded points: Maeve Sullivan ’28 scored twice and Arianna Doss ’27 scored once.
Returning to Cambridge, MIT hosted Johnson & Wales on Sept. 10 for this season’s home-opener. With goals from Barnouw, JoJo Miller ’27, and Lauren Won ’29, the team secured a 3-0 victory, advancing to 5-0 on the season.
The Engineers then traveled to Waltham, MA to take on No. 19 Brandeis. After falling into a 0-1 deficit, Barnouw volleyed in a free kick from Luk to even the game at 1-1. The score held going into halftime, but a Brandeis goal at 64 minutes would go unanswered, and MIT would fall 2-1 to the Judges, their first loss of the season.
Looking ahead, MIT will be back on the road, taking on Bridgewater State University on Sept. 17. The Engineers will open NEWMAC play at home on Sept. 20 when they face Smith College.