The 2025 California Golden Bears women's soccer team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Golden Bears were led by head coach Neil McGuire, in his nineteenth season. They played home games at Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, California. This was the team's 43rd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 2nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Golden Bears started the season 2âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 in their first four games. Their two victories both were 3âÂÂ2 over and . They drew with and lost to . The loss to Pepperdine would be their only non-conference loss of the season. They finished their non-conference slate going 2âÂÂ0âÂÂ3 over their other five games. They played only one Power 4 team in that span, defeating . They also defeated . They started their ACC season with a trip to the east coast where they defeated Pittsburgh and drew with Clemson. They went 1âÂÂ1âÂÂ2 over their next four games, defeating Syracuse, losing to SMU, and drawing Boston College and top ranked Virginia. They improved their form to finish ACC play, going 2âÂÂ1âÂÂ1. THeir loss came in their rivalry match with Stanford, who was the top ranked team at the time. They also drew seventh-ranked Florida State in Tallahssee.
The Golden Bears finished the season 8âÂÂ3âÂÂ8 overall and 4âÂÂ3âÂÂ4 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
The Golden Bears finished the season 13âÂÂ6âÂÂ2 overall and 5âÂÂ4âÂÂ1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were unseeded in the Mississippi State Bracket. They defeated seventh seed in the First Round, before falling to second seed 1âÂÂ0 in the Second Round.
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