STEPHENVILLE, Texas - Tarleton State Women's Soccer is set to host Soctoberfest on Thursday evening in their second season matchup against California Baptist. The match will take place at 7 p.m. at the Tarleton State Soccer Complex. 

Thursday's game will be streamed on ESPN+, with stats provided by StatBroadcast. Follow @tarletonsoccer on Instagram, X and Facebook for live updates, highlights and content. 

Tarleton State Women's Soccer ended Saturday night's matchup against Abilene Christian in a 1-1 draw, closing out their final road match of the regular season. This marks the second tie between the two teams in the 2025 season. Sam Liaty scored the sole goal for TSU, her first of the season, with an assist by Sammy Schulze in the 23rd minute. The Texans were able to hold off the Wildcats until the 68th minute, when they scored on a long shot from midfield. Rylie Bloomfield earned six saves for the night, and Tarleton State recorded five shots and four shots on goal. 

In their last matchup against California Baptist, the Texans fell 0-2 to the Lancers. Both teams maintained possession for nearly an even amount of time, with California Baptist gaining the slight advantage over Tarleton State. At the conclusion of the first half, both teams recorded three shots and four corner kicks. California Baptist notched a pair of goals late 

in the match to secure their 2-0 win over the Texans. The Lancers outshot the Texans 14-7 and had a slight corner kick advantage of 7-5. Mikayla Kendall remained in the net for the entire game and recorded 5 saves for the night. 

Eight current Texans have been pillars in building the foundation of the program, competing with Tarleton State Women's Soccer since its beginning in 2022. These athletes include Mikayla Kendall, Rylie Bloomfield, Avery Harr, Kyra Goudzwaard, Kaitlyn Flanagan, Teeghan Dodd, Jaycie Bass, and Macy Hellwig. All eight athletes are now academic seniors and will be graduating during the 2025-2026 academic year. 

Tarleton State has shattered several team and individual records so far in the 2025 season. As a team, the Texans have set new single-season records in goals, assists, and points. The Texans were 6-2-2 heading into conference play, clinching the best non-conference record in program history. The team also earned their longest winning streak in program history after earning their third straight win against McNeese earlier this season. Schulze is sitting in second for most assists during a single season with six assists. Stevie Reynolds set the new single-season points record with 23 points and the shot on goal record with 23 shots on goal. Reegan Wagg is not far behind with 20 shots on goal. Gabrielle Williams is currently third in goals in a single season, and Kendall has recorded 332 career saves, the most in program history. 

Williams is one of only two athletes in program history to have multiple multi-goal games. The forward scored five goals within six games, and she scored goals in back-to-back games against Utah Tech and Abilene Christian. As of Oct. 15, Williams was fifth in points, tied for third in goals, and tied for 10th in shots during conference games. 

Senior defender Kaitlyn Flanagan was named the WAC Defensive Player of the Week for week four. This award marks Flanagan's first weekly honor and the first defensive award for the Texans in the 2025 season. The senior was the third Texan to receive a weekly honor in four weeks, following Reynolds and Jaycie Bass earlier this season. Flanagan has started all 18 games and has played 12 full matches in 2025, scoring two goals and one assist. She was the first Texan defender to put goals on the board this season. 

Bass was named the WAC Offensive Player of the Week for week three. She was the second player in just three weeks to receive a weekly honor for the Texans, her first in her four-year career. Bass has notched four goals and four assists to record 12 total points for the season. The senior started 14 straight games for Tarleton State, recording a total of 858 minutes played and was the fourth person to score multiple goals in a game in program history. 

Reynolds has been a key asset for the Texans so far in the 2025 season. As of Sept. 19, the senior was nationally ranked 1st in total points, T-2nd in total goals, and 9th in goals per game. She was also one of only 10 players in the country to have scored six or more goals in the 2025 season as of Sept. 3. The forward is now first in program history for total goals scored in her Tarleton State career (14), surpassing Mila Bettinelli's previous record of 11. Reynolds was named the WAC Offensive Player of the Week for week one. During their game against Texas Southern, Reynolds set the new single game shot record with seven shots and tied the single game shot on goal record of five shots on goal. She was the only player in the WAC to score multiple goals in one game through week one and was one of 35 athletes to score at least three goals in the first week.  

Emma Barnes has been a defensive standout for Tarleton State this season. In her third straight starting appearance, Barnes set a new personal career record with nine saves and 18 shots faced against UTEP. The goalkeeper has appeared in nine games for the Texans, recording 28 saves and allowing only five goals. Prior to this season, Barnes had only started one match, occurring as a freshman back in September of 2023.  

Head coach Pete Cuadrado is in his 22nd season as a collegiate head coach and his fourth season with Tarleton State. He began his career at North Dakota State before moving to Wyoming in 2012, and then to TSU in 2021. Cuadrado currently has 194 career wins, securing 26 of those with the Texans.  

11 new athletes entered the program for the 2025 season, as well as 16 returning Texans. TSU's 27-woman roster includes seven international players from two different countries: Australia and Canada.   

The 2025 WAC conference schedule consists of 10 games, with only six teams being active members in the league this year. The 2025 WAC Tournament will be hosted by Utah Valley and will be held at UCCU Stadium in Orem, Utah from November 5-8. 

Tarleton State will honor its nine seniors on Sunday for Senior Day in their final home game and final regular season game against Utah Valley. The Texans will also be celebrating Greek Life Day with couches on the field. More information will be released soon.