2025 Week 5 Preview

Margaux Chauvet has quite literally been in the middle of everything as Purdue compiled a 3-3-2 record in non-conference play, and the former Sydney FC midfielder looks as though she will remain integral to the process as the Boilermakers commence Big Ten play this week. Purdue head west to Madison to face Wisconsin, a team that not only reached the NCAA Tournament last year but annoyingly knocked off Aussie-laden Maine in the opening round on their way to a Round of 16 appearance. The Badgers finished 9^th in the Big Ten last season but have been picked to finish 7^th in 2025, whilst Purdue have been picked to finish 11^th, one place higher than their 2024 position. However, Wisconsin have rolled to a 6-1 record to this point and are also ranked #23, positioning Purdue as the underdogs in this one. However, the Boilermakers’ attack will have taken confidence from last week’s 4-0 win over Western Illinois, and although Wisconsin are a step up in class from the Leathernecks, sometimes just seeing the ball hit the back of the net a few times is all a team needs to send them on their way.

Isabella Chidiac has been more about teeing up teammates than scoring goals herself, but Denver may need the senior to do both this week as the Pioneers face a pair of in-state rivals that have just one loss in a combined thirteen games this season. First up, they face a Colorado side that sits 5-1-1, with their only dropped results being a loss to Wisconsin and a draw with Michigan State, both of whom were nationally ranked at the time of the game. Meanwhile, Colorado State sit a perfect 6-0 and have conceded just two goals in the process. However, Denver defeated Colorado State last year and fell only 1-0 to a nationally ranked Colorado, so they aren’t too far removed from good performances against these very teams. Expect to see Chidiac heavily involved in midfield once again, and after hitting the bar with a shot last week, hopefully Week 5 provides a first goal for the Sydneysider, as well as a couple of wins.

A postponed game against Rutgers last week means Meg Roden and Providence have played just four games to this point, but the Friars are in a fairly strong position at 3-1. This week, they take on a pair of Ivy League teams, which is never a simple proposition. First up is Cornell, who may have been tipped to finish bottom of the Ivy League, but have compiled a 2-2-2 record including a draw with ACC side Boston College. However, their second opponent, Brown, tallied six of the 16 first-place votes in the Ivy League preseason poll and have already picked up a win over UConn and a draw with nationally ranked Wake Forest. Considering the Friars are only three weeks from playing UConn in a conference game, this weekend should be an excellent barometer for the Friars. Roden’s minutes have steadily increased from 55 on opening day to 85 in last week’s win over Sacred Heart, and hopefully that momentum can continue for the player from the national capital.

On the topic of Ivy League opponents, Lilly Bailey and Hofstra will face Kate Ryan and Dartmouth as two of the early season leaders for minutes per game among Australians face off. Bailey has played all bar 12 minutes across Hofstra’s six games, whilst Ryan subbed in just 19 minutes into Dartmouth’s season opener and has played every minute of the Big Green’s five games since. Dartmouth currently sit at 3-1-1, whilst Hofstra are 3-1-2 against a not dissimilar strength of schedule, so we could be in for an intriguing battle here. Defender Ryan and goalkeeper Bailey will be likely to keep their distance from each other, save possibly for any Dartmouth attacking set pieces, but both are expected to be instrumental to their respective team’s chances.

Full Schedule

Bellarmine (4-0-2) (Teagan Douglas)

This week: @ Morehead St. – 9:00am, Friday 12 September; @ Kennesaw St. – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Cal State Bakersfield (3-4) (Georgia Martell)

This week: v Idaho – 4:00am, Monday 15 September

Canisius (1-4) (Chloe Tseros)

This week: v Merrimack – 3:00am, Sunday 14 September

Central Michigan (0-5) (Alyssa Di Campli)

This week: v Wright St. – 6:00am, Friday 12 September; v Ohio – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Charleston (2-3-1) (Viktorija Calusic)

This week: v Gardner-Webb – 9:00am, Friday 12 September; v Presbyterian – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Charleston Southern (0-3-3) (Eve Tiktikakis)

This week: v The Citadel – 5:00am, Friday 12 September

Chicago State (2-3-2) (Jacquelline Kambere)

This week: @ Southern Ill. – 9:00am, Friday 12 September; @ Valparaiso – 4:00am, Monday 15 September

Cleveland State (2-3-1) (Sophie Abbott)

This week: v Morehead St. – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Dartmouth (3-1-1) (Kate Ryan)

This week: v Colgate – 8:00am, Friday 12 September; @ Hofstra – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Denver (2-2-3) (Isabella Chidiac)

This week: v Colorado – 11:00am, Friday 12 September; v Colorado St. – 4:00am, Monday 15 September

Detroit Mercy (1-6) (Chantelle Symes)

This week: v Madonna – 9:00am, Friday 12 September

East Carolina (2-3-2) (Jenny Hill)

This week: v Tulsa – 9:00am, Friday 12 September

Fresno State (1-2-2) (Shivani Battaglia)

This week: @ Texas Southern – 9:00am, Friday 12 September; @ A&M-Corpus Christi – 2:00am, Monday 15 September

Gardner-Webb (1-5-1) (Sarah Birchall)

This week: @ Col. of Charleston – 9:00am, Friday 12 September; v Campbell – 8:00am, Monday 15 September

George Mason (0-5-1) (Libby Davy)

This week: @ Loyola Maryland – 8:00am, Friday 12 September; v American – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

George Washington (2-2-2) (Jasmine Black)

This week: v VMI – 5:00am, Friday 12 September; v Loyola Maryland – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Hampton (3-3-1) (Morgan Stanton)

This week: v South Carolina St. – 7:00am, Monday 15 September

Harvard (0-3-2) (Erin Gordon)

This week: v Boston U. – 9:00am, Friday 12 September; v New Hampshire – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

High Point (0-5-2) (Montana-Rose Currey)

This week: @ West Ga. – 4:00am, Monday 15 September

Hofstra (3-1-2) (Lilly Bailey)

This week: @ Brown – 9:00am, Friday 12 September; v Dartmouth – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Incarnate Word (Montanna Mathews)

This week: No games.

Jacksonville State (4-2-2) (Lara Aitken)

This week: @ Alabama St. – 9:00am, Saturday 13 September; @ Mercer – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Little Rock (2-2-1) (Claudia Hewitt, Candice Kilderry, Serenity Thake)

This week: @ Oral Roberts – 10:00am, Friday 12 September; v Tulsa – 10:00am, Monday 15 September

Long Island (2-1-2) (Izzy Stein)

This week: @ St. Bonaventure – 3:00am, Friday 12 September

Loyola Maryland (3-1-2) (Eva McGorian, Ava Blizzard)

This week: v George Mason – 8:00am, Friday 12 September; @ George Washington – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Maine (1-3-1) (Grace Wilson)

This week: @ UConn – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Providence (3-1) (Meg Roden)

This week: v Cornell – 9:00am, Friday 12 September

Purdue (3-3-2) (Margaux Chauvet)

This week: @ Wisconsin – 10:00am, Friday 12 September

Quinnipiac (1-3-1) (Stella Tosoni)

This week: @ Niagara – 2:00am, Sunday 14 September

Rider (1-3-2) (CJ Harris, Eloise Jones)

This week: v UAlbany – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Saint Peter’s (4-1-2) (Wilma Thodhlana)

This week: @ Mount St. Mary’s – 2:00am, Sunday 14 September

Seton Hall (3-1-2) (Grace Mitchell, Sarah Mitchell)

This week: @ Wagner – 9:00am, Friday 12 September; @ Lehigh – 3:00am, Monday 15 September

Siena (2-2-3) (Iona Snape)

This week: @ Marist – 3:00am, Sunday 14 September

Tarleton State (5-2-1) (Charlie Shanahan, Zoe Daly, Adelaide Wyrzynski, Phoebe Riley)

This week: v Alcorn – 10:00am, Friday 12 September

UAB (3-2-2) (Abbey Burns)

This week: v Rice – 10:00am, Friday 12 September; v Samford – 10:00am, Monday 15 September

Youngstown State (1-6) (Aimee Benton)

This week: @ Duquesne – 9:00am, Friday 12 September